Hong Sehwa is a South Korean journalist and former New Progressive Party delegate. He is known as a representative South Korean socialist. Hong criticizes

imperialism Imperialism is the state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas, often through employing hard power (economic and ...

and

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, according to the socialist perspective.

Critical of anti-Japanese sentiment

Hong evaluates that both extreme right-wing anti-North Korean statist " conservatives" and anti-Japanese nationalist " liberals" are nti-socialistconservatives, and that true

progressives Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, techno ...

or leftists have never had a government in South Korean politics. Hong Sehwa is critical of South Korean liberals' anti-Japanese nationalism. He sees liberals using radical rhetoric that appears to be anti-imperialist on the outside, ironically curbing the growth of the South Korean socialist movement. He thinks neither Japanese conservative-nationalists nor South Korean liberal-nationalists speak for

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. He takes the view that the term "Japanese imperialism" is somewhat exaggerated by liberals, and liberals compromise with

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for anti-Japanese nationalistic reasons. He also takes a critical view of the fact that South Korean DPK">Democratic_Party_of_Korea.html" ;"title="ainly Democratic Party of Korea">DPKliberals never criticize American imperialism. South Korean socialists criticize American imperialism, that Japanese nationalism is encouraged by the United States to keep China in check.

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* * 1947 births Anti-nationalism in Korea Anti-imperialism in Korea The Hankyoreh Labor Party (South Korea) politicians Living people New Progressive Party (South Korea) politicians People from Seoul South Korean progressives South Korean left-wing activists South Korean socialists {{SouthKorea-bio-stub

Critical of anti-Japanese sentiment

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