Hong Sehwa
South Korean politician (1947–2024)
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Hong Sehwa | |
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| Born | (1947-12-10)10 December 1947 Seoul, US-occupied Korea |
| Died | 18 April 2024(2024-04-18) (aged 76) |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater | Seoul University (1966–1967, 1969–1977) |
| Organization | Preparatory Committee for Collective Action for Basic Income (2014–) |
| Notable work | Korean Le Monde diplomatique (2010–) Outsider (2000–2005) |
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| Predecessor | Cho Seung-soo |
| Successor | Kim Il-ung |
| Political party | Labor Party (2013–) New Progressive Party (2008–2013) Democratic Labor Party (2002–2008) |
| Awards | Democratic Citizen Media Award (2002)[1] |
| Hangul | 홍세화 |
| Hanja | 洪世和 |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Sehwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Sehwa |
| Website | www |
Hong Sehwa (Korean: 홍세화; Hanja: 洪世和; 10 December 1947 – 18 April 2024) was a South Korean journalist and New Progressive Party delegate. He was known as a representative South Korean socialist. Hong criticised imperialism and nationalism, according to the socialist perspective.
Political views
Hong evaluated that both extreme right-wing anti-North Korean statist "conservatives" and anti-Japanese nationalist "liberals" are [anti-socialist] conservatives, and that true progressives or leftists have never had a government in South Korean politics.[2]
Hong Sehwa was critical of South Korean liberals' anti-Japanese nationalism. He saw liberals using radical rhetoric that appears to be anti-imperialist on the outside, ironically curbing the growth of the South Korean socialist movement. He thought neither Japanese conservative-nationalists nor South Korean liberal-nationalists speak for the working class.[3]
He took the view that the term "Japanese imperialism" was somewhat exaggerated by liberals, and liberals compromise with chaebol for anti-Japanese nationalistic reasons. He also took a critical view of the fact that South Korean [mainly DPK] liberals never criticize American imperialism. South Korean socialists criticize American imperialism, that Japanese nationalism is encouraged by the United States to keep China in check.[a][3]
In 2022, Hong joined the Green Party Korea, making him a dual member of Green Party and the Labor Party.
Hong died from cancer on 18 April 2024, at the age of 76.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ By 21st century standards, South Korean [non-Juche] socialists do support anti-imperialism, but not support "resistance [anti-Japanese] Korean nationalism". Therefore, The South Korean socialists view that Japanese imperialism has been extinguished since 1945, and they believe that right-wing Japanese nationalistic move to revise Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution and strengthen its military power in the 21st century is not [Japanese] imperialism, but part of the American imperialist project to check China. In contrast, South Korean liberals who support Korean nationalism, they accuse post-1945 Japan of "Japanese imperialism" as well. However, South Korean [mainly DPK] liberals do not criticize American imperialism because they believe that the United States freed the Korea from Japanese colonial rule and protected the South Korea from communist aggression.[3]
References
- ^ Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media (20 December 2002). 제 4회 민주시민언론상 수상자 발표 및 시상 안내 [The announcement and schedule of the winner of the 4th Democratic Citizen Media Award] (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "홍세화 "민주화 외친 586, 돈벌이 어려움 모르는 민주건달"". 매일경제. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "[홍세화 칼럼] 관제 민족주의의 함정". 8 August 2019.
- ^ ‘똘레랑스’ 일깨운 홍세화 별세…마지막 당부 ‘성장에서 성숙으로’ (in Korean)
External links
- Hong Sehwa's website (in Korean)
- Hong Sehwa on Facebook (in Korean)
- Hong Sehwa on Twitter
(in Korean)
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| Preceded by Kim Hye-kyoung as Leader of Emergency Response Commission | Leader of the New Progressive Party 2011–2012 | Succeeded by Hong Sehwa as Co-representative of the 4th delegation An Hyo-sang |
| Preceded by Hong Sehwa as leader of the 4th delegation | Co-representative of the New Progressive Party 2012 | Succeeded byas Leader of Emergency Response Commission |
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