America’s now infamous ‘Red Scare’ occurred more than 60 years ago. Politicians, celebrities, bureaucrats, 10-year old actresses, and just about everybody who wasn’t draped in an American flag came under scrutiny for their possible Communist sympathies. The nation was gripped with paranoia, suspicion, and fear.

Well, 60 years later it appears “Reds are still scary” in South Korea.

A fear (if not hatred) toward citizens with “pro-NK” tendencies has reached fever pitch in South Korea in recent weeks, culminating most recently with the reaction to the unceremonious returnof unification activist Ro Su-Hui. His arrest was not surprising but the South