Ju-Hyun Park

@hermithwarang.bsky.social

Socialism and national liberation

In the wake of South Korea's martial law order, the National Assembly has heard shocking testimony that President Yoon's coup plot included plans to kill US soldiers, assassinate politicians, and restart the Korean War. My report for People’s Dispatch peoplesdispatch.org/2024/12/13/w...

Was South Korea’s coup an attempt to restart the Korean War? : Peoples Dispatch

Opposition lawmakers are alleging the full scope of President Yoon’s coup involved a months-long plot to trigger a “limited war” with North Korea

peoplesdispatch.org

Once again, the New York Times manages to tell the harrowing story of the Gwangju Massacre without once mentioning that the uprising it inspired was put down with brutal force with the approval and vital assistance of US President Jimmy Carter and the Pentagon. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/w...

Atrocities Made a South Korean City Infamous. A Novelist Made It Immortal.

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

nytimes.com

I don’t actually think it’s important for you to do line struggle at the Thanksgiving dinner table. I don’t think your uncle cares if you try to impose social consequences on him. I think you should join a tenant union or unionize your workplace. You should flyer for Palestine rallies. Anything else

The only source for this (that link in blue) is some guy's anonymous 142-subscriber Substack. These are the kinds of journalistic standards U.S. media applies to China — they only care about pushing a particular narrative.

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The notion that democrats would be punished and then self rectify was always a canard. These people are committed to whatever political agenda serves their class interests. The success of the party means nothing in comparison to the preservation of their privileges.