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Originally Posted by kato13
From what I have seen virtually all the animosity the ROK has for the North is directed at the highest echelon. Even the North Korean line soldiers are viewed with pity by the civilian populace. However that may change once shells land in Seoul and face to face combat begins.
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this sympathy might lessen the combat efficiency of the ROK units ?
I believe that the war of 50-53 -where both sides at one point beat the other side back and took their capital ( pretty interesting in terms of war as history study ) - showed that there was plenty animosity between the regular folk.A lot was to do with the hard core groups that roamed the lines like death squads taking care of "untrustworthy" individuals on either side .The executions and atrocities commited by these did a lot to infuriate the populace against eachother both sides had their own -also propaganda was harsh on both sides.
But I certainly agree that I would pity any countryman trapped in the NK regime ,and wish for a reunification to help them out -and given the altuistic sense of duty to nation that the Koreans have accordingto kato - the sense of kinship can be a major factor in the outcome.