Comments on: Korean Reactions to the Destruction of Namdaemun Gate http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:28:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Experience Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-133711 Experience Korea Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:39:49 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-133711 For 600-year Monument, it is a great loss to all as people would pay just to see it. I could sense the arsonist pride as it will be another 600 years before somebody can do the same. What a record!! For 600-year Monument, it is a great loss to all as people would pay just to see it. I could sense the arsonist pride as it will be another 600 years before somebody can do the same. What a record!!

]]> By: ChickenHead http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-130034 ChickenHead Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:35:58 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-130034 Q: How is Sailor Moon like Nam Dae Moon? A: Korean men want to give them both a good hosing. Ohhhh... I'm going to hell for that. Sorry. Q: How is Sailor Moon like Nam Dae Moon?

A: Korean men want to give them both a good hosing.

Ohhhh… I’m going to hell for that. Sorry.

]]> By: Kingkitty http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129996 Kingkitty Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:14:53 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129996 Actually we should let Tom speak because he is representive of the type of person who thinks its OK that Korean Safety Standards are so lax they burned down their most charished Historical thing Actually we should let Tom speak because he is representive of the type of person who thinks its OK that Korean Safety Standards are so lax they burned down their most charished Historical thing

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129982 GI Korea Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:13:03 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129982 Nomad I fixed the tags. Nomad I fixed the tags.

]]> By: Nomad http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129905 Nomad Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:31:22 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129905 Did someone forget to close their tags? Did someone forget to close their tags?

]]> By: Kim http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129884 Kim Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:48:23 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129884 Well, if GoodFood get banned from this blog, then the only dim wit we will have left is Tom. Well, if GoodFood get banned from this blog, then the only dim wit we will have left is Tom.

]]> By: Tom http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129856 Tom Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:36:49 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129856 Let GoodFood talk. He tells the truth. GoodFood is representative of Americans in Korea. Let GoodFood talk. He tells the truth. GoodFood is representative of Americans in Korea.

]]> By: GoodFood http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129691 GoodFood Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:20:34 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129691 This will blow over in a week. If Koreans can't blame somebody, they just don't care much. Look at public reaction to the two Koreans who just stood there while a tank slowly ran them over. Normally behavior this stupid would get the two dim wits a "Darwin award", and a sigh of relief that they didn't reproduce. However in Korea there were 100,000 people in Seoul protesting and yelling racist slogans. Compare that to when 200 people got burned alive in a train in Daegu. Granted, there was a few smatterings of protests with about 50 people. Mostly people just asking for money. killed: 2 dim wits vs 200 people protesting: 100,000 people vs 50 people The difference is that one can only blame other Koreans. So nobody cares. [Editor Note: This type of comment is clearly a troll comment of no value to this blog. The girls killed in 2002 were not stupid and just victims of a tragic traffic accident. I don't care if you criticize the protesters afterwards but do not criticize the girls. Consider this your first warning, next time I ban your IP address.] This will blow over in a week. If Koreans can’t blame somebody, they just don’t care much.

Look at public reaction to the two Koreans who just stood there while a tank slowly ran them over. Normally behavior this stupid would get the two dim wits a “Darwin award”, and a sigh of relief that they didn’t reproduce. However in Korea there were 100,000 people in Seoul protesting and yelling racist slogans.

Compare that to when 200 people got burned alive in a train in Daegu. Granted, there was a few smatterings of protests with about 50 people. Mostly people just asking for money.

killed: 2 dim wits vs 200 people
protesting: 100,000 people vs 50 people

The difference is that one can only blame other Koreans. So nobody cares.

[Editor Note: This type of comment is clearly a troll comment of no value to this blog. The girls killed in 2002 were not stupid and just victims of a tragic traffic accident. I don't care if you criticize the protesters afterwards but do not criticize the girls. Consider this your first warning, next time I ban your IP address.]

]]> By: robbb http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129662 robbb Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:10:05 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129662 Hi. This is Roboseyo. Thanks for the link. As for shock and "this can't be happening" disbelief, watching video of the roof tiles fall was the same emotion as the one I felt when I first saw the two towers fall, but to a much, much lesser degree -- let's go easy on the Koreans who are casting about for a reference point for their sense of shock and loss -- a student in my conversation class wanted this guy executed, too...but I will refuse to refer to it as ground zero, no matter how upset my students are. I have to say, though, I'm relieved it's just one crazy, alienated dumbass, rather than some kind of organized attack -- other than, you know, the 3000 deaths, and the seven-year nightmare that followed in US Foreign policy, that's the thing that makes this different from 9/11 -- this was just a wanton act of destruction, rather than a carefully calculated, planned, and executed "we're specifically going for the most painful, destructive attack possible" situation like the WTC; Osama and co. had a clear political agenda; this guy just had a chip on his shoulder, two ladders, and paint thinner. I also agree that the leaders really dropped the ball -- Naksansa Temple should have been a serious enough caution to put all the (now probably forthcoming, at long last) changes into effect. Hi. This is Roboseyo. Thanks for the link.

As for shock and “this can’t be happening” disbelief, watching video of the roof tiles fall was the same emotion as the one I felt when I first saw the two towers fall, but to a much, much lesser degree — let’s go easy on the Koreans who are casting about for a reference point for their sense of shock and loss — a student in my conversation class wanted this guy executed, too…but I will refuse to refer to it as ground zero, no matter how upset my students are.

I have to say, though, I’m relieved it’s just one crazy, alienated dumbass, rather than some kind of organized attack — other than, you know, the 3000 deaths, and the seven-year nightmare that followed in US Foreign policy, that’s the thing that makes this different from 9/11 — this was just a wanton act of destruction, rather than a carefully calculated, planned, and executed “we’re specifically going for the most painful, destructive attack possible” situation like the WTC; Osama and co. had a clear political agenda; this guy just had a chip on his shoulder, two ladders, and paint thinner.

I also agree that the leaders really dropped the ball — Naksansa Temple should have been a serious enough caution to put all the (now probably forthcoming, at long last) changes into effect.

]]> By: kingkitty http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129644 kingkitty Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:04:21 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/02/12/korean-reactions-to-the-destruction-of-namdaemun-gate/#comment-129644 Actually the mountain tourch thing holds a lot of water. Just last summer I was driving past the gate and my ac was not charged and I recalled a hot torch like heat bearing down on me as I was cut off by a bus just next the the gate. But anyway I will go with the thought of mismanagement. The gate should of had springlers and a fire alarm and some sort of security Koreans are way to casual about safety issues...you know smoking at gas stations why they keep thier car running...running red lights, not putting safety things in appartment buildings .....and now they have to deal with there most important thing burning down But this is hardly a terrorist attack...just another episode of "im a pissed off Korean...time to shoot a Soldier, or burn down something. But in the end the Americans will get blaimed for all this Actually the mountain tourch thing holds a lot of water. Just last summer I was driving past the gate and my ac was not charged and I recalled a hot torch like heat bearing down on me as I was cut off by a bus just next the the gate.

But anyway I will go with the thought of mismanagement. The gate should of had springlers and a fire alarm and some sort of security

Koreans are way to casual about safety issues…you know smoking at gas stations why they keep thier car running…running red lights, not putting safety things in appartment buildings …..and now they have to deal with there most important thing burning down

But this is hardly a terrorist attack…just another episode of “im a pissed off Korean…time to shoot a Soldier, or burn down something.

But in the end the Americans will get blaimed for all this

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