Re: (Translation) Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim

No doubt the comment in your review,
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"I wonder where on Earth a Korean author would get the idea of a
relentlessly expansionist, exploitative empire determined to replace the
cultures and religions of neighboring countries with the Empire’s
hegemonic culture? It seems almost as though Kim has specific models in
mind. I suppose we will never know what those models were."
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was intended as a joke, and was written with tongue in cheek.
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I can think of two candidates off the top of my head, of course.
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The People's Republic of China, which was a strong supporter of the
nightmare that is North Korea.
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The United States of America, since it has influenced South Korean
culture greatly, leading to several Christian denominations being
active in the country.
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Of course, though, the USA is not an evil empire.