Hong Sehwa

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In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

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

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'

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

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

Notes

  1. 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 (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)
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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