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Title: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 09, 2017, 02:10:24 PM
Don't let the term Conservative here fool ya. An SK conservative is closer to a hardline socialist, while the winner, a liberal, is just an appeasing squishy socialist, closer to that of a Fabian Socialist.

I posted this because it puts a crimp in Trump's plans of keeping a THAAD anti missile system on the SK DMZ, as well as using the threat of SK going nuclear, neither of which will be welcomed by the new socialist President.
But he still has Japan as a card yet to be played, as well as Guam.


SEOUL (Reuters) – Liberal politician Moon Jae-in won South Korea's presidential election on Tuesday, an exit poll showed, an expected victory that would end nearly a decade of conservative rule and bring a more conciliatory approach toward North Korea.

A decisive win for Moon would end months of political turmoil that led to parliament's impeachment of conservative former President Park Geun-hye over an extensive corruption scandal.

The Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment in March, making Park the first democratically elected leader in South Korea to be removed from office and triggering a snap election to choose her successor.

Wearing a dark blue suit and blue tie, Moon was seen shaking hands with supporters and party officials and smiling on his way to a meeting of his Democratic Party after the exit poll results were announced.

"We will need to calmly wait and see as this was just exit polls," he told party members. "But if things go on this way and we win, today's victory is thanks to sheer desperation of the people who wanted a regime change."

"We will accomplish the two tasks given to us, reform and national unity that the people of this country desire."

The exit poll by South Korea's three biggest broadcasters showed Moon, 64, capturing 41.4 percent of the votes in a field of 13 candidates. Official results were expected in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.

Former prosecutor Hong Joon-pyo was second with 23.3 percent of the votes and centrist candidate Ahn Cheol-soo had 21.1 percent. Definitive official results were expected early on Wednesday. A plurality is enough for victory.

"If exit polls are true, I will accept the results and just be satisfied with the fact that the Liberty Korea Party will be restored," a downbeat-looking Hong told members of his conservative party.

Ahn said he would "humbly accept" the result.
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/liberal-moon-jae-wins-south-korean-election/
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Hoofer on May 09, 2017, 05:13:43 PM
Solar, you were over there.

Seriously, have you ever wanted to say, "We're outta here, you idiots want us gone, go arm yourselves and defend miserable ...!"
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 09, 2017, 05:46:47 PM
Quote from: Hoofer on May 09, 2017, 05:13:43 PM
Solar, you were over there.

Seriously, have you ever wanted to say, "We're outta here, you idiots want us gone, go arm yourselves and defend miserable ...!"
It's no different than most places, half love us, the other half are leftists that want our money.
You can expect to see our popularity drop with the new administration in power because they know if they can raise the ire of the populace, they can milk us for more freebies, problem is, Trump won't play that shit because he knows what they're up to, it is after all, right out of the leftist playbook. RINO would simply fold because of business interests and do as SK demands, Trump sees it a bit differently I suspect.

Trump knows the first thing they'll do is demand we back off of the little dictator, but I guarantee you, behind the scenes, Trump will tell them exactly what you said: " "We're outta here, you idiots want us gone, go arm yourselves and defend miserable"
Of course, they'll panic and back way off, but Trump won't be able to get them to go along with strong-arming the little fat fuck.
The problem is, SK has family members in NK, and they know Kim has no problem starving them and using them as pawns, it's a really touchy situation to deal with.

I could go on for pages, but I think that kind of scratches the surface. To be quite honest, I believe NK will fall on its own in a decade and start joining the rest of the world, Chinese Communist style.
Yeah, I expect revolution and the military will split loyalties.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Cryptic Bert on May 09, 2017, 07:02:47 PM
A good excuse to get out of there.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 10, 2017, 05:20:08 AM
Quote from: The Boo Man... on May 09, 2017, 07:02:47 PM
A good excuse to get out of there.
Without us, SK would most certainly fall to NK/China, Japan would then be threatened by China, and our trade routes would be in danger as well.
I don't know the answer, but our presence keeps China at bay and I'd like to see us there keeping pressure on the little fat fuck for the day NK dissolves.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: quiller on May 10, 2017, 05:51:47 AM
Quote from: Solar on May 10, 2017, 05:20:08 AM
Without us, SK would most certainly fall to NK/China, Japan would then be threatened by China, and our trade routes would be in danger as well.
I don't know the answer, but our presence keeps China at bay and I'd like to see us there keeping pressure on the little fat fuck for the day NK dissolves.

Following that thought, China is having its own problems now that the Japanese Self Defense Forces (JSDF) is allowed to expand activities beyond Japan itself. Japanese defense spending is way up and they also help the U.S.  economy buying a variety of planes and weapons (or building them, as with the F-35, for their use and for resale to other Pacific area nations on our OK list).

Related: once reunification occurs, will the new Korea be strong enough to withstand China? And what will the former South Korea do with a vast military like the Kim clan created? Laying THOSE people off will be a problem.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 10, 2017, 06:12:08 AM
Quote from: quiller on May 10, 2017, 05:51:47 AM
Following that thought, China is having its own problems now that the Japanese Self Defense Forces (JSDF) is allowed to expand activities beyond Japan itself. Japanese defense spending is way up and they also help the U.S.  economy buying a variety of planes and weapons (or building them, as with the F-35, for their use and for resale to other Pacific area nations on our OK list).

Related: once reunification occurs, will the new Korea be strong enough to withstand China? And what will the former South Korea do with a vast military like the Kim clan created? Laying THOSE people off will be a problem.
China knows Trump can still play the Japan nuke card, though I don't know how that would play domestically, seeing how we once nuked Japan.
But as to reunification of the two Koreas, I suspect an uneasy transition for the two cultures, but as to Kim's so called military, there'll probably be a flood of cheap Chinese AK style rifles because ten bucks American could feed a NK for nearly a year.
Most of NK's weaponry comes from WWII/Korean war era, most are simply outdated and would be considered cheap surplus on the open mkt.

His nuke program only dates back to Clinton, so it's safe to say it's still in its infancy. The real threat would be over NK's breakup like we saw with the USSR and its nukes heading for the open mkt, though nowhere near the number we secured from the USSR.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: quiller on May 10, 2017, 07:17:04 AM
Quote from: Solar on May 10, 2017, 06:12:08 AM
China knows Trump can still play the Japan nuke card, though I don't know how that would play domestically, seeing how we once nuked Japan.
But as to reunification of the two Koreas, I suspect an uneasy transition for the two cultures, but as to Kim's so called military, there'll probably be a flood of cheap Chinese AK style rifles because ten bucks American could feed a NK for nearly a year.

At their end they'd be lucky to get a dollar for one gun. At our end it's arms for the gangbangers, at In-and-Out Burger prices.

QuoteHis nuke program only dates back to Clinton, so it's safe to say it's still in its infancy.

And yet the Democrats tell us that nukes are ALWAYS safe in the hands of people like Kim!

QuoteThe real threat would be over NK's breakup like we saw with the USSR and its nukes heading for the open mkt, though nowhere near the number we secured from the USSR.

Iran and Pakistan are both suspects here, wouldn't you say? I doubt the Chinese would be stupid enough to let Fat Boy have any real weaponry but instead force him to be a big boy and build his own...slowwwwwwwly.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 10, 2017, 07:25:03 AM
Quote from: quiller on May 10, 2017, 07:17:04 AM
At their end they'd be lucky to get a dollar for one gun. At our end it's arms for the gangbangers, at In-and-Out Burger prices.

And yet the Democrats tell us that nukes are ALWAYS safe in the hands of people like Kim!
:biggrin:

Iran and Pakistan are both suspects here, wouldn't you say? I doubt the Chinese would be stupid enough to let Fat Boy have any real weaponry but instead force him to be a big boy and build his own...slowwwwwwwly.
Both Iran and Pakistan have their own nuke programs and more than likely where NK got much of their knowledge for making a bomb.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: quiller on May 10, 2017, 07:40:38 AM
Quote from: Solar on May 10, 2017, 07:25:03 AM

Both Iran and Pakistan have their own nuke programs and more than likely where NK got much of their knowledge for making a bomb.

Ah...that's what I was getting at. Let's send Kim a nice bouquet of Stuxnet.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 10, 2017, 07:43:10 AM
Quote from: quiller on May 10, 2017, 07:40:38 AM
Ah...that's what I was getting at. Let's send Kim a nice bouquet of Stuxnet.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Hell, just send him a copy of Win 95 and wait for the "BSD" to create headaches like we once suffered through.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: quiller on May 10, 2017, 07:46:41 AM
Quote from: Solar on May 10, 2017, 07:43:10 AM
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Hell, just send him a copy of Win 95 and wait for the "BSD" to create headaches like we once suffered through.

Don't tell this to Taxed, but even I use either XP or Win-7.  :lol:
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Hoofer on May 10, 2017, 05:48:55 PM
Quote from: quiller on May 10, 2017, 07:46:41 AM
Don't tell this to Taxed, but even I use either XP or Win-7.  :lol:

You're probably more advanced than NK with that!   They could be trying to load WIN 3.1...!

Back to Solar's point, "...I don't know the answer, but our presence keeps China at bay...." - you're admitting WE'RE STUCK in South Korea.

I cannot imagine a solution without a military conflict.  Worse thought than that, NK is probably the Chinese proving ground for weapon development & deployment - a terrible position for the US and SK.  At least WE CARE about people - China & NK treat animals better than people.   I doubt they'd care if 20,000 were killed or died from radiation poisoning - China even less - let the peninsula be turned into a radioactive dump, nobody would dare cross it to get to China.

Solar, can you come up with another scenario to end this?
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 10, 2017, 06:12:52 PM
Quote from: Hoofer on May 10, 2017, 05:48:55 PM
You're probably more advanced than NK with that!   They could be trying to load WIN 3.1...!

Back to Solar's point, "...I don't know the answer, but our presence keeps China at bay...." - you're admitting WE'RE STUCK in South Korea.

I cannot imagine a solution without a military conflict.  Worse thought than that, NK is probably the Chinese proving ground for weapon development & deployment - a terrible position for the US and SK.  At least WE CARE about people - China & NK treat animals better than people.   I doubt they'd care if 20,000 were killed or died from radiation poisoning - China even less - let the peninsula be turned into a radioactive dump, nobody would dare cross it to get to China.

Solar, can you come up with another scenario to end this?
Yep, as I said earlier, China can't risk the US allowing Japan the nuke, this scares the shit out of them because they've dealt with the Japanese over centuries, and the Japs proved to be brutal.
But the biggest reason there won't be an actual war involving China, is they have no military, seriously, they may have millions of expendable fodder in the way of human sacrifices, they just don't have a well trained military, the last conflict China had was Tiananmen Square against college students.
It will more than likely be another 20 years before China can actually equip a military fighting force, but that's also dependent upon their economy, China is having internal issues as well, from youth rebellions to competition abroad, the other is energy, they need to buy abroad, this is why they are trying to establish new connections, like the Panama canal, energy for them, is literally half way around the world.

Sure, China has made amazing advances, but its tech is all based on free world concepts, China hasn't invented a thing in centuries.
But all that aside, we have a well trained and tested military, the strongest the world has ever seen, by a factor of 20 over the strongest enemy.
Nah, I don't worry about war with China, not in my lifetime, anyway.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Hoofer on May 10, 2017, 06:35:27 PM
Quote from: Solar on May 10, 2017, 06:12:52 PM
Yep, as I said earlier, China can't risk the US allowing Japan the nuke, this scares the shit out of them because they've dealt with the Japanese over centuries, and the Japs proved to be brutal.
But the biggest reason there won't be an actual war involving China, is they have no military, seriously, they may have millions of expendable fodder in the way of human sacrifices, they just don't have a well trained military, the last conflict China had was Tiananmen Square against college students.
It will more than likely be another 20 years before China can actually equip a military fighting force, but that's also dependent upon their economy, China is having internal issues as well, from youth rebellions to competition abroad, the other is energy, they need to buy abroad, this is why they are trying to establish new connections, like the Panama canal, energy for them, is literally half way around the world.

Sure, China has made amazing advances, but its tech is all based on free world concepts, China hasn't invented a thing in centuries.
But all that aside, we have a well trained and tested military, the strongest the world has ever seen, by a factor of 20 over the strongest enemy.
Nah, I don't worry about war with China, not in my lifetime, anyway.

OK - not a direct war with China, not what I had in mind...

How do you see the North Korean situation playing out?   I see the least likelyhood of Kim J.A. slowly backing down.

There is another scenario - perish the thought, those 2 satellites on a polar orbit, are EMP devices.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Cryptic Bert on May 11, 2017, 12:23:44 AM
10...9...8...
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: quiller on May 11, 2017, 04:30:00 AM
Quote from: Hoofer on May 10, 2017, 06:35:27 PM
There is another scenario - perish the thought, those 2 satellites on a polar orbit, are EMP devices.

The mystery experimental U.S. space-plane landed this week in Florida, after more than a year of unidentified tests or other activity.

Wouldn't be hard to blast them with our own EMP. Voila! --- zero-G ashtrays.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 11, 2017, 06:44:00 AM
Quote from: Hoofer on May 10, 2017, 06:35:27 PM
OK - not a direct war with China, not what I had in mind...

How do you see the North Korean situation playing out?   I see the least likelyhood of Kim J.A. slowly backing down.

There is another scenario - perish the thought, those 2 satellites on a polar orbit, are EMP devices.
That is a real tricky one, because the last thing China wants is a free NK sitting at their doorstep.
China has always been a closed society (Great Wall), it has only been since Nixon that they opened their doors to the world, so to speak, but even now, with all the growth they've experienced, they still want to remain isolated because to allow exposure to other cultures within China, dilutes their idea of purity and threatens China's hold through a godless society.
Chinese are extremely racist, their children are taught that they are the superior race, but good luck finding an article on the subject.
Point is, having a free NK would be a threat at their home border, so NK will most likely never see freedom as we know it, but they also don't need a rogue dictator doing as he pleases and dragging china into a war they don't want.

China is doing well with its plan of global domination through cheap trade, so making enemies with trading partners is not conducive to their long term plans of Global Domination.
So if one puts themselves in China's place, reigning in Kim is in their best interests. With that said, why haven't they reigned him in yet?
Because he fits part of their plan, but assuming he isn't playing along with China and acting rogue? They'll replace him and he knows it.
I really don't think he's acting on his own, so the real question is, what is China up to, why are they telling the little fat dictator to stir the waters?
Without all the information at hand, I guess it has much to do with China expanding its reach in the china sea and building islands.
But that's only a guess.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Hoofer on May 11, 2017, 07:09:08 AM
Quote from: The Boo Man... on May 11, 2017, 12:23:44 AM
10...9...8...
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

should have had a "spew alert" with that one!
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Hoofer on May 11, 2017, 07:24:46 AM
Quote from: Solar on May 11, 2017, 06:44:00 AM
That is a real tricky one, because the last thing China wants is a free NK sitting at their doorstep.
China has always been a closed society (Great Wall), it has only been since Nixon that they opened their doors to the world, so to speak, but even now, with all the growth they've experienced, they still want to remain isolated because to allow exposure to other cultures within China, dilutes their idea of purity and threatens China's hold through a godless society.
Chinese are extremely racist, their children are taught that they are the superior race, but good luck finding an article on the subject.
Point is, having a free NK would be a threat at their home border, so NK will most likely never see freedom as we know it, but they also don't need a rogue dictator doing as he pleases and dragging china into a war they don't want.

China is doing well with its plan of global domination through cheap trade, so making enemies with trading partners is not conducive to their long term plans of Global Domination.
So if one puts themselves in China's place, reigning in Kim is in their best interests. With that said, why haven't they reigned him in yet?
Because he fits part of their plan, but assuming he isn't playing along with China and acting rogue? They'll replace him and he knows it.
I really don't think he's acting on his own, so the real question is, what is China up to, why are they telling the little fat dictator to stir the waters?

Without all the information at hand, I guess it has much to do with China expanding its reach in the china sea and building islands.
But that's only a guess.

Interesting about the racism ... I never would have imagined.

I agree, without knowing hardly anything, China is really behind everything going on, or they would have reined in the little Fat Boy months ago.   I *think* North Korea's nuclear technology is coming from China, who is using NK as a test bed for weapon development, as well as gauging how to manage a closed society in an Information based world economy.

If this is the case, we ought to be wary of China (behind the scenes), pushing Kim to test USA's resolve - and not giving a rats behind if North Korea takes a nuclear hit.  In other words, China tells Kim, "Go ahead and launch the real thing, Americans would never retaliate and risk their Allies, South Korea, Japan - and this would also be a warning to Taiwan."   China probably gave Kim reassurances, "No matter what you do, WE will NEVER allow American troops on North Korean soil again."

Boo might be right, they're already fueling the rocket.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: supsalemgr on May 11, 2017, 08:06:08 AM
Quote from: Solar on May 11, 2017, 06:44:00 AM
That is a real tricky one, because the last thing China wants is a free NK sitting at their doorstep.
China has always been a closed society (Great Wall), it has only been since Nixon that they opened their doors to the world, so to speak, but even now, with all the growth they've experienced, they still want to remain isolated because to allow exposure to other cultures within China, dilutes their idea of purity and threatens China's hold through a godless society.
Chinese are extremely racist, their children are taught that they are the superior race, but good luck finding an article on the subject.
Point is, having a free NK would be a threat at their home border, so NK will most likely never see freedom as we know it, but they also don't need a rogue dictator doing as he pleases and dragging china into a war they don't want.

China is doing well with its plan of global domination through cheap trade, so making enemies with trading partners is not conducive to their long term plans of Global Domination.
So if one puts themselves in China's place, reigning in Kim is in their best interests. With that said, why haven't they reigned him in yet?
Because he fits part of their plan, but assuming he isn't playing along with China and acting rogue? They'll replace him and he knows it.
I really don't think he's acting on his own, so the real question is, what is China up to, why are they telling the little fat dictator to stir the waters?
Without all the information at hand, I guess it has much to do with China expanding its reach in the china sea and building islands.
But that's only a guess.

China wants it both ways. It is no longer a communist country. It is a dictatorship with a strong leftist lean. It has gotten a taste of capitalism and it is working for them. That toothpaste can't be put back in the tube. What they are trying pull off will ultimately fail. However, the current leadership will try for as long as possible to keep the current situation going.
Title: Re: Looks Like Socialists Won South Korea Election
Post by: Solar on May 11, 2017, 08:09:09 AM
Quote from: Hoofer on May 11, 2017, 07:24:46 AM
Interesting about the racism ... I never would have imagined.

I agree, without knowing hardly anything, China is really behind everything going on, or they would have reined in the little Fat Boy months ago.   I *think* North Korea's nuclear technology is coming from China, who is using NK as a test bed for weapon development, as well as gauging how to manage a closed society in an Information based world economy.
Clinton gave NK nuclear capability, but the story of the day was, Pakistan gave NK the knowledge of building nukes, though I believe you're right, I'm sure the Chinese played a hand in it.

QuoteIf this is the case, we ought to be wary of China (behind the scenes), pushing Kim to test USA's resolve - and not giving a rats behind if North Korea takes a nuclear hit.  In other words, China tells Kim, "Go ahead and launch the real thing, Americans would never retaliate and risk their Allies, South Korea, Japan - and this would also be a warning to Taiwan."   China probably gave Kim reassurances, "No matter what you do, WE will NEVER allow American troops on North Korean soil again."

Boo might be right, they're already fueling the rocket.
I don't believe NK will launch a nuke attack because we would not need to respond in kind, we could literally take over NK in a day, seriously, one day of Hell raising bombing, and we could easily subdue any further military threat from them.
With this in mind, China knows they would quickly have American troops on their border within a week, which is the last thing they want.

I still think Kim is a mere distraction for the Chinese and nothing more. China's real threat from NK comes from the youth due to technology.
Smuggled UDB flash and Ipads/phones/laptops and solar panels to charge them allow for free world news with video to reach an isolated land.
If you really want to spend the time, this has to be the longest article on the subject ever written.  :laugh:
If anything, read the first 10% to get an idea of what's happening in the area.
I suspect they are now using drones to carry the material, wich allows them to fly miles across the border, while the article was written in 2015, the admitted drones were too expensive, but here we are two years later and drones are disposable cheap for an operation such as this.
Even my Chinese drone can fly seven miles out, carrying roughly 5lbs, that's a lot of 100gig flash drives, though someone on the other end will have to replace the battery for a return flight.

Actually an excellent read, though I admit, after an hour, I scrolled down, only to see I only made it halfway, I'm a slow reader. (Dyslexia) :blink:

https://www.wired.com/2015/03/north-korea/