Yep, but i think North Korea isn’t even really trying to reunify. Kim Jong-un has framed his social policy as a nationalistic one and dropped the hardline reunification policy that dominated his grandfather and father’s rule. With that in consideration, I think South Korea sees this and thought they may not be a point to follow the parallel policy of reunification. Besides, Koreans from both sides have increasingly diverging culture after decades of separation. If both reunify in one way or another, how would the Koreans treat each other? We already see the effect of a generation long separation amongst a population with Germany after the reunification. There are tensions between the Western and Eastern Germans, and we even see this on the previous parliamentary elections, where the voting pattern perfectly fits the former border of the Iron Curtain.
The German separation lasted less longer but there are still tensions. But with the Koreas being separated for three generations now, I could imagine the tension being much stronger than in Germany if a reunification happens.
Yeah that’s probably true. It’s difficult for me as a non Korean to say what is best for the peninsula. It is pretty sad that millions of Koreans might never be able to see their family members across the border ever again.
The reason the Korean War was fought was to reunify. Declaring peace without reunification just means there will never be reunification.
Yep, but i think North Korea isn’t even really trying to reunify. Kim Jong-un has framed his social policy as a nationalistic one and dropped the hardline reunification policy that dominated his grandfather and father’s rule. With that in consideration, I think South Korea sees this and thought they may not be a point to follow the parallel policy of reunification. Besides, Koreans from both sides have increasingly diverging culture after decades of separation. If both reunify in one way or another, how would the Koreans treat each other? We already see the effect of a generation long separation amongst a population with Germany after the reunification. There are tensions between the Western and Eastern Germans, and we even see this on the previous parliamentary elections, where the voting pattern perfectly fits the former border of the Iron Curtain.
The German separation lasted less longer but there are still tensions. But with the Koreas being separated for three generations now, I could imagine the tension being much stronger than in Germany if a reunification happens.
Yeah that’s probably true. It’s difficult for me as a non Korean to say what is best for the peninsula. It is pretty sad that millions of Koreans might never be able to see their family members across the border ever again.
The DPRK removed reunification as a goal from their constitution not long ago.