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All in the name of protecting the world against those darn communists ๐Ÿ™„ (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I will never forget the first time I read about Jeju Island. That and the Tlatelolco massacre genuinely left me reeling.

[โ€“] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 6 points 4 days ago

South Korean history from the immediate post-WW2 period through to the 1980s is completely ignored in the western world. Syngman Rhee in particular was a true villain.