Comments on: Ask a North Korean: The U.S./ROK Beef Debate

By: Netizen Kim

Netizen Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:48:40 +0000

Some of the best commentaries I’ve read on America and American democracy was what defectors from the USSR wrote.

Yes, I agree. Such as Yakov Smirnoff.

In America, you catch a cold.
In Soviet Russia, cold catches you!

In America, you can always find a party.
In Soviet Russia, Party finds you!

In America, you drive car.
In Soviet Russia, car drives you!

In America, You watch TV.
In Soviet Russia, TV watch YOU!

By: Foreigner « Korea Dispatch

Foreigner « Korea Dispatch — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:25:13 +0000

[...] tragic in a way, the very thing Korea holds to keeps it from moving forward. Take a look at the comments, particulalry #3, to a blog post about a North Korean in China reflecting on the recent anti-US [...]

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:42:03 +0000

# 28,

Pretty good observation David. I too believe you don’t have to live in or among something to have an informed opinion. Some of the best commentaries I’ve read on America and American democracy was what defectors from the USSR wrote.

By: David

David — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:37:34 +0000

I don’t know. I think this north Korean escapee probably knows more about democracy than most south Koreans or even Americans. Just because he was brought up in a country without democracy doesn’t mean he is completely ignorant of it. Maybe he studied up on it while in exile in China and is a self educated person when it comes to democracy. It’s actually a rather refreshing point of view, not us, and not them. A third party, and a rather unexpected third party at that. He probably dreamed of freedom so much while he was locked up in the north, that when he got to a (semi) free country, he started to read up on democracy to see what it’s all about. Now, that leads me to the next question: why is he still in China if he really wanted to be free in the first place? Don’t know, don’t know… Maybe he’s scared of liberal south Koreans rejecting him.

By: baduk

baduk — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:57:50 +0000

“Some” is inferred from the context.

I am talking about losers who are demonstrating. When I say, “Koreans”, I narrowed the word down to those egg-suckers.

If I wanted to widen to include the entire Koreans, I would have said “All Koreans”.

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:50:37 +0000

Baduk,

Are you sure you don’t mean “some” Koreans can be hypocritical rather than group ‘em all together?

By: baduk

baduk — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:47:07 +0000

Like what I saw in a Rockford File episode, these loser(candlelight burners) may have eaten at McDonald before coming to the meeting and if you tell them that Hamburgers are made from beef they will not believe you.

“Hamburgers do not come from beef”, they will say, “It comes from a supermarket”.

These candlelight arsonists are so dumb that they do not even know what they are demonstrating against. Some are against the privatization of the public agencies. Others are against the government’s attempt to fire the head of KBS broadcasting system.

These losers are so immoral that they will buy and consume American beef and still come to candlelight virgil. Koreans can be very hypocritical.

Very hypocritical.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:16:56 +0000

South Korea is the hot girl at the bar? lol

Then America is a fat ugly man to Korea?

Hahahahahahaha~~~~~~ What an arrogant country Korea is.

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:49:34 +0000

# 21,

Any hot girls? If so, I’m there! Where’s my candle?! Where’s my rain slicker?!

Shit, it’s cheaper than clubbing!

By: WangKon936

WangKon936 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:48:43 +0000

# 14,

Yes siree… we know there is only one Korean…