Now is not a good time to be a U.S. flag in South Korea. Wathcing the Korean news, each night you are guaranteed at least one clip of Old Glory being burned. This photo is of a protest by rice farmers who are protesting attempts by the WTO to open the Korean market. (Of course they don't burn Vietnamese of Chinese flags, though those countries are pushing harder for the opening of the Korean rice market than the United States is.)
There is something about a buring or desecrated American flag that gets Koreans juices flowing. Virtually all Korean college campuses have Old Glory spray-painted on the street for all to trod upon on their way to classes. A demonstration lass week outdid all others when a ten meter long American flag was burned.
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