3 Channels

I am watching the leader of another opposition party, Ji-won Park, give his speech to the legislature. It is being broadcast on 3 channels.

He pointed out that the federal government spends 80% of the budget while the provinces and cities only receives 20% of the budget. This is causing local governments to go into debt and creating serious problems. He also pointed out things wrong with pension, social welfare and economy.

He also said that we need to make peace with North Korea and unify, among other things.

Democracy?

Yesterday, the ruling party leader gave his opening speech to the legislature. It was broadcast on at least 6 major TV channels.

Today, I am listening to the leading opposition party leader's speech to the legislature. It is being broadcasted on one TV channel.

Ruling party dude, blamed others, especially the opposition parties and labor unions, for the bad economy.

Opposition leader gal, Mi-hae Chu, blamed the government's economic policy placing priority on exports, support to big business conglomerates and real estate booms. She said you can't use old solutions to modern problems. She said that businesses should stop receiving reduced corporate tax rates introduced by the ruling party many years ago to revive the economy. She also said that the OCED recommended that Korea revise its tax system and labor policies. First time, I heard that. Korean news never mentioned it to my knowledge.

I think, tomorrow, we get to hear the other leading opposition party leader give his speech.

No matter how good the opposition parties, as long as the the rich control the press, bribe judges and prosectors (even to give out harder punishment to people), evade taxes and other things without impunity, it is hard to win. It is a coin toss, these days, which is good, I guess.

Paid Demonstrators?

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?

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!

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.

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?

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

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