While I know that the "Moonies" are a cult & that they have done much harm & wrong over the years, think their involvement in Koreagate etc, they have also done some good work with peaceful movements & outreach to the north. While this may be seen by some as self serving & I don't know, but good work is good work, especially for those on the receiving end of the good or goods.
Yes, but he isn't any longer is he. :angel:
There was indeed some sort of connection. Mr Moon was also involved in promoting Korea & his group does so today.
Not sure exactly how she did it, but she is a real American dream come true story.
Maybe he should have made his goal to overthrow the harsh NK government like he wanted to overthrow his own government. Ironic of how he tried to befriend one dictator and overthrow another.
Yes it is. Some will say that you do what you can with the weapons you have & the hand you are dealt in life. Remember that he opened the doors & windows to the north 21 years before the south Korean president embarked on his historic sunshine policy, for which he (Mr Kim) won the nobel peace prize. Of course 1 of the 10 points of discussions on unification involved #8, exchange of TKD teams & unification, which of course was made possible by Gen Choi, who was himself nominated for the nobel peace prize.
You should do some digging into that..I would recommend Bullshido.com and look up Tae Yun Kim.
How did he starting up TKD in NK help open up people to the outside world? Sorry but they NK regime will show people what they want and that is is. People were not enlightened to anything. He brought them an art...lied about its history for "national pride" and then set off to be the big fish in the small pond. NK people were not enlightened to anything or else they would be pi$$ed at what they have now.
It was not offered as a comparison & I don't think what i wrote can been seen as that. But if you got that impression, I am sorry, as it was not my intent. There is no comparison between these 2 political men, even if they shared similar political ideas & visions. Many people are nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, but few win one. Nominations are kept secret for I think 50 years. The reason we know is that the Canadian govt elected official that put forth the nomination stated so, which by the rules he was allowed to do. I am not sure of any other martial artist that had such an honor, do you? Does anyone else?
Look I do not know what your politics are & frankly they are non of my business or my concern. But do you consider yourself a hawk or a dove, which you don't have to answer. But please think about this: War has always been a way to bring about regime change & free people. Another option was to let people see what they are missing, so they create change from within, via less violent methods.
Of course I do not agree that all religions are cults & find that can be offensive to some religious people.
What the hell was that? It looked like a cross between a traditional Korean dance, a bad taiji routine and just random moves thrown in for fun.
When people use the term cult, they are most often using definition number six, primarily due to the part that I bolded. Cult is usually associated with the religious leaders taking an inordinant amount of control over one's lives (telling them who to marry, whether or not to get their kids vaccinated, etc.). This control goes beyond simply saying, 'we don't do that' or 'you should do that' as seen in most religions. Some amount of mental conditioning or outright brainwashing are usually involved.
