[KS] RE: Kim and Nobel
llewis
llewis at wittenberg.edu
Mon Oct 16 04:23:46 EDT 2000
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Jina -
Is there a real question in this posting, or is it just rhetorical? Are
you
asking if someone on this list knows what "Koreans" are celebrating? or
are
you looking for a poll about how we all evaluate KDJ? Do you want a
pyschological analysis of KDJ and his motivation(s)? a deconstruction
of the
Oslo committee's reasoning? or a projection of how late 20th c Korean
political history will be written in 50 yrs? Or - do you want to know
if some
people on this list really believe that KDJ is indeed "a great man doing
great
work"? To that question I think the answer is probably "yes".
Linda Lewis
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>I understand that Kim Dae-jung's Nobel Peace Prize is an honor for the
>awardee and for the country of South Korea.
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>However, what about the role of Kim Jong-il? Shouldn't the North Korean
>leader be recognized as well? If it weren't for KJI's agreeing to the
>North-South talks, the family reunions, and the "unified" Korea during
>the Olympics (only for the opening ceremony!), would KDJ have still been
>recognized for all his "achievements?"
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>In addition, weren't all the events mentioned above an ingenious
>strategy on KDJ's part so that he could reap the Prize (his 13th
>attempt) while he was in Office?
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>KIm Dae-jung's numerous political hardships aside, is he a man who has
>genuinely endeavored to bring Peace and unity to the Korean peninsula or
>has he enterprised all his life to reach the Presidency of South
>Korea? Will his legacy and name be linked with other KOrean political
>leaders, especially past Korean Presidents, or will it be amongst names
>like Ghandi, etc?
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>Are Koreans celebrating the fact that they have a great man doing great
>work or ar they simply celebrating the recognition of such an award?
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>Jina Kim
>Asian Languages and Literature
>University of Washington
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