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Korean women sue US military over forced prostitution (trt.global)

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[-] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 days ago

"The lawsuit seeks 10 million won ($7,200) in compensation per victim."

That is not enough..

[-] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 2 points 1 day ago

And they still don't pay it.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 days ago

I see, the US occupation continues the proud Japanese tradition of using comfort women in Korea.

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 days ago

Now, to be fair, they do it in Japan too.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sex trafficker country amerikkka

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 38 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Back off of Korea! Leave Korea to Koreans! Systemic oppression and assault of Koreans, Korean women especially, from the US imperialist forces on the peninsula has been going on for decades.

[-] zrst@lemmy.cif.su -5 points 1 day ago

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

No. There is only one Korea, just 2 halves with different governments. Secondly, the DPRK is doing better than they have been in a long time, and the ROK's strict stratification is due to its genuine revolutionary potential. As the US Empire wanes, the ROK won't be able to brutally repress its working class as effectively. The "low birthrates" thing isn't going to cause the ROK to go extinct, it's a sign of the heightened contradictions in its colonized status.

[-] zrst@lemmy.cif.su -4 points 1 day ago

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

The DPRK did not collapse even during the Arduous March, the fact that they are consistently doing better means they aren't in a death spiral. There are more overweight people than just Kim Jong-Un, and he isn't an absolute leader, just head of state.

As for learning about the DPRK, they have state media and tourists from other countries like Russia and China help fill in the gaps. It is extremely hard to verify information, but it isn't non-existent either, which means you can't just make shit up like claiming it's in a death spiral or that Kim Jong-Un is some absolute ruler and not just a head of state.

As a side-note, private press isn't necessarily more correct or honest than public press. It just happens to reflect the views of the wealthy capitalists that own the press.

[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago

If the US were to leave that place, i guarantee you that koreans would instantly reach an agreement.

[-] muhyb@programming.dev 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

US military bases ~~in the far East~~ are a mess. Everytime some rape incident happens in Okinawa base, they don't let Japan to trial those soldiers. Forced prostitution is not so different from rape either.