Chapter 91: The Weight of the Law (3)
The reason George Bush made remarks praising Koreans to the point people wondered if he might award them a medal was simple.
He liked Korea, and politically, he judged that it was better to support them at that moment.
Of course, he wouldn’t have been moved by goodwill alone. George Bush was a man who knew how to separate public and private matters. Though he never forgave Japan for nearly killing him during the Pacific War, he still maintained smooth diplomatic relations with them—he was that rational.
[There are claims that President Bush’s sudden change in stance was due to lobbying from the NRA. What are your thoughts on this?]
[...Hmm, well. What’s certain is that they are all Americans, and they faithfully upheld the U.S. Constitution.]
Click.
I turned off the television and smiled softly.
“There. You saw that, right?”
“...Ha. Indeed. That’s how it is.”
Lee Si-hyun now understood that this matter was no longer in our hands. Since it was tied to American politics, the issues concerning the Korean-American community would be handled by the politicians from here on.
“You know that story. About how there are two wolves in a person’s heart, a good one and a bad one, and the one you feed more wins.”
“You must’ve fed the Republican Party quite a bit, huh?”