![]() ![]() Historically, the Korean peninsula had been invaded by numerous countries outside. These people especially have a strong attachment to the 'pure blood' theory. Unfortunately, most of those men have a distorted view towards minjok, which was created mostly during the Park Chung hee government. But a great number of old Korean men still do not let the word minjok from their minds. ![]() Since there are no external invasions, people slowly forget about it. This tendency was predictable because the original purpose of the term minjok was on uniting the people and defending themselves from external forces. People do not think much about minjok these days. Park Chung-hee is one of those who who used minjok to make people obedient, and especially, implant anti-communism in their minds.Even in North Korea, this idea of minjok was used to justify the reign of Kim il sung. However, after the independence from Japan, with the Korean war, the original meaning of the term minjok was being abused in political fields. ![]()
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