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'''Description of Artwork:''' "... On August 2, 1987, ''The New York Times'' published an interview with Woo Sang Ho, the president of the student body at Seoul's Yonesi University. Woo criticized the South Korean government and the United States involvement in his country. His quoted remarks included the following exchange with the Times Correspondent: | '''Description of Artwork:''' "... On August 2, 1987, ''The New York Times'' published an interview with Woo Sang Ho, the president of the student body at Seoul's Yonesi University. Woo criticized the South Korean government and the United States involvement in his country. His quoted remarks included the following exchange with the Times Correspondent: | ||
''Q: Will there be more violence, more street clashes?'' | ''Q: Will there be more violence, more street clashes?'' <P> | ||
''A. No, we're not going to demonstrate in a way to make people mad at us. We'll have peaceful demonstrations. But if the government and the police try to stop us, then there'll be some violence. We're not going to stand by and be hassled.'' | ''A. No, we're not going to demonstrate in a way to make people mad at us. We'll have peaceful demonstrations. But if the government and the police try to stop us, then there'll be some violence. We're not going to stand by and be hassled.'' <P> | ||
''Q. Is it right for students to use violence?'' | ''Q. Is it right for students to use violence?'' <P> | ||
''A. Violence can be justified. For example, violence against Nazis was legitimate.'' | ''A. Violence can be justified. For example, violence against Nazis was legitimate.'' <P> | ||
''Q. Is the Government truly like the Nazis?'' | ''Q. Is the Government truly like the Nazis?'' <P> | ||
''A. It's hard to make a precise comparison. The oppression in (occupied) France must have been much more severe, because it came from abroad. But we're fighting against military fascism. The fascism in Korea is directly related to Hitler's Nazism.'' | ''A. It's hard to make a precise comparison. The oppression in (occupied) France must have been much more severe, because it came from abroad. But we're fighting against military fascism. The fascism in Korea is directly related to Hitler's Nazism.'' <P> | ||
''Q. Could you go to jail for saying that?'' | ''Q. Could you go to jail for saying that?''<P> | ||
''A. I'm not afraid of going to jail. As a student leader, it's something I take for granted.'' | ''A. I'm not afraid of going to jail. As a student leader, it's something I take for granted.'' <P> | ||
