U.S. rights activist crosses into North Korea: Reuters ➤

/via @eastwestpage

I think, like Jodi, my initial feeling about this is “yet another nutjob… and why is the media making note of this?”

But by removing the religious extremist element from the picture, I find myself really admiring this guy’s courage and willingness to sacrifice himself for change—something that I’ve written about before. His action, in this light, is the epitome of true protest.

So here’s something to ponder: How many Korean Americans (nutjob or otherwise) would it take to do this before it influenced the situation in any way whatsoever? How many Korean Americans would need to go before it was picked up (and most likely supported) by those protest-loving South Korean activists? How many South Korean and Korean American activists would it take before North Korea was forced to respond—even if the US or South Korea did not?