It's known that there were quite a few massacres in South Korea during and around the time of the Korean War. The claim by the Republic of Korea government was that these were Communist infiltrators, though I don't believe that explanation at all. However, was a Communist uprising in South Korea ever possible? I'm not just talking about after the Korean War. For example, if North Korea hadn't started the Korean War by invading first in 1950, could a Vietcong style uprising in South Korea start in any way, growing off of the smaller revolts that did pop up historically? What about after or during the Korean War? Again, I'm talking about a large-scale, prolonged conflict, so those bloody but short events in Jeju or Gwangju aren't large enough or drawn-out enough.
And if these events did occur, what would be their larger effects down the line?
And if these events did occur, what would be their larger effects down the line?