123 – Taekwondo and Korean History Explains Everything (Part 2) w/ Jay

On Southpaw, we speak to Jay from Red Star Over Asia (@RedStarOverAsia) about his article "When Taekwondo Ruled the World": https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/when-taekwondo-ruled-the-world-by-jay 

In part 2, we discuss:

Ethnonationalism vs. international communism
Americanization of South Korea
Martial arts, martial leader, and martial law
Yushin Constitution and Westernized conservativism
National Security Act and anti-democracy
South Korea as model minority country
The erasure of south Korean communists
Anti-Americanism and pro-democracy
Projecting Western anticommunist politics onto Korea
Toxic masculinity expressed in statecraft
The West leaving collaborators and Nazis in charge
The trauma of US occupation
Park's Korea
The use of Koreans in Vietnam and bringing fascism back home
Support for northern forces in the south
Racist stereotypes, internalization, and orientalism
Cults and anticommunism
KCIA, taekwondo, and factionalism
Martial arts and showmanship

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Part 1: https://ko-fi.com/post/122-Taekwondo-and-Korean-History-Explains-Everyt-T6T6AN2BF 
Red Star Over Asia: https://anchor.fm/red-star-over-asia
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Settler Colonialism and Decolonization w/ Mylan Tootoosis: https://ko-fi.com/Post/84-Settler-Colonialism-and-Frantz-Fanon-Part-2-D1D44116Z 
100 – Racism, Capitalism, and Boxing w/ Dr. Gerald Horne: https://ko-fi.com/post/100-Racism-Capitalism-and-Boxing-w-Dr-Gerald-O4O14GDRT 
A Killing Art by Alex Gillis: https://amzn.to/3LI2D5I
Cobra Kai, the Twilight of American Empire, and the Allure of Paramilitary Violence: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/cobra-kai-the-twilight-of-american-empire-and-the-allure-of-paramilitary-violence/
120 – Squid Game and the Long Shadow of American Empire: https://ko-fi.com/post/120-Squid-Game-and-the-Long-Shadow-of-American-E-W7W27LG4S

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