Shin Dong-ho, Blue House Speech Secretary, "Delusion of Small Victory Marks the Beginning of Catastrophe"

"Must Be Flexible to the Times"

Shin Dong-ho, the Blue House Speech Secretary responsible for President Moon Jae-in's speeches, posted an article titled "Worrying About Catastrophe" on his Facebook on the 16th. Photo by Shin Dong-ho Facebook capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Su-wan] Shin Dong-ho, the Blue House speech secretary responsible for President Moon Jae-in's speeches, stated on the 16th, "The catastrophe begins by those who mistake small victories for great victories."

On the same day, Secretary Shin wrote on his Facebook under the title "Worrying about Catastrophe," saying, "History is said to progress, but the belief that it must necessarily progress is a simplification of all the dynamics of history."

Secretary Shin said, "It seems that progress requires patience," adding, "Because it has never truly won."

He continued, "Only those who have betrayed history remain alive. Please consider what it means to bring the dead back to life," and added, "If you do not win, even the dead are not safe. Who would need history? Those who need history bring the dead back to life."

He also said, "I think we must be flexible according to the times," and added, "The virtue of progress is to disappear along with the ideals once established. Whether that principle brought change or failure, whether the principle was proven wrong, when circumstances change, it must boldly disappear with the era."

Secretary Shin also mentioned former professor Jin Joong-kwon, saying, "Aesthete Jin Joong-kwon described the 'new angel' as 'feeling like a half of himself that was originally one body but had to be split into two upon being born into the world.'"

This writing by Secretary Shin appears to have emerged amid recent conflicts within the progressive camp.

Earlier, the Democratic Party considered prosecuting Professor Im Mi-ri of Korea University’s Korean History Research Institute and the Kyunghyang Newspaper over her column "Everyone Except the Democratic Party," which was published in Kyunghyang Newspaper on the 13th.

However, facing backlash not only from the conservative camp but also from civil society, intellectuals, and even within the ruling party, the Democratic Party announced on the 14th, just one day after considering prosecution, that it would withdraw the prosecution against Professor Im and Kyunghyang Newspaper.

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