Comments on: WIR: Thinking About Tomorrow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/17/wir-thinking-about-tomorrow/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 4 Dec 2008 02:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: juan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/17/wir-thinking-about-tomorrow/#comment-20108 juan Sun, 17 Jul 2005 07:55:58 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1816#comment-20108 type you're - your type you’re - your

]]> By: juan http://www.rjkoehler.com/2005/07/17/wir-thinking-about-tomorrow/#comment-20107 juan Sun, 17 Jul 2005 07:53:41 +0000 http://rjkoehler.com/?p=1816#comment-20107 "The future weighed heavily on the minds of Korean peninsula residents this week, with a riot about the planned move of the Yongsan Garrison to Pyeongtaek..." Most Koreans look at the Hanchongryun folks at absolute distaste and this was blatantly apparent this week on all the news portal sites. Reading through the replies on the articles pertaining to the riot, about 95% of the them were more or less attacks against the Hanchongryun. What was really funny was that Hanchongryun was actively seeking out "witnesses" for the police brutality on thier "peaceful demonstration." They are trying to take the case to human rights court saying, "It was a peaceful demonstration until the riot police started using excessive force." To which, 95% of the Korean netizens replied along the sentiments of, "Sure... it was a peaceful demonstrations, that was why you guys were hiding your faces under 'kerchiefs and those bamboo spears and iron bars just happened to be lying around the rice paddy," "If it was not for the riot cop, you guys would all have been shot for trespassing forcefully into a military establishment," and more flowery language that I will not translate. (Swearing can be very graphic in Korean ;-) ) Anyways I was absolutely curious how anybody in their right mind could seriously think that this was a "peacefuly demonstration" and decided to check out the Hanchongryun's website. Wow, was I in for a surprise. The hooligans were looking for "witnesses" to help them make a case! Well, the full brunt of Korean Netizeness fell upon their site. While I was reading through their bulletin board, attacking posts started flooding in. Some coherent most emotional (you know how emotional Koreans get :-) The Hanchongryun webmaster that day must have been extremely busy. Hanchongryun should start actually listening! They had arrogantly used the title "?²”??­??¼....... yadayadaya", translating roughly as "general citizen" or "representing all citizens." To which a certain replier spat, "You people do not represent us. You are the most despised minority among interest goups. You are so despised that your fellow college students shun you. Look at yourselves and how you are treated in the campuses and then start thinking about if you're actions are trully for the people. Naive hooligans!" Anyway I had a great day that day cruising through Hanchongryun related sites that day. Hope they learn something from the PEOPLE's reactions. “The future weighed heavily on the minds of Korean peninsula residents this week, with a riot about the planned move of the Yongsan Garrison to Pyeongtaek…”

Most Koreans look at the Hanchongryun folks at absolute distaste and this was blatantly apparent this week on all the news portal sites. Reading through the replies on the articles pertaining to the riot, about 95% of the them were more or less attacks against the Hanchongryun.

What was really funny was that Hanchongryun was actively seeking out “witnesses” for the police brutality on thier “peaceful demonstration.” They are trying to take the case to human rights court saying, “It was a peaceful demonstration until the riot police started using excessive force.”

To which, 95% of the Korean netizens replied along the sentiments of, “Sure… it was a peaceful demonstrations, that
was why you guys were hiding your faces under ‘kerchiefs and those bamboo spears and iron bars just happened to be lying around the rice paddy,” “If it was not for the riot cop, you guys would all have been shot for trespassing forcefully into a military establishment,” and more flowery language that I will not translate. (Swearing can be very graphic in Korean ;-) )

Anyways I was absolutely curious how anybody in their right mind could seriously think that this was a “peacefuly demonstration” and decided to check out the Hanchongryun’s website. Wow, was I in for a surprise. The hooligans were looking for “witnesses” to help them make a case! Well, the full brunt of Korean Netizeness fell upon their site. While I was reading through their bulletin board, attacking posts started flooding in. Some coherent most emotional (you know how emotional Koreans get :-) The Hanchongryun webmaster that day must have been extremely busy. Hanchongryun should start actually listening!
They had arrogantly used the title “?²”??­??¼……. yadayadaya”, translating roughly as “general citizen” or “representing all citizens.” To which a certain replier spat, “You people do not represent us. You are the most despised minority among interest goups. You are so despised that your fellow college students shun you. Look at yourselves and how you are treated in the campuses and then start thinking about if you’re actions are trully for the people. Naive hooligans!”

Anyway I had a great day that day cruising through Hanchongryun related sites that day. Hope they learn something from the PEOPLE’s reactions.

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