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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
I think I better throw this fact in here for good measure.
Roh lost the election in which this current government took power.
He took a conciliatory approach to relations with North Korea and relations between Japan and the US soured while he was in charge.... But it is a stretch to call him pro-NK.
No South Korean president and very few South Koreans for that matter would like to see the Northern regime come to power in the South which is what it means to be pro-North.
Many of course would like to see a peaceful reunion.
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Just to let you know, the South Korean public doesn't know the difference between pro-North and North-tolerant. Vis-a-vis to this situation, North-tolerant will be treated as pro-North.
But still, many South Koreans now prefer the previous pro-North government from how I see it. Ever since this:
1. Dysfunctional military hierarchy
2. the general collapse of the National Assembly
3. The collapse of the Supreme Prosecutors (Japanese equivalent would be 検察官)
4. Few provincial government leaders attacking the president (this time it's worse)
5. NIS (South Korean equivalent of CIA) under crisis
6. Mislead economical crisis
7. Collapse of the agricultural sector after 2 years of policies
If you think NK is screwed up towards SK. Well, think again. South Korean domestic politics project more influence towards the US foreign policies and the Blue House's decision-making than NK itself.
Lesson: Never trust the South Korean, Western, and Japanese media. You'll get more misinformation about South Korea regarding North's actions.
I don't care if you say bad things about the North. But you'll misjudge everything about the North and South eventually if you have this hawk-ish attitude.