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Mo (objectively correct) Ⓐ☭

Nov 22, 2021

Uh no Koreans did not hold a general strike bc of a show, they held the strike bc of the horrible labor practices and the lack of affordable housing and access to education. These conditions have been happening for decades with the U.S. having a big hand in it

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@__MoBlack

· Nov 20, 2021

I just wanna point out that when South Koreans saw Squid Game they did a general strike, but when Americans saw Squid Game they immediately tried to do it in real life

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The cont. division of Korea, U.S. neocolonialism and the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie in south still remain and are the obstacles towards peace, reunification and liberation. May the spirits of the people’s uprising live on in the struggle for liberation and reunification

Both Chun and Roh died in 2021, never facing justice for their crimes against the people. At first, they were sentenced to death and then sentenced to 17 years before being eventually pardoned under the administration of Kim Young-sam (김영삼)

Chun Doo-hwan remained in power until 1987. Roh Tae-woo replaced Chun as president in 1988 and was responsible for the mass evictions leading up to the 1988 Olympics, the sealing of a cave where the remains of the Jeju Uprising were found and his role in the Gwangju Massacre.

Under the support of the Carter administration, the military dictatorship sent in forces from the DMZ to the Gwangju to suppress the uprising. The people held on to the city for nine days. On May 27, under the support of the US, the military retook the city. Over 2000 ppl died.

For years before the uprising, labor movements, student-led movements and anti-dictatorship organizations had been struggling against the U.S. sponsored dictatorships. Thousands had died in abhorrent labor conditions, and arrested and tortured by the police.

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Today marks the anniversary of the Gwangju People’s Uprising where thousands of people living in Gwangju took to the streets and fought back against the U.S. backed military dictatorship of Chun Doo-hwan. 🧵⬇️

A black and white photograph showing thousands of people in the middle of a square in Gwangju, May 1980

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my long estranged father of nearly 7 years just finally served my mom divorce papers knowing we can’t afford a lawyer 🫠 venmo’s sofiaelena18 if you wanna help with legal costs bc i am jobless atm and my mom is a fucking paraprofessional in texas so we are poor

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downtown adventures

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May 14

you’re literally funding the IOF

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Secretary Antony Blinken

@SecBlinken

· May 13

We were deeply troubled by the images of Israeli police intruding into the funeral procession of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh. Every family deserves to lay their loved ones to rest in a dignified and unimpeded manner.

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@tsengputterman

May 12

Sorry to be obnoxious but the way that #AAPIHeritageMonth narrates our histories as an innocuous, decontextualized arrival to the "land of the free" is doing a lot of work to spin a story of colonialism, empire, and capitalism into one of U.S. exceptionalism and liberal inclusion

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With the election of Yoon Seok-yeol, not only his domestic policies are troubling (cutting min wage, targeting migrant and foreign workers, his support of abolishing the Ministry of Family and Gender Equality) but also of his support for bolstering Japanese and U.S. militarism.

….and the bolstering of japanese and south korean companies which the chaebols had origins to class collaborators during the colonial era. not only were there increased U.S. military presence in south Korea but also in Okinawa where U.S. military bases are positioned… (2/3)

ON THE SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN TREATY: It it’s also important to remember how with the normalization of japan-south korean relations in the 60s, it marked a return of japanese militarism in conjunction with u.s. imperialism in the region… (1/3)

This is very reminiscent of the 1965 south Korea-Japan treaty where South Korean-Japanese relations where normalized under the direction of the U.S.. This wasn’t voted by the people but by the U.S. backed military dictatorship of Park Chung-hee.

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Nodutdol | 노둣돌

@nodutdol

· May 10

Yoon has also called for efforts to build with Japan. Yoon is open to a south Korea-Japan military alliance against north Korea, which could deploy Japanese soldiers to Korea. Yoon’s pro-Japan policy seeks to erase Japan’s colonial past. news.v.daum.net/v/202202252215

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May 9

I really wish my health insurance would get it through their fucking heads that I’ve been disabled for 24 years now and that will not change so stop making me go to the doctor every time I need repairs on my powerchair

May 8

me and who?

Free Book Stand in Denver

Little Read Books

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May 6

SOCIALIST EDUCATION IN KOREA: SELECTED WORKS OF KIM IL-SUNG, edited by

Socialist Education in Korea a book by Riley Seungyoon Park and Cambria York

& Cambria York

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Publishing the selected works of Kim Il-Sung on education is a controversial move in the United States. In fact, there's almost a proportional relationship between the demonization of the DPRK and...

May 5

all my hair is gone!

May 5

I gave my final presentation today and I’m officially done with my first year of grad school!

May 5

please rt and b00st!! twitter.com/floralmedley/s

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why does the capitalist class care about abortion? the U.S. economy relies on the uncompensated labor of birthing people to function: a historically low birth rate means low consumer demand and less replaceable workers. reproductive justice is class war.(thread 🧵)

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As the military continues to push out people from their homelands for land and naval bases, contaminate water sources in Hawaii, Guam and Okinawa and leave unexploded bombs in Vietnam and Laos them: hey look we have ✨diversity✨

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U.S. Marines

@USMC

· May 1

Throughout the month of May, the Marine Corps celebrates and recognizes the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. #AAPI #AAPIHeritageMonth #Diversity #MarinesoftheCorps #USMC

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May 2

Will I ever get this paper done and go to bed at a decent time? Find out at 11

May 1

해물파전 is so delicious, i’m thinking about making my own version 🤔

Apr 30

1. One of my fave moots, fave noona! I love you and everything you do!

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Apr 30

got inducted into a psychology honors society and ate 해물파전! 🤩

Apr 28

this absolutely! how else are we going to build to a better world and future if we are not connecting to the masses of people? We cannot let the ruling bourgeois class continue with their propaganda

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Esperanza

@endclasssociety

· Apr 28

To the people who criticize me for appearing on CNN once, or for speaking to groups organized by people I disagree with, I have one thing to say to you: marginality is too high a price to pay for purity. Our ideas need to be heard. They need to be put in front of the masses.

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Apr 27

My developmental psychology professor is leaving after this semester so I gave her one of my Socialist Education book copies as a going-away gift. She said she is so proud of me 🥺❤️

Apr 27

I hate finals week

Apr 23

todays look

Apr 23

eco-imperialism

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Disclose.tv

@disclosetv

· Apr 22

NOW - Biden: "In the US military, every vehicle is going to be climate-friendly. We're spending billions of dollars to do it."

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Apr 19

again I want to reiterate that if we are going to discuss politics within South Korea, we need to think beyond media portrayals bc it may not be an accurate representation. Squid Game is not the magical seed towards class consciousness

Apr 19

no, the show was just a critique of South Korean society, that does not mean it’s inherently pro-DPRK/pro-reunification. yes the NSL is a thing but I think this claim is a bit of a stretch

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Suki’s Mom

@sammajammaz

· Apr 19

Kang Sae-byeok does not answer in this scene because praising the DPRK in South Korea is a crime under the National Security Law.

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Apr 16

I got the copy for my book!

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Apr 15

happy birthday to Chairman and revolutionary Kim Il Sung! It has been a honor to engage in his work. May his revolutionary spirit live on for a free and united Korea! Out with U.S. imperialists and their collaborators!

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Peace, Land, and Bread

@plbmagazine

· Apr 15

Today, we remember not only the great Kim Il Sung—born this day in 1912—but also the continued relevance of his important theoretical work. If you have not already, be sure to check out our recent publication of his work on education and pedagogy at peacelandbread.com/books!