Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister, was assassinated. A powerful figure among Japan’s right-wing, Abe was an apologist for imperial Japan’s war crimes and supported US imperialist efforts in the Asia Pacific.
A thread on Abe 🧵
Nodutdol | 노둣돌
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Nodutdol | 노둣돌
@nodutdol
We are diasporic Koreans and comrades organizing for a world free of imperialism, and for Korea’s re/unification & national liberation.
Joined June 2009
- On this day in 1970, a south Korean labor organizer set himself on fire in protest of the working conditions of textile workers in Seoul. We remember Jeon Tae-il is on this day for his organizing and dying words: "We are not machines, we are humans!" 🧵THREAD
- #SquidGame is sweeping the globe. But how does this show reflect the real south Korea? Here's a look at the real events and dynamics echoed by the shows events and characters: from the debt crisis rocking south Korea to the real "VIPs" who run the country. ⚠️Spoilers ahead!
- As anti-imperialist Koreans, we stand unequivocally with Palestine, its people and its armed resistance against the Zionist occupation. This is neither a two-sided conflict nor a war: it is an occupation and a genocide. 🧵
- Last week, Kim Yo Jong of north Korea’s Workers’ Party stated that “south Korea is not our principal enemy.” Kim clarified that north Korea will not strike unless south Korea attacks first, and reassured the public that north Korea opposes war (1/4)
- Our member Juhyun speaking at a #FreePalestine rally in NYC 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 “As Koreans, we know that imperialism is our common enemy. There is a reason the United States wants Korea divided and Palestine occupied at the same time.”
00:00 - Some north Korean defectors have achieved global fame for their horrific and tear-jerking stories about north Korea. But behind their stories is a web of political schemes and cash incentives, intended to advance US imperialism. 🧵
- Replying to @nodutdolAbe was a member of fascist group Nippon Kaigi. They claim Imperial Japan’s war crimes were exaggerated or fabricated, and praise Japanese colonialism for “liberating” Asia from the West. In 2014, 15/18 of Abe's cabinet were Nippon Kaigi members.
- Hundreds of thousands of people have been rallying against Yoon in South Korea for the past few months, and Yoon is using the same playbook that the Rhee, Park and Chun military regimes used to suppress the people’s resistance.
- On this day in 1948, Koreans on Jeju Island organized an armed rebellion for a unified, independent country, free of US colonization. In response, the US military government & ROK massacred 30,000-60,000 people until 1954. TW: Police brutality, torture, rape mention
- 🧵US military pollution in Korea The US military is poisoning Korea’s air, land, and water—and South Korea is paying hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up the mess. Here's an overview of the US military's environmental destruction, focusing on four former base sites.
- Replying to @nodutdolAbe refused acknowledgement of Japan's WWII sexual slavery known euphemistically as the “comfort women” system. Abe disavowed and considered repealing the 1993 Kono Statement which acknowledged and apologized to comfort women.
- On this day in 1945, Koreans celebrated liberation from Japanese colonialism. Japan annexed Korea in 1910, and the colonial government pursued a policy of brutal repression as it oversaw the pillaging of the peninsula. Koreans fought back and freed themselves. THREAD🧵
- US President Jimmy Carter has died. We do not mourn Jimmy Carter. Today we mourn the 2,000 martyrs of Gwangju, who were slaughtered by the South Korean military regime with the support and knowledge of the Carter Administration. x.com/nodutdol/statu…
