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Originally Posted by OldDutch
Kinda not quite. South Korea was poverty stricken until the dictatorship implemented economic reforms that saw the country grow in the 60s and 70s. They emulated Japan in that they picked winners and invested heavily in them. Most are the common brands you see today.
1987 ended the dictatorship. 1988 Olympics was a showcase. I am not condoning anything, modern Korea has issues, but its place in the world is undeniable. Lots owing to that period.
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Sure it was a showcase all right. All undesirables were pleased in prison camps to purify the streets. The 1988 Olympics didn't just happen that year, they made the bid and promises in 1981.
Communism was winning and desirable to some, because democracies hasn't gotten their #### together yet. Until it wasn't and the Berlin Wall came down.