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South Korean politician (1947–2024) In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.
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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)
Hangul홍세화
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 conservatives, and that true progressives or leftists have never had a government in South Korean politics.

Hong Sehwa was critical of South Korean liberals' anti-Japanese nationalism. He saw liberals using radical rhetoric that appears to be anti-imperialist on the outside, ironically curbing the growth of the South Korean socialist movement. He thought neither Japanese conservative-nationalists nor South Korean liberal-nationalists speak for the working class.

He took the view that the term "Japanese imperialism" was somewhat exaggerated by liberals, and liberals compromise with chaebol for anti-Japanese nationalistic reasons. He also took a critical view of the fact that South Korean liberals never criticize American imperialism. South Korean socialists criticize American imperialism, that Japanese nationalism is encouraged by the United States to keep China in check.

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.

See also

Notes

  1. By 21st century standards, South Korean socialists do support anti-imperialism, but not support "resistance Korean nationalism". Therefore, The South Korean socialists view that Japanese imperialism has been extinguished since 1945, and they believe that right-wing Japanese nationalistic move to revise Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution and strengthen its military power in the 21st century is not 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 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.

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. ^ " 관제 민족주의의 함정". 8 August 2019.
  4. '똘레랑스' 일깨운 홍세화 별세…마지막 당부 '성장에서 성숙으로' (in Korean)

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Party political offices
Preceded byKim Hye-kyoungas Leader of Emergency Response Commission Leader of the New Progressive Party
2011–2012 		Succeeded byHong Sehwa
An Hyo-sangas Co-representative of the 4th delegation
Preceded byHong Sehwaas leader of the 4th delegation Co-representative of the New Progressive Party
2012 		Succeeded byKim Il-ungas Leader of Emergency Response Commission


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