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TIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strike (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, because the dictator Rhee Syngman was slaughtering communists and labor organizers, as well as just random civilians.