Yet the strikes do not reflect an unbridgeable divide between capital and labour: rather, nearly all South Koreans are capitalists, and many of the strikers had voted for Mr Lee.

• 但罢工并未反映出资本和劳动力之间无法逾越的沟壑：相反，几乎所有的韩国人都是资本家，而许多罢工者依然将票投给了李明博。