[jdw64]

It seems similar conversations are happening in Europe as well. Originally, Korea is a country where the 'pro US faction' (the faction that believes Korea should be subordinate to the US) is very strong by default. The US had a very strong influence on the establishment of the Korean government, and if you look back at Korea's history, it has always been about finding a country to serve. It feels like siding with the strongest power. In fact, the pro US faction is very strong, but there has also been a strong flow of security, bureaucratic, and economic elites who have justified dependence on the US as a national survival strategy.

But recently, after Trump, I have never seen anti American sentiment this bad. It is the first time.

Actually, it is natural. In my view, Trump's policies look very similar to the Indian caste system, and I think they are a serious regression for democracy. More than that, he is destroying all the international trust that the US has built up. In Korea, people used to think of the US as a 'just' country, but these days, people are cautiously mentioning US wrongdoing more often. Especially after the tariffs and the Iran war. I myself am now unemployed because my factory expansion was canceled due to the Iran war.

My country has a natural talent for impeaching presidents, but unfortunately, Americans do not seem to have that talent. What a pity.

[robin_reala]

I have never seen anti American sentiment this bad

Bad is subjective?

[jdw64]

I am speaking based on the response criteria of Korea's largest research institution.[1]

https://kbthink.com/news-list/view.html?newsId=2026011611543...

[vrganj]

Nah, you misunderstood. He was saying that the label bad for anti-americanism was subjective.

Given their behaviour, some might see anti-americanism as justified or even good.

[jdw64]

I didn't know that. Thank you for your kind explanation.

[pjc50]

South Korea does seem to be somewhere where the people are more acutely aware that they are a new democracy, and also that there are a number of horrific fascist incidents in recent memory ("tank day") which remind people that it matters.

It seems Korea lacks the "cheat code" for fascism: an ethnic minority population on which all evil can be blamed.

[jdw64]

In Korea, there is also a minority group that receives that kind of hatred. They are called Choseonjok(To be clear, I think this kind of discrimination is wrong), which refers to ethnic Koreans who came from autonomous regions in China. There are also problems with far right groups, particularly religious ones. They tend to hate China. (I do not hate any specific country. I hate and also love all humans around the world. Every country has its own problems.) There is also collusion between religion and politics, such as religious groups helping politicians with their election campaigns. Korea itself has many problems, but in our case, it is probably because our historical background has taught us how hateful the era of dictatorship was

[expedition32]

Can you run an empire democratically? Imagine if the US president instead of being a dictator had to actually spend EVERY SINGLE DAY convincing Congress members.