Seomin: "Unconditional Concrete Support Cannot Be Said to Reflect the People's Level"

Professor Seomin from Dankook University is giving a lecture on the topic of the opposition party's path at the 'Myeongbulheojeon Bosuda,' a meeting of first-term members of the People Power Party, held on the morning of the 11th at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] Professor Seomin from Dankook University said on the 12th, "Supporters of the current administration harshly criticize the opposing camp when they make mistakes, but if it is a mistake by their own camp, they unconditionally support them," adding, "This kind of unconditional support and factional logic is an act that destroys democracy."

On the same day, on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs,' Professor Seo said, "Democracy is a system where the people are the owners, and the level of politics reflects the level of the nation's people," and added, "Until now, our country's political circles and media have excessively used rhetoric like 'the people are great' and 'the people know everything,' which has led people to mistakenly believe they are smart, but that is absolutely not the case."

He also pointed out, "For example, if you visit Mom Cafes, support for former Minister Cho Kuk or President Moon Jae-in is high, and one of the reasons is their good looks," and questioned, "Can this really be considered a high level of the people? Shouldn't this be criticized?"

He continued, "The concrete support base goes against democracy," and criticized, "No matter how much you like your administration, there should be an attitude to criticize issues individually, but that does not happen."

He added, "Even though the ruling party made a fuss about how much real estate prices have risen, they did not budge, but when their approval ratings dropped, they suddenly started to flood policies like moving the administrative capital and increasing apartment supply," and criticized, "When the current administration makes mistakes, there should be sharp reprimands shown through approval ratings, but with over 40% concrete support, the current administration mistakenly believes 'I can do anything,' and is actually doing everything."

He also said, "Right now, Minister of Justice Choo Mi-ae is freely harassing Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, isn't she?" and added, "This kind of concrete support from our people, where such things happen, is what is bad."

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