,REPORT FROM ,S\? ,KOREA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,WE RECEIV$ ! FOLL[+ REPORT & REQUE/ FROM \R COMRADES 9 ,S\? ,KOREA1 :O REC5TLY PUBLI%$ A ,KOREAN V]SION ( ,TO ,*ANGE ,EV]Y?+ & >E ACTIVE 9 A V>IETY ( /RUGGLES !RE4 

,/>T+ 9 SPR+1 ! AN>*I/ APPEAL ,TO ,*ANGE ,EV]Y?+ WAS ADAPT$ 9TO ,KOREAN & DI/RIBUT$ 9 PAP] & ONL9E 9 ,S\? ,KOREA4 ,MANY WELCOM$ IT2 ! FIR/ PR9T+ RAN \T QUICKLY4 

,IT ALSO PROVOK$ A /RONG REACTION :5 ! C\NTRY'S MAJOR CORPORATE NEWS AG5CY REPORT$ ON IT & ON A PROJECT APPE>+ ON ! APPEAL'S BLOG TO GA!R & DI/RIBUTE SONGS AGA9/ ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,LAW4 ,! J\RNALI/ EV5 W5T TO ! PROSECUTOR'S (FICE1 9QUIR+ :E!R !SE ACTIVITIES CON/ITUT$ 0AID TO ! 5EMY0 79 O!R WORDS1 TREASON71 :I* IS :AT ! ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,LAW T>GETS4 ,! (FICIAL'S RESPONSE WAS ?AT ! ANSW] 0DEP5DS ON AN EV5TUAL ANALYSIS ( :E!R ?IS IS P>T ( AN 9T5TION TO ?REAT5 ! NATIONAL ORD]40 ,9 ! CORPORATE M$IA1 ! NUM]\S COMM5TS PO/$ ONL9E ) ! >TICLE EXPRESS$ A UNANIM\S CONDEMNATION ( !SE 0PRO-,NOR? ,KOREANS0 ?AT WE SUPPOS$LY >E 7IGNOR+ ! 0AN>*I/0 REF]5CE71 DEM&+ EV5 SEV]] LAWS & REPRESSION4 ,= EXAMPLE1 0,!SE PRO-,NOR? ,KOREANS %\LD BE S5T TO ! GOOD OLD 'RE$UCATION CAMP' TO BE REM9D$ ! FACT ?AT ?IS C\NTRY IS /ILL AT W>40 

,?IS /IR 9 ! CORPORATE M$IA & ! RI<T-W+ MOVEM5T IT FUELS CO9CID$ ) ANO!R ONE3 A LITTLE WIT*-HUNT FOLL[+ ! >RE/1 9VE/IGATION1 & PROSECUTION ( SOMEONE ON *>GES ( HAV+ BURN$ A ,KOREAN FLAG4 ,ON ,APRIL #a#h1 AS A MOVEM5T 9 RESPONSE TO ! AU?ORITIES' COV]-UP ( A F]RY DISA/] LA/ YE> CONV]G$ 9 D[NT[N ,SE\L1 AN EXASP]AT$ Y\NG/]1 PROVOK$ BY J\RNALI/S1 PICK$ UP A PAP] NATIONAL FLAG LEFT ON ! GR\ND & LIT IT ON FIRE1 MAK+ HEADL9ES 9 CORPORATE M$IA4 ,BAS$ ON 0,C,C,T,V & O!R EVID5CE10 ! POLICE >RE/$ HIM 9 ! FOLL[+ DAYS 9 ANO!R CITY4 ,US+ A W>RANT = SE>* & SEIZURE TO DISCOV] HIS 0AFFILIATIONS10 ! POLICE RAID$ HIS H\S+ COLLECTIVE--:I* HAPP5S TO BE A C5T] = DIV]SE AUTONOM\S SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9CLUD+ SOME REC5T AN>*I/ ACTIVITIES1 ?\< ! >RE/EE IS NOT CONNECT$ TO !M4 

,?\< ?IS K9D ( POLICE REPRESSION COMB9$ ) CORPORATE & RI<T-W+ F]VOR IS NO?+ NEW 9 ?IS /ATE ( SUSP5D$ CIVIL W>1 ?IS IS A SIGN ( :AT MANY FEEL TO BE A WORS5+ POLITICAL CLIMATE4 ,SOME ,KOREAN AN>*I/S FEEL ?AT WE >E ISOLAT$ 9 A TI<TLY CONTROLL$ ISL&1 A PRISON4 ,NEV]!LESS1 BY ALL MEANS NECESS>Y1 WE MU/ %[ ?AT WE >E NOT SO ISOLAT$4 

,A ,CALL TO ,ACTION 

  

,?IS WAVE ( QUASI-FASCI/ NATIONALISM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY = 9T]-_/ANTI-NATIONAL SOLID>ITY ACTIONS TO /RATEGICALLY PROVOKE & SUBV]T IT4 ,H]E IS A PROPOSITION = A SIMPLE ACTION ?AT1 ?\< IT DOESN'T 5TAIL MU* RISK = P>TICIPANTS \TSIDE ,KOREA1 C\LD TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?AT OPPORTUNITY4 ,IT MI<T EV5 BE FUN4 

,TOGE!R1 LET'S DEFY ! ,KOREAN ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,LAW 78888874 ,%[ SOLID>ITY ) ,KOREAN PEOPLE :ILE EXPRESS+ HO/ILITY TO ! ,KOREAN /ATES & ! ORD] !Y 9C>NATE4 ,?R\< ! IMAGE ( 0NON-,KOREANS0 ATTACK+ ! SYMBOLS ( ! ,KOREAN /ATE 9 SOLID>ITY ) 0,KOREANS10 LET'S BREAK D[N NATIONAL DIVISIONS & ! L9K BETWE5 E?NICITY & ! /ATE4 ,LET'S TAKE 0\TSIDE AGITATION0 TO A NEW LEVEL4 

,ANY =MAT W\LD DO--BUT1 BECAUSE SOME IMAGES DON'T NE$ TRANSLATION1 ACCOMPLI%+ ?IS VISUALLY BY BURN+ FLAGS C\LD BE ! SIMPLE/ WAY4 ,DON'T BE MISUND]/OOD = A PRO-,NOR? ,KOREAN 7BURN ! NOR!RN FLAG TOO71 A X5OPHOBIC NATIONALI/ 7BURN ! FLAG ( Y\R [N C\NTRY71 OR AN IDEOLOGUE 7BURN AN AN>*I/ BLACK FLAG IF Y\ WANT74 

,IF Y\ WANT TO TAKE Y\R ACTION TO A RELEVANT PUBLIC SPACE1 DON'T LIMIT Y\RSELF TO ! ,KOREAN EMBASSIES4 ,! MAJOR CONGLOM]ATES ,SAMSUNG1 ,HYUNDAI1 & ,L,G TOGE!R REPRES5T WELL OV] HALF ( ! ,S\? ,KOREAN ECONOMY1 & !IR OV]SEAS (FICES CAN BE CONSID]$ PLACES ( /ATE AFFAIRS4 ,KOREAN CULTURAL PRODUCTS >E ALSO UND]/OOD AS A SPE>HEAD ( ! ECONOMY BECAUSE !Y >E L9K$ TO ,I,T PRODUCTS2 ! M$IA PAYS GREAT ATT5TION TO OV]SEAS REACTIONS TO !M4 

,AS A SLOGAN1 ONE OPTION IS 888 88 _/ MUJEONGBU TONG-IL1 MEAN+ 0NO-GOV]NM5T0 7A COMMON TRANSLATION ( AN>*Y7 "4 0REUNIFICATION40 

886 7,MANSE7 ,LONG LIVE AN>*Y6 

,:Y ,KOREA8 ,:Y ,/RUGGLE ON ! ,T]RA9 ( ,NATIONALI/ ,DISC\RSE8 

  

,MILIT>Y CONFLICT TRANS=MS PUBLIC DISC\RSE 9TO ,LEFT_/,RI<T OR PATRIOT_/TRAITOR DI*OTOMIES ?AT EFFECTIVELY EXCLUDE AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVES4 ,EXAMPLES ( ?IS AB\ND1 REC5TLY 9CLUD+ ! ,UKRA9IAN UPRIS+ & SUBSEQU5T ,RUSSIAN 9VASION4 ,?IS PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY ACUTE 9 ! ,KOREAS1 S9CE ! ,KOREAN P59SULA IS A HOTSPOT 9 ! L+]+ COLD W> & A PO9T ( CONFRONTATION = TWO MAJOR BLOCS1 ,*9A & ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,REG>D+ ! QUE/ION ( NATIONALISM1 ,KOREA C\LD BE CONSID]$ AN >*ETYPICAL NATION-/ATE1 ID5TIFI$ ) A T]RITORY ?AT HAS BE5 /ABLE = ?\S&S ( YE>S1 A UNIQUE LANGUAGE & CULTURE1 & A L>GE YET HOMOG5\S POPULATION4 ,IF WE >E TO CONFRONT ! MY? ( ! NATION-/ATE1 A PLACE LIKE ,KOREA IS A *ALL5GE4 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ HALF ( ! #b? C5TURY1 SELF-ID5TIFI$ NATIONALI/-AN>*I/S W]E AT ! =EFRONT ( ! RESI/ANCE TO ! ,JAPANESE OCCUPATION2 A GR\P ( !M EV5 =M$ AN IMPORTANT P>T 9 ! SO-CALL$ ,KOREAN TEMPOR>Y GOV]NM5T AT ! 5D ( ! ,JAPANESE COLONIAL P]IOD1 ?\< IT NEV] ACTUALLY RUL$4 ,!IR PR9CIPAL GOAL !N WAS A UNIT$ 9DEP5D5CE1 AS !Y C\LD =ESEE ! T]RIBLE CONSEQU5CES ( =EIGN /ATES--! 0LIB]AT+ ALLIES0--MAK+ ,KOREA 9TO A CLI5T /ATE1 OR1 WORSE1 DIVID+ IT UP BETWE5 ! ,U,S,A 9 ! ,S\? & ! ,U,S,S,R 9 ! ,NOR?4 

,H]E1 WE WILL EXPLORE ! COMPLEX HI/ORICAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 NATIONALISM & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS 9 ,KOREA4 ,WE/]N AN>*I/S ACT+ 9 SOLID>ITY ) PEOPLE 9 ,KOREA %\LD BE C>EFUL NOT TO BE P]CEIV$ AS PREA*+ A UNIV]SALISM ?AT DISREG>DS LOCAL MATT]S--?AT1 LIKE CAPITALISM1 DISLOCATES EV]Y?+4 ,\R EF=TS C\LD BACKFIRE1 RE9=C+ A X5OPHOBIC NATIONALI/ COLLECTIVISM4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 FE>+ ?IS MAKES MANY 0=EIGN]S0 LIV+ H]E DILUTE !IR POLITICS & RE/RA9 !MSELVES TO A PASSIVE ALLY POSITION4 ,?IS CAN BE /IFL+2 WE HOPE COLLECTIVELY TO F9D A WAY TO OV]COME ?AT4 

,! ,=BIDD5 ,FLAG 

  

,M>* #a/ #aiai M>K$ ! BEG9N+ ( ! #c4#a ,MANSE ,MOVEM5T4 ,UND] ,JAPANESE COLONIAL OCCUPATION1 ! EXPRESSION ( ,KOREAN NATIONAL ID5TITY WAS REPRESS$4 ,! S*OOL SY/EM ONLY TAU<T ! ,JAPANESE LANGUAGE & ,JAPANESE HI/ORY4 ,ON ?IS DAY1 A MOVEM5T TO HOLD ! ,KOREAN FLAG 9 PUBLIC PLACES BEGAN & WAS BRUTALLY REPRESS$4 ,NEV]!LESS1 IT IGNIT$ RESI/ANCE4 ,KOREAN NATIONALI/S-TURN$-AN>*I/S DEVELOP$ A RANGE ( 9ITIATIVES OV] ! FOLL[+ DECADES--OP5+ FREE RADICAL S*OOLS1 ORGANIZ+ SELF-MANAG$ & SELF-SU/A9$ RURAL COMMUNITIES ON ! P]IPH]Y ( ! ,JAPANESE ,EMPIRE1 CREAT+ COALITIONS ACROSS ! E?NIC & POLITICAL BORD]S ( ! REGION1 ORGANIZ+ GU]RILLA GR\PS1 COMMITT+ T>GET$ ASSASS9ATIONS1 & MORE4 

,! DEMON/RATIONS ?AT />T$ ON ,M>* #a1 #aiai 9VOLV$ ! DISPLAY ( ! CURR5T ,S\? ,KOREAN FLAG & ! SLOGAN 0,MANSE60 7881 0,LONG ,LIVE074 ,C\LD WE CONSID] ! BURN+ ( ?IS ,KOREAN FLAG AN ACT ( RE-APPROPRIATION8 

,! ,CONTE/$ ,FLAG 

  

,MAY #a#i#h1 ,GWANGJU4 ,= DECADES AFT] ! DEFEAT ( ! ,JAPANESE ,EMPIRE1 ,S\? ,KOREA WAS RUL$ BY ,U,S-BACK$ MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IPS ?AT CLAIM$ TO REPRES5T ! FREE ,KOREAN NATION1 AS OPPOS$ TO ! ,NOR? ,KOREAN 0COMMUNI/0 REGIME4 ,A /RONG SOCIAL MOVEM5T 9 ! ,S\? CONTE/$ ?IS N>RATIVE1 CALL+ = ANO!R NATIONALISM & DEMOCRATIZATION1 CULM9AT+ 9 A MAJOR 9SURRECTION4 ,H[EV]1 NEWS ( ?IS REBELLION WAS C5SOR$ BY ! /ATE-CONTROLL$ M$IA E/ABLI%M5T4 ,EV5 ?\< ! L>GE CITY ( ,GWANGJU F\<T (F ! MILIT>Y = DAYS ( SELF-ORGANIZ$ REBELLION1 ! \TSIDE PUBLIC 9=M$ BY ! MASS M$IA ONLY BRIEFLY HE>D AB\T A CLA% 9VOLV+ ,NOR? ,KOREAN COMM&OS4 

,?R\< \T ! #a#i#gS & '#hS1 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS W]E L>GELY UNIT$ >\ND !SE L9K$ !MES ( NATIONALISM & SOCIAL DEMOCRATIZATION 7) SOME ACC5TS ( SOCIALISM72 ! ONLY MAJOR CONFLICTS W]E OV] :E!R TO PRIORITIZE DEMOCRATIZATION 79 ! ,S\?7 OR 9DEP5D5CE1 ANTI-,U,S RESI/ANCE1 & REUNIFICATION 7) ! ,NOR?74 

,AT ! 5D ( ! '#hS1 AFT] CONT9U+ SOCIAL UNRE/1 ! REGIME BEGAN TO TRANSITION TO A MORE LIB]AL DEMOCRATIC =M4 ,! /RUGGLES ( ! PREC$+ DECADES1 SU* AS ! ,GWANGJU ,UPRIS+1 BECAME CELEBRAT$ HALLM>KS ( ! NATION'S PROGRESS4 ,H[EV]1 ! FIR/ DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION ( ! PRESID5CY TO ! OPPOSITION P>TY 9 #a#i#i#h--:I* MANY PEOPLE SAW AS REPRES5T+ VICTORY OV] AU?ORIT>IAN E/ABLI%M5T--CO9CID$ ) ! ONSET ( A MAJOR F9ANCIAL CRISIS & A PA9FUL /RUCTURAL ADJU/M5T PROGRAM FROM ! ,I,M,F4 ,FOLL[+ A DECADE ) ?IS LIB]AL P>TY 9 P[]1 ! P>TY ?AT RUL$ AUTOCRATICALLY = DECADES HAS COME BACK 9TO P[]1 ?IS TIME MORE OR LESS DEMOCRATICALLY1 DECL>+ IT IS TIME TO 5D ! IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICTS ( ! PA/4 ,! CURR5T PRESID5T IS ! DAU<T] ( ! DICTATOR :O RUL$ ,S\? ,KOREA = TWO DECADES4 

,! ,BURNT ,FLAG 

  

,SPR+ #b#a#e4 ,! ISSUE ( FUR!R SOCIAL DEMOCRATIZATION & NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE REMA9S IMPORTANT--= EXAMPLE1 9 ! /RUGGLES 7) AN>*I/S AT ! =EFRONT7 AGA9/ ! EXPANSION ( MILIT>Y BASES & !IR CONNECTION TO A GLOBAL NETWORK4 ,YET ! L>GE DEMON/RATIONS HELD ON ,MAY ,DAY ?IS YE> EXEMPLIFY ! TR5D FOLL[+ ! DEMOCRATIZATION ( ! '#iS T[>DS A PLURALITY ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS3 LABOR1 FEM9ISM1 QUE]1 ECOLOGY4 ,BESIDES A G5]AL S5SE ( SOLID>ITY & OPPOSITION TO ! CURR5T REGIME1 ONE ( ! FEW FOCAL PO9TS SEEM$ TO BE SUPPORT = ! FAMILIES ( ! VICTIMS ( A F]RY ACCID5T LA/ YE>1 :O >E /RUGGL+ = TRANSP>5CY AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES' APP>5T COV]-UP4 ,= MANY1 ?IS F]RY 9CID5T SYMBOLIZES ! SACRIFICE ( ! Y\NG G5]ATION TO ! LOGIC ( ! SY/EM1 TO CORRUPT AU?ORITIES1 ?\< !RE IS H>DLY A CLE> UND]/&+ OR UNANIMITY >\ND :AT PRECISELY ! PROBLEM IS4 ,?IS YE>'S ,MAY ,DAY DEMON/RATION WAS PREC$$ BY A WEEK ( PROTE/S AB\T ?IS F]RY 9CID5T4 ,CULM9AT+ ON ,APRIL #a#h1 VIOL5T CLA%ES ]UPT$ AS ! POLICE TRI$ TO ISOLATE ! FAMILIES ( ! VICTIMS1 :O HAD BE5 OCCUPY+ A /RATEGIC PUBLIC PLACE NE> ! PRESID5TIAL PALACE = WEEKS1 FROM ! RE/ ( ! MASSIVE CR[D4 

,NEV]!LESS1 :ILE T5S ( ?\S&S PEOPLE W]E GA!R$ 9 ! /REETS1 :ILE MORE ?AN #g POLICE BUSSES W]E DAMAG$ & MORE ?AN #g POLICE (FIC]S 9JUR$1 ! 9CID5T ?AT TOOK ! C5TRAL PLACE 9 ALMO/ ALL ! CORPORATE M$IA WAS ?AT ONE P]SON BURNT A NATIONAL FLAG4 ,ISN'T ALL ?IS ATT5TION FOCUS$ ON A S+LE BURNT FLAG JU/ ! DEPLORABLE RESULT ( RI<T-W+ 9FLU5CE ON ! E/ABLI%M5T SEEK+ TO DIV]T PUBLIC ATT5TION FROM MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES8 

,! /ATE US$ ?IS 9CID5T TO LAUN* A SE>* ON ! 0AFFILIATIONS0 ( ! CRIM9AL1 S9CE BURN+ ! NATIONAL FLAG IS A CRIM9AL (F5SE4 ,H[EV]1 MU* ( ! REPRESSION WAS NOT C>RI$ \T BY ! /ATE1 BUT RA!R ?R\< VOLUNT>Y1 PUBLIC1 DIFFUSE ACTION4 ,9 ! PA/1 DISSID5T POLITICAL ACTIVITIES W]E SC>CELY REPORT$ ON1 ?ANKS TO /ATE C5SOR%IP2 9 ! CURR5T SITUATION1 9T5SE EXPOSURE & PUBLIC DISC\RSE CREATE ! CONDITIONS = SELF-C5SOR%IP4 ,AL?\< MANY LAM5T ! TREATM5T ( ! ACCUS$ & 0P]SONALLY0 HAVE NO PROBLEM ) :AT !Y SEE AS A PURELY SYMBOLIC GE/URE1 !Y DO NOT WANT TO 5GAGE 9 ANY K9D ( PUBLIC SOLID>ITY ACTION ) ! ACCUS$ \T ( CONC]N = :AT O!RS WILL ?9K & SAY4 

,! RI<T W+1 ?\< IT /RONGLY DISAPPROVES1 9SI/S ?AT ?IS FLAG 9CID5T IS P>T ( A SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL MOVEM5T4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 SOME LEFTI/S1 EV5 IF !Y HAVE SYMPA?Y = ! ACCUS$1 9SI/ ?AT IT IS NOT POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT WAS A SPONTANE\S 9DIVIDUAL ACT1 NOT ORGANIZ$ 9 ANY WAY4 ,!SE LEFTI/S >E AFRAID ?AT GIV+ IMPORTANCE TO ?IS ACT WILL PLAY 9TO ! H&S ( ! RI<T W+ & ! E/ABLI%M5T1 OR ?AT IT W\LD BE DISRESPECTFUL ( ! FAMILIES ( ! F]RY ACCID5T VICTIMS1 OR SOME?+ ELSE ( ?AT NATURE4 ,EV5 MANY AN>*I/S DO NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE ?IS AS SIGNIFICANT1 FAIL+ TO SEE ! /RATEGIC IMPORTANCE ( ?IS K9D ( SYMBOLIC /RUGGLE4 

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