Ha Tae-kyung: "North Korea's 'Top Fool' Boldly Suggests Dialogue?…Is the Opposition Allowed to Do the Same?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Regarding Kim Yo-jong, the Vice Director of the Workers' Party of North Korea, who insulted the Blue House by calling it a 'special-grade idiot,' Yoon Gun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea and considered a close aide to the president, interpreted it as a 'call for bold dialogue.' In response, Ha Tae-kyung, a member of the People Power Party, criticized, saying, "There are many ways for an aide to disgrace the president."

On the 16th, Representative Ha wrote on Facebook, "If the opposition party wants to have bolder dialogue with the president in the future, do they have to be insulted as a special-grade idiot like North Korea?"

He called it a "bizarre interpretation" and said, "If interpreted like Representative Yoon, does that mean the opposition can also insult the president as a special-grade idiot when they want to talk?"

Representative Ha pointed out, "No matter how much you are blinded when it comes to North Korea, I hope you can distinguish front and back," adding, "I can only laugh at Representative Yoon's bizarre imagination that insults the Korean government and the president to defend Kim Yo-jong."

Professor Kim Geun-sik of Gyeongnam National University, who declared his candidacy for Seoul mayor, also criticized, saying, "How can one have such a generous heart toward the North?" and asked, "Is the psychological state that Kim Yo-jong is not at fault despite being insulted, enjoying being abused?"

He said, "Insulting the other party by calling them an idiot is criticizing the subordinate from the position of the superior," and added, "Are inter-Korean relations a superior-subordinate relationship? They should be a relationship of mutual respect."

Professor Kim questioned, "Even if a school teacher calls a student a special-grade idiot, would you praise it as a loving insult to study more boldly?" and asked, "Why do people become so small only in front of the North? Was there anything compromising during the inter-Korean summits?"

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