What South Koreans Really Think of the Olympic Thaw
- 6 years ago
What South Koreans Really Think of the Olympic Thaw
Richard Koh, 38, Seoul Symbolically, I feel like the joint women’s ice hockey team is a nice gesture, but I have this nagging feeling
that this is nothing more than an opportunity for good optics or to drive a wedge between President Moon of South Korea and the U.S. Elena Chang, 52, Los Angeles The South Korean government has once again allowed itself to be taken advantage of by Kim Jung-un with its beggar’s attitude toward the North.
The rival nations — who separated after a devastating civil war — will have their athletes
march under one flag and, for the first time, field a joint Olympic team.
Peter Kim, 32, Seoul The current government is misleading the South Korean people to think that "peace for show" is what people want.
But I hope that our athletes marching together under one flag and unifying our women’s ice hockey teams can help the two Koreas get along better.
Talks backed with strong military unity between South Korea
and the U.S. is the answer, and efforts to form a joint team and march together in the Olympics are a great way to start.
Jin Sol Kang, 30, Seoul War is still not over on the Korean Peninsula so that we always live in fear that a war may occur.
Richard Koh, 38, Seoul Symbolically, I feel like the joint women’s ice hockey team is a nice gesture, but I have this nagging feeling
that this is nothing more than an opportunity for good optics or to drive a wedge between President Moon of South Korea and the U.S. Elena Chang, 52, Los Angeles The South Korean government has once again allowed itself to be taken advantage of by Kim Jung-un with its beggar’s attitude toward the North.
The rival nations — who separated after a devastating civil war — will have their athletes
march under one flag and, for the first time, field a joint Olympic team.
Peter Kim, 32, Seoul The current government is misleading the South Korean people to think that "peace for show" is what people want.
But I hope that our athletes marching together under one flag and unifying our women’s ice hockey teams can help the two Koreas get along better.
Talks backed with strong military unity between South Korea
and the U.S. is the answer, and efforts to form a joint team and march together in the Olympics are a great way to start.
Jin Sol Kang, 30, Seoul War is still not over on the Korean Peninsula so that we always live in fear that a war may occur.