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I remember the “Korean War” like it was yesterday (I even reported on it, with maps of the changing front line) in my first self-printed mimeograph child’s news sheet in 1950 Detroit) neither Gwangju nor Minneapolis were supposed to be what the “goodies” were fighting for

It’s crazy how quickly the rest of the world has caught on to the fact this is fascism but so many Americas refuse to think of it that way Oh, and it’s crazy that support for far-right parties (with the same polices) in these countries hasn’t collapsed

There’s breaking containment and then there’s breaking containment

I’m even more afraid than I was prior to this post.

this is gonna give the people who are really weird about north korea ulcers

Forget it Jake. It‘s Bluesky.

Still laughing. Really needed that.

Easily - it's 2026...

"Believe" is beside the point. More like: "Recognize the reality of"

Thank you R for all being complicit

I visited the amazing monument to democracy in Gwangju last year. And it struck me that there’s nothing like that in the US. We have loads of monuments to wars and heroes and presidents. We have no monuments to democracy. If we get our democracy back we’re going to need one.

Noooooooo

Give it to Korea for half way understanding the situation and not just going “why aren’t there any protestors”. Guess it helps having more than one city where everything happens like every European country apparently has.

The book Human Acts is an excellent exploration of the Gwangju Massacre

If you want a good taste of what's not talked about in school, check out Blowback, a podcast all about American interventions. Each season is a different country amd the Korea season is magnificent. You will learn a LOT

TBF, a lot of us watched this play out in the evening news & local newspapers...

It was live tv that my wife was watching this morning.

Thats makes me feel so much better given I just read a book on the Gwangju uprising and the resulting clampdown.

Well, apparently, you are either on the same wavelength with other resisters, or you're a trailblazer. Either way, congrats on your adept & insightful analogy. I wish you were wrong.

Great! Just great. 😬

I saw an art exhibit about this, either in Baltimore or in Philly! At the time I was shocked that a government could do such a thing. But I guess now I know exactly how it can happen

It's been reminding me of what Francisco Franco did to Guernica.