Jin Joong-kwon: "Lee Nak-yeon, PK Pro-Moon Son-in-Law... A Scapegoat Due to Cho Kuk's Fall"
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon strongly criticized the Democratic Party of Korea's flip-flopping regarding proportional representation parties on the 20th, calling it "politics allied with fandom."
On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, saying, "Yang Jeong-cheol is the leader of the Gwangheungchang team, the founding members of the party. Lee Nak-yeon is the son-in-law of the PK pro-Moon faction. He is merely a low-ranking member reluctantly accepted due to the downfall of the pure-blooded Cho Kuk," expressing his view.
Regarding the Democratic Party's decision to join hands with the Deobureo Citizen Party, which originated from 'For the Citizens,' a pro-Moon faction group, instead of the 'Political Reform Alliance,' he said, "What should be read from this incident is the change in the nature of the Democratic Party. The current Democratic Party is not the party of Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun," adding, "It is a strange variant of a totalitarian party adapted to the liberal democratic system. It is a group united not by philosophy or ideology but by blatant vested interests."
He argued, "If you saw the Cho Kuk incident last year, you should have realized that point," and stated, "The Democratic Party no longer represents the values of civil society. The Moon supporters (Moon Jae-in president supporters) who currently support the Democratic Party have no relation to the democratization movement."
He further criticized, saying, "Progressive intellectuals are 'lip progressives' who only talk, labor movements are 'reactionary leftists' who annoy Moon Jae-in, and the women's movement is 'feminazis.' The supporters of President Moon are not much different from the 'sukkol' (a derogatory term for conservatives) we used to know," strongly condemning them.
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He added, "Politics allied with a 'fandom' made up of such people. That is the current appearance of the Democratic Party."
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