Thursday, April 15, 2004
Korean Election
It's voting day in Korea which blessedly is on a Thursday thus giving all us working mugs time to sleep, buy flashcards for teaching and climb mountains.
Like most countries with democracy, the difference between the main parties in Korea has become minute just before the election. Everybody has been falling over themselves to be as mediocre as possible and grab ALL the voters rather than the senile old coots and wealthy who would vote for the Grand National Party or the students and hard up who would vote for the Uri Party. The rest of the people (who we will call 'normal') vote both ways depending on levels of stupidness. The more stupid they are the more likely they are to vote for the GNP. Throw in a president who has been impeached about a month ago and rampant corruption, firings, resignations, regular prison sentences for politicians and heads of companies (who either go to prison or commit suicide) and it makes for an interesting time.
Personally I'm hoping the Uri Party win in a landslide and I think they will win (though not in a landslide) and the grumpy old men who want to run the country all crawl into corners and quietly pass away over the next 20 years. It's about time this country was run by the people who make up most of the population. Not the most power hungry, corrupt, conservative amongst them.
I'll let you know what happens and more importantly for my bank account...what happens to the exchange rate!
Like most countries with democracy, the difference between the main parties in Korea has become minute just before the election. Everybody has been falling over themselves to be as mediocre as possible and grab ALL the voters rather than the senile old coots and wealthy who would vote for the Grand National Party or the students and hard up who would vote for the Uri Party. The rest of the people (who we will call 'normal') vote both ways depending on levels of stupidness. The more stupid they are the more likely they are to vote for the GNP. Throw in a president who has been impeached about a month ago and rampant corruption, firings, resignations, regular prison sentences for politicians and heads of companies (who either go to prison or commit suicide) and it makes for an interesting time.
Personally I'm hoping the Uri Party win in a landslide and I think they will win (though not in a landslide) and the grumpy old men who want to run the country all crawl into corners and quietly pass away over the next 20 years. It's about time this country was run by the people who make up most of the population. Not the most power hungry, corrupt, conservative amongst them.
I'll let you know what happens and more importantly for my bank account...what happens to the exchange rate!
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