A reader in Glasgow, Scotland sends in the following questions:

What do you think the feeling is of the younger generation within South Korea to North Korea?
What do you think the general feeling amongst younger South Koreans towards reunification?

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I thought the opposition groups would fight hard right out of the gate but it seemed at first like they were going to take their loses to heart and think about moving more toward the center.

But, now it is clear they were just gathering strength.

We can also see that they have scored with the beef issue.

They have gained enough favor in the press and among the general population to make the GNP think it has been knocked back on its heels.

As I think Subie mentioned elsewhere, this is all part of politics in South Korean society — and it isn’t hard for an American to understand, because we often like split-government (where one party isn’t totally in control) —

—- but — unfortunately — opposition politics in South Korea revolves too much around sticking it to the US in Korea.

I can tell you that Koreans (in the North) have indeed perfected brain washing. Just read the book “Tears of my Soul” by Kim Hyun-Hee. I read the Korean edition and it is really an eye opener.

Brain washing doesn’t only happen in the North sadly. Not to say all Koreans are affected by it but many are. Many younger Koreans think (through teaching at primary school) Americans are their biggest enemy. A poll conducted at a ROK military institute amongst the graduates stated almost 40% believed the USA to be the biggest threat to the ROK. The Korean Teacher’s Association has been doing a great job at filling students with hatred.

I heard Koreans almost (they have never really invented anything but almost) invented brainwashing, so this is nothing new.

Its too bad the American press wont talk about this. Too many Kyopos in the USA…. honest reporting about Korea will get protests.