Ryota Ogura
ASA2 sec2
South Korea's silent majority strikes back
The U.S. base and its related problem is a controversial issue especially
in some eastern Asian countries. Consensus, in its essential meaning, is formed
by silent majority, not active minority. The majority can be even more silent
if a rally is associated with spy. Japan has the problem similar to the case
that is mentioned in the article, and similarly, there are presence of spy and
those who are “red”. The case of the U.S. GIs killed Korean girls in the
traffic accident reminds me the similar news that I heard in Japan. I think
that relating this single accident to the national security issue is nonsense. I doubt that their claim is justified if this accident is their reason for US army withdrawal, and there are not statistics or data; they picked up whatever they can blame US for. The claims of active minority sometime
treated as if it is the atmosphere of the society, especially when they are
featured on the media. Myself being relatively unconcern to the issue, I think if
anti-US civil group criticize the U.S. military repeatedly for the accident,
their claim may sound hysteric to the silent majority. For the most of the activism, those who speak
up are just a very small portion of whole population. For activism to be more influential, it is
important how to make the claim appealing and persuasive to the silent
majority.
Q:Should a claim in activism ever be emotional?
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