If they lose themselves in the long climbuptheladder and the ruthless shattering of glass ceilings, forsaking their families in the pursuit of position and status, they will have to deal with the fallout of that too.
Within the country, the public's rage over Mr. Roh marks the end-product of South Korea's climbuptheladder of Asian-style development: first, rapid economic growth under a strong, stable government, then the emergence of an affluent, well-educated middle class, and finally the clamor for political rights and democratic empowerment.