President Park ordered that leftist elements in Korean society be denied government funding and positions. Her definition of leftist is anyone who opposed her administration, her father's legacy, or supported opposition politicians, groups, or causes. Her father did worse. Framed people as North Korean spies, or communist sympathizers, and put them in prison. Vast improvement, but still a long ways to go.
For more details on how over 8,000 people and 3,000 organizations were identified, and denied funding and jobs, please click below.
The Hankyoreh: Government blacklist stretched beyond culture, across South Korean society
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Park Administration Funded Right Wing Groups
President Park's administration reportedly ordered the Federation of Korean Industries to fund conservative groups for the past three years. Over $6 million were gathered from Samsung, the Hyundai Motor Company, SK and LG.
The Hankyoreh: Nearly $6 million flowed from chaebol to far right groups over three years
President Park is probably going through a mental breakdown., The breaking point will probably be the Constitutional Court decision on her impeachment, Then most normal people would go through a period of regret, guilt, remorse, and consider ways to escape.
The Hankyoreh: Nearly $6 million flowed from chaebol to far right groups over three years
President Park is probably going through a mental breakdown., The breaking point will probably be the Constitutional Court decision on her impeachment, Then most normal people would go through a period of regret, guilt, remorse, and consider ways to escape.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Israel To Decriminalize Recreational Marijuana
Israel, a leader in medical marijuana research and marijuana patents, along with Britain, is taking steps to decriminalize recreational marijuana. Those caught will now be fined.
CNN: Israel takes steps to decriminalize marijuana use
All those Koreans spending all that money abroad. A lot of young people going to the US, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Amsterdam, Thailand, Cambodia., Laos, and other countries for ganja. Wonder if Korea has got even one patent for medical marijuana. It seems everyone else has patents.
All these brainwashed people think marijuana users are addicts and criminals. People use it because they have pain, emotional or physical, in most cases both, and most aren't aware they are in pain.
Many people try it and feel nothing special. Some try it and feel good, become more satisfied with life, more self aware, things become more enjoyable. more empathetic and other things.
To borrow from Scientific American -
"The English author Aldous Huxley believed that the brain acts as a “reducing valve” that constrains conscious awareness, with mescaline and other hallucinogens inducing psychedelic effects by inhibiting this filtering mechanism."
Maybe marijuana does the same thing. The brain tries to make sense of the world and is constrained by all the general assumptions that the brain has made about the world. It seems to release some of these "bonds" or "constraints", and give a broader perspective of the world and self.
Scientific American: Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity?
Science Daily: Answers to how our brains make meaning, with the help of LSD
Why do people call it being high? Maybe it is because their spirits were lifted up closer to Heaven? :)
Scientists have discovered a new form of matter - Time Crystals!
Science Daily: Scientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals
CNN: Israel takes steps to decriminalize marijuana use
All those Koreans spending all that money abroad. A lot of young people going to the US, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Amsterdam, Thailand, Cambodia., Laos, and other countries for ganja. Wonder if Korea has got even one patent for medical marijuana. It seems everyone else has patents.
All these brainwashed people think marijuana users are addicts and criminals. People use it because they have pain, emotional or physical, in most cases both, and most aren't aware they are in pain.
Many people try it and feel nothing special. Some try it and feel good, become more satisfied with life, more self aware, things become more enjoyable. more empathetic and other things.
To borrow from Scientific American -
"The English author Aldous Huxley believed that the brain acts as a “reducing valve” that constrains conscious awareness, with mescaline and other hallucinogens inducing psychedelic effects by inhibiting this filtering mechanism."
Maybe marijuana does the same thing. The brain tries to make sense of the world and is constrained by all the general assumptions that the brain has made about the world. It seems to release some of these "bonds" or "constraints", and give a broader perspective of the world and self.
Scientific American: Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity?
Science Daily: Answers to how our brains make meaning, with the help of LSD
Why do people call it being high? Maybe it is because their spirits were lifted up closer to Heaven? :)
Scientists have discovered a new form of matter - Time Crystals!
Science Daily: Scientists unveil new form of matter: Time crystals
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Will Canada Legalize Recreation Marijuana In 2017? Experts Say Yes.
Experts think that Canada will legalize recreational marijuana in 2017. It was a campaign promise of Prime Minister Trudeau, and medicinal marijuana is already legal in Canada.
Benzinga: When Will Canada Legalize Weed? Experts Weigh In
Benzinga: When Will Canada Legalize Weed? Experts Weigh In
Park Administration Ordered Funding Of Right Wing Groups
According to TV news, Lee Seung-chul, Vice Chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), testified that President Park's administration ordered the funding of ten right wing groups.
There have been very outspoken and aggressive conservative right wing groups at demonstrations, government offices, parliament, and other places. For a long time, it was rumored that the groups were funded by and received orders from the Park administration. The rumors turned out to be true., These right wing groups were fanatical and sometimes violent. They were paid demonstrators.
According to Vice Chairman Lee, FKI did not have enough funds, so he had to ask the federation members for an additional $3 million annually in order to fund these groups.
No articles in the press on this topic yet.
There have been very outspoken and aggressive conservative right wing groups at demonstrations, government offices, parliament, and other places. For a long time, it was rumored that the groups were funded by and received orders from the Park administration. The rumors turned out to be true., These right wing groups were fanatical and sometimes violent. They were paid demonstrators.
According to Vice Chairman Lee, FKI did not have enough funds, so he had to ask the federation members for an additional $3 million annually in order to fund these groups.
No articles in the press on this topic yet.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Medical Marijuana Legalized Unanimously By German Parliament
Legislation legalizing the use of medicinal marijuana was just passed unanimously by the German parliament. The bill becomes effective March 1. 2017.
CNN: Germany becomes latest country to OK medical marijuana legalization
Korea locked up 313 drug users and arrested around 1,800 last year, according to TV news. Most other countries are releasing them.
CNN: Obama cuts sentences of hundreds of drug offenders
CNN: Germany becomes latest country to OK medical marijuana legalization
Korea locked up 313 drug users and arrested around 1,800 last year, according to TV news. Most other countries are releasing them.
CNN: Obama cuts sentences of hundreds of drug offenders
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Korea Demonstrations - 13th Week
Over 350,000 in Seoul and around the country braved freezing snow to participate in the 13th week of demonstrations against President Park's abuses.
There are no demonstrations planned for next weekend, since it is the Lunar New Year Holidays, which is like Christmas for Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese and muc of Southeast Asia, a time for families to gather.
If Lee Jae-young is convicted of bribery, then Samsung would have to pay penalties to many countries that have laws against foreign corruption. Maybe it would be better to lock them up on other charges, overlook bribery. Bribery is so hard to prove, when the main suspect didn't receive any bribes directly, but through companies, or foundations and the assets are in other people's names.
There are no demonstrations planned for next weekend, since it is the Lunar New Year Holidays, which is like Christmas for Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese and muc of Southeast Asia, a time for families to gather.
If Lee Jae-young is convicted of bribery, then Samsung would have to pay penalties to many countries that have laws against foreign corruption. Maybe it would be better to lock them up on other charges, overlook bribery. Bribery is so hard to prove, when the main suspect didn't receive any bribes directly, but through companies, or foundations and the assets are in other people's names.