Is It “Anti-democratic” If Yoon Suk-yeol Wins ROK Presidency?
Leave it to Korea’s leftists to claim that if Yoon Suk-yeol wins the South Korean presidency that it would be anti-democratic and a coup d’etat by the Korean right:
Professor Emeritus Byun Hyung-yoon of Seoul National University along with 130 members of a civic group calling for the formation of a democratic reform government stated on Jan. 28 that “an ahistorical and antidemocratic force is attempting to overturn the times,” adding that “citizens of the candlelight movement of 2017 who devoted themselves to ensure the survival of Korean democracy today should step forward again and protect [democracy] through their votes.” (………….)
Kim Dong-chun, a professor at Sungkonghoe University, recently posted the following message on Facebook: “From the very outset, Moon Jae-in and the Democratic Party were little prepared and had no blueprint for bringing about proper change in this society. Nevertheless, we mustn’t allow them to be defeated by the People Power Party and reactionaries.
We may not like Moon, but that’s no reason to cynically go along with a reactionary coup d’etat. As for the zeitgeist in the presidential election, we’re unfortunately past the stage of discussing that. We have to stop the coup.”Some will no doubt dispute Kim’s view that putting another party in power through an election is a coup d’etat. Coup or not, we have to persuade the public if we’re to stop it.
Hankyoreh
You can read more at the link, but this opinion piece in the Hankyoreh gives people an idea of how the Korean left thinks, if they win elections it is democratic, but if they lose its an undemocratic coup.
This is straight up commie doctrine / manifesto stuff. They are not even hiding they are communist who want the outright destruction of South Korea and the enslavement of the people under the red banner of Kim. Of course when they do this, the south leftist will be the first to be shot but the Kim regime. What a bunch of nimrods.
Leftists always claim it’s the end of democracy when they don’t win. But they’re projecting,badly.
After reading the article in its entirety, I am afraid that @GIKorea has misinterpreted the article and taken the author’s comments out of context.
The opinion piece in general is critical of Pres. Moon and the Democratic Party of Korea for making the policy decisions that is alienating voters and enabling Yoon and the PPP to gain a realistic shot at the Blue House.
Of course there are three sentences pertaining to potential “undemocratic actions” by Yoon and a quote from another professor in regards to a “coup”, but they are not the main points of this opinion piece.
The main point and conclusion that @GIKorea has for some reason left out is as follows;
As civic groups have requested, Moon needs to make a sincere apology and show remorse. And Lee Jae-myung, candidate for the Democratic Party, needs to clearly show why he ought to be president. He needs to agonize over why the candlelight protesters think he lacks sincerity despite his silver tongue, and why they view him as a sleek member of the establishment, despite claiming the humble origins of Roh Moo-hyun.