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What's with you guys putting words in my mouth? I'm not saying might makes right. There is a big difference between being a "legitimate" state and actions being taken by a state being ethical (right).
I'm not parroting US propaganda. Did you read what I said? I said North Korea is a legitimate state. How is that US propaganda?
I don't benefit from picking a side. I believe sanctions against North Korea should be lifted. I'm in favor of a peaceful unification of the Korea's to resolve the war, like both of the Korea's want. That would be my official stance if I were in a position of power.
Yes, picking a side blindly based on ideological reasons instead of realistically looking at the situation and the power structures is stupid.
"Like both of the Korea's want", but the southern state doesn't, even if part or all of the people there wanted!
Like I'm really struggling to see your point here. You are just accepting the status quo, right? You go around supporting fascist states also, claiming to be better because you're not choosing sides. Treatler behaviour.
It is the official South Korean policy to one day have a united Korea. Same goes for North Korea.
The disagreement is of course about how such united Korea would look like.
The population of South Korea currently massively prefers the South Korean government over that of North Korea. This is clear from the elections: you would see support for much more worker oriented parties otherwise.
I'm not accepting the status quo. I haven't even talked about what I would want for the region. This whole discussion was only about "legitimacy" of a state and understanding the status quo; doesn't mean I want it to stay like the status quo.
However, to form a balanced opinion of what should happen in the region, you first must get a balanced, realistic, fundamental understanding of the status quo. Not just "yeah this state is illegitimate because this this and this", without looking at the claims of legitimacy of the other side, which are in most cases also valid reasons for claiming legitimacy. That just comes down to "the ideologies/countries/opinions I prefer favor this country over the other, so I call this one illegitimate and this one legitimate".
aight, bet.