Hong Sehwa

Hong Sehwa (Korean: 홍세화; Hanja: 洪世和; born December 10, 1947) is a South Korean journalist and former New Progressive Party delegate. He is known as a representative South Korean socialist. Hong criticizes imperialism and nationalism, according to the socialist perspective.

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
Hong Sehwa
Hong Sehwa, united party convention of New Progressive Party and Socialist Party in 2012.
Hong Sehwa
Born (1947-12-10) 10 December 1947
Seoul, South Korea
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materSeoul University (1966–1967, 1969–1977)
OrganizationPreparatory Committee for Collective Action for Basic Income (2014–)
Notable workKorean Le Monde diplomatique (2010–)
Outsider (2000–2005)
Title
New Progressive Party
  • Delegate (2011–2012)
  • Co-representative (2012)
PredecessorCho Seung-soo
SuccessorKim Il-ung
Political partyLabor Party (2013–)
New Progressive Party (2008–2013)
Democratic Labor Party (2002–2008)
AwardsDemocratic Citizen Media Award (2002)[1]
Hangul
홍세화
Hanja
洪世和
Revised RomanizationHong Sehwa
McCune–ReischauerHong Sehwa
Websitewww.hongsehwa.pe.kr

Political views

Hong evaluates 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 is critical of South Korean liberals' anti-Japanese nationalism. He sees liberals using radical rhetoric that appears to be anti-imperialist on the outside, ironically curbing the growth of the South Korean socialist movement. He thinks neither Japanese conservative-nationalists nor South Korean liberal-nationalists speak for the working class.[3]

He takes the view that the term "Japanese imperialism" is somewhat exaggerated by liberals, and liberals compromise with chaebol for anti-Japanese nationalistic reasons. He also takes 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.[lower-alpha 1][3]

See also

Notes
  1. 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
  1. Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media (2002-12-20). 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 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. "홍세화 "민주화 외친 586, 돈벌이 어려움 모르는 민주건달"". 매일경제. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. "[홍세화 칼럼] 관제 민족주의의 함정". 8 August 2019.


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