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My Layman's thoughts on the Korean conflict
Thursday. 2.10.11 5:55 pm
From 1950-1953, Korea was engaged in a civil war. This lead to an armistice in 1953 which essentially put the war on pause until further notice. The South, supported by the USA, created a government in the democratic style. The North followed a more communist approach, which (like the Soviet Union and China before it) has become more of a tyranny (if you would excuse the strong language).

However, even though the war is on pause, that does not mean that the cold war does not still rage on. The North and South both have an army ready to start up the fight again at any moment.

Recently, the North had been put on the international stage by a figure known as Kim Jung Il. Kim Jung Il was identified by President Bush as one of the 'axis of evil' and has acquired nuclear capacity. However, Kim Jong Il is getting old and sickly, which, just like the death of Stalin in the soviet block countries, could lead to a dangerous power vacuum. To solve that, Kim Jong Il is setting up his son, Kim Jong Un, to be his successor.

This is not all. North Korea, unfortunately, is subject to one of the other problems that has crippled countries who have attempted the communist ideal: extreme poverty. The North Koreans are starving, mostly to keep alive the last threat that the North Koreans have in their hand: their military.

So, on the one hand is a proud nation on one side of a fifty year conflict who, for all intensive purposes, is losing. On the other, is a nation sitting on a nuclear weapon, dying to use it. Why? Because they need to have their self-respect, they need to save face, they need to be taken seriously, they do not need to be told that they were wrong.

On the other side of the fence, President Obama is calling North Korea 'childish' and South Korea is calling this successor 'the fat prince'. Are you starting to see the problem?

Now, the question is: what is the next step for South Korea and the United States of America. It is one really simple thing that may prove difficult to achieve: they have to find a way for North Korea to make the changes it needs to make while still retaining its pride.

Ideally, we could see one unified Korea in the future. The reunified Korea would, of course, have to deal with the economic imbalance between the two nations, but if they looked for it, I would imagine that the Koreas could find something that would make North Korea an equal partner in the financial recovery of the nation. Some things that come to mind: untapped resources, untapped wilderness, tourism possibilities, a destination for film and photography, or even the opportunity for redevelopment on a uniquely environmentally friendly model. In the right minds, the possibilities are endless. It is just up to us to find them.
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heh, I guess I read it at the wrong time in my life then. The only thing I remember is my high school teacher talking about how every sentence was symbolic of the Virgin Mary in an ivory tower, and then doing a dramatic re-enactment of Stephen's first visit to the red light district one day in class.
» Zanzibar on 2011-02-11 02:56:11

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