The Political Hawk

In the above featured picture, there is a comparison of the current South Korean society. On the right there is an image of the luminous skyscrapers in the capitol Seoul, displaying South Korea 's advancement, modernity, development and economic might. Where as on the left there is a picture of elderly folks who had worked day and night throughout their lives to make the South Korea which is today (the picture on the right). However, despite all their efforts in the end they were rewarded with poverty, hunger, grief and a lonely death. With no reckoning of their efforts by the younger generation, this generation of the elderly folks is indeed a lost generation. South Korea is one of the most developed nations on the planet. Known to be an Asian tiger and a key ally of the United States of America in the region. It has the world's fastest internet speed and highest smartphone ownership. Also ranked number one in 4G LTE coverage. The economy ranks 11th by nominal and 13th ...

In the above Image on the left is a portrait of Vasco Da Gama, one of the greatest explorers of all time and representing Portugal's golden age, when they were a great power. Where as on the right is a picture of a women homeless, jobless and drowned in deep poverty, representing the Portugal today. Lets now explore how a great nation has fallen from such grace and what it has become in the present world. Perhaps one the first developed nations (like Greece) to be destroyed by capitalism. It was not a much of a surprise that the country did not had any immediate effect on it after the second world war. Since the Estado Novo regime led by Salazar was well rooted in the country. I think the historians usually do not highlight this much but the Indian invasion of Goa was the turning point in Portugal's history as it led to the Portuguese colonial wars and later the "Carnation Revaluation". Impact of Goa's Invasion After 1961 when India invaded Goa, libera...