Bill Howard wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kloMcKinsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [MLL]Yugoslavia: The Institutions Are Still Paralyzed By Violence And
> Threats - Michel Collon
>
> >If North Korea ever united with South Korea it would the death-knell of
> >socialism in the North. The big snake would have swallowed the small
> >frog. The South is nothing but a Trojan Horse for world capitalism in
> >general and the United States capitalists in particular. The North
> >would go the way of East Germany by being overwhelmed in an avalanche of
> >foreign wealth buying up everything in sight.
>
> On the other hand the situation is not wholly
> unlike the days of the old 'North Vietnam'
> and 'South Vietnam' - in that particular case
> a tiny nation took on a giant invasive imperial
> power and won through in the end. At this time
> nothing rules out this possibility for Korea either.
The situations are not comparable. First, the Vietnamese received a
tremendous amount of military and economic aid from it socialist
allies. Who do you think is going to supply North Korea in this day and
age? Second, North Korea is an established state with fixed targets,
like Yugoslavia. Do you seriously think it could defeat its potential
opponents militarily or not suffer tremendous losses. Third, the
Vietnam war was essentially a guerrilla war with no fixed battle lines
and that is more difficult for the capitalists armies to cope with.
Fourth, the population of South Korea is not economically or
ideologically in sympathy with socialism and for that reason guerillas
swimming in a sympathic population would not be a viable possibility.
Fifth, Vietnam was in the process of instituting socialism, not
considering the dismantling of it via social-democrats in positions of
power. Sixth, the geography and terrain of Korea are not nearly as
conducive for a guerrilla war. And seventh, North Korea would not have
nearly as much support from world opinion as did Vietnam. There are
other differences but you get the picture.
>
> I notice Madelaine Albright has a visit planned
> to the North - does she come baring gifts - or
> surrender papers?
The latter disguised as the former.
For the cause,
Klo
>
> Bill
>
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