tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post1105740244116584423..comments2023-07-02T05:23:38.595-05:00Comments on Korean Historical Controversies: Virginia TechKirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842044872387705911noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-4912646989851033982007-04-18T15:13:00.000-05:002007-04-18T15:13:00.000-05:00I think this might also add something interesting ...I think this might also add something interesting to the immigration debate that is occuring currently. I hope it doesn't because Sean is right, and there is no "racial" profile that can be used for these kinds of events. But it will be interesting to see if some kind of new immigration debate is touched off, extending beyond Latin America to Asia as well. It certainly wouldn't be the first time.Erin Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632414877246266466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-17966368247415496882007-04-17T21:15:00.000-05:002007-04-17T21:15:00.000-05:00Nicely said, Sean.The tragedy at Virgina Tech has ...Nicely said, Sean.<BR/><BR/>The tragedy at Virgina Tech has gotten to me more than I thought it would. I was particularly struck by something Jack Cafferty on CNN said Monday: "Why does it seem like the U.S. has a monopoly on these kinds of horrific events?" (or something to that effect)<BR/><BR/>The answers to that question are certainly up for debate, or even if it is true. I personally feel that it is, in that it's citizen-on-citizen violence, and was wondering for those who have spent considerable time in Korea, if the impression there of the U.S. is that it is a dangerous place.<BR/><BR/>I had a conversation with a Chinese woman in a Beijing Starbucks in 2005. She was suspicious of why I was in her country to begin, but then began asking about the safety of her child, who was apparently studying in the States. The woman was very worried because of how violent and dangerous she thought America was.<BR/><BR/>Maybe there she has a point. Maybe people are accustomed to the various ills in their societies: police brutality, government oppression, censorship, school shootings, and are only awakened to them in the aftermath of devastating tragedy.<BR/><BR/>I wonder, are foreigners who see our country as uniquely dangerous right? If so, why?Will Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747325494915077085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-45564852696823213332007-04-17T16:38:00.000-05:002007-04-17T16:38:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Will Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747325494915077085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-48857647940254902362007-04-17T15:00:00.000-05:002007-04-17T15:00:00.000-05:00I agree with you completely. I hope US citizens a...I agree with you completely. I hope US citizens avoid making harsh generalizations and that some Koreans, as you said, reexamine their xenophobic generalizations.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525987177493508452noreply@blogger.com