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| Pro-American flunkeyism of GNP flailed |
| 2003-03-03 |
| The headquarters of the People's Movement for Withdrawal of the U.S. Troops in South Korea owned and operated by Kim Jong Il Inc. reportedly issued a commentary on Feb. 24 to denounce the "Grand National Party" for holding a "meeting for opposing the pullback of the U.S. troops," resorting to pro-American flunkeyism. Anybody want to look up "flunkeyism"? The commentary said: The "GNP" clan betrayed its treachery by absurdly saying that because of the U.S. troops a war has been prevented on the Korean Peninsula and the South Korean people live in peace. That we haven't sent the people's army down to visit in 50 years has nothing to do with this. If the party truly worries about "security" it should not invent such a meeting for opposing the pullback of the U.S. troops but hold a meeting for the withdrawal of the U.S. troops to follow the desire of people and strive to vent their pent up grudge against the united states. THEN the people's army will be happy to come visit. In world history imperialists have never sent their troops to protect other countries and people for over five decades. In particular, the United States has sought pleasure in killing people since its emergence. Its history is recorded with aggression of weak and small countries. The U.S. troops can never defended and protect us. For 50 years, they haven't done this. Please, hold us back! The U.S. troops are the brigands who inflict only disasters and misfortune upon the Korean people. However, the assemblymen from the "GNP" want the continued presence of the U.S. troops in South Korea. They cannot but be called U.S. cat's paws. What's the deal with the "cat's paws"? Is that some big time Korean insult? |
| Posted by:Anonymous |
| #3 "Flunkeyism/Toadyism" (Kor. 'sadae' +ism) is the reputed Korean tendency to rely on great power sponsors: China for millennia, Japan during the early modern era, and (for SK) the U.S. since WW2. "Flunkeyism" is the exact opposite of NK's Juche ('self-reliance') philosophy. You can see why the latter has some (abstract) appeal, even in SK. |
| Posted by: migungnom 2003-03-03 18:24:44 |
| #2 I think that's because the NKors wore it out... |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-03-03 15:26:22 |
| #1 Nah, "cat's-paws" is an English insult. See. Not really commonly used, though. |
| Posted by: John Thacker 2003-03-03 13:48:15 |