[Video] South Koreans demonstrate against their military potentially joining the war against Iran

https://i.imgur.com/Xe5b9Kv.mp4

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Quokka@quokk.au · 26 pts · 3d

Good to see people standing up for this. I found an article that explains some more

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/south-koreans-protest-over-plan-send-forces-back-us-hormuz

im_fine_sandy@nord.pub · 22 pts · 3d (1 reply)

Fuck I want to see Trump held to account for this so bad.

He's had a negative impact on everyone's life the world over. Thats quite an achievement, especially because it was an unforced error.

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3d

Everyone except a handful of individuals, that is.

bedwyr@piefed.ca · 13 pts · 3d (2 replies)

I read reuters and the guardian and this is the first I am hearing about S Korea being asked to join the Iran war.

If anything Ukraine would make sense as N. Korea is in a support roles as auxillaries over there. But S. Korea maybe should just mind it's own business, wtf do they care?

quill7513@anarchist.nexus · 5 pts · 3d

they care because S Korea's primary economy is selling devices that run on the oil that's being embargoed. obviously though the people have more spine than the corporations

L3mmyW1nks@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d

I suppose Trump threatening to cut support regarding North Korea unless they support the US in Iran is one major reason for that.

mrdown@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3d

Look, at the so called democracies

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d (1 reply)

Wait I don’t understand, why are the police not beating, pepper-spraying, and shooting the protesters dead in the street?

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3d

I don't know what their police are called, but it must be because their organizations acronym isn't "ICE"

Tabula_stercore@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3d

Korean citizens are frankly quite amazing