U.S. Embassy Asks Korean Police to Stop Anti-American Protests in Front of Embassy
Good luck with trying to get these protests to stop:
The U.S. Embassy in Seoul last week asked local police if there was any way to block rallies held under the guise of press conferences in front of the embassy, according to a police source.
Joong Ang Ilbo
The People’s Democracy Party, a Korean progressive group, has held anti-American rallies in front of the embassy in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, for the past three years. The political party, established in 2016, has advocated for workers, farmers and small business owners while calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korea.
On June 3, about 20 members of the People’s Democracy Party held a rally in the form of a press conference in Gwanghwamun Square, protesting the death of George Floyd, who died from suffocation in Minneapolis police custody last month. Protesters held up a sign that read: “U.S. imperialism means ‘I can’t breathe.’”
The next day, the protesters again gathered in Gwanghwamun and called for the expulsion of U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Harry Harris from Korea.
You can read more at the link, but the Korean government can get these protests stopped anytime they want. They have likely made a decision to keep a small undercurrent of anti-Americanism brewing that they can stoke at anytime when needed.
Moon’s going to find out leftists can’t really be controlled…
Miss the good ol’ days when they’d have been cleared out and jailed (or worse).