Eonju Lee: "Jin Joong-kwon Still Stuck in Factional Logic... Seems Very Sensitive"

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"Jin Joong-kwon Hopes People Won't Be Discouraged by Political Reality"

On the 8th, Independent lawmaker Lee Eon-ju commented on former Dongyang University professor Jin Jung-kwon, who criticized her as a "political zombie," saying, "It seems our society finds it difficult to break away from factions. It would be nice if people accepted genuine discussions, but unfortunately, they do not."
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Suwan] On the 8th, Lee Eonju, an independent lawmaker and the preparatory committee chairman of Forward to the Future 4.0 (Jeonjindang), responded to former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon, who criticized her as a 'political zombie,' saying, "It seems difficult for our society to break away from factionalism. It would be nice if people just accepted sincere discussions, but it's unfortunate."

In a phone interview with MBC Radio's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus,' Lee said, "Although our political lines differ, I said this with the hope that he is speaking conscientiously, but he seems very sensitive."

She added, "It now feels like a long time ago, but when I left the Democratic Party, he made similar criticisms about Cho Kuk and the Democratic Party forces."

Regarding Jin's criticism of her for changing party affiliations multiple times, she said, "Didn't Jin Joong-kwon also leave the Justice Party? It's important to find what matches one's identity. Anyway, I hope he doesn't take it too sensitively and doesn't get discouraged by political realities."

Jin Joong-kwon, former professor at Dongyang University / Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, Lee evaluated Jin on her Facebook post, saying, "Although Jin Joong-kwon calls me a traitor, I think he is a conscientious and sensible intellectual before being progressive."

She also said, "Watching the Democratic Party forces who shower him with critical comments and the conservative forces who sympathize with him, I feel frustrated that our society still cannot escape factional logic and the level of street fights."

Meanwhile, Jin, who was evaluated by Lee as a "conscientious and sensible intellectual," responded, "I appreciate that she valued my attempt to speak rightly beyond factionalism, but I must return the favor. From an objective perspective beyond factionalism, Lee Eonju is a truly bad politician," he pointed out.

He continued, "It seems she tried to go from the Democratic Party to the People's Party, then to the Bareunmirae Party, and finally to the Liberty Korea Party but failed. A soulless political zombie should leave politics. That is the path to political development in this country and the only patriotism the zombie can offer to Cho Kuk," he sharply criticized.

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