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Football And Politics

Posted June. 01, 2002 08:55,   

한국어

Start always accompanies expectations.World cup raised the curtain in globalist`s beating heart yesterday night.

One of the reasons why we are crazy about this World cup is due to deep emotion that half of the festival is being held in Korean Peninsula.

However, the thing which buoys our mind more is anticipation of raised skill of Korean national team, which was revealed in recent evaluation matches, might be connected with surprising result than expected.

Especially, we felt so in eva

luation match with the world`s strongest team France which gave taste of strain as well as bliss for 90 minutes.

Although the turnaround occurred when France came behind to clinch the victory in last minutes, our players were about to produce an extraordinary event in defeating the World`s strongest team, France.

The point what I would like to talk about today is self-evaluation of manager Gus Hiddink.

“It is regrettable to have conceded goal in last moments due to weak concentration power. How to behave at the last moment tells level of the team”.

It is really striking analysis to give significant lesson to worldly-things.

How would it be if we substitute it with our politics?

We read level of regime which manager Hiddink says from the scene that current regime spoils itself by each gate as its concentration power is falling down after starting of latter half.

For four years since current regime resumed, skill of Korean national team has surprisingly improved, however, capacity and moral level of domestic politics seems to have fallen backward day by day.

There is role of `imported` manager Hiddink in background of sudden development of Korean national team, however, it is in fact impossible to import political leaders who can realize fault of politicians and raise their level.

It is limitation.

Players have realized their weak points through continuous international matches and learnt strong points of the opponent, but, political leaders who don`t need international competition, have concentrated on internal fighting only.

As Seoul mayoral candidate doesn`t compete with New York mayoral candidate, neither Kyounggi governor competes with New Jersey governor, International competition is not required in major election, either.

Scholars, enterprises and football players are having survival game desperately, but our political leaders improved only skill of foul being engaged in game of holding ankle of the opponent.

Would there be any game without rule like our politics, in the world?

People prefer fair football game instead of politics game that causes hatred and furiosity.

Why is such phenomenon made?

If we read book of `economics of president` that U.S. economist Herbert Stein wrote, there is following paragraph. “Selection of new president gives hope always. Winner feels like new student of entrance ceremony who goes to school with well-cut pencils and new notes books. They think that World will be changed and pending matters of old regime will be solved out at once, due to their assumption”.

It is like dreaming story, but such overwhelming hopeful days was in our government, too.

When election was announced, personnel`s in Dongyo-dong hooked other`s shoulders with excited faces and promised with deep emotion, as follows.

“ We are satisfied with success of making President. We will not take up any position except designation in this regime”.

They might not have taken up ` any position` by themselves`.

However, in place of it, they sent parachute to well known good positions unceasingly and created abundant days involving in every interest.

Therefore, most of the people who were fed up by their monopoly turned back on them.

Is it good only not to take position?

Where has the spirit of the promise disappeared, which meant to give up any kind of privilege?

As it is difficult to expect concentration power for game from wild animal satisfied with food, it might be excessive to expect maintaining concentration power till the end of term to people in ruling party who became well-off by each gate and sale of positions.

Finally, current government seems to be waiting for sound of whistle for announcing end of match only, repeating losing points during whole latter half.

World cup has started

In similar period, election campaign to select new president is also getting ripened in political world.

I hope new representative team for politics can take place of corrupted regime with earnest heart like expecting good result of Korean national team above 16 finals.,

What is different no matter who becomes President?

We just would like to meet high-level regime that can maintain concentration power till the end.

Lee Kyu- Min (Chief of Editorial Writer)