Between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, South Koreans wonder who is crazier
In a land where nuclear threats are like background noise, one world leader has managed to unsettle the public with his shrill, bellicose threats. Guess who...
Even after North Korea exchanged threats of a nuclear holocaust with the United States last week, South Koreans remain largely unruffled by what they see as routine conduct by their bellicose neighbour.
That’s not to say they aren’t worried though – just not so much about the North.
“Actually,” Kang Won-taek, professor of political science at Seoul National University, told This Week in Asia, “many South Koreans are worried about unilateral military action by the United States.”
Lee Kwang-min, a 39-year-old hairstylist who lives in Seoul, said Trump was “more dangerous” than Kim: “He’s making trouble, building his kingdom like a dictator.” Lee said Trump’s brand of American exceptionalism was a danger to the world and even more worrying was that Trump didn’t seem to take the situation seriously. “I think Trump is playing,” said Lee.
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