[KS] Re: To the Observer of Korean Politics

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Just a short note on p´unsu seen as an obstacle, for instance, 
when building a road etc. : p´unsu pratitioners do not only look at 
the landscape and base their decisions only on what is there, 
deciding positively or negatively. P`unsu as a aesthethic system 
also has a pragmatic side to it: If the place does not offer 100% of 
the necessary conditions there is a number of measures to be 
taken to MAKE it 100%. And with the observation how bulldozers 
play an enormous role in shaping the landscape in Korea these 
days, my feeling is that practical considerations must play a much 
greater role these days than traditional values... P´unsu can be 
made use of on a more real and on a more symbolic level. 

Greetings, Werner Sasse
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  Prof.Dr. Werner Sasse
  Korean Studies Section
  University of Hamburg
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