tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post8129342319667800586..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: In the beginning...matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-11791711049428121642008-06-30T20:19:00.000+09:002008-06-30T20:19:00.000+09:00Mark, I've met a lot of people at the demos who vo...Mark, I've met a lot of people at the demos who voted for Lee, and their feelings can be summed up in two words: Buyer's remorse.<BR/><BR/>I think the protesters should start putting their energy into organizing to make people better political consumers the next time around.<BR/><BR/>The protests have made their point, and now it's time for long-term rather than short-term solutions.<BR/><BR/>It's time to move on.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-31458340343285904712008-06-30T13:11:00.000+09:002008-06-30T13:11:00.000+09:00If Lee Myung-bak's policies were so terrifying, I ...If Lee Myung-bak's policies were so terrifying, I wonder why more people didn't vote last December, and why those who did voted overwhelmingly for LMB? And then why did the conservatives win the National Assembly by such a large margin in April? <BR/><BR/>The only answer I can think of is that the people who feel so strongly represent a distinct minority of opinion. But I'm open to other theories, if anybody has them.Mark Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471178281396296314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-27808795180430440362008-06-30T04:09:00.000+09:002008-06-30T04:09:00.000+09:00GI Korea: Thanks. Since the posts about the show w...GI Korea: Thanks. Since the posts about the show were just a day or two prior, I'd imagine the posters simply learned about it by watching MBC or on the MBC website and hoped PD Diary would stir things up. Of course, you never know.<BR/><BR/>Scott: I hadn't known about the use of those words, thanks for pointing that out. We'll see how this plays out...matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-18705624862814743992008-06-29T15:24:00.000+09:002008-06-29T15:24:00.000+09:00Matt, you are correct that the protests have force...Matt, you are correct that the protests have forced Lee to make a number of concessions, but the problem is that the protesters just don't believe him and accuse him of word tricks. For example, he replaced the word 민영화 (privatization) with 선진화 (lit. "advancement") in reference to his plans for various public companies here. The protesters believe that 선진화 essentially still means 민영화 in the end. I personally do not see the protesters extracting further concessions from Lee and expect the police to crack down harder and harder, but I think they will still keep going for a while. I think the idea of Lee running amok for the next 4.5 years is just too terrifying for them to endure.King Baeksuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15106210206814275410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-91453926405854690732008-06-29T06:46:00.000+09:002008-06-29T06:46:00.000+09:00Awesome posting laying out the chain of events on ...Awesome posting laying out the chain of events on these protests. Very impressive. <BR/><BR/>If there was anticipation on the message board in the days before the PD Diary report it makes me wonder if there was any collusion with MBC to air the report to be followed by their online propaganda campaign?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com