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The Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly called South Korea, is a US puppet state occupying the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. The rest of Korea is governed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly called North Korea.

Since the ROK is a bourgeois republic (a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, in Marxist terminology) is is riddled with corruption and political scandals. All four living former South Korean presidents have been sentenced to prison for various crimes ranging from abuse of authority to bribery and embezzlement.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Rising anti-capitalism

In recent years, the term "Hell Joseon" or "Hell Korea" (Korean: 헬조선) has become popular to describe the social anxiety and discontent surrounding high unemployment and poor working conditions.^[6]^[7]

South Korean media has also increasingly included narratives of class antagonism which have been poplar successes for Western audiences, with films such as Snowpiercer (2013)^[8] and Parasite (2019)^[9] and the popular TV show Squid Game (2021)^[10]^[11]^[12]

The bourgeoisie media (in South Korea and in the US) carefully ensures that all criticism of capitalism stops just short of providing concrete solutions, lest people become interested in socialism and its various successes around the world.

References

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[6] Lashing out at “Hell Joseon”, young’uns drive ruling party’s election beatdown

[7] Young South Koreans call their country ‘hell’ and look for ways out by the Washington Post

[8] THE TRAIN IS CAPITALISM- SNOWPIERCER AND CLASS CONSCIOUNESS

[9] Parasite and Capitalism: What the Film Says About the Pursuit of Wealth

[10] Squid Game & The Rise Of Anti-Capitalist Entertainment

[11] “The Squid Game”: Anti-Capitalism and Netflix

[12] “Squid Game” Works Because Capitalism Is A Global Scourge

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 Since the ROK is a bourgeois republic (a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, in Marxist terminology) is is riddled with corruption and political scandals. All four living former South Korean presidents have been sentenced to prison for various crimes ranging from abuse of authority to bribery and embezzlement.<ref name="aei">{{Cite news|url=https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/asia/south-koreas-troubling-history-of-jailing-ex-presidents/|title=South Korea's troubling history of jailing ex-presidents|work=AEI|date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|date=|title=Former South Korean president sentenced to prison {{!}} DW {{!}} 30 November 2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/former-south-korean-president-sentenced-to-prison/a-55779280|access-date=10 February 2021|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/08/22/2013082201400.html|title=Ex-President Roh Tae-woo to Pay Remainder of Massive Fine|date=22 August 2013|work=The Chosunilbo|language=en|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=South Korea : President's impeachment on a background of political scandal|url=http://perspective.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/servlet/BMAnalyse?codeAnalyse=2320|agency=Université de Sherbrooke|website=Perspective Monde|language=fr|date=7 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="bbcsource">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45756561|title=South Korea ex-leader jailed for 15 years|work=BBC News|date=5 October 2018}}</ref>
+== Rising anti-capitalism ==
+In recent years, the term '''"'''Hell Joseon" or "Hell Korea" (Korean: 헬조선) has become popular to describe the social anxiety and discontent surrounding high unemployment and poor working conditions.<ref>[http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/739886.html Lashing out at “Hell Joseon”, young’uns drive ruling party’s election beatdown]</ref><ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/young-south-koreans-call-their-country-hell-and-look-for-ways-out/2016/01/30/34737c06-b967-11e5-85cd-5ad59bc19432_story.html Young South Koreans call their country ‘hell’ and look for ways out] by the [[Washington Post]]</ref>
+South Korean media has also increasingly included narratives of class antagonism which have been poplar successes for Western audiences, with films such as ''Snowpiercer'' (2013)<ref>[https://newmultitude.org/snowpiercer-class-consciousness/ THE TRAIN IS CAPITALISM- SNOWPIERCER AND CLASS CONSCIOUNESS]</ref> and ''Parasite'' (2019)<ref>[https://medium.com/incluvie/parasite-and-capitalism-what-the-film-says-about-the-pursuit-of-wealth-993fa7ce7ee1 Parasite and Capitalism: What the Film Says About the Pursuit of Wealth]</ref> and the popular TV show ''Squid Game'' (2021)<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/squid-game-the-rise-of-anti-capitalist-entertainment/ar-AAPaOHG Squid Game & The Rise Of Anti-Capitalist Entertainment]</ref><ref>[https://www.gen-zine.com/post/thesquidgame “The Squid Game”: Anti-Capitalism and Netflix]</ref><ref>[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/squid-game-netflix-review-lupin-international “Squid Game” Works Because Capitalism Is A Global Scourge]</ref>
+The bourgeoisie media (in South Korea and in the US) carefully ensures that all criticism of capitalism stops just short of providing concrete solutions, lest people become interested in [[socialism]] and its [[Successes of socialism|various successes around the world]].
 == References ==
 [[Category:Countries]]