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TIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strike (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] cnlwhs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Han Kang's novel well describes this event.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago

I also recommend Han Kang's Human Acts, going over the Gwang-Ju Massacre by the butcher Chun Do-Hwan.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months 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.

[-] cnlwhs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

You're right... edited

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