Category Archives: South Korea
The Survival of North Korea
Here. Nice and actually sane review of a book called The Survival of North Korea in Foreign Policy in Focus. They are one of the few sane American groups writing about foreign policy. As the review points out, legions of … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Capitalism, Economics, Health, Imperialism, Left, Marxism, Military Doctrine, NE Asia, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons, Nutrition, Political Science, Politics, Regional, South Korea, US Politics
American English Teacher in Korea Goes Nuts on Bus, Attacks Korean Couple
Video on the video site here. Interesting video. This Black English teacher in Korea got into it with an older couple on a bus. The Korean man said something in Korean that sounds like “nigga” but really it just means … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Asians, Blacks, Koreans, NE Asia, Northeast Asians, Race/Ethnicity, Regional, Ridiculousness, South Korea
North Korea Downs US Spy Plance With Electronic Warfare
Good. Serves em right.
Filed under Asia, Military Doctrine, NE Asia, North Korea, Regional, South Korea
The Paradox of Capitalist Regulation
Repost from the old site. James Schipper writes in the comments section: The historical record shows that wage increases eventually follow productivity growth. For instance, in 1960 South Korea was dirt-poor, and naturally wages were extremely low. By 1990, SK … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Asia, Capitalism, Capitalists, Central America, Chile, China, Culture, Economics, Eurasia, Fake Guest Workers, Government, Guatemala, History, Illegal, Immigration, Journalism, Labor, Latin America, Modern, NE Asia, Neoliberalism, Politics, Regional, Reposts From The Old Site, Republicans, Russia, Scum, Socialism, South America, South Korea, US, US Politics
The US Army is the Army of the Rich
The truth is that the US military has always been the army of the rich, the army of the imperialist thieves and mass murderers. Look at how many billions America stole from Iraq – estimates are that the US imperialists … Continue reading
Filed under Africa, Americas, Asia, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Eurasia, Europe, Grenadines, Haiti, Imperialism, Iraq, Iraq War, Israel, Latin America, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Military Doctrine, NE Asia, North Africa, North Korea, Panama, Philippines, Political Science, Regional, Russia, SE Asia, South America, South Korea, War
Do the Rich Deliberately Destroy the State?
Yes they do. They always have, they do now, and they always will. It’s one of those rules of political science. People ask me if the rightwingers and the rich actually believed that trickle down economics would stimulate the economy. … Continue reading
Filed under Americas, Asia, Capitalists, Chile, Colonialism, Economics, Education, Europe, Government, Ireland, Latin America, Lebanon, Lithuania, Middle East, NE Asia, Neoliberalism, North Korea, Palestine, Poland, Political Science, Regional, Scum, South America, South Korea, Vietnam War, War, Zionism
List of Obama Sellouts Since the Election
Right after his “shellacking” he went to India, of all places, and negotiated some crazy trade deal with the diabolical Indian elite. He claimed he got some American jobs in the deal. None of these crazy neoliberal trade pacts ever … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, Asia, Democrats, Economics, India, Iraq, Iraq War, Labor, Middle East, NE Asia, Obama, Politics, Regional, Republicans, South Asia, South Korea, US Politics, US War in Afghanistan, War
Barack OHoover Says, “I’m a Blue Dog Democrat”
Two weeks ago, this traitor said that. Blue Dog Democrats are rightwing Democrats who vote with the Republicans at least half the time. They’re no good. In the last election, people were so sick and tired of them that half … Continue reading
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Reactionary Nut Republican On Various Non-Existent Threats
From In Mala Fide, where many a flipped out reactionary hangs out, a super-rightist named Whiskey holds forth: You’re completely off base on this. The objections to the START treaty is that it hamstrings the US, particularly with weapons modernization … Continue reading
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Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan
AJ asks: Neoliberalism works in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. They are rated as the freest economies by the Heritage Foundation. No starvation or shantytowns there. First of all, I would never read anything that the Heritage Foundation says about … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Capitalism, Economics, Japan, NE Asia, Neoliberalism, Regional, Singapore, Socialism, South Korea, Taiwan
