"Expected Event... Is There a Separate Dictatorship?" Jo Su-jin Criticizes Ruling Party's Jin Joong-kwon Commentary

So Su-jin, member of the People Power Party./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Jo Sujin, a member of the People Power Party, criticized the ruling party for issuing a critical commentary on former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon, calling it "the current Korean version of neo-Nazism."

On the 14th, Jo posted on her Facebook, saying, "Wearing the armband of 'COVID-19 quarantine politics,' they are trying to gag the mouths of intellectuals and turn the entire nation into a personal guard."

Jo said, "When the ruling party previously filed a complaint against Professor Im Miri for a newspaper column, the future of former Professor Jin was somewhat predictable," and questioned, "Is there only 'freedom of expression' for 'praising the Moon' and 'fervently defending the Moon'? How is this different from North Korea's Kim Jong-un?" Earlier, in February, the Democratic Party had filed a complaint against Im Miri, a research professor at Korea University, who wrote a column titled 'Except for the Democratic Party.'

Jo continued, "Just by looking at this, the 'progressivism' and 'democracy' that the Moon Jae-in administration and the Democratic Party claim are illusions," and criticized it as "a vicious 'mutant dictatorship.'"

She also targeted Park Jin-young, the full-time deputy spokesperson of the Democratic Party, saying, "Park Jin-young, while seeking to run for the general election in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, appeared as a panelist on Channel A and other comprehensive programming channels, fiercely defending the Moon faction," and added, "Behind the studio, he is a two-faced person who says, 'Please understand, I have no choice because of the nomination.' Such people should be most wary of. His commentary has no value."

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, on the 13th, Deputy Spokesperson Park released a commentary titled "Is Mr. Jin Joong-kwon trying to follow the path of 'Ye Hyeong' from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?" Ye Hyeong is a character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who was executed after mocking Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Huang Zu.

In the commentary, Park said to former Professor Jin, "I already knew you had no theory or conviction, but you even lack manners," and questioned, "The media picks up every word you say, and you rank in the main news on portals every day, so life must be good, right? How long do you think this good life will last?"

In response, former Professor Jin immediately posted on his Facebook, "Is life good? No, there is not a single person in South Korea who is enjoying life except for you."

He later posted another message, saying, "It is absurd for a ruling party to issue a commentary on a single netizen's Facebook rant," and criticized, "The content is so vulgar. To boldly release a post that could be on one's own Facebook as an official commentary of the ruling party, I think these people are out of their minds."

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