Jin Joong-kwon: "Moon Administration Shows Unsettling Traits Rarely Seen in Liberal Democracies"

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

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Joo-hee] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized the Moon Jae-in administration on the 22nd, saying it is turning into a "strange country" that has "never been experienced before."

On that day, Jin posted on his Facebook, "These days, there are strange behaviors in the Democratic Party or its supporters that are hard to see in liberal countries," adding, "Sometimes it is even chilling."

He pointed out, "Why does Moon Jae-in's Democratic Party look so different from Roh Moo-hyun's Democratic Party?" and said, "It is because they have a different concept of democracy from ours."

Former Professor Jin said, "The concept of democracy under the Moon Jae-in administration is closer to that of legal scholar Carl Schmitt, who provided the theoretical foundation for the Nazi dictatorship. He was the person who provided the theoretical basis for the Nazi dictatorship," and added, "It doesn't seem likely that the 586 generation of the Democratic Party, who haven't even read Marx, have read Carl Schmitt."

He continued, "However, since Carl Schmitt's theory itself is a sophisticated theorization of the worldview of radical left- and right-wing totalitarians, the ideas acquired by belonging to groups like NL or PD during the activist era naturally show characteristics similar to Schmitt's theory," he analyzed.

He then said, "At that time, we called that idea people's democracy (minjung democracy). This is a phenomenon where traces of that custom are now manifesting. It is a totalitarian characteristic mixed into the liberal democratic system."

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