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	<title>Comments on: Ak-47 and American Flags</title>
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		<title>By: bumfromkorea</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103291</link>
		<dc:creator>bumfromkorea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lol, asking me to swallow the 'convenient' 'truth', mcnut?  Sorry, one of the things I absolutely "mega-loathe" (thank you Dr. Cox) is generalization... especially ones based on race.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lol, asking me to swallow the &#8216;convenient&#8217; &#8216;truth&#8217;, mcnut?  Sorry, one of the things I absolutely &#8220;mega-loathe&#8221; (thank you Dr. Cox) is generalization&#8230; especially ones based on race.</p>
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		<title>By: mcnut</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103187</link>
		<dc:creator>mcnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>just accept the truth buddy</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just accept the truth buddy</p>
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		<title>By: Netizen Kim</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103108</link>
		<dc:creator>Netizen Kim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>While Korean protest culture is highly developed and frequently involves things like molotov cocktails, shipping containers, and epic clashes with riot police, it's clear, judging from these photos, that Koreans have no clue how to conduct a proper proto-fascist rally. As far as I can tell: No screaming demagogues. No fatigue-clad militants with shaved heads pumping their fists in the air. No random expats being grabbed and roughed up.

All I see is what looks like a family-oriented affair with plump, little kids giving what looks like a typical cheesy performance that I associate with church youth groups and a punk with a fake Kalashnikov who looks like a bit character from "Scary Movie".</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While Korean protest culture is highly developed and frequently involves things like molotov cocktails, shipping containers, and epic clashes with riot police, it&#8217;s clear, judging from these photos, that Koreans have no clue how to conduct a proper proto-fascist rally. As far as I can tell: No screaming demagogues. No fatigue-clad militants with shaved heads pumping their fists in the air. No random expats being grabbed and roughed up.</p>
<p>All I see is what looks like a family-oriented affair with plump, little kids giving what looks like a typical cheesy performance that I associate with church youth groups and a punk with a fake Kalashnikov who looks like a bit character from &#8220;Scary Movie&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: bumfromkorea</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103106</link>
		<dc:creator>bumfromkorea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re-read your comment on 11, mcnut.  You claim that Koreans NATURALLY come to blame U.S. and Japan for everything.  You're not making an observation on Korean society here; you're making an observation on Koreans themselves.  And that, to me, is as despicable as any other race-based generalization.

So the question remains.  You claim that Koreans (which would include me) naturally come to blame U.S. and Japan for everything.  Then you change your stance to "most" Koreans (a typical back-step one takes when one realizes he or she has made an erroneous generalization), but the issue does not change.  How do "most" Koreans NATURALLY arrive to blame U.S. and Japan for everything?  Are there sequences of behavioral genes that you have not published in papers yet?

How do you "know" that "most" Koreans do, mcnut?  Taken a statistically-sound survey on the topic lately?  Or is it that you simply decided to take a  'convenient' viewpoint on the matter?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re-read your comment on 11, mcnut.  You claim that Koreans NATURALLY come to blame U.S. and Japan for everything.  You&#8217;re not making an observation on Korean society here; you&#8217;re making an observation on Koreans themselves.  And that, to me, is as despicable as any other race-based generalization.</p>
<p>So the question remains.  You claim that Koreans (which would include me) naturally come to blame U.S. and Japan for everything.  Then you change your stance to &#8220;most&#8221; Koreans (a typical back-step one takes when one realizes he or she has made an erroneous generalization), but the issue does not change.  How do &#8220;most&#8221; Koreans NATURALLY arrive to blame U.S. and Japan for everything?  Are there sequences of behavioral genes that you have not published in papers yet?</p>
<p>How do you &#8220;know&#8221; that &#8220;most&#8221; Koreans do, mcnut?  Taken a statistically-sound survey on the topic lately?  Or is it that you simply decided to take a  &#8216;convenient&#8217; viewpoint on the matter?</p>
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		<title>By: mcnut</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103101</link>
		<dc:creator>mcnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It's kind of ironic that you are not living here but seem to think you are some expert or offer some insight that those of us who do live here are not privy to just because you are Korean.

I got some news for you "you don't". Hey if you don't blame the US and Japan every time something happens good for ya but I know most Koreans do.
Most Koreans are conspiracy freaks of how the bad japs and dirty Americans are f'ing them over.

It's true.

However it's nice to know that the North Koreans are really cool and friendly brethren.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s kind of ironic that you are not living here but seem to think you are some expert or offer some insight that those of us who do live here are not privy to just because you are Korean.</p>
<p>I got some news for you &#8220;you don&#8217;t&#8221;. Hey if you don&#8217;t blame the US and Japan every time something happens good for ya but I know most Koreans do.<br />
Most Koreans are conspiracy freaks of how the bad japs and dirty Americans are f&#8217;ing them over.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s true.</p>
<p>However it&#8217;s nice to know that the North Koreans are really cool and friendly brethren.</p>
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		<title>By: mcnut</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103100</link>
		<dc:creator>mcnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Read the papers/watch the news buddy. If it's not in your face everyday you are blind or ignorant.

I go with the latter.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read the papers/watch the news buddy. If it&#8217;s not in your face everyday you are blind or ignorant.</p>
<p>I go with the latter.</p>
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		<title>By: bumfromkorea</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103047</link>
		<dc:creator>bumfromkorea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What is quite comical is that you assume that I am an expatriate of non-Korean origin.  Sorry to disappoint your rash assumption (again), mcnut, but I'm Korean, and if anything, I'm a Korean expatriate living in United States.

So tell me, how does my genetic makeup make me blame U.S. and Japan for everything again?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is quite comical is that you assume that I am an expatriate of non-Korean origin.  Sorry to disappoint your rash assumption (again), mcnut, but I&#8217;m Korean, and if anything, I&#8217;m a Korean expatriate living in United States.</p>
<p>So tell me, how does my genetic makeup make me blame U.S. and Japan for everything again?</p>
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		<title>By: mcnut</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103022</link>
		<dc:creator>mcnut</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah my first question for the bum is how long has he or she lived here and what is your experience in Korea and in Asia for that matter.

I like how people come here for a year and make such limited experience statements towards people who have lived here more than a decade.

It's comical.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah my first question for the bum is how long has he or she lived here and what is your experience in Korea and in Asia for that matter.</p>
<p>I like how people come here for a year and make such limited experience statements towards people who have lived here more than a decade.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s comical.</p>
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		<title>By: Brendon Carr</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-103021</link>
		<dc:creator>Brendon Carr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Just because you are ignorant of such voices does not mean they do not exist. Maybe you should look outside The Marmot’s Hole to hear Korean voices other than the ones that commentors on this blog love to use to generalize and debase the entire Korean population.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

I am in fact not ignorant of such voices. I know they are there. As my office and home are each right by City Hall, I get a front-row seat to whatever foolish protest is underway at any given time -- and have for the last 10 years.

And I watch television news. My observation is that the "pro-US" (I don't ask that anyone be "pro-US", by the way; just &lt;b&gt;stop lying&lt;/b&gt; about my country) voices are by far less numerous than the lying, malicious anti-US voices.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Just because you are ignorant of such voices does not mean they do not exist. Maybe you should look outside The Marmot’s Hole to hear Korean voices other than the ones that commentors on this blog love to use to generalize and debase the entire Korean population.</p></blockquote>
<p>I am in fact not ignorant of such voices. I know they are there. As my office and home are each right by City Hall, I get a front-row seat to whatever foolish protest is underway at any given time &#8212; and have for the last 10 years.</p>
<p>And I watch television news. My observation is that the &#8220;pro-US&#8221; (I don&#8217;t ask that anyone be &#8220;pro-US&#8221;, by the way; just <b>stop lying</b> about my country) voices are by far less numerous than the lying, malicious anti-US voices.</p>
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		<title>By: bumfromkorea</title>
		<link>http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/08/24/ak-47-and-american-flags/#comment-102958</link>
		<dc:creator>bumfromkorea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>*corrections on last sentence* it should read "But I guess some people here tend to forget that."</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>*corrections on last sentence* it should read &#8220;But I guess some people here tend to forget that.&#8221;</p>
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