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Within the past two years, South Korea has seen major labor actions, including a general strike in October of 2021, and major crackdowns on organized labor, including the national intelligence agency raiding the offices of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions in January of this year. In that same time, military and geopolitical tensions in the region have been rapidly intensifying. What is going on? What is the state of organized labor in South Korea, and how have imperialist and capitalist pressures, especially from the US, shaped the terrain upon which working people across the Korean Peninsula are struggling to live and work with dignity? We talk about all of this and more with Ju-Hyun Park, author, organizer, and Engagement Editor at The Real News Network.
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times like these make me feel acutely the urgency of joining an org but like. the major communist orgs suck and the east asian american orgs are all radlibs so i feel stuck!
#🌱#many orgs are also just frighteningly white#I admire the work of nodutdol and anakbayan very much but I am neither korean nor filipino#at one point I was really interested in qiao collective but i think my politics have outgrown that phase#where’s the org for chinese MLs/questioning MLMs in america 😩#was talking to a friend about this and they were like maybe You should start something and i balked like no…i’m not cut out for that#but i do think chinese people in america (myself included) would gain a lot from a serious study of modern chinese history#I think an understanding and appreciation of the chinese revolution is essential in beginning to approach china’s contradictions today#a study group would be nice…#i stopped posting on my personal/political twitter b/c i realized so many leftists are really clout chasers but maybe I should dust it off#or mb i’ll wait for twitter to implode and for me to move out lol
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Turn Off "The News".2: Rania Khalek goes where the New York Times won't
Korea has been on my mind recently as I was working on a song based on The Blowback Trilogy by Chalmers Johnson, who I have written about before on this blog. As I reread the trilogy looking for bits to use, I decided to try and use a teachable moment Johnson wrote about. He recounted how Bill Clinton once raised ire and eyebrows by playing golf on top of the site of mass graves of some of the…
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#Breakthrough News#chalmers johnson#Dispatches#Eugene Puryear#Jeju#Ju-Hyun Park#Korea#New York Times#Nodutdol for Korean Community Development#Rania Khalek#The Freedom Side#The Real News Network
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11 Feb 2024, Lunar New Year vigil for Palestine led by Nodutdol and 30+ Korean, Palestinian, Asian American, and anti-war organizations, Queens, NY
The text on the kite in the first photo comes from "If I Must Die" by Palestinian martyr, poet, and educator Refaat Alareer; the text on the placard in the second photo comes from a quote by the Vietnamese revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh.
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The thing is, the Western superpowers NEED the people divided. Division leads war, displacement, economic collapse, forced assimilation— repercussions that generate income for the overarching hegemony. Division is their backbone. This is why any act of unity in history has been retroactively distorted to brainwash us into thinking there is no alternative to Capitalism. The United States attempted to physically divide Vietnam in the US attempted- intervention on Vietnam, and successfully divided Korea shortly after the nation’s liberation from brutal Japanese occupation.
You can read about the ongoing Korean War here, and see a timeline here.
North Korea has been systematically demonised for being one of the few successful modern Socialist states; for the crime of liberation. They are a demonstration of what anti-Capitalism looks like, and yet we are barred from witnessing that with our own eyes. The Western propaganda machine works at maximum capacity to ensure the masses are deluded into believing North Korea is an evil, oppressive regime, a corrupt government that abuses and oppresses its people— whilst homelessness is at an all time high in the United States and Western nations, with an extortionate cost of living, inaccessible health care and rampant medical negligence, Not to mention, police brutality, Neo-Nazism (like, Western-funded Ukraine’s historic complicity with Nazism) anti-Trans laws that lead to murders of Trans people, and the Western Israeli Regime’s support in multiple genocides across the globe (Mayan, Tamil, Rwanda and of course, Palestine). Not to mention, North Korea has had unwavering support for Palestine
The West has been lying to us for years about China, North Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Palestine, Iran and so many more nations to mask their deadly Imperial ambitions, money-hungry forceful acquisition of oil and resources, and further imposition of globalised White Supremacy. We, the people, suffer at the hands of our very nations that copiously delude us into thinking there’s no way out, there’s no alternative, there’s no hope.
We implore you learn more about North Korea, and will be adding more resources to our Drive, linked in our link tree. Here’s some more resources on Korea:
Nodutdol 노둣돌 is an excellent pro-Palestinian organisation of diasporic Koreans organising for a world free of Imperialism, and for the reunification of Korea. Check out their page, and website, to keep up to date on their events, organising and get more information on what the West try to hide.
We also recommend this excellent documentary:
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#korea#north korea#western propaganda#anti imperialism#anti capitalism#anti west#free palestine#palestine#jumblr#israel#resources#north korea has never been the enemy#korean unification now#Youtube#dprk
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the full 4 hours worth of speeches and chants before the national march even actually began to march. being there in-person was truly another experience, so i wanted to share this here so y'all could get even just a sliver of that same amazement! speeches you can listen to include:
Opening Chant
Introduction with Manolo De Los Santos
Nadya Tannous from Palestinian Youth Movement
Ahlam from Maryland2Palestine
Arsema Kifle from Dissenters
Jasmin Nicole Williams from Artists Against Apartheid
Dr. Hatem Bazian from UC Berkeley
Lauren Pineiro from the Tampa 5
Mahdi Bray from the American Muslim Alliance
Black Alliance for Peace
Melanie Yazzie from The Red Nation
Marte White from Community Movement Builders
Omar Suleiman, an American imam
Mohammed Nabulsi from Palestinian Youth Movement
Brian Becker from ANSWER Coalition
Layan Fuleihan from The People's Forum
Macklemore (yes, the muisician)
Ya'oub from the National Students for Justice in Palestine
Maysoon Abu Gharbieh from Arab Women's Committee (Chicago)
Tara Alalami, Sarah Ihmoud, and Rasha Mubarak from Palestinian Feminist Collective and Susan Sarandon
Ahmad Abuznaid from US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Nihad Awad from Council on American-Islamic Relations
Mohammed El-Kurd, a writer
Nazek Sankari from US Palestinian Community Network
Nour Jafghama and Medea Benjamin from CODEPINK
Meredith from Anti War Committee MN
Osama Abu Irshaid from American Muslims for Palestine
Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney
Majid Gadsen from December 12 Movement
Nina from Bayan USA
Rania Mustafa from Palestinian American Community Center NJ
Krystal Two Bulls from Honor the Earth
Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss from Neturei Karta
Jonel Edwards from Dream Defenders
Raja Abdulhag from Al Quds News
Ángel from Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
Nick Tilsen from NDN Collective
Lamis Deek from Al Awda: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition
Ju-Hyun Park from Nodutdol
Eugene Puryear from Party for Socialism and Liberation
Vijay Prashad from Tricontinental Institute
Celine Qussiny from Palestinian Youth Movement
as well as several interviews towards the end of the video in front of the white house! go watch! go share!
#reaux speaks#youtube#video#free palestine#palestine#gaza#free gaza#genocide#ceasefire#protest#national march on washington#anti zionism#korean#filipino#jewish#black liberation#united states#washington dc#district of columbia#native american#indigenous#muslim#intersectional feminism#speech#Youtube
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Hundreds of thousands of south Koreans called for President Yoon's resignation this past Saturday, Oct. 22.
Those on the street protested Yoon's peace threatening policies, pro-Japan stance, political retaliation, as well as difficulties making a living.
More coverage and photos (in Korean)
Via Nodutdol
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@ nodutdol on tiktok
#palestine#korea#occupied land#occupied palestine#occupation#occupied west bank#free palestine#free gaza#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#settler colonialism#genocide#education is important#corruption#media#end zionist occupation#antizionism is not antisemitism#Instagram
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i couldn’t fully show the evidence for why i do not fuck with nodutdol but there’s just too many instances of them being cozy with the wrong people/people involved with them being out of touch tankie/redfash types
#like. i’m only Allowed to complain abt their positions re: china#but i have other problems with them.
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Let’s be real about Shinzo Abe
Content taken from: https://twitter.com/nodutdol/status/1545462104374796291
All information is from this Twitter thread put out by Nodutdol (노둣돌), who described themselves as “diasporic Koreans and comrades organizing for a world free of imperialism, and for Korea’s re/unification & national liberation.”
Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, was assassinated. A powerful figure among Japan’s right-wing, Abe was an apologist for imperial Japan’s war crimes and supported US imperialist efforts in the Asia Pacific.
Abe was a member of fascist group Nippon Kaigi. They claim Imperial Japan’s war crimes were exaggerated or fabricated, and praise Japanese colonialism for “liberating” Asia from the West. In 2014, 15/18 of Abe's cabinet were Nippon Kaigi members.
Abe praised his grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, who played a leadership role for Imperial Japan. At the end of WWII, Kishi was imprisoned as a suspected Class A war criminal, but the US govt never charged him. Instead, he became Japan’s prime minister.
Abe also visited the Yasukuni Shrine on multiple occasions despite opposition from China and Korea. The Yasukuni Shrine enshrines Japan’s war criminals.
Abe refused acknowledgement of Japan's WWII sexual slavery known euphemistically as the “comfort women” system. Abe disavowed and considered repealing the 1993 Kono Statement which acknowledged and apologized to comfort women.
In 2015, Abe and Park Geun-hye settled an agreement to help former “comfort women.” Yet, no victims were consulted and the agreement did not reflect their demands. Abe later reaffirmed his stance that the “comfort women” system was not a war crime.
In Oct 2018, south Korea’s Supreme Court issued the opinion that Japanese corporations that used slave labor from Korea during WWII must pay $89K in reparations to surviving slave laborers.
In response, Abe declared a trade war.
Under Abe, the government revoked subsidies for Joseon schools for Zainichi Koreans in Japan, taking a hard line against Koreans in Japan. Zainichi Koreans experience systemic discrimination and hardship.
Abe also also targeted Okinawa, suffering doubly under Japanese colonialism and US imperialism. In 2019, Abe agreed to relocate a US military base in Okinawa, despite over 70% of its people voting against it in a referendum.
Shinzo Abe upheld US imperialism in Asia, taking a hard line against north Korea and China. He actively contributed to continuing the legacy of Japanese colonialism by erasing of Japan’s war crimes against enslaved Koreans.
Abe’s LDP party is using the assassination to accuse opponents of being traitors and political violence. Japan's elections are in 2 days. The defense budget, constitutional reform, and anti-discrimination measures are all on the line. We must keep a watchful eye on the future.
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SOOOO TRUE. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
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On this day in 1948, Jeju Islanders organized an armed rebellion for a free and unified Korea. In response, the US military & south Korean gov massacred 20% of Jeju's population. The US & south Korea want to erase this history. But we will not forget the martyrs of Jeju.
After years of brutal Japanese colonialism, Koreans finally won their independence in 1945. But Korea was not yet free. The US occupied southern Korea placed the Korean people under US military rule, and re-hired Japanese colonial officers into the police and government.
Koreans began organizing self-governing People's Committees all over the peninsula. The US Military Government forcibly dissolved most People's Committees. But the Jeju Island People's Committee remained strong, partly because Jeju had always had a robust communal culture.
On March 1, 1947, 30,000 people attended a rally in Jeju to commemorate the Korean independence movement. After the rally, police fired into the crowd, killing six and injuring eight. The people of Jeju were outraged and organized a month-long, island-wide general strike.
The US Military Government labeled Jeju an "island of reds" and used anti-communism to torture, imprison, and kill thousands of civilians. A right-wing paramilitary group, the Seobuk Youth Association, carried out especially brutal torture and executions.
The US & UN began organizing elections for a new government in southern Korea in 1947. But these elections were hugely unpopular among Korean people, who did not want their country to be divided and controlled by the US — especially after they had just won liberation from Japan.
On April 3, 1948, the people of Jeju Island armed themselves and attacked 12 of the 24 police stations in Jeju. Outraged over the rigged elections and the torture they had endured for months, they chanted: "Resist the oppression!"
On May 10, the general election was held. 2 out of 3 districts in Jeju boycotted the election. In response, newly elected president Syngman Rhee ordered a quarantine in Jeju. Those who defied the quarantine would be shot to death.
Under the command of the US Military Government, police, soldiers, and paramilitaries waged total war in Jeju. They burned entire villages to the ground, and raped, tortured, and executed their inhabitants. Bodies were thrown into mass graves. By 1954, 30,000-60,000 were dead.
The Jeju Massacre is one of the darkest events in Korea's history. 20% of Jeju's population was killed, and 1 in 3 were displaced. Knowledge of the massacre was suppressed for decades, and today President Yoon is trying to censor it from history books.
The US never acknowledged its role in the massacre and claims to have "saved" Korea from communism. But the US did not bring freedom or democracy to Korea — only division and mass death.
We will never forget the martyrs of Jeju.
-- Nodutdol | 노둣돌, 3 Apr 2023
#jeju island#korea#japanese imperialism#police brutality#us imperialism#rape m /#torture m /#murder m /
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There's virtually no coverage in English of the mass workers' protests in South Korea yesterday organized by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU).
Fortunately the comrades from Nodutdol for Korean Community Development are posting updates on Twitter. Keep in mind that these actions were held in defiance of a total government ban on labor rallies:
"Reports are still trickling in, but the Jan 15 All-People’s Mobilization seems to have been a success. Here are photos from the 15,000-person rally held in the Yeouido area of Seoul.
"The All-People’s Mobilization also featured demands for a peace treaty to end the Korean War, permanent suspension of US military exercises in Korea, and more. Workers are not only fighting to improve their conditions but also for peace and reunification. "
#South Korea#KCTU#workers#protest#Seoul#class struggle#imperialism#antiwar#occupation#repression#Nodutdol
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