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Originally Posted by Sumeragi
Here's the inconvenient truth: Unlike most countries, the "liberals" of Korea are the greater of two evils. The reason why Saenuri had been able to rebound from their loss in support was how the "liberals" conducted themselves, being far more oppressive and ideological than the Saenuri. Frankly, Korea is in a pretty strange situation where the conservatives in power would mean a freer society than if the "liberals" came to power.
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"Kemalists", I presume ?
So this Saenuri party is pretty much Korean version of AKP that is trying to overture the top-down imposed modernization upon the society whether they like it or not by the previous regime ?
Now I know why I get this strange attraction towards the country....
Still, the American evangelical component in its make up ought to make one nervous.