A Democratic Domino Effect?

An inspiration from Manila takes hold in Seoul

They flashed the now familiar "L" sign used by Corazon Aquino's followers in the Philippines and chanted antigovernment slogans similar to those that recently rang out in Manila. Inspired by Aquino's success in toppling Filipino Strongman Ferdinand Marcos, more than 4,000 South Koreans last week marched in Seoul, hoping to bring the same kind of democratic people power to their country. Said Leading Dissident Kim Dae Jung: "As the Argentine situation has affected other Latin American countries in their struggle for democratization, the Philippine situation will have a domino effect on other Asian countries fighting for democracy."

The rally, the largest...

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