While I am not a fan of Lee Myung-bak, I do think his government is being unfairly attacked over the beef issue. He was voted in on a platform of drastic change; change necessary to move Korea forward. Also, I do realize that beef isn’t the “whole” reason thousands are on the street every night, [...]
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The beeftests continue
Protests over US beef entering the Korean market continued over the weekend, with between 18,000 (police estimate) and 200,000 (protester estimate) people taking part. A photographer by the name of pwalks has some absolutely amazing pictures from protests that took place on the 28th and 29th of June. Check them out.
Another “peaceful” protest was scheduled [...]
What’s the real beef?
For the record, I smoke, I eat meat products, and I love to shoot a good protest now and then. Nevertheless, with what’s been happening over the last couple of months, I can’t help but think people will believe anything they hear/read. The beef issue is complex, and I won’t try to simplify it. For [...]