Comments on: Lots o’ Foreigners to Protest Candlelight Demonstrations: Hanguk Ilbo

By: Andy’s untimely demo post | The Marmot's Hole

Andy’s untimely demo post | The Marmot's Hole — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:55:50 +0000

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By: ArmyDog

ArmyDog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:34:19 +0000

This will be great! More unqualified, yuppy, self-important English teachers arrested and deported from Korea.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:06:44 +0000

#89:

To me, the two issues (lack of food in NK, and Beef in SK) are linked.

The resumption of beef imports will have the effect of lowering food prices, not just for beef, but also for other things that people can substitute for beef (fish, pork, etc.)
Even though the two economies (NK and SK) are very separate, the two issues of the anti-demo demo (beef and famine) are complimentary.
If people are aware of the famine in the North, hopefully, they will want to send aid (or encourage 2mb to do so), in the form of food.
If food prices are lower, then SK will be able to send more aid.

By: mizar5

mizar5 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:16:50 +0000

Anton: “Is it just me or is there perhaps just a twinge of hypocrisy in demonstrating to protest demonstrations?”

Funny, I thought it was foreigners showing sensitivity for Korean protest culture. After all, they’re always being reminded that “when in Korea do as Koreans do.”

It would seem to me that we should protest the hypocricy in protesting the protest against protesting.

By: SusieQ

SusieQ — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:52:56 +0000

Why is the NK Human Rights protest getting hijacked by pro-beef shit? I mean talk about mixed messages. I’d go out for the NK issue, but not for beef.

Yeah, the beef thing was stupid but I don’t want to protest about it. If Koreans don’t want to eat it, fine.

The NK issue, however, is something I could get behind. I won’t be going now through cuz everything has been conflated.

By: Andy Jackson

Andy Jackson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:36:48 +0000

#86 Once again, I can’t speak on the other groups involed in the demo, but you can get an idea of LiNK’s “true” purpose here: http://www.linkglobal.org/link-history.html

An example of LiNK’s work in China: http://freekorea.us/2007/08/20.....are-freed/

They have a multi-tiered approach to NK human rights, including advocay and directly assiting NK refugees.

BTW and in case you were wondering; I am not a member of LiNK, just a groupie.

By: andy-in-japan

andy-in-japan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:09:54 +0000

“Is it just me or is there perhaps just a twinge of hypocrisy in demonstrating to protest demonstrations?”

I think it’s more a twinge of the Judean People’s Front…. I mean the People’s Front of Judea.

By: Platinum

Platinum — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:14 +0000

I am not too sure what the “true” purpose us behind of all this. Most certainly it will lead to a non-benificial and potentially violent confrontation, let’s not disguise it as anything else. In this guy’s opinion it is serving no other purpose that to disrespectfully thumb noses at Korea.

If one is truely concerned with the plight of those suffering in the north there are better ways of helping, here is a suggestion:
http://www.helpinghandskorea.org/

By: Anton

Anton — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:57:07 +0000

Is it just me or is there perhaps just a twinge of hypocrisy in demonstrating to protest demonstrations?

By: Foreigners & Ex-North Korean Soldiers to Protest Beef Protesters

Foreigners & Ex-North Korean Soldiers to Protest Beef Protesters — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:38:22 +0000

[...] He noted that the students not only wished to oppose the radical demonstrations, but also ask the candle crowd to pay attention to North Korean human rights. [Marmot’s Hole] [...]