ThirdTerm wrote:Nationalism is not a white man's problem. Korean nationalism is tantamount to anti-Japanese racism and as ugly and putrid as white nationalism. But it goes both ways on the Japanese side, especially when it comes to the alt-right in Japan. The situation was quite similar in the Balkans in the early 1990s, when Serbian nationalism led to ethnic cleansing after the Soviet troops left the region. The peace is barely kept in East Asia because of the presence of US troops in both countries, which prevents Asian nationalists from getting out of control. Recently, a K-pop band member was photographed with an anti-Japanese t-shirt celebrating the atomic bombing, which seems to be quite normal in Korean culture.
Yeah, I had Korean exchange students living under me when I was host-parent. They really don't like the Chinese or the Japanese, and the feelings are mutual, per my Chinese students.
I share your concerns with those peoples regarding their nationalism; especially since they do not seem to have the same deeply entrenched concept of natural rights as derived from a Christian worldview. They have a very different view of the value of human life which very much lends itself to dehumanized the "other."
I am generalizing of course, but if the American cowboys ever left the region, I fear that the Samurai would go on a rampage to restore their sense of pride.