Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 233



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#233 It’s not a human baby

“It is certainly unreasonable to call it the ‘main culprit,’ but it is also true that it had a significant impact.”

“Then where on earth did the saying that the Peron couple are the main culprits for ruining the Argentine economy come from?”

“That kind of thing is particularly severe in our country, and I think it’s because of our country’s modern political situation.”

“What is the original political situation in Korea?”

“Yes, it is. We have worked really hard and shed blood and sweat since the Korean War. In general, people like my father and mother suffered a lot. Fathers went to Germany as miners, to the Middle East where martyrs died as construction workers, and mothers worked in wig factories and fishing rod factories from an early age. Even at the Cheonggyecheon clothing factory, workers had to work with sewing machines for more than 14 hours a day while breathing in dust in harsh conditions. “They said it was a waste of time to go to the bathroom, so they didn’t even let me eat soup.”

“oh my god… … .”

“In a situation where the country must be developed, there was controversy over whether to increase the size of the pie first, or to share the pie once it had grown to a certain extent, but since it was an authoritarian regime, the government’s position was consistent. The position was that the pie must be expanded first, and workers’ demands were thrown into the trash can. South America, including Argentina, was an example of forcing patience on the people while doing this. Something like this. ‘Now, look! “Isn’t this what the country has become because we have been swayed by left-wing populism?”

“… … .”

“Obviously, there are aspects that require patience when developing a country from nothing. But our country has gone a bit too far. In the end, it wasn’t until the democratic government came into power that these things began to be corrected. However, because media companies generally represented the interests of large corporations, there was still a tendency to attack welfare policies by citing examples from South America such as Argentina. Of course, there were cases where unreasonable financial expenditures were made to actually obtain votes.”

“okay.”

“Anyway, originally, there were many cases in which South American populism was criticized in our country. “Even the collapse of Venezuela had an impact.”

“What if it’s Venezuela?”

“It contains a lot of sulfur, but Venezuela is the country with the world’s largest crude oil reserves. Moreover, its territory is more than four times that of the Korean Peninsula. It’s not even a desert. It is a very good land for agriculture and livestock farming. But can you believe that in a country like this, most of its citizens have become beggars and have to dig through trash cans to find food? “Young girls go to neighboring countries and sell their bodies to make a living?”

“Is that possible? Even if you try to make it like that on purpose, it seems like it would be difficult?”

As Kim Gyu-sik said, it would be difficult to deliberately try to ruin the country like that.

However, Venezuela achieved such a feat(?).

“That’s what happened. “The whole world said it was amazing, so I guess I said it all.”

“her!”

“Anyway, there are many cases of criticizing this by linking it to South America’s unique left-wing populism that started with Peron, but in a word, this is bullshit. In Venezuela, center-left and center-conservative parties have ruled the country stably for a long time since the 1950s, and both pursued the same policy of making a living by selling oil. That means there was no separate left and right.”

“Then what caused it to fail like that?”

“Over several decades, the economic structure has completely changed to depend solely on oil. In this way, when the international price of crude oil is high, you can live well, but when the international price of crude oil falls, you are hit hard. Then two monsters appear. “Monsters called Chavez and Maduro.”

“I remember seeing it too, but isn’t it safe to say that Chavez is definitely a populist? “I heard they sold the oil and distributed it to the people for free?”

“You could say it’s very extreme populism. At that time, oil prices were also skyrocketing. However, Venezuela’s catastrophic failure was not at a level that warranted attention as to what kind of populism it was. To put it bluntly, if that were the case, wouldn’t all oil-producing countries in the Middle East have gone bankrupt? “If you look at the political system, it was the monarchy, so it was at the worst level, right?”

“Well, really?”

“In short, Venezuela is not at a level where we can even discuss policies or precautions or anything like that. It was just two crazy guys who decided to destroy the country. Especially Maduro, that idiot has even converted the military into a private army. What policy are you talking about? So linking Venezuela to Peronism is absolute bullshit. “If you dig into Peronism, how much differentiation and complexity does it become?”

“What kind of place is South America really?”

“… … .”

Kim Gyu-sik sincerely decided that he should tour South America soon.

Because it was an area that I was very curious about in a really bad way.

“Then, going back to the main point, who do you think is the main culprit in ruining Argentina?”

“As I said before, it is very complex, but if you think about it, I think the biggest influence is the brutal policies of the military dictatorship, including Jorge Videla. In fact, it was from then on that I started riding crazy tech. Added to this is the corruption that is unique to South America, so the country is bound to fail. Moreover, few Peronist parties have been in power since Jorge Videla’s military coup in 1976. President Carlos Menem, who is considered to have taken Argentina’s last breath, also came from the Peronist Justice Party, but as soon as he was elected, he abandoned all promises based on Peronism. He became the standard-bearer of neoliberalism, the policy of the military government, and sold off all state-owned enterprises. “Even if we tried to sell it later, it was said that there was nothing to sell.”

“her!”

“Rather, President Nestro Kirchner, who is considered the only normal and successful president in Argentina since Peron, is completely from the Peron party. His early death was a tragedy for Argentina. “From my perspective, it was Argentina’s last chance.”

“Well, it’s a country with no luck.”

“Well, of course. In any case, you should not try to define South America, including Argentina, based on a specific ideology. Now, Henry Kissinger and that evil bastard have been eliminated, and Roosevelt and Truman have listened to me and are paying proper attention to South America, but originally, taking advantage of the Cold War atmosphere, the United States did all kinds of maneuvering to design and instigate a military coup. Because. Other than that, there were a lot of different things going on. Well, it will be no different from a plethora of battles.”

“We need to expand our South American tour plan scheduled for early next year. “I’m really curious.”

“ha ha ha! Do by that way. “You might think, ‘There’s a world like this.’”

“… … .”

The more I listened to Lee Kang-cheol, the more I became curious about South America.

* * *

Warsaw Palace, the presidential palace of the Republic of Poland.

“ha ha ha! welcome! “We sincerely welcome President Lee Kang-cheol’s visit to Poland!”

“ha ha ha! Thank you for your hospitality! President Sosabovsky!”

It was natural for Poland to welcome the President of the Republic of Korea.

It was a fact known only to some of the highest-ranking officials that Lee Kang-cheol was the person who hindered the Soviet Union’s westward advance and even caused its expulsion from the Allied Powers, but regardless, in Poland, he was the enemy of uncommunism and the greatest threat facing the front line after World War II. This is because the Republic of Korea was the country that defeated the Soviet Union and solidified peace in Poland.

However, Lee Kang-cheol also treated Sosabowski, the second president of the Republic of Poland, in an unusually friendly manner.

Knowing how difficult times he had been in history and how much of a patriot he was, I expressed my respect for him as a soldier who had similarly lost his country.

Stanisław Franciszek Sosabowski.

The history of many countries and the life paths of many people have changed due to the intervention of Lee Kang-cheol and the government of the Republic of Korea, but Poland and this person are truly a country and a people that have changed as much as heaven and earth.

Naturally, as the Soviet Union’s westward advance was thwarted, Poland became a member of the Allied Powers and the victorious powers as the Polish Democratic Republic, not as the People’s Republic of Poland, a satellite state of the Soviet Union.

Thanks to this, the territory was expanded to 430,000 ㎢ instead of the original 310,000 ㎢ by taking over what would have originally been western Ukraine, and was developing smoothly after the war.

And this man, President Sosabovsky.

Originally, like almost all members of the Free Polish Army, he would end his life humiliated in England without being able to return to the People’s Republic of Poland, which had become a satellite state of the Soviet Union.

Moreover, this man had to endure more humiliation than other members of the Free Polish Army because the Montgomery bastard passed the blame for the failure of Operation Market Garden on to him.

Operation Market Garden.

It was an operation led by Britain’s Bernard Law Montgomery to restore the Netherlands and end the war before Christmas, but it was an unreasonable operation from the beginning.

Moreover, in Arnhem, the Walter model, which was said to be the best in terms of defensive operations among both sides of World War II, was in effect predicting the Allied offensive.

Of course, there was no way the operation would succeed, and it failed, causing a catastrophe.

The problem is Montgomery, this damn bastard was looking for a scapegoat to avoid responsibility, and the perfect person was I Sosabowski, a member of the Free Polish Army in exile whose country was ruined and no one would listen to his pleas.

Sosabowski was the commander of the 1st Independent Airborne Brigade of the Free Polish Army at the time. He was not responsible for Market Garden, but rather opposed Operation Market Garden, calling it a reckless act of suicide.

However, when the operation was actually carried out and the British army was surrounded, he sacrificed 60% of his troops to clear the British army’s retreat route.

However, the Montgomery bastard placed the blame for the failure of the operation on this person, saying, “This officer demonstrated helpless response skills in a crisis situation and caused controversy.”

No, what are you saying that a general from a ruined country, who commands an airborne brigade that is not even fully staffed, is making him a scapegoat for what he can do?

No, Montgomery isn’t a human, so let’s say that’s possible.

What is the Allied Forces that tolerates such ridiculous claims?

Britain simply did not want its representative soldier to be dishonored, and the United States did not want to bicker with Britain over Montgomery, who was noisy and talkative, so they just ignored it.

Because the victim was a general of a ruined country who would not take sides even if he was crushed.

In short, it was a case that clearly showed that the people of a ruined country were sad and sorrowful no matter where they went or what they did, and Montgomery suffered a fatal blow to his already bad character through this and was criticized for a long time.

Even Patton, who was said to have a terrible personality, did not do the shameful thing of passing the blame on to others.