옛날 세상은 모두 마찬가지겠지. 어찌 이조에만 국한했겠는가?

왕이 하늘이고, 그 밑에 높고 낮은 벼슬아치들이고, 다음에는 양반이었겠고, 맨 끝에는 서민이겠지. 혹시 노비라면 바닥의 바닥이었겠고, 상놈이란 말은 쓰지 말자. 상사람이 된것도 어굴한데 왜 놈자까지 붙이지?

인류가 수천년 수만년 겪고 드디어 만인평등이 성취되었다. 

물론 빈부의 차이는 있지만 그래도 모두 평등한 기회를 갖는다. 이 얼마나 좋은 세상인가?

I am NOT sure we should blame everything on 조선과 유교.

조선 was a mere continuation of its precursor, 고려! And of course, they were the same leading class of the society, after all. Only the king and royal family were replaced!

How about 대한민국?  Is it better than before?  To me, based on my painful experience through, thank God, only 10 long years, they all looked the same, no matter how they would claim on – 똥묻은 개 가 겨묻은개 나무란다!  I can tell with much less biased opinion/prejudice as an outsider.

In a way, I, for the first time, understood why my father used the term 조선놈 whenever he criticized Koreans as Japanese does – I am not sure, either, Japanese called Koreans as 조센징 only when they criticize!- despite he was one of the victims of Japanese suppression.  Yes, I painfully understood why the Japanese looked down on Korean as 조센징.

So, 친일파 청산?  No kidding! Was there any other option for Koreans, then, besides 친일 education?  Indeed, all the intellectuals then were created by 친일 education, no exception, so that all the intellectuals then ought to be called 친일파, aren’t they? Why not?

본인은 종교에대해서 잘모르지만 각종교마다 undesirable social effect이 있읍니다.

However, It seems Christianity brought us into the modern civilized society and civilization.

I will give them the credit for what we have and how we live today in civilized nations.

None of Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, and all other religion could have done it.

I do not know how the Christian religion "was" in the old days

but I am not at all sure about modern Christianity and its social practices.

하나 하나 따져보세요. Maybe, we could have been better off without them.

유교의 단점은 malignant social corruption and absence of progressiveness.

These people all got stuck into the old tradition and will never get out of it.

For that, I think we will be much better off without the eastern philosophy by 공자 and 맹자.

The Chinese apparently got rid of 공자 and 맹자 for some time.

Some Koreans still insist on this outdated philosophy in addition to 사대주의 사상.

We also should get rid of Pro-Japanese and Pro-American ideologies as well.

I am very optimistic that we are getting out of this old Confucious idea and 사대주의 버릇.

Once the old generation dies out, these will disappear. In addition to that,

the rapid improvement of our inner strength and technology will help us to get out of it.

As of now, Korea is already the leader in so many industries over the rest of the world.

Looking at that,  something like Lee Dynasty will never happen in our future.

We shall keep it as a good lesson in how "not to" live and run the nation.

Sorry, I sounded like a preacher. Just my thought.

I am glad to see the article that expresses the real status of Chosun 

and its shameful history. Around 1850 when imperialism was prevailing 

throughout the world, Chosun was completely blindsided about 

what was going on around her. Industrialized European countries were 

dominating Confucious agricultural civilization that was centered around 

the Qing dynasty. The countries that were not modernized by adopting 

European ideas were engulfed by European countries. Qing that was 

the leader of Confucious agricultural civilization was devoured by 

European countries in pieces.
 

As Japan was rapidly modernized and becoming a European nation, Chosun

was hanging on dying Qing dynasty. Why? Chosun did not want to be 

independent.  Her mission was 사대주의, 책봉 and 조공. The Qing's 

emperor was above the king of Chosun. The buck stopped at the desk 

of the Qing emperor. I heard a lot of people were talking about the longevity 

of Chosun, but she had never been an independent country, to begin with.

By clinging to the great nation namely one of the empires of China, the king

and royal family, as well as Yangban, enjoyed their stability for a long 

time. About 2 % of the established group exploited 98% of the entire 

population. 성리학 preaches 효도 and 충성. Basically, the general population 

was brainwashed by Confucianism. The majority of people could not read and write

because she used officially Chinese characters and people did not have 

the opportunity to learn. For the established, foolish people who were 

brainwashed by the convenient ideology were easily controlled. 
 

I think Chosun is responsible for the loss of the country, in other words,

the end of the 5000-year history. If Chosun were to be like Japan at that time, 

Qing was a sitting duck and Manchuria was there to be taken. Japan 

was independent. Chosun was dependent upon Qing. You know, Qing was dying.