Jin Joong-kwon: "Geum Tae-seop's Apology Demand? The Democratic Party Still Hasn't Come to Its Senses"

"Contrary to the Freedom of Conscience Guaranteed by the Constitution"

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

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon raised his voice of criticism on the 21st toward the Democratic Party of Korea, which demanded an 'apologetic statement' from Assemblyman Geum Tae-seop, who applied for the nomination in Gangseo-gap, Seoul, saying, "They still haven't come to their senses."

On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, saying, "It seems they don't know what kind of situation might occur if they force an apology."

He pointed out, "This will probably cause a much bigger issue than the case of Professor Im Mi-ri," adding, "This violates the freedom of conscience guaranteed by the Constitution."

He continued, "Assemblyman Geum's abstention (on the vote for the establishment of the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Office) was likely done with the readiness to be criticized because his conscience conflicted with the party's stance," and criticized, "In a party that claims to uphold liberal democracy, they won't even allow half of that conscience to an assemblyman? Is this even something to be called a statement?"

Jin said, "People in the Democratic Party are not liberals. The old NL (National Liberation) mentality has become the party's culture, making it perfectly natural to force others into 'self-criticism,'" emphasizing, "The problem is that the party leadership doesn't even realize why this is an issue."

He added, "I don't understand how people with no basic understanding of liberal democracy or fundamental awareness of the Constitution of the Republic of Korea could become assemblymen and even party leaders," calling it "a sign that the system is a mess."

He argued, "They accepted party members but instead of educating them, they just played agitprop broadcasts like Naked Politics or Alileo, so the members of a liberal party absurdly developed a totalitarian mentality," and said, "They became unable to accept party decisions that contradicted the brainwashing they received. They should persuade the public now, but they lack such leadership."

He added, "A pursuing crowd listens well to attack orders but poorly to restraint orders. What matters to them is not justification but the instinct to attack and destroy," and further explained, "The rest is just a good-looking justification that gives a civilized appearance to that primitive violence. It's a false consciousness that makes them mistakenly believe they are doing righteous work."

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