Jin Joong-kwon "Will Quit Facebook After December... Planning to Define What New Progressivism Is"

Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon is giving a special lecture on the topic of "The Age of Post-Truth" at the National Future Forum seminar jointly hosted by Hwang Bo-seung-hee of the People Power Party and Kwon Eun-hee of the People’s Party at the political culture platform cafe "House" in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 20th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-eun] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon said on the 8th, "My work will be to plan what the new progressivism is," adding, "I think I will probably stop using Facebook after December."

In SBS's 'Joo Young-jin's News Briefing,' former professor Jin said, "I am by nature progressive and left-wing," and "My heart beats on the left. (However) I have actually never voted for a Democratic Party candidate. Since 1987, I have voted only once. In 2012, because there was a single opposition candidate, I voted for Moon Jae-in."

Former professor Jin said, "Politics is now flowing through foul play," especially criticizing the current Democratic Party administration for playing too much with framing, deceiving people every time. He said, "What I do is to expose the framing strategies they are using and show them to the public."

He continued, regarding his Facebook posts being turned into news articles, "I think we need to consider the reason for that," adding, "People are now in an atmosphere where they cannot speak. If you make such remarks that catch the regime's eye, so-called fandoms swarm in and add seasoning, and people without strong resilience cannot endure it."

He added, "I think the excessive attention focused on me itself is abnormal. It should be dispersed," and "(Still) recently, some intellectuals have started to speak up, which makes me feel very strong and relieved of some burden."

He also said, "I have now criticized the Democratic Party and, on the other hand, also criticized the conservative party, and I think I have almost finished saying what I want to say about our society," adding, "What I will do last is the reorganization of progressivism."

He continued, "The Democratic Party has taken the name 'progressive' and ruined it all, making 'progressive' synonymous with the upper echelon. In this state, my work will be to plan what the new progressivism is," and added, "I think I will probably stop using Facebook after December."

Former professor Jin said, "I want to step back and analyze rather than fight now," adding, "I will continue to write columns. Rather than the concept of fighting by going in, I will mainly write analytical articles about why these things are happening now and what the underlying causes are."

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