Thanks to democracy, S Koreans will elect a new president on December 18, 1997. This man should lead Korea into the 21st century and, more importantly, this man should realize at last the long overdue reunion of separated families.
Opportunism is characteristic of some of our current politicians.
They are prone to switch political allegiances and affiliations as expedience dictates. Thus, the Korean political party is usually little more than a group of office seekers devoid of any concrete ideology. This perspective has fueled politicians' most opportunistic tendencies as they try to survive in the whirlwind political atmosphere which has ma rked much of Korean history. One might add that the Workers Party hacks up north are cut from the same cloth as the politicians south of the Military Demarcation Line. The former slaves of Emperor Hirohito lack in self-esteem and nationalist visions.