current S. Koreans in their 30's and 40's
Different era, but the same mentality.
They think they owned justice and conscience all by themselves. They both see their elders corrupt and backward, while their juniors clueless and materialistic. They are only pillars of their society. Anybody who disagree with them is a scum to be excommunicated.
Silver lining: S. Korean counterparts do not have some 40 years to screw up the country through and through. The world will go to hell basket soon, and they cannot push their own petty liberal agenda when there is no longer affluence. So there is some chance that the rot can be stopped before it becomes irreversible.
What happens when the North invades the south? Will Obama come and save them? I think not. Will Japan? I don’t think so. A few years in a soviet style state might change some of their smug minds.