"Leftist Revisionism" in South Korean Textbooks
Here are some of the findings of a "panel tasked with rectifying errors and prejudice in modern and contemporary history textbooks for high schools" quoted in Prejudice Warps Current History Textbooks:
One thing to note about the Korean Left is that, unlike its counterparts in other nations, it is fiercely nationalistic to the point of being reactionary. It views the Korean nation as the world's greatest, but the ROK as essentially a puppet government of the US.
Here are some of the findings of a "panel tasked with rectifying errors and prejudice in modern and contemporary history textbooks for high schools" quoted in Prejudice Warps Current History Textbooks:
- Cliquish and sentimental nationalism on the part of the authors has resulted in a leftist propensity in modern history textbooks.
The writers, based on their ideological positions and preconceptions, provide highly subjective judgments and explanations.
A tendency to look at everything negatively, in particular, appears to deny or disparage the legitimacy of the Republic of Korea
One thing to note about the Korean Left is that, unlike its counterparts in other nations, it is fiercely nationalistic to the point of being reactionary. It views the Korean nation as the world's greatest, but the ROK as essentially a puppet government of the US.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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