To reunification? Not without the US fucking off. There is desire for reunification among koreans but the US demands a seat at any table discussing reunification and prevents its occurrence.
The US will have to be forced to leave before it can happen. This could feasibly happen without full blown war if the US is stretched on many fronts to the point it has to choose whether it can defend its bases there or whether to abandon them, much like middle east and africa bases they’ve been pushed to leave.
Maybe there is hope that the strong and growing power of women’s- movements can coincide with a recognition that socialism is how the patriarchy is defeated?
I think the repression is too strong. Even Chomsky’s books get banned in South Korea, anything even close to soft-red is not tolerated and cracked down upon. Socialists hide their socialism and organise through the labour unions instead without ever mentioning the word.
Is it though? The US had more restraint to avoid such mistakes when it was stronger. It strikes me as an insecure reaction which is very obvious weakness.