Reactions to kidnapping of Koreans in Afghanistan
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South Korean Christian missionaries were abducted in Ghazni, south-west of Kabul, on the 19th of this month. The abductors who kidnapped 23 missionaries are Taleban
fighters. The hostages were abducted from a bus travelling from Kandahar to Kabul. What the Taleban fighters demand to the Korean government is first to withdraw the South Korean forces in Afghanistan
and to swap the 23 men and women for jailed fighters. The Korean troops had been scheduled to withdraw by the end of the year. While a team of South Korean hostage negotiators arrived in Kabul and the
South Korean government is still in negotiations in Afghanistan, a question that has come up is why the missionaries had to go to such a dangerous place even though the government strongly persuaded
them to avoid that place several times and whether their decision has been right or not. A blogger, Lee Dae-geun, insists that there should be a new law to prohibit Christian missions. 기ë êµê° êµ,ë´ì¸ë¡ ìëíë" ì êµíëì´ ë를 ëë"ê±° ê°ë¤. ì êµíëì ì± ìì ê°ì¸ì ë²"주ì- íì íë¤ë©´ ê·¸ ë구ë ë§ë¦¬ì§ 못íê² ì§ë§. ì´ë² ì¬íì²ë¼ êµê°ì ì¼ë¡ í"¼í´ë¥¼ ì£¼ê² ëë©´ ë²ì¼ë¡ ì íì ê°í´ì¼íë¤. ì°ë¦¬ê° ì¬ë" 민주êµê°ë" í¼ìì ì´ìê°ë" ì¬íê° ìëëê¹…
Christiansâ missionary activities inside and outside have
been too much. If we talk about individuals’ missionary activities, nobody would have the right to stop what they do. But if these activities bring out harms on the nation, it should be limited
by law. The democratic nation we belong to is not the society we live in alone…
Not a few bloggers, like Yundream, focus on the irresponsibility of the church that sent 23 young people. ì´ë² ì êµíë(ë´ì¬íëì´ë¼ê³ í´ì¼íë?)ì íë¤ê° ë°ìí í"¼ëì¬ê±´ì- ëí´ì “ì¼ë¨ ì§'ì¼ë¡ ë¬´ì¬ ê·íì´ë ìí¤ê³ ëì ë¹ííì”ë¼ë" 주ì¥ì´ ìë" ê²ì ë³´ììµëë¤. ì´ ì£¼ì¥ì- ëí 문ì ì ì ìê¸°í´ ë³´ë ¤ê³ í©ëë¤. ëìì ì§ê¸ ìµë¥ëì´ìë" ì ìì´ë"¤ì´ ìë, ë¹íì ëìì´ ëë" í´ë¹ êµíì ì± ììë¡ íì íê² ìµëë¤. ì를ë"¤ì´ì ì¤ëª íê² ìµëë¤. ë물보í¸ë¨ì²´ì-ì ë물ìíì-°êµ¬ë¥¼ 주ì ë¡ ì ìì¬ë 20ëª ì ë를 모ì§'íìµëë¤. ê·¸ëì ìí"리카 ì¤ì§ì ë¬´ì¨ ì ê¸ë¡ ë³´ëë"ë°, ì¸ì"ìë ì-ê³ , ì ê¸ì- ëí´ì ìë" ì¬ëë ì-ë" ìíì-ì ë³´ëë¤ê° “ì¡°ë”ì ë¹íë¤ê³ ê°ì í´ ë´ ìë¤. ì¡°ëë¹í ì¬ëì 구íë" ê²ê³¼ë" ë³ê°ë¡ ê·¸ë¬í ë¬´ì± ìí íì를 í ë물보í¸ë¨ì²´ì ë´ë¹ì± ììë" ê³§ë°"ë¡ “ìí”í´ì ì¡°ì¬ë¥¼ íë"ê² ë¹ì-°í ê²ëë¤. ììì ì¸ê±° ìëëê¹ ? ê·¸ êµíì-ì ì¤ë§ ëìëê¸°ë¡ ê·¸ ì ìì´ë"¤ì ë³´ëê² ë. ì´í´íì ? ì¸ì ë¶í° ëíë¯¼êµ ë²ë¥ ì´ í´ë¹ ì£¼ì²´ì “ì£¼ê´ì ì¼ ìë ìë" ë기”ì- ë"°ë¼ ì§'íì´ ëì-ìµëê¹ ? ëê¸°ê° ì¢ì¼ë©´ ê³¼ì ì´ íì"ê° ì-ë"ê²ì´ì-êµ°ì" !? “ë무 ê·¸ë"¤ì ë무ë¼ì§ ë§ë¼ ?” ìê¹ëë¤. ì ì¹ê¶ê³¼ ë², ì¸ë¡ ì-ì ê·¸ë"¤ì- ëí´ì ìë¬´ë° ë§ì´ ì-ë" ì§ê¸ ìí©ì´ ë¹ììì ì¸ ê²ëë¤. ëëì²´ 20ëª ì´ ëë" ì ìì´ë¥¼ ìë¬´ë° ìì ì¥ì¹ ì-ì´ ì ìí°ì- ë³´ëë"ë°, ê·¸ëì ì¬ê³ ê° ë°ìíë"ë°, ê·¸ë¬í ë¬´ì± ìí ì¼ì ë²ì¸ ê·¸ë"¤ì- ëí´ì ì¡°ì·¨ê° ì·¨í´ì§ê³ ìì§ ìë" ì§ê¸ ìí©ì´ ììì ì¸ ìí©ì´ë¼ê³ ìê°ë©ëê¹ ? ì¤íë ¤ 기ë êµê° ê°ì§ ì ì¹ì ì¸ íë문ì-, ë¸"ë¡ê±°ë§ ì-´ëê² ë ë"¤ê³ ë§ì ì ë©´ì- ëìì¼í ì¸ë¡ , ì ì¹ ìª½ì ì¨ì£½ì´ê³ ìë"ê±° ìëëê¹ ?
About this abduction that happened during the missionary activity (or volunteer
activity?), I saw some people say âletâs criticize them after they came back home safely.â I would like to talk about this perspective. I
would like to talk about the church and the people who were in charge, rather than the young captives. I will make an example. An animal protection organization collected 20 young people in
the topic of researching the mode of animalsâ lives. The organization sent them to a jungle in Africa. There was no guide and no one knew about what jungles are about. Letâs imagine that the group came across a disaster. Besides escaping the group, we should summon the organization which took such an irresponsible action. Isnât
it natural? That cannot be that the church sent those young people with the bad motive. So, we should understand? Since when has Korean law been enacted according to subjectively judged
motives? If the motive is good, is the process not so important? âDonât criticize them so much?â thatâs funny. Any one from
politics, law, and mass media, doesnât talk about this issue at all. It doesnât make sense. Do you think it makes sense even though more than 20 young people were
sent to the war area without any safety and theyâre in danger? But nobody talks about the irresponsible action. Due to the political power of Christianity, mass media and
politics are quiet. Only bloggers are making strong arguments.
Suya 55 criticizes that opinion. ì´ë¤ì¬ëì ìê°ì-ì´ ë¹ëë§íê³ ..
ì´ë¤ì¬ëì ê·¸ ë¹ëì ë ë¹ëíê³ ..
ì´ë¤ì¬ëì 기ë êµì ì êµì ì ì´ ìêµëê¹ ê°ì 죽ì¼ë¼ ë§íê³ ..
ë ì£ë¤ ëìë§ ë¿ì´ë¤.
ë ì°ë¦¬ëë¼ì- ì´ë ê² ê¸°ë êµì- ëí ë°ê°ì´ ë§ìì¤ ì²ì ììë¤.
기ë êµì¸ë"¤ì´ ë²"ì£ë¥¼ ì¼ì¼ë" ì-¬ë¬ 깡í¨ë"¤ë³´ë¤ë ë" ëìê²ê°ì´ ëê»´ì§ë¤. 2ë ì ëë" êµí ëì¥ì ì ê°"ë¤ì"ë¤. ë§ì ì¬ëë"¤ì´ 그거 ìíëê³ ë¬»ë"ë¤.
ì"¸ë°ì-ë" ê³ ì ìíëê³ ë¬»ë"ë¤.
몸ìíê³ íë"¤ê³ ìê° ë¹¼ì-기ë" ì¼ ìíëê³ ë¬»ë"ë¤. ë ê·¸ë"¤ì-ê² ë¬»ë"ë¤. ìì¬ë?
ì°ë¦¬ê° ì´ìê°ë"ë°ë" ìë¯¸ê° ìë"ê²ì´ë¤. ê°ê°ì¸ì´ íë" 모ë" ì¼ë"¤ì-ë" ê·¸ ì´ì ê° ì기 ë§ë ¨ì´ê³ ê·¸ë° ì´ì ë"¤ì ìë¡ê° ì¡´ì¤'í´ì¼ íì§ ììê¹ ì¶ë¤. ê·¸ë"¤ì´ ìí"ê°ëì¤íì¼ë¡ ë ëì´ì ë"..?? ê·¸ë"¤ë ê³ ìíë©´ì ë"ê°ë¥¼ ííë©´ì ê·¸ê²ì- ëí ë³´ëê³¼ ë¿ë"¯í¨ ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ëë¦ë°ë¡ì ì±ì·¨ê°ë"±ì ëë¼ê¸° ìí´ ê°ì¸ëë"¤ì ì"°ë©´ì 그곳ì¼ë¡ ë ë¬ì ê²ì´ë¤. ê·¸ë"¤ì ìê°ì ì¡´ì¤'í´ì¼ íì§ ììê¹? ë¬¼ë¡ ê·¸ ìê°ì¼ë¡ ì¸í´ ë§ì ì¬ëë"¤ì´ ê³ ìíê² ëì´ë²ë ¸ì§ë§.
ê°ê°ì¸ì ì±ì·¨ê°ì ìí´ ë¤ë¥¸ì¬ëì-ê² í"¼í´ë¥¼ ì£¼ê² ëì-ì§ë§. ì´ë ê² í"¼í´ë¥¼ ì¤ ëª©ì ì¼ë¡ ë ëê²ì´ ìëì§ ìë"ê°? ê·¸ë"¤ì ì í 목ì ì¼ë¡ ì¢ì ì¼ì íí기 ìí´ ê°"ì ë¿ì¸ë°… ë¨ì§ ì´ì´ ì¢ì§ 못íê³ , ì¥ìê° ì¢ì§ 못íì ë"°ë¦ì¸ë°. ë무 ì¬íê² ë¹ëíë"ê² ìëê° ì¶ë¤. 기ë êµê° íìì- ì-¬ë¬ë¶ì-ê² ì¼ë¨¸ë í° í"¼í´ë¥¼ 주ì-ë"ê°? ë¨ì§ ì ì± ê¸°ë êµ(ì¬ì´ë¹ë¨ì²´)ë"¤ë¡ ì¸í´ ì°ë¦¬ì ì¸ìì´ ì¡°ê¸ ëë¹ ì§ì¼ë¡ ì¸í´ êµê°ì-ì ì¸ì íë" 기ë êµë¥¼ ê·¸ë ê² ë¹ëí´ë ëë"ê°?
주ë³ì íë² ëìë´ë¼. 기ë êµ ì¹êµ¬ê° íë'ì ììê²ì´ë¤. ê·¸ë"¤ì´ 모ë'ë¤ ì´ìíëë"¤ì´ê³ ë¨ë"¤ì-ê² í"¼í´ë¥¼ ë¼ì¹ë" ì¬ëë"¤ì¸ê°? ìê°ì-ì´ ê¸°ë êµë ì êµë¥¼ ë ëì´ë"¤ì- ëí´ ë¹ëíê³ ìë¤ë©´ ë¹ì ì ì°¸ì¼ë¡ ì´ê¸°ì ì´ë¤. ìë ëìë¤. íìì- ìíë"ê²ë"¤ì ì¡°ê¸ë ëì- ë"¤ì´ì¤ì§ ìê³ íì ì¡°ê·¸ë§ ì¤ì를 ì-ì² ì 꼬ì§'ì- ë´ì´ì ê·¸ê²ì 10ë°° 100ë°° ëìê² ë§í´ë²ë¦°ë¤. êµ°ëì²ë¼.
Some people criticize without any thoughts.
Some people criticize that criticism.
Some people even say the captives should die because the final goal of the Christian mission is martyrdom.
Criticize⦠criticizeâ¦
The first time I got to know there is so much antipathy toward Christians here.
It seems that they are worse than gangsters. Two years ago, I marched across the Korean peninsula. At that time, people asked me why I unnecessarily did such a tiring job. They asked me why I did such a physically tiring job and spent so much time for that. I would like to ask them why they live.
There are meanings and reasons to live. Each individual has a reason when they do something and we should respect it. The reason why they went to Afghanistan? They must have left for it in order to accomplish some valuable things for their lives or some confidence through their efforts. Donât we have to respect their thoughts? I know what they did causes trouble now. But they didnât go to that palce with the purpose to torture other people. They went there in order to accomplish good deeds. They were just unlucky. I think we criticize them way too harshly. How much have the Christians harmed you in your lives? Because of some hideous Christians (non-authentic groups), we have bad impressions of them. But because of those people can we condemn all Christians? Look around yourself. There must be Christian friends. Are they all bad people and harm others? If you just criticize the Christians and missionaries thoughtlessly, youâre really selfish. No, youâre bad. You donât consider things commonly good. You just blame a small mistake and make about it 10 times or 100 times worse. Like the armyâ¦
Shiver compared the Afghaistan situation to a movie.Some people criticize that criticism.
Some people even say the captives should die because the final goal of the Christian mission is martyrdom.
Criticize⦠criticizeâ¦
The first time I got to know there is so much antipathy toward Christians here.
It seems that they are worse than gangsters. Two years ago, I marched across the Korean peninsula. At that time, people asked me why I unnecessarily did such a tiring job. They asked me why I did such a physically tiring job and spent so much time for that. I would like to ask them why they live.
There are meanings and reasons to live. Each individual has a reason when they do something and we should respect it. The reason why they went to Afghanistan? They must have left for it in order to accomplish some valuable things for their lives or some confidence through their efforts. Donât we have to respect their thoughts? I know what they did causes trouble now. But they didnât go to that palce with the purpose to torture other people. They went there in order to accomplish good deeds. They were just unlucky. I think we criticize them way too harshly. How much have the Christians harmed you in your lives? Because of some hideous Christians (non-authentic groups), we have bad impressions of them. But because of those people can we condemn all Christians? Look around yourself. There must be Christian friends. Are they all bad people and harm others? If you just criticize the Christians and missionaries thoughtlessly, youâre really selfish. No, youâre bad. You donât consider things commonly good. You just blame a small mistake and make about it 10 times or 100 times worse. Like the armyâ¦
2002ë ì- ê°ë´í íí¸ì ìí"ê° ìë¤. ‘2009 ë¡ì¤í¸ ë©"모리즒
2ì°¨ëì ì ì¼ë³¸ì êµì ì¹ë¦¬ë¡ ë§ë¬´ë¦¬ ëê³ , 2009ë íì¬ ìì¸ì ì¼ë³¸ì ì 3ëìì´ë¤. ì¼ë³¸ì ì§ë°°ì- ëííë" ë°êµ° ì¡°ì§ íë ì´ì¼ì§. ìí"ì 주ì¸ê³µì ì¼ë³¸ì-°ë°©ìì¬êµì ì"ìì¼ë¡ íë ì´ì¼ì§ì í ë¬ë¥¼ ì§ìíë¤. íì§ë§ íë ì´ì¼ì§ì í ë¬ì-ì ì´ìí ì ì ë°ê²¬í 주ì¸ê³µì ì¬ê±´ì ì¶ììí¤ë ¤ë" ì¼ë³¸ì ë¶ì ëª ë ¹ì ì´ê¸°ê³ , ì ì°¨ ì¨ê²¨ì§ 과거ì ì-ì¬ë¡ ë¤ê°ìê² ëë"ë°-
ì¡ì ííì§ë¥¼ í'ë°©í ìí"ë¡ ì-ì¬ì ì¬ì¤ê³¼ë" ê±°ë¦¬ê° ë§¤ì° ë¨¼ ìí"ì´ë¤. íì§ë§ ì´ ìì ì-ì ì´ ìí"ê° ë ì¤ë¥´ë"ê²ì, ìí"ê°ê³¼ íë ë°ì ì ì¥ì ì´í´íë" ì¼ì- ì°ë¦¬ê° ì§ë ì-ì¬ê° ìì¬íë" ë°"ê° ë¶ëª ìì ê²ì´ê¸° ë문ì´ë¤ ìí"ì ê°ì ëë¡ ì¼ë³¸ì´ 2ì°¨ëì ì ì¹ì êµì´ ëê³ ê²°êµ ì¡°ì ì ì¨ë°ê°ë° ì-ì´ ì¬ë¼ì¡ë¤ê³ ìê° í´ ë³´ì. 1945ë ì¼ë¡ë¶í° ë°ì¸ê¸°ê° ë" ì§ë 2009ë ê¹ì§ë íë°ëì-ì ì¼ë³¸ì ì§ë°° ì¬íê° ë¶ê´´ëì§ ììë¤ë"ê±´ ì°ë¦¬ì ì¥ì-ì ììíë" ê² ì¡°ì°¨ ê±°ë¶ì¤ë¬ì´ ì¼ì´ë¤. ëê° ëì-ë" ì¼ë³¸ì- ëíí´ ë"¤ê³ ì¼ì´ì°ì ê²ì´ê³ , ëë¡ë" íë ¥ì ì¸ ë°©ë²ì ëìí´ìë¼ë 주ê¶ì íë³µí기 ìí ë ¸ë ¥ì ëì§ê¸°ê² ì´ì´ì"ì ê²ì´ë¤. ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ì¤ì ë¡ ì°ë¦¬ì ì-ì¬ë" ì´ë¬í ë ¸ë ¥ì íµí´ ì¤ëë ê¹ì§ ì´ì´ì¬ ì ìê² ë ê²ì´ë¤. ì°ë¦¬ê° ‘ì쬒ë¼ê³ ë¶ë¥´ë©° ì¡´ê²½í´ ë§ì§ ìê³ êµê³¼ìì- ê·¸ ì´ë¦ê³¼ ê³µì ì ë´ì 기리ë" ì¬ëë"¤ì´ ì-ì-ë¤ë©´, ì°ë¦¬ë" ìí"ì ê°ì ì´ ê²°ì½" ê°ì ì´ ìë ì¤ëë ì ì´ê³ ììì§ë 모를 ì¼ì´ë¤.íì§ë§ 구êµì 민족 ìì ì¸ ì´ë¬í ‘ì쬒ë"¤ì ë¤ë¥¸ì´ë"¤ë¡ íì-¬ê¸ ë¤ë¥¸ ì´ë¦ì¼ë¡ ë¶ë¦¬ì¸ ìë ìë¤. ë°"ë¡,
í ë¬ë¦¬ì¤í¸â¦ ì°ë¦¬ ì-ì¬ì ìì¬ë"¤ê³¼ ê·¸ë"¤ì ìê±°ê° ì°ë¦¬ ì-ì¬ì-ìë" ê²°ì½" í ë¬ë¦¬ì¤í¸ë"¤ì í ë¬ê° ìëë"¯, ì´ì¬ë ì¬íì-ê² ë¹ ë¼ë´ê³¼ íë ë°ì ìì¬ì", ê·¸ë"¤ì´ ì¤íí í ë¬ë" ìê±°ì¼ ì ìë" ê²ì´ê¸° ë문ì´ë¤ ìí" ì 2009ë ì íêµì¸ë"¤ì´ ìì ì íêµì¸ì´ë¼ ì¸ìíì§ ëª»íê³ ì´ìê°ë" ê²ê³¼ ë§ì°¬ê°ì§ë¡, ì°ë¦¬ë" ì°ë¦¬ì ì ì¥ì´ ìëê²ì ì°ë¦¬ì ì ì¥ì¼ë¡ ë°ìë"¤ì´ê³ ìë" ì¼ì¸ì§ë 모른ë¤. …ì´ì¬ëì ì¢ êµì ì°¨ìì ë²-ì´ë ê·¸ê²ì 믿ë" ì¬ëë"¤ì-ê² ê¹ìí ë¿ë¦¬ë´ë¦° ìí ì'ìì´ë©° ì¸ë¥ê° ì´ë£©í íëì 문í"ì´ë¤. ì´ë¬í 문í"ë" ê²°ì½" í 문í"ì ì°ì-´ì ê°ë¦¬ë" ë¹êµëìì´ ë ì ì-ë¤. íì§ë§ ì¸ì§ì´ ë ê·¸ë"¤ì ì´ë ë"ê° ì¸ê³ ìµê³ ì íë ¥êµê°ì¸ 미êµì- ëíí´ ìêµì 주ê¶ê³¼ 문í"를 ì§í¤ë ¤ë" ì´ë"¤ì-ê², ê·¸ë"¤ì 주ê¶ì´ì 문í"ì¸ ì¢ êµë¥¼ ë¶ì íë©° ì 'ê·¼íë"ê²ì ìì´íì를 íë"ê²ê³¼ ë§ì°¬ê°ì§ë¤. ëìì- ë¤ë¥¸ì°¨ìì í ë¬ì´ë¤. 미êµì- ëííë"ê²ë§ë ë§ì í¬ìì´ ë"°ë¥´ë" ì´ë ¤ì´ ì¼ì¸ë°, 거기ì- 미êµì- ì§ìêµ°ì í견í ëë¼ì-ì ì"ë¤ë" ì¬ëë"¤ì´ ìì ë"¤ì´ 미êµì¼ë¡ë¶í° ì§í¤ê³ ì íë"ê²ì ë¶ì íê³ ìì¼ë, ì¤ì£½íì¼ë´ê·¸ ì ì- ììë'¬ì¼ í ê²ì´ ìë¤. ìí"ê°ëì¤íì ë¹ë¡¯í ì¤'ëì ì-¬ë¬ êµê°ê° í ë¬ìì ì ì ëìêµì´ ëëë¡ ë§ë" ê²ì´ ë구ì´ë©°, ì êµíëì íë" ì´ë"¤ì´ ë©ì¹ë¹í´ì¼ íëë¡ ë§ë" ê²ì ë ë구ì¸ì§ ëí ì°ë¦¬ ì-ì¬ì ìì¬ë"¤ì´ ê·¸í ë¡ ì§ì¼ë´ê³ ì í ê²ì´ 무ì-ì´ì-ì¼ë©°, ì¤ëë ì´ì¬ëì ê·¸ë"¤ì´ ì§ì¼ë´ê³ ì íë"ê²ì 무ì-ì¸ì§, ê·¸ë¦¬ê³ ì¤ëë ì ì°ë¦¬ê° ì§ì¼ë´ì§ 못íê³ ìë"ê²ì´ 무ì-ì¸ì§ë-
íë ¥ì ì´ë í ê²½ì°ì-ë ì ë¹í" ë ì ì-ë¤. íì§ë§ ë" í° íë ¥ì- ëíí기 ìí íë ¥ì´ë¼ë©´?
There was a movie, ‘2009 Lost Memories,â
which showed in 2002.
The story is like this: World War II ends with the victory of Japan. Seoul is the third city of Japan. There is an anti-Japan organization, Huraisenjin. The main character is a policeman to supress terror of this organization. However, he finds strange things while he is against the organization and tracks down the history… This fantastic movie is different from reality. But the reason why I thought about this movie was that our history could not be so different from the current situations of Afghanistan and the Taliban. Imagine! There is no Korea. Japan won World War II like the movie. It is not so comfortable to imagine that Korea is cotrolled by Japan until 2009 from 1945 in our perspective. I am sure that, if it is like that, there will be some people who are against it and sometimes violent methods must be continually used in order to take our sovereignty back. If we didn’t have “independent activists” at that time whom we respect now, the hypothesis of the movie could be real and we live like the movie today. But these national heroes could be called different names.
It would be âterrorists.â â¦Activists and their actions during the Japanese colonization period are not called terrorists and terror in our history. Bin Laden and the Taleban might not be regarded as a terrorist and terror in Islamic society. Back to the movie story, Koreans in 2009 don’t recognize themselves as Koreans. We might have tried to understand situations we donât truly understand. Islam is not only religion, but also a living custom that Muslims built up and a culture that humans accomplished. It is impossible to compare it with others in terms of the superiority or inferiority. But how about the hostages? It is suicide to approach these people denying their own sovereignty and religion. They are fighting against the U.S.A., the most violent country, in order to keep their authority and culture. At the same time, it is a different kind of terror. Fighting against the U.S.A. is hard enough and brings about a lot of victims. And how would they think those 20 people from a nation that supports the U.S. came to their country and denies what they regard the most important? There are things we should know. Who made Middle Eastern countries dangerous places where wars occur? Who made missionaries be abducted? What did our national heroes try to get back, what do Muslims try to keep today, and what couldnât we keep well today? Violence can’t be justified in any cases. But if it is the violence in order to be against bigger violence?
The story is like this: World War II ends with the victory of Japan. Seoul is the third city of Japan. There is an anti-Japan organization, Huraisenjin. The main character is a policeman to supress terror of this organization. However, he finds strange things while he is against the organization and tracks down the history… This fantastic movie is different from reality. But the reason why I thought about this movie was that our history could not be so different from the current situations of Afghanistan and the Taliban. Imagine! There is no Korea. Japan won World War II like the movie. It is not so comfortable to imagine that Korea is cotrolled by Japan until 2009 from 1945 in our perspective. I am sure that, if it is like that, there will be some people who are against it and sometimes violent methods must be continually used in order to take our sovereignty back. If we didn’t have “independent activists” at that time whom we respect now, the hypothesis of the movie could be real and we live like the movie today. But these national heroes could be called different names.
It would be âterrorists.â â¦Activists and their actions during the Japanese colonization period are not called terrorists and terror in our history. Bin Laden and the Taleban might not be regarded as a terrorist and terror in Islamic society. Back to the movie story, Koreans in 2009 don’t recognize themselves as Koreans. We might have tried to understand situations we donât truly understand. Islam is not only religion, but also a living custom that Muslims built up and a culture that humans accomplished. It is impossible to compare it with others in terms of the superiority or inferiority. But how about the hostages? It is suicide to approach these people denying their own sovereignty and religion. They are fighting against the U.S.A., the most violent country, in order to keep their authority and culture. At the same time, it is a different kind of terror. Fighting against the U.S.A. is hard enough and brings about a lot of victims. And how would they think those 20 people from a nation that supports the U.S. came to their country and denies what they regard the most important? There are things we should know. Who made Middle Eastern countries dangerous places where wars occur? Who made missionaries be abducted? What did our national heroes try to get back, what do Muslims try to keep today, and what couldnât we keep well today? Violence can’t be justified in any cases. But if it is the violence in order to be against bigger violence?
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