I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 216



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (216)

“Your Majesty is entering.”

This is the Daedeok County official residence.

I stood before the reporters as the General of the ROK-US Combined Forces.

The ROK-US alliance, which had not engaged in military action for 10 years since the Second Middle East War, once again demonstrated its presence in this Balkan Peninsula conflict.

However, it should not be misunderstood that this war was not a fight for profit or hegemony.

What would the US and South Korea have to gain by getting involved in this conflict?

I just volunteered to do something I didn’t have to do to stop the dirty war that killed people because of their religion and ethnicity.

I’m just here to emphasize that,

First of all, it instilled pride in the hearts of the soldiers who participated in this operation.

“Everyone, 127,000 people have lost their lives in this Balkan conflict. Of those, only about 8,000 were Serbian vigilantes who participated in the massacre, and the rest were innocent civilians.

The soldiers who participated in this operation must have been shocked by the tragedy they witnessed. As a Marshal of the Allied Forces, I hereby pledge to support the soldiers in their mental and physical suffering.

The government has demanded much from soldiers and citizens under the pretext of patriotism, but has not given much in return for their sacrifices. But that too will become a thing of the past.”

There are about 3 million civil servants in the United States.

About 270,000 of them belong to the Military Personnel Department.

The places that support veterans include 151 hospitals, 1,100 outpatient clinics, 120 nursing homes, 212 rehabilitation centers, 47 veterans compensation centers, and 111 national cemeteries.

Just looking at this, you might think that the U.S. government provides a lot of support for veterans.

However, there are recent statistics that show that 26% of the homeless in the United States are veterans, and as the U.S. government’s financial deficit accumulates, support for veterans is also gradually decreasing.

If you think about it logically, is it possible to support over 300,000 discharged soldiers with just over 1,000 outpatient clinics and 100 nursing homes?

The country demanded a lot from its soldiers, putting patriotism first, and the soldiers completed difficult missions because of that patriotism, but in reality, they got nothing in return.

Is it really enough to just have the pride of having fought for your country?

I have separated patriotism and a sense of mission here.

“Patriotism is something that the government demands of you. But a sense of duty is something that you have of your own accord. Soldiers, did you go to this war because of a sense of duty? Or was it because of patriotism?”

It may be hard to imagine now, but the United States passed a draft law in 1917.

Refusal to serve without a valid reason was referred to a military court, and conscientious objectors faced up to 20 years in prison.

In 1918, a military tribunal was established to try conscientious objectors, during which 17 people were sentenced to death and 142 to life imprisonment.

What would happen if we did not call for patriotism in this atmosphere? That is how young Americans were hurt by government violence disguised as patriotism.

It was from this time that the perception that not fighting for one’s country was a disgrace took hold.

Do young Americans volunteer to join the military because they don’t value their lives?

If you look into it, there’s a reason for everything.

“If I get drafted, there’s a good chance I’ll be assigned to a unit I don’t want to be in.”

“Then it would be better to volunteer?”

If you volunteer, you have a better chance of being assigned to the unit you want, but if you don’t, you’ll be assigned to a unit that’s perfect for cannon fodder.

In a country like this, it’s only natural that young Americans would rather volunteer than be drafted; they’ve been sacrificed to government-enforced patriotism.

Of course, these are things of the past. As time passes, social perceptions in the United States have changed, and the political world has been forced to pay attention to the public’s opinion.

In the United States, which officially abolished the military draft in 1972, the number of draftees, which had reached nearly 11 million, also disappeared like smoke.

So what about the American soldiers who fought in this Balkan war?

Did the country grab you by the collar and drag you to the battlefield?

This fight was not a war waged for American hegemony or interests, but to prevent a dirty war that involves inhumane killings.

There are many soldiers who participated in the war with a sense of mission; they are heroes who prevented the indiscriminate massacre of civilians, and they should naturally be proud of it.

This is the common ideology,

I instilled in the soldiers a sense of mission, not patriotism.

“The era of fighting for the country and government is over. In the past, many countries fought dirty wars for the sake of the government and the country’s interests, but now we must fight for the value of peace.

Only then can we instill pride in the hearts of our soldiers.

“All soldiers who participated in this war, please return home proudly. You are heroes who fought for the common ideal of world peace. I express my respect and gratitude for the sense of duty of the soldiers who volunteered for peace.”

This incident had a huge impact on American public opinion.

Americans have gone to war for the sake of patriotism.

It is natural to wage war even if it is somewhat irrational for the sake of the country’s interests, and in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Kurds were killed.

So did they return home with a sense of mission in their hearts? Or did they suffer from guilt for having fought a dirty war?

But this war was different.

Heroes who fought to protect the common ideal of world peace rather than government interests, and American public opinion also evaluated that this war was worthwhile.

Did the US and South Korea gain any land or resources from this fight?

Not only did it save the lives of innocent civilians, it was natural that it would receive support not only from the United States but also from the world.

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[Now is the time for a sense of mission, not patriotism]

[You must act according to your own beliefs, not according to pressure from the government and society.]

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I kept a close eye on trends in American society from the Daedeok County official residence.

It is clear that recent events have changed Americans’ perceptions.

The number of people who agreed that patriotism is important fell from 71% (1961) to 38% (1980).

Twenty years is enough time for public opinion to change, but during that time, how many people were pushed into battle by government and social pressure?

I too feel a sense of responsibility as someone who led that dirty war.

When the US started a war in China and the Middle East for its own national interest, didn’t I join the war to have a go at it?

So now we are trying to establish a world government that can create a common ideology and enforce it.

But if you look closely, this process is also very coercive.

Who created the so-called common ideology in the first place?

Christian fundamentalism, which once ruled the world, rejected socialism based on Christian doctrine. It is the same with socialism, and religion is the opium of the poor, so they completely rejected Christian fundamentalism.

The conflict between Christianity and socialism is a struggle for hegemony to establish a common ideology that will rule the world. In the end, establishing a common ideology means nothing more than dyeing the entire world in Christianity or socialism.

Did Europeans under the Christian system persecute and enslave other races because they did not know fraternity and freedom?

For them, charity and freedom were a logic that only included fellow Christians, and other races were considered beasts that needed to be conquered and converted.

This is a problem that will also apply to the world government that will be established in the future.

What happens to those who do not follow the ideology of the World Government?

Can Muslims, who consider religion as part of their daily lives, live under a world government?

I’m not sure about that either.

Islamic society is a group where people can kill their own family for honor, and these people have strong tribal and patriarchal tendencies, and the group itself is a lump of ideology.

What would outsiders say if I killed my daughter for the honor of my tribe?

But violence against women is far from the common ideology I pursue, so how should the world government intervene in this incident?

Are we going to forcibly disband the group to stop the inhuman violence?

That means war, can soldiers be proud of that war?

Whether Muslims commit honor killings on their own families or not, that is their own problem and has nothing to do with us. But if you look at it that way, the US-ROK allied forces had no justification for intervening in the Balkan conflict.

The Balkan Peninsula problem is their problem, so why don’t we just watch? Interfering in it is a hegemonic act.

If I think about it, I am also a person full of errors.

They are encouraging people to follow a sense of mission rather than patriotism towards the world, and behind the scenes, they are creating a group called the World Government.

How can someone like me call himself an apostle of justice? I know very well that I am nothing more than a mastermind plotting to rule the world.

But it’s something that can’t be stopped now,

He also invited Shah Pahlavi II of Iran to participate in establishing a world government.

Iran is a country that adopted secularism early on, and although it believes in Islam, it does not adhere to it absolutely.

Women have long since abandoned their hijabs, and the streets of Tehran, the capital of Iran, are teeming with girls striding down the streets in skirts.

As Western civilization was adopted, people’s perceptions also moved away from Islam, and inhumane acts such as honor killings only occur in rural tribal societies.

Is there any reason why Iran cannot participate in the establishment of a world government?

Pahlavi II agreed and issued a nationwide ban on honor killings.

But would a tribal society listen to that?

Islamic fundamentalists within Iran have risen up against the Iranian government.

This was a development I had fully expected, but I didn’t hesitate.

World opinion is also turning against the honor killings taking place in Iran, and is joining forces with the Iranian government to completely destroy tribal society.

“Please divorce me.”

“Divorce? I’d rather kill you!!”

“Marry that man!!”

“no, I do not want!!”

“Then die by my hand!!”

More than 400 honor killings of this kind occur in Iran every year.

Not long ago, there was even an incident where a tribal society murdered a woman who had fled abroad to escape domestic violence. So who should die, the victim or the perpetrator?

World opinion was unified on one side, and force was used without hesitation.

In the process, 18,000 Islamic fundamentalists were killed, and those who opposed the common ideology were thoroughly excluded.

In this way, the world is being unified under one ideology.

The fight with myself became more intense with each passing day.

‘Do you want to become the ruler of the world? A person who even resigned because he didn’t like the Korean president, and now wants to establish a world government?’

‘For the sake of world peace, we need a common ideology. Should we just leave the Iranian tribal society, where honor killings are common, alone?’

‘So? Are you saying you want to become the president of the world government?’

‘There’s nothing I can’t do.’

The desire for power that constantly blossoms within my heart,

If this goes out of control, won’t I end up like the Pope from the Middle Ages?

The common ideology that governs the world government was drafted by me. If you look closely, I am the creator of this world and the god who executes its will.

Will I remain the creator of a world government or will I remain an example of power running wild?

From now on, it’s a fight with myself,

The hardest fight of my life has begun.