The Korean Parent Association is a conservative right wing organization that frequently protests vehemently at demonstrations. It has recently been revealed that they received over $400,000 from the Federartion of Korean Industries and instructions from Blue House staff (Korea's White House).
FKI gave money to a right-wing civic group in return for organizing pro-government and pro-business rallies.
Sisa Press said a Blue House official asked the Korea Parent Federation to host the rallies.
What about all those other right wing groups holding rallies and demonstrations?
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Major Media Is Usually Owned by The Rich or The Government?
So everyone is in the same boat as Brazil and Korea to some extent? Okay.
People will learn to develop independent opinions? Get outta here!
People will learn to develop independent opinions? Get outta here!
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Another Korea?
Read an article on Brazil in The Guardian. The real reason Dilma Rousseff’s enemies want her impeached
A few powerful rich families controlling the media, ruling party with a majority preventing investigations of corruption and unfair elections, millions of people impoverished while the major corporations earn record profits. Sounds like Korea.
After every election, the Korean media tries to back credibility by seeming to be impartial until the next elections which is the Presidential election at the end of the next year. In the recent parlimentary elections, the media, government and ruling party tried to blame the bad economy on the opposition, stating they blocked important legislation. They succeeded with this in past elections, but not the last one. They just barely lost their majority.
Bad economy? When Korea had 6-7% growth, the media and ruling politicians said that the economy was bad and that we needed to make sacrifices and lower the corporate tax rate. We still have 3% growth rate and they say the economy is bad. Everyone knows that as an economy matures and gets larger, growth slows. So, what is all this negativity and blaming the opposition about?
How will they approach the next Presidential elections? We will know around this time next year.
A few powerful rich families controlling the media, ruling party with a majority preventing investigations of corruption and unfair elections, millions of people impoverished while the major corporations earn record profits. Sounds like Korea.
After every election, the Korean media tries to back credibility by seeming to be impartial until the next elections which is the Presidential election at the end of the next year. In the recent parlimentary elections, the media, government and ruling party tried to blame the bad economy on the opposition, stating they blocked important legislation. They succeeded with this in past elections, but not the last one. They just barely lost their majority.
Bad economy? When Korea had 6-7% growth, the media and ruling politicians said that the economy was bad and that we needed to make sacrifices and lower the corporate tax rate. We still have 3% growth rate and they say the economy is bad. Everyone knows that as an economy matures and gets larger, growth slows. So, what is all this negativity and blaming the opposition about?
How will they approach the next Presidential elections? We will know around this time next year.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Explaining The Metaphysical
Try to talk about metaphysics with some one.
Then imagine the difficulty that Jesus encountered trying to explain metaphysics. The correlation between truth and cognitive dissonance, for example. How would you explain that over 2,000 years ago?
Maybe, just tell people to speak the truth and do right, or it will seriously mess up your mind?
Then imagine the difficulty that Jesus encountered trying to explain metaphysics. The correlation between truth and cognitive dissonance, for example. How would you explain that over 2,000 years ago?
Maybe, just tell people to speak the truth and do right, or it will seriously mess up your mind?
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Justice in Korea?
Just one of the countless untold atrocities committed by South Korea?
False imprisonment, slavery and killings by South Korea
Some Koreans talk about Japan coming clean with its past, what about us?
How can we overcome those who stand in the way of justice when they have all the power?
God will help? Watch?
In the beginning of the 1980s, a professor told me that those in power in Korea were really smart and that most of the news was directed at keeping the people's attention away from the "real" problems.
The story is still the same and the people are still buying. Maybe a change is coming?
Back to metaphyics.
Alan Watts - What do you want?
Alan Watts - Jesus, His Religion
Kid Rock - Care ft. T.I. & Angaleena Presley
Kid Rock - Born Free
Kid Rock - All Summer Long (Rock N Roll Jesus)
False imprisonment, slavery and killings by South Korea
Some Koreans talk about Japan coming clean with its past, what about us?
How can we overcome those who stand in the way of justice when they have all the power?
God will help? Watch?
In the beginning of the 1980s, a professor told me that those in power in Korea were really smart and that most of the news was directed at keeping the people's attention away from the "real" problems.
The story is still the same and the people are still buying. Maybe a change is coming?
Back to metaphyics.
Alan Watts - What do you want?
Alan Watts - Jesus, His Religion
Kid Rock - Care ft. T.I. & Angaleena Presley
Kid Rock - Born Free
Kid Rock - All Summer Long (Rock N Roll Jesus)
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Election Day
Voted today, then took a walk.
This well dressed couple holding hands were talking about the incumbent opposition candidate in very unfavorable terms. I have lived in this neighborhood for over two decades and my mother used to live here when she was young. I have never seen this couple before. I have never heard anyone talk about politicians in public like this couple. Not in this neighborhood. It is the garment district of Seoul.
I followed them for maybe over 20 minutes. I wanted to take a picture and record them, but then they got in a car and drove off.
According to the exit polls, the ruling party just lost its majority in the parliment. The main opposition party is celebrating and a newly created party which is predicted to win almost 40 seats is also in a festive mood.
This well dressed couple holding hands were talking about the incumbent opposition candidate in very unfavorable terms. I have lived in this neighborhood for over two decades and my mother used to live here when she was young. I have never seen this couple before. I have never heard anyone talk about politicians in public like this couple. Not in this neighborhood. It is the garment district of Seoul.
I followed them for maybe over 20 minutes. I wanted to take a picture and record them, but then they got in a car and drove off.
According to the exit polls, the ruling party just lost its majority in the parliment. The main opposition party is celebrating and a newly created party which is predicted to win almost 40 seats is also in a festive mood.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Democracy in Korea?
The "supposedly" democratic President giving a speech on national TV, on the day before the election of the national parliment? Asking voters to vote for a cooperative parliment. Cooperative to who? The ruling party? The people?
The Korean TV media says that they are impartial and unbiased, but when you look at the visuals, the story is clear. The picture on the screen always shows smiling and reasonable ruling parliment members versus unhappy and complaining opposition parlimentary members. They are also showing ruling party members with leading actors and actress supporting them in their campaigns. They also show opposition members with actors and actreses, but they are less famous and there were fewer references per party. Also the ruling party is always mentioned first. Even in discussion panels, the panel will rip into the opposition but are careful when mentioning the ruling party.
The Ministry of Unification giving a press conference on North Korean defectors? It is something the ministry has never done before. They are supposed to work towards ending hostilities, not increase them. The government never officially announces the defections of important North Koreans due to repercussions from North Korea, To do this would almost guarantee some rash reponse from North Korea which probably would only help the ruling party in the parlimentary elections. North Korean has been silent so far. Hey, maybe they are getting smarter. I hope that this doesn't count as promoting the North Korean regime, which is illegal. People get arrested every year, it seems.
Maybe someone should report on Korean media? It seems that the Korean President through the government can appoint the CEO of a major TV company and other things. Stand-up comedians cannot make jokes about the President for some reason.
Do you know that if I blog in favor or against a candidate today or tomorrow, I would be charged with a crime? It is true. I cannot blog in favor or against a candidate during the national election period of about 2 weeks.
And yet, the Korean government through the Military Cyber Command and the Korean NSA's undercover agents can blog against the opposition "to counter North Korean influence on the internet"? The Military Cyber Command was found guilty on some charges and NSA was found innocent, I think, on some technicality? They had agents try to commit suicide for faking evidence in spy cases and other shit in recent years. One suceeded?
Considering how much agitiation is being done by the media, it seems that the ruling party is in danger of losing its majority in the parliment for the first time in 5, 7 years?
Now, back to the metaphysical world. Can self-awareness actually be another intelligence "inside" the human? Explains our extraordinary intelligence and conflicts with human or "physical" nature.
The Korean TV media says that they are impartial and unbiased, but when you look at the visuals, the story is clear. The picture on the screen always shows smiling and reasonable ruling parliment members versus unhappy and complaining opposition parlimentary members. They are also showing ruling party members with leading actors and actress supporting them in their campaigns. They also show opposition members with actors and actreses, but they are less famous and there were fewer references per party. Also the ruling party is always mentioned first. Even in discussion panels, the panel will rip into the opposition but are careful when mentioning the ruling party.
The Ministry of Unification giving a press conference on North Korean defectors? It is something the ministry has never done before. They are supposed to work towards ending hostilities, not increase them. The government never officially announces the defections of important North Koreans due to repercussions from North Korea, To do this would almost guarantee some rash reponse from North Korea which probably would only help the ruling party in the parlimentary elections. North Korean has been silent so far. Hey, maybe they are getting smarter. I hope that this doesn't count as promoting the North Korean regime, which is illegal. People get arrested every year, it seems.
Maybe someone should report on Korean media? It seems that the Korean President through the government can appoint the CEO of a major TV company and other things. Stand-up comedians cannot make jokes about the President for some reason.
Do you know that if I blog in favor or against a candidate today or tomorrow, I would be charged with a crime? It is true. I cannot blog in favor or against a candidate during the national election period of about 2 weeks.
And yet, the Korean government through the Military Cyber Command and the Korean NSA's undercover agents can blog against the opposition "to counter North Korean influence on the internet"? The Military Cyber Command was found guilty on some charges and NSA was found innocent, I think, on some technicality? They had agents try to commit suicide for faking evidence in spy cases and other shit in recent years. One suceeded?
Considering how much agitiation is being done by the media, it seems that the ruling party is in danger of losing its majority in the parliment for the first time in 5, 7 years?
Now, back to the metaphysical world. Can self-awareness actually be another intelligence "inside" the human? Explains our extraordinary intelligence and conflicts with human or "physical" nature.