The grotesque Korean Peninsular / Berlin

British historian Isaiah Berlin 1909-1997) divided liberalism into active liberalism and passive liberalism. And active liberalism was well-intentioned but viewed as being able to lead to totalitarianism by concepts (ethnicity, state, religion, race, ideology, etc.) that had much stronger power than individuals.

 

In fact, many liberal countries, including Korea, have experienced authoritarian rule that advocates higher concepts such as countries and ideologies in the name of defending freedom. In the West, such as Britain and France, early-resolved problems caused Korea to suffer a lot due to its short democratic history.

 

When I was young, Korea was in the midst of economic development. My house was selling automobile services in a mining village with trucks. Mine villages are now in ruins, but at that time it was the second most prosperous place after Seoul. In the evening, the local people gathered at a house with a TV and enjoyed watching a broadcast drama called Blooming Paldo River Mountain. No matter how much economic development was underway, everyone lived a more difficult life than now. However, the future and hope were full. Although the people's freedom was suppressed by the higher concept of economic development, they were yielding their perception of freedom according to the flow of consciousness of turning off 'urgent fire'.

 

As the years went by and the economy and freedom were 'normalized' by many efforts, grotesque rituals began to emerge and disturb the spiritual world of the people.

 

Grotesque rituals mean that ideological or religious rituals have begun to penetrate the weaknesses of the liberal state. It has often been proved that Korea is still an unmodern society suffering from excessive ideology or aggressive religion. The current administration in Korea has experienced the state of affairs being disturbed by grotesque religious figures and inner circles, such as prosecutors, but this has happened frequently in the past.

 

I had some very angry incidents in my youth by aggressive religious groups. I was looking for a solution to overcome the difficult environment, but religious people kept sticking to me systematically to help me. With a lot of reading, I myself, whose world of consciousness was already globalized, was organized and looked grotesque to a religious inner circle that was too different from the outside world.

 

At that time, I was aware that North Korean society was already at the peak of ideological grotesqueness and that Korean society was suffering from ideological grotesqueness. And I realized for quite some time that Korea would be a disgrace because of problems in the conscious world. And it really was. Religious politicians appeared and said they would dedicate Korea to God, and similar religious figures disrupted the state of affairs. I also actively experienced the side effects of my group, such as the prosecution. Although I am not a person far from religion, I thought I had a stronger philosophical consideration than others. I used to ask if people said they would solve everything with witchcraft or prayer, that person would have no reason to live as a human being.

 

I love sports. And I went around looking for real-life jobs, like bus driving or forklift driving. Because I wanted to not be bound by the world of crude consciousness. Sometimes I prepare for certification in case I physically decline, but I recognize that time is not my essential time.

Berlin says people's beliefs should be acknowledged as relative. Belin says we should recognize modern society's value polymorphism. However, he says it is important to acknowledge the relativity and have an attitude in which the relativity does not offset the conviction of one's beliefs. Perhaps it means that someone's unique ideas should be acknowledged, but their uniqueness should not harm others, and that they should have limits that do not harm social order.