By Courtesy of Japan Probe comes this picture of the Dokdo front being taken to the highways of Dallas, Texas:
So what is The National Unification and Advisory Council you may ask?:
As a constitutionally recognized organization, the National Unification Advisory Council (NUAC)
was founded in the early 1980s in response to the public’s yearning to
achieve peaceful unification with North Korea. In order to flexibly respond to events occurring
in neighboring countries and lay the groundwork for unification, it is significant to devise and
implement bipartisan unification policy enjoying public support. The status and role of the
NUAC has changed over time. Still, it has always followed the fundamental principle of peaceful
unification when pushing forward unification policy. [NUAC]
Can someone please tell me what the heck does Dokdo have to do with the peaceful unification of North Korea?
9:24 pm on January 1st, 2009 1
Dokdo is allegedly Corean, which refers to the race, rather than North or South Korean, which would refer to the nation. Ein Volk, ein Reich, Dear Führer. It is one of the most powerful unifying symbols of the Corean race along with their mutual contempt toward Japan and the US.
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11:12 pm on January 1st, 2009 2
Now the better question is why is this sign on display in South Dallas? It is populated by African-American and Mexican citizens. I just can’t imagine why anyone in South Dallas would even care about this debate.
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12:43 am on January 2nd, 2009 3
It’s probably modeled after the sign in Wangerberg, Liechtenstein which says:
Back off HAITI!
Navassa Island
Belongs to
THE UNITED STATES
United States Territorial Protection Advisory Council Wangerberg Chapter
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1:04 am on January 2nd, 2009 4
Mike, you read my mind! I bet people in south Dallas ARE saying WTF!? I’ve talked with many Korean friends about what the big deal is about Dokdo and have confirmed my worst fears that there is no logical reason for wanting it, they just don’t want the Japanese to have it.
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1:35 am on January 2nd, 2009 5
I support Korea’s claim to Dokdo; however, it is none of the United States’ business. The desire of ‘some’ nationalist zealots to drag us into this is absurd.
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2:17 am on January 2nd, 2009 6
Liancort Rocks not dokdo
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6:03 am on January 2nd, 2009 7
I had the perfect solution to this problem: send out ships to grind the rocks down — sending 50% of the dirt to Japan – 50 to Korea. Problem solved. Should take about 2 weeks…
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11:21 am on January 2nd, 2009 8
I imagine that this billboard is in the Royal Lane / Harry Hines area off of Highway 35. This is an old Koreatown area of Dallas. Lots of Korean restaurants and grocery stores. I drive by close to there everyday, I’ll have to check it out and see if it is still there.
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1:47 pm on January 2nd, 2009 9
What a joke.
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4:05 pm on January 2nd, 2009 10
Aren’t the japanese the evolutionary children of the koreans?
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6:39 pm on January 2nd, 2009 11
I drove by it today. It is on Harry Hines Blvd east of Royal Lane. The opposite side of the billboard has the same exact sign so people driving both directions will know that Japan needs to Back Off!!
It is on the outskirts of the Koreatown area. Royal Lane being the main strip. Still a lot of Korean stores nearby with some hispanic ones as well.
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7:28 pm on January 2nd, 2009 12
Hawaii
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3:49 pm on January 3rd, 2009 13
#4. Probably because Koreans own a lot of busineses in the area.
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7:32 pm on January 3rd, 2009 14
I usually see a lot of “Tokyo” and “Osaka” massage and spa billboards when driving through the Bible belt. If I start to see these instead, does that mean that the massage parlors are Koreans fronting as Japanese?
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