'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





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Friday, December 10, 2010

Text Fwd: How Can This Be "Politics"? 어떻게 이것이 정치일 수 있는가?

* Image & caption source: same as the link
Disband the Railroading National Assembly Members of 'Counter Four River Project' staged a protest in front of the National Assembly, denouncing the irregular passage of bills led by Hannara Party Assemblymen. Photo by Jung Gee-yun color@kyunghyang.com


The Kyunghyang Shinmun
How Can This Be "Politics"?
Posted on : 2010-12-10

President Lee Myung-bak visited Indonesia yesterday and said that "the Republic of Korea will pursue to become a mature global country that contributes to peace and prosperity while respecting human rights and liberal democracy. It is a shameful speech even considering his remarks were made outside of South Korea that President Lee mentioned respect of human rights, who made Korean Human Rights Commission insubstantial and even forged it into a 'North Korea Human Rights Commission'.

It does not befit the president that Lee's government mentions world peace even after he failed in preventing and taking post factum measures regarding North Korea's provocations on Yeonpyeong Island, and receiving a brand of incapacity in national security. Above all things, it does not befit a president that Lee mentions "respect of liberal democracy" even after he gave directives that the budget bill be passed before his departure to Indonesia and as a result induced an utter bloody disorder in the National Assembly.

The heart of liberal democracy lies in competition among political parties and respect for legislature. Competition among political parties starts from recognizing the existence of opposing parties and respecting them.

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Hankyoreh
GNP criticized for violating democratic procedures
: Discussions failed to take place at National Assembly committees over the wide-ranging bills railroaded by the party

Dec. 10, 2010

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