Chapter 87: Maekju
As the news spread that the Axis powers were struggling, the Korean intellectuals who had been advocating for joining the Axis and expanding territory felt mixed emotions. To them, the fascists who had rapidly expanded their empires with a string of successes were a model they definitely wanted to follow.
“Look at Germany, steadily expanding its empire without wavering under the Fuhrer’s orderly leadership. What an ideal nation this is.”
“If we can’t do as well as Germany, we should at least do as well as Italy. Look at Duce. At least that man knows how to bet boldly and take big bites.”
They clearly believed so.
But now, Italy, the second-in-command of the Axis that they had endlessly praised, was shaken, and Germany was facing the danger of a two-front war, let alone conquering the Soviet Union.
Was fascism really not the right path?
They felt confused.
Was Lee Sung Joon, who had desperately opposed expansion, arguing that fascism would ruin the country, right?
The intellectuals didn’t want to admit that fact.