Very interesting back story to this entire event ⏬️. I'm suspecting soldiers were not "in it to win it" but more of a "show?" I'd be surprised if "injuries" would have been tolerated, but I'm just a bystander here.
I feel like there’s still a level of respect here on the soldier’s side too, though. If a protestor did that in the US the law enforcement side would have likely went ballistic and started trying to beat the crap out of him or start firing tear gas into the crowd.
Yes, the United States is a total quasi-military police state. The way some cops treat vets, when they’ve been made aware that they are dealing with high ranking military, nothing matters but their fragile egos.
Sadly yeah, cops here nowadays are on something else, it's like another level of a power trip, might be mixed with brainwashed racism if you're in the south. They probably wouldn't even care if you were a vet.
Thats an awesome point. I am curious if at least some of their "respect" is rooted in the mandatory military service. Say we implemented that today; how would US police handle a similar situation in say 100 years? Unless there were drastic systematic changes, I imagine the violent tendencies remain.
The thing is very able bodied male in Korea has military training. So just because you are currently in the military doesn’t mean squat when you face the average Korean citizen.
Well in a nation that values martial arts what do you expect? lol 😂😂 yeah that’s some kung fu right there but I do know that kung fu is chinese, however, it is a martial arts. And the moves move around the martial arts world. It if works it works.
I wouldn't have said this when I was a growing up and living with an army-hating dad, but I kind of wish we had mandatory service for a year or two. It would be good training and discipline for a lot of people (the ones who pass the tests to get in, of course).
Everyone, regardless of gender. Mandatory service doesn't have to be military, but national service would, at least theoretically, be good for the country. It would throw people from differing backgrounds together in situations where they have to depend on each other.
Yes, i agree with this. It can take many forms, even if the default could be military. It should be based not on gender, sexual orientation, race, and up to 35-40, as long as some national or community service is done. In any case it should be mandatory and it would also strengthen resume's.
Every male does national service, so it’s not unusual to see someone who looks like you in uniform. The repel of the aggressor here was probably learned in boot camp.
what people don’t understand is that korean college students train as protesters and endure teargas throughout their undergraduate years and then the males all serve military draft so they are all former military. They’ve been on both sides and have empathy for both.
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"welp, this is my life now, facing the other direction"
...i suspect his heart was not in his work
That guy remembers his tae kwon do.
#hiskungfuwasbetter