Funny, but ultimately true*:
The Foreign Ministry, BTW, has warned Koreans against traveling to Thailand lest they get any ideas.
(HT to reader)
* I don’t know where I read it… perhaps it was OhMyNews… but not so long ago there was an essay on how advances in Korea’s IT infrastructure had made it much more difficult, if not impossible, for the military to seize power like it did in 1961 and 1979.
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In addition, I really doubt that the old “just obey orders without any questions” authoritarian mentality would hold up with the younger generation soldier-boys sufficiently for succeeding with a coup — especially since more of them are supportive of the current administration than among the general population…
Translation anyone?
Heading, why a military coup is not possible in our country, “South Korea”.
Top left, cell phones have been developed. Balloon says, it’s a military coup meeting.
Top right, traffic jam. Balloon says, Damn it. The tank can’t beat the Seoul night traffic.
Bottom left. The government can’t censor the press. The press is getting on the internet, exposing the military coup, even before it happens, thus, making it nearly impossible to pull off secretly.
Bottom right. The military leadership is too smart to attempt a coup. Balloon says, “Do you think we’re stupid? Who would attempt a coup, knowing about cell phones, Seoul traffic, and the press that can’t keep its mouth shut?”
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