"Anger Control Disorder" Criticism by Jang Je-won... Lee Jae-myung's Heated Debate: "A Hundred Times Better Than Contempt for the People"

"'Apologize for the 'Taste of Money' Remark' vs. 'Criticized More Than the Democratic Party'
Jang Je-won Criticizes Kim Jong-in in Facebook Post on the 12th"

Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, and Jang Je-won, a member of the People Power Party, are engaged in a fierce exchange on SNS.

On the 19th, Lee responded on Facebook to Jang Je-won’s criticism calling him "anger management disorder," saying, "It is a hundred times better for the public (gongbok) to be outraged by injustice than to humiliate the people."

He continued, "It is only natural for the public (gongbok) to have public anger as fellow citizens when they are deceived, robbed, and humiliated," adding, "Rather, it is a swindle disguised as politics if public officials do not express outrage at public injustice."

Lee then referred to remarks by Kim Jong-in, the emergency committee chairman of the People Power Party, who said, "It would be a big problem if the people get a taste of money," and said, "What advice would you give to your party leader? To avoid accusations of double standards, before telling me to 'control my anger' for being outraged by injustice, first demand an explanation and apology from Chairman Kim Jong-in for his statement about the 'people’s taste of money,' which can be understood as humiliating the people."

Jang Je-won, member of the People Power Party./Photo by Yonhap News

In response, on the same day, Jang posted on his Facebook, "Public anger is naturally necessary. Without public anger toward wrongdoing, one is not a public official. However, I hope you also take to heart the saying, 'A gentleman is judged wise by a single word and unwise by a single word,' and 'Words must be spoken with caution and care.'"

He added, "Is it not the behavior of a petty person, not a gentleman, to feel satisfied only when returning an excessive expression with an even more excessive one?"

Jang also said, "I have criticized Chairman Kim’s 'government’s taste of money' remarks more strongly than the Democratic Party members. Please don’t just search for articles about yourself; look around at various articles. It seems you have targeted the wrong person."

Earlier, on the 12th, Jang had posted on his Facebook criticizing Kim Jong-in, saying, "Are the people parasites? How can you do politics treating the people as lowly commoners (cheonmin) who are only tamed by the government’s taste of money? It is an anachronistic view that those in power can tame the people. It is a feudalistic mindset dividing rulers and the ruled."

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