tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post5015207622665065026..comments2024-03-18T17:17:00.423+13:00Comments on Not PC: Asian History By InductionPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-10129811585583983932012-07-14T09:20:06.635+12:002012-07-14T09:20:06.635+12:00Korean history is far more relevant to the future ...Korean history is far more relevant to the future than anything out of Japan. South Korea was the poorest country in the world in 1960 & 28 years later ROK were hosting the Olympic Games. <br />If the two Koreas hadn’t been created Korea would be wealthier than Japan. <br /><br />As bad as North Korea is it is still the model Marx state. A terrible achievement but in left wing terms North Korea is a successful country. <br /><br />Japan’s postwar wealth creation was due to the destruction of the Japan government by US occupation forces. It took around 30 to 40 yrs for the Japanese government to reassert itself over the private sector and the results are plain to see.<br /><br />It’s pretty much the same when comparing Japanese history to Korean pre 1890.<br /><br />(South) Korea has the historical building blocks that Japan doesn’t.Simonnoreply@blogger.com