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South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
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#32Orwell being so right about governments using the constant threat of a virtual enemy has got to be one of the all time top on the money predictions ever.
Up there with gravity and shit. I wish we could do something with this information, but alas, knowledge isnt power.
Cersei Lannister: Power is power.
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#33Can someone familiar with South Korean politics give us some context for what is happening here?
Corruption probe, a weird cult, and now apparently a coup d’etat in the making.
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#34Transparent coup d'etat attempt rumored to happen for months. The only option when the mouse is cornered. Approval rating in the <10% range, Japan whispering in his ear and pulling the puppet strings, crazy selfish wife abusing state resources, it is almost comically predictable if not for how serious it is. North Korea is always the convenient excuse... only hope Westerners don't get fooled by the rhetoric. Guy digg…
Are the army likely to back him?
Unclear if it’s better if they do or they don’t. On one hand it’s clearly against the interests of the country to support him, on the other hand democracies absolutely don’t want the military taking any domestic political role
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Well the North Koreans are fighting in Ukraine, so if instability in South Korea that may take some pressure off if NK is preoccupied at home.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are the army likely to back him?
Unclear if it’s better if they do or they don’t. On one hand it’s clearly against the interests of the country to support him, on the other hand democracies absolutely don’t want the military taking any domestic political role
> democracies absolutely don’t want the military taking any domestic political role
If they're actively fighting against the democratic principles (like enforcing martial law to distract from something rather than when really necessary) then yeah, I think we'd want them to take them down if they don't leave by themselves.
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True, it wasn’t all that long ago there was a coordinated campaign from the Republicans to paint Democratic leadership as colluding with Russia. Including a fabricated dossier, and the intelligence community unanimously and falsely declaring that Trump’s son’s laptop was a Russian misinformation plot and using that declaration to have tech giants and the media censor the story.
No wait, I think I have that backwards…
Re: South Korean president declares martial law, parliament votes to lift it
#38Transparent coup d'etat attempt rumored to happen for months. The only option when the mouse is cornered. Approval rating in the <10% range, Japan whispering in his ear and pulling the puppet strings, crazy selfish wife abusing state resources, it is almost comically predictable if not for how serious it is. North Korea is always the convenient excuse... only hope Westerners don't get fooled by the rhetoric. Guy digg…
I'm seeing his approval rating at 25% or so. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/356_387448.h...
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It wasn't Trump that spend the last 4 years calling everyone who disagreed with him a Russian Troll.