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Hong Sehwa
홍세화
Hong Sehwa, united party convention of New Progressive Party and Socialist Party in 2012.
Hong in 2012
Born(1947-12-10)10 December 1947
Seoul, US-occupied Korea
Died18 April 2024(2024-04-18) (aged 76)
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

Hong Sehwa (Korean: 홍세화; Hanja: 洪世和; 10 December 1947 – 18 April 2024) was a South Korean journalist and New Progressive Party delegate. He was known as a representative South Korean socialist. Hong criticised imperialism and nationalism, according to the socialist perspective.

Political views

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

He took the view that the term "Japanese imperialism" was somewhat exaggerated by liberals, and liberals compromise with chaebol for anti-Japanese nationalistic reasons. He also took 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.[a][3]

In 2022, Hong joined the Green Party Korea, making him a dual member of Green Party and the Labor Party.

Hong died from cancer on 18 April 2024, at the age of 76.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Citizens' Coalition for Democratic Media (20 December 2002). 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 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ 홍세화 "민주화 외친 586, 돈벌이 어려움 모르는 민주건달". 매일경제. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "[홍세화 칼럼] 관제 민족주의의 함정". 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ '똘레랑스' 일깨운 홍세화 별세…마지막 당부 '성장에서 성숙으로' (in Korean)
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Party political offices
Preceded byas Leader of Emergency Response Commission Leader of the New Progressive Party
2011–2012 		Succeeded by
Hong Sehwa
An Hyo-sang
as Co-representative of the 4th delegation
Preceded by
Hong Sehwa
as leader of the 4th delegation 		Co-representative of the New Progressive Party
2012 		Succeeded byas Leader of Emergency Response Commission


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