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More Troubling Suppression of “Offensive” Political Speech. This time, apparently, the censorship is from–on the paternalistic behalf of–the right. The Chosun Ilbo gets it, right, too. Is it at least possible that this kind of censorship validates the false outrage of Koreans on both extremes (here, here, and here), even when they’re really reacting to what might be mainstream political expression elsewhere?

Add “tolerance” and “a sense of humor” to Korea’s list of pressing needs.