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Hong Sehwa
홍세화
Hong in 2012
Born	(1947-12-10)10 December 1947 Seoul, US-occupied Korea
Died	18 April 2024(2024-04-18) (aged 76)
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Seoul University (1966–1967, 1969–1977)
Organization	Preparatory Committee for Collective Action for Basic Income (2014–)
Notable work	Korean Le Monde diplomatique (2010–) Outsider (2000–2005)
Title	New Progressive Party Delegate (2011–2012) Co-representative (2012)
Predecessor	Cho Seung-soo
Successor	Kim Il-ung
Political party	Labor Party (2013–) New Progressive Party (2008–2013) Democratic Labor Party (2002–2008)
Awards	Democratic Citizen Media Award (2002) [1]
Hangul	홍세화
Hanja	洪世和
Revised Romanization	Hong Sehwa
McCune–Reischauer	Hong Sehwa
Website	www.hongsehwa.pe.kr

Hong Sehwa ( Korean: 홍세화; Hanja: 洪世和; 10 December 1947 – 18 April 2024) was a South Korean journalist and New Progressive Party delegate. He was known as a representative South Korean socialist. Hong criticised imperialism and nationalism, according to the socialist perspective.

Political views

Hong evaluated that both extreme right-wing anti-North Korean statist " conservatives" and anti-Japanese nationalist " liberals" are [anti-socialist] conservatives, and that true progressives or leftists have never had a government in South Korean politics. ^[2]

Hong Sehwa was critical of South Korean liberals' anti-Japanese nationalism. He saw liberals using radical rhetoric that appears to be anti-imperialist on the outside, ironically curbing the growth of the South Korean socialist movement. He thought neither Japanese conservative-nationalists nor South Korean liberal-nationalists speak for the working class. ^[3]

He took the view that the term "Japanese imperialism" was somewhat exaggerated by liberals, and liberals compromise with chaebol for anti-Japanese nationalistic reasons. He also took a critical view of the fact that South Korean [mainly DPK] liberals never criticize American imperialism. South Korean socialists criticize American imperialism, that Japanese nationalism is encouraged by the United States to keep China in check. ^{[a] [3]}

In 2022, Hong joined the Green Party Korea, making him a dual member of Green Party and the Labor Party.

Hong died from cancer on 18 April 2024, at the age of 76. ^[4]

See also

• Pak Noja

Notes

References

External links

• Hong Sehwa's website (in Korean)
• Hong Sehwa on Facebook (in Korean)
• Hong Sehwa on Twitter (in Korean)

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