I know for a fact that Koreans have this odd tendendency to play a victim card. They like to lay a blame on others when they are in trouble, which is an act of refusal to accept responsibilities and consequences for their own actions. Do you think the massacre is just a manifestation of this collective cultural trait?
"Han is a concept in Korean culture, attributed by some as a national cultural trait. Han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. It connotes aspects of lament and unavenged injustice."Wikipedia "Han"
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This cartoon saying "Korea is the 33rd victim of the shootings"
2007-04-18 20:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
I think it's wrong to blame one crazy person's actions on an entire culture.
2007-04-18 20:41:26 · answer #1 · answered by Sam 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Placing blame on others is found in every culture, according to every sociologist and anthropologist. All cultures have scapegoats and perceived enemies.
The largest manifestation of this today is that so many countries perceive the United States as the cause of their problems. Hugo Chavez says this on a daily basis yet his country is part of OPEC and if it were not for Venezuelan corruption, he would have a great country. No, nothing specific in Korean culture caused the VT horror.
A better question would be "Do you think the thousands of successful Koreans in the USA are successful because of something in Korean culture?"
2007-04-21 17:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by Maldives 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very dangerous to make generalizations about other cultures and nations. Unfortunately, such tragic incidents happen in almost every country. Some crazy Americans carried out similar attacks and murders in American schools in the past. I do not think it has a root connection with American culture of possessing arms. This is absolutely baseless.
Yesterday, a few fanatics, manipulated by some underground groups, shot dead a few people in Turkey who were printing and selling The Bible. I know, some people are now going to label all Turks (and Muslims) as intolerant murderers.
Political or personal, murder is the worst crime (rape too) in this world. We should be careful not to blame the innocent majority of the culture/nation that the murderer/murderers belong to (unfortunately).
2007-04-19 03:50:30 · answer #3 · answered by anlarm 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Korea has half the murder rate of the US and he has lived here since he was 8. If you think it is due violence in the culture, you are picking the wrong country.
2007-04-19 03:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by meg 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lets not blame the many for the actions of the few/one
2007-04-19 03:49:01 · answer #5 · answered by Chris 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don’t Cho was ill folks, depression is an illness. This [depression] can happen to anyone no matter what race or nationality a person is.
2007-04-19 03:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Spread Peace and Love 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is an extraordinary event, we should not place in wrong position. Peace is important for all student, not only at home base, but also at overseas.
2007-04-19 03:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by Worry woman 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They feel the same shame and grief that we would feel if an American went over there and did the same thing. Don't try to over-analyze this tragedy.
2007-04-19 03:46:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't.
But I do think that ignorant people making false blanket generalisations about another culture has something to do with it.
2007-04-19 03:40:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
no he was a nut and its all on him hes to blame we can all try to blame everything down to his parents but it s his owen fault .
2007-04-19 03:59:05 · answer #10 · answered by dan m 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋