Anti-American Everywhere?

In Response to “South Korea’s Pro-US “Silent Majority” Strikes Back” by CNSNews and “Living in a ‘Sea of Fire’” by Michael Hurt

An example of Anti-American propaganda.

In the letter by Michael Hurt, he talked about how South Koreans were protesting the US army because of two accidental deaths of middle school girls. Even though the US Army has apologized profusely and given the family retributions, this accident was blown up out of proportions in the Korean news. Then, as Hurt has mentioned, many White Americans living in South Korea started receiving harassment and threats because of the over-sensitized protest. Each little act done by an “American” was publicized but the acts of some Koreans towards Americans were rarely seen. I think all of this is unnecessary to have the protest escalate to enormous proportions. It surprised me how there could be an anti-American sentiment going on in South Korea, I was thought that the relationship between US and S. Korea was friendly.

            In the second article, it talked about how the anti-American sentiment was only a minority full of misinformed people. It also talked about a rally of South Koreans who will urge the South Korean government to not hurt their friendship with the US. I agree with the article when it said the view of North wanting peace is distorted. As we all know now, North Korea did not want peace, it wants to unify Korea under force and under their totalitarian idea of leadership. Now I wonder, why is there anti-American sentiment and bad reputation for the US army wherever they are stationed? What is the point in hating on Americans for decisions made between the governments of each country?

Xishan (Lucy) Ye

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