An Original Thought@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareSeoun (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-212 hours agoHan Kang’s novel <We Do Not Part> well describes this event.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 hours ago Nobel prize recipient Why even bother mentioning this? Nobody cares about the opinions of some crusty old imperialist fuckheads. They are clearly deeply unserious in their prize selection process.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoI also recommend Han Kang’s Human Acts, going over the Gwang-Ju Massacre by the butcher Chun Do-Hwan.
Han Kang’s novel <We Do Not Part> well describes this event.
Why even bother mentioning this? Nobody cares about the opinions of some crusty old imperialist fuckheads. They are clearly deeply unserious in their prize selection process.
You’re right… edited
I also recommend Han Kang’s Human Acts, going over the Gwang-Ju Massacre by the butcher Chun Do-Hwan.