Seomin "Refused to Join People Power Party Youth Special Committee... Because I Know What Daekkaemun Is Doing"

"Will Use Committee Participation as an Excuse to Criticize and Belittle"

Professor Seomin, Dankook University College of Medicine / Photo by Dankook University

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Professor Seo Min of Dankook University, co-author of "A Country Never Experienced Before (The Dark Book of Cho Kuk)," revealed that he declined a request to join the People Power Party's Special Advisory Committee on Youth Policy.

On the 5th, Professor Seo posted on his blog an article titled "[New] Selective Trust of Daekkaemun (a derogatory term for people who blindly support President Moon Jae-in)," stating that he recently received a proposal from a journalist he knows to join the People Power Party's Special Advisory Committee on Youth Policy.

He continued, "My thoughts about the opposition party changed somewhat after witnessing the pathetic behavior of the Democratic Party of Korea. And that party has really decent lawmakers like Yoon Hee-sook and Kim Woong," but added, "However, I firmly declined the journalist's request because I know very well what Daekkaemun do to those who criticize the current administration."

He explained, "They ignore countless articles I wrote during the Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations and instead dug up a column I wrote in 2006 to label me as a member of Park Geun-hye's supporters (Paksamo). As you can see, they would have tried to disparage my criticism by claiming it was motivated by a desire to suck up to power because I participated in a committee under the People Power Party."

Professor Seo said, "After the Dark Book of Cho Kuk was published, I once gave a lengthy speech in front of the authors, saying, 'Those on the other side will be watching our every move, so never commit crimes like drunk driving or public urination,'" emphasizing, "But more dangerous than such crimes is contact with the opposition party."

However, he added, "If people with sound thinking and expertise like Jin Joong-kwon, Kim Kyung-yul, Kwon Kyung-ae, and Kang Yang-gu join the opposition party, the opposition, often criticized for being disorganized, might improve a bit," and said, "Perhaps we could even achieve a regime change in the presidential election, which is less than two years away."

He also stated, "No matter how incompetent the opposition is, it would be much better than having the current administration officials stay for another five years," and said, "From the perspective of the entire country, their joining the opposition might be a better choice."

Meanwhile, Professor Seo co-authored the "Dark Book of Cho Kuk" with former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon, lawyer Kwon Kyung-ae from the Lawyers for a Democratic Society, accountant Kim Kyung-yul from the People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, and TBS science specialist reporter Kang Yang-gu.

The Dark Book of Cho Kuk is composed of seven chapters based on diagnoses by various experts on the social and political changes in Korean society following the so-called "Cho Kuk incident." The book attracted significant attention, with all 5,000 copies of the first edition sold out on its release day, August 25.

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