Why didn't Korea restore its monarchy after World War 2? (Short Animated Documentary)
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Date: 2023-12-30
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thomasleaf4900
During the term of the American Military Government between 45 and 49 the America reinstalled most of the Korean collaborators South of the 38th parallel. Most of the ROK Army leadership at the time were veterans of the Kwangtung Army as well. Koreans themselves had more leftist leanings especially in the South where land reform was a priority for the landless tenant farming peasants that suffered at the hands of the collaborator government. Cheju Island is a great example with its People's Courts and Forums, they had a form of self governance that Japan tolerated because they met their quotas and didn't stir up trouble. After the war fought between 50 to 53, South Korea was. Republic is name only. It was really just a military junta until the 80s when a civilian government was elected and finally put an end to the run of generalissimos running ROK
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During the term of the American Military Government between 45 and 49 the America reinstalled most of the Korean collaborators South of the 38th parallel. Most of the ROK Army leadership at the time were veterans of the Kwangtung Army as well. Koreans themselves had more leftist leanings especially in the South where land reform was a priority for the landless tenant farming peasants that suffered at the hands of the collaborator government. Cheju Island is a great example with its People's Courts and Forums, they had a form of self governance that Japan tolerated because they met their quotas and didn't stir up trouble. After the war fought between 50 to 53, South Korea was. Republic is name only. It was really just a military junta until the 80s when a civilian government was elected and finally put an end to the run of generalissimos running ROK
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questionmark05
As always an awesome video, thank you! Monarchy is a ridiculous concept anyway. It's pretty much state welfare for extremely wealthy individuals. It must cost as many as several hundred thousand individuals on unemployment or disability for them to have fancy palaces and gold everything while disabled and veterans struggle. They do nothing special. The only reason charles is in charge at the moment is that no one has tried to take his job like William the conquer did to the saxons, it would be the same for other nations there just wasn't a successful usurper. I'm still amazed at the foolishness and sad that my government still supports the British monarchy for no benefit for some strange reason, especially considering we aren't British.
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As always an awesome video, thank you! Monarchy is a ridiculous concept anyway. It's pretty much state welfare for extremely wealthy individuals. It must cost as many as several hundred thousand individuals on unemployment or disability for them to have fancy palaces and gold everything while disabled and veterans struggle. They do nothing special. The only reason charles is in charge at the moment is that no one has tried to take his job like William the conquer did to the saxons, it would be the same for other nations there just wasn't a successful usurper. I'm still amazed at the foolishness and sad that my government still supports the British monarchy for no benefit for some strange reason, especially considering we aren't British.
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MarcBienenfeld
one might argue that North Korea is basically a monarchy, i mean the dear leader has absolute power and is a hereditary position, North Korea is also the world's only Necropracy with leaders who've accomplished such amazing things, Kim Il Sung is aparently still alive just sleeping and is the Eternal President, Kim Jong Il invented the hamburger er exuse me the double bread with meat because of course thats a much better game, he was also the greatest golf champion of all time and controlled the weather with his mood and Kim Jong Un Isnt and has never been fat and doesn't poop and totally discovered a unicorn cave where he found unicorns he rides with his best friends Dennis Rodman and Ronald McDonald.
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one might argue that North Korea is basically a monarchy, i mean the dear leader has absolute power and is a hereditary position, North Korea is also the world's only Necropracy with leaders who've accomplished such amazing things, Kim Il Sung is aparently still alive just sleeping and is the Eternal President, Kim Jong Il invented the hamburger er exuse me the double bread with meat because of course thats a much better game, he was also the greatest golf champion of all time and controlled the weather with his mood and Kim Jong Un Isnt and has never been fat and doesn't poop and totally discovered a unicorn cave where he found unicorns he rides with his best friends Dennis Rodman and Ronald McDonald.
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matthewgillies7509
This would not be the only time the American dislike for monarchies would undermine any efforts to create or consolidate a central government with an air of legitimacy and unity over a formerly occupied or failed state, or allow them to become a viable opposition to a communist movement or totalitarian autocrat. The most glaring recent examples would be Afghanistan, when the monarchist Hamid Karzi was made president of that republic, rather than allowing him to restore the old monarchy that was deposed 30 years earlier. Other recent examples would be Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and other older examples would be Egypt, Syria, and many more.
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This would not be the only time the American dislike for monarchies would undermine any efforts to create or consolidate a central government with an air of legitimacy and unity over a formerly occupied or failed state, or allow them to become a viable opposition to a communist movement or totalitarian autocrat. The most glaring recent examples would be Afghanistan, when the monarchist Hamid Karzi was made president of that republic, rather than allowing him to restore the old monarchy that was deposed 30 years earlier. Other recent examples would be Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and other older examples would be Egypt, Syria, and many more.
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Sky-pg8jm
No mention of the multiple non-monarchical provisional governments such as the Provisional Government of The Republic of Korea or the People's Republic of Korea, the latter of the two holding significant political power in Korea before being banned in the South by US occupation forces for its Socialist leanings and going on to form the basis of the DPRK? You're doing Korean history a big disservice by not mentioning either of these groups. I understand you do short form videos but this is still information that at most could've taken an extra minute to go over
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No mention of the multiple non-monarchical provisional governments such as the Provisional Government of The Republic of Korea or the People's Republic of Korea, the latter of the two holding significant political power in Korea before being banned in the South by US occupation forces for its Socialist leanings and going on to form the basis of the DPRK? You're doing Korean history a big disservice by not mentioning either of these groups. I understand you do short form videos but this is still information that at most could've taken an extra minute to go over
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Argentvs
I recommend everyone to watch the Last Princess, a recent SKorea. Movie starring the terrific actress Son Ye Jin as the last princess of Joseon forced to live in Japan as a hostage and married to a Japanese. She lost her children to US bomb raids and lived in poverty until some people found her and it took many years for the SKorean gov to pay attention to her and authorize repatriation. She was received at the airport, as an old lady, by the last survivors of the royal court service staff.
A truly sad history of an innocent girl abused by power plays.
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I recommend everyone to watch the Last Princess, a recent SKorea. Movie starring the terrific actress Son Ye Jin as the last princess of Joseon forced to live in Japan as a hostage and married to a Japanese. She lost her children to US bomb raids and lived in poverty until some people found her and it took many years for the SKorean gov to pay attention to her and authorize repatriation. She was received at the airport, as an old lady, by the last survivors of the royal court service staff.
A truly sad history of an innocent girl abused by power plays.
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thomashogan9196
MacArthur allowed the Emperor to remain a figurehead in Japan after renouncing his divinity, (Hirohito that is) because it would be easier to transform the country into a democracy if it had the blessing of their traditional recognized leader. Korea has been an occupied colony of various neighbors for centuries so did not have that kind of stabilizing influence. The Kims now consider themselves pretty close to Divine Right heirs just as Karl Marx and Joseph Stalin intended.
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MacArthur allowed the Emperor to remain a figurehead in Japan after renouncing his divinity, (Hirohito that is) because it would be easier to transform the country into a democracy if it had the blessing of their traditional recognized leader. Korea has been an occupied colony of various neighbors for centuries so did not have that kind of stabilizing influence. The Kims now consider themselves pretty close to Divine Right heirs just as Karl Marx and Joseph Stalin intended.
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corey2232
I was watching a Korean series on Netflix yesterday, set during the time of Japanese occupation.
One of the Korean characters made a comment Who cares about the king/monarchy? They couldn't protect us from Japan, so why go to them?
Not that it means much, but it seems the mindset of that time wasn't one of particular fondness for the royal family.
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I was watching a Korean series on Netflix yesterday, set during the time of Japanese occupation.
One of the Korean characters made a comment Who cares about the king/monarchy? They couldn't protect us from Japan, so why go to them?
Not that it means much, but it seems the mindset of that time wasn't one of particular fondness for the royal family.
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nandreshiram2269
Something else pretty interesting is looking into the creation of North and South Korea, because man is there a a LOT that happened. Kim Il-Sung: The North Korean Leader by Dae Sook Suh and Heroes and Toilers by Cheehyung Harrison Kim go into some minor details about the creation of the two Koreas while focusing primarily on the North. Good reads!
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Something else pretty interesting is looking into the creation of North and South Korea, because man is there a a LOT that happened. Kim Il-Sung: The North Korean Leader by Dae Sook Suh and Heroes and Toilers by Cheehyung Harrison Kim go into some minor details about the creation of the two Koreas while focusing primarily on the North. Good reads!
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yokolee5243
It is said that gojong created the Korean empire witch intentions of actually making Korea into an empire by annexing southern Manchuria and actually create an empire to rival japan but by the time of the empires foundation Korea had lagged far too behind in its population, technology and millitary too put up a fight against japan and annex territory
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It is said that gojong created the Korean empire witch intentions of actually making Korea into an empire by annexing southern Manchuria and actually create an empire to rival japan but by the time of the empires foundation Korea had lagged far too behind in its population, technology and millitary too put up a fight against japan and annex territory
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maclain728
Gotta say I m a fan of constitutional monarchies, even if it s just symbolism (the best kind of monarchy imo) it adds some national flair and a continuation feel.
Now continuation of history may not sound like the best idea in some places but I think it s important to acknowledge history and show the improvements now compared to then
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Gotta say I m a fan of constitutional monarchies, even if it s just symbolism (the best kind of monarchy imo) it adds some national flair and a continuation feel.
Now continuation of history may not sound like the best idea in some places but I think it s important to acknowledge history and show the improvements now compared to then
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Goatcha_M
North Korea is a Monarchy, in everything but name anyway.
It's been ruled by the same family, father to son to son for 70 years and that ruler has absolute power. The very mention of the word 'democracy' in the 'Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea' leads to internment for 3 generations. It's an Absolute Monarchy.
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North Korea is a Monarchy, in everything but name anyway.
It's been ruled by the same family, father to son to son for 70 years and that ruler has absolute power. The very mention of the word 'democracy' in the 'Democratic Peoples Republic of North Korea' leads to internment for 3 generations. It's an Absolute Monarchy.
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tianhaoju4634
It is interesting to compare the case of monarchism in Korea to that of the Cambodian one. Cambodia was colonized by the French for even longer, yet it was able to restore its monarchy under Sihanouk's family, and even restored it once more after both Lon Nol and Pol Pot has been overthrown.
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It is interesting to compare the case of monarchism in Korea to that of the Cambodian one. Cambodia was colonized by the French for even longer, yet it was able to restore its monarchy under Sihanouk's family, and even restored it once more after both Lon Nol and Pol Pot has been overthrown.
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dasmysteryman12
There's a Korean drama during the early 2000s that's basically an alternate history in which they revived the monarchy after World War II. It's called Princess Hours, and it overwhelmingly feels more like The Princess Diaries than any recent alt-history fare like, say, For All Mankind.
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There's a Korean drama during the early 2000s that's basically an alternate history in which they revived the monarchy after World War II. It's called Princess Hours, and it overwhelmingly feels more like The Princess Diaries than any recent alt-history fare like, say, For All Mankind.
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CoffeeSuccubus
It'd be cool if you did a 10 minute history video on China like how in the old days you did a 10 minute history video on stuff. I know China is. Old but I wanna see you have your art style do Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and Lu Bu thrown in there after the Han section lmao
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It'd be cool if you did a 10 minute history video on China like how in the old days you did a 10 minute history video on stuff. I know China is. Old but I wanna see you have your art style do Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and Lu Bu thrown in there after the Han section lmao
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abs_nobody
it's worth noting the south korean republic wasn't really a republic, similar to their northern counterpart, up until the 6th republic. yes, that's 4 coups and a revolution until the standing army got so sick and tired of political shit and democracy became a thing
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it's worth noting the south korean republic wasn't really a republic, similar to their northern counterpart, up until the 6th republic. yes, that's 4 coups and a revolution until the standing army got so sick and tired of political shit and democracy became a thing
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TorIverWilhelmsen
Another interesting side is how the international presence during the 1988 Seoul olympics eventually led to the somewhat dictatorial regime becoming a democracy in 1993. Well, still with the big corporations like Samsung holding great influence of course.
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Another interesting side is how the international presence during the 1988 Seoul olympics eventually led to the somewhat dictatorial regime becoming a democracy in 1993. Well, still with the big corporations like Samsung holding great influence of course.
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jhmcd2
It should be noted too that neither the North or the South were real republics since the fall of the Japanese Empire. North Korea became a full blown dictatorship and South Korea, while it maskeraided as a Republic, wasn't actually run like one until the 1980s.
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It should be noted too that neither the North or the South were real republics since the fall of the Japanese Empire. North Korea became a full blown dictatorship and South Korea, while it maskeraided as a Republic, wasn't actually run like one until the 1980s.
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Firmus777
Have you thought about doing a video about different names for Korea? I at least find it fascinating how both states in the peninsula see Korea as a divided country, but they call it by different names which are references to different dynasties in the past.
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Have you thought about doing a video about different names for Korea? I at least find it fascinating how both states in the peninsula see Korea as a divided country, but they call it by different names which are references to different dynasties in the past.
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