Lee Jae-myung "The Conflict Within the Democratic Party Has Gone Too Far"... Warning to Party Members and Fake Media

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province, lamented that baseless 'fake news' stirring conflicts within the Democratic Party of Korea has been rampant recently, calling it "the greatest divide-and-conquer operation ever started."

He emphasized that party members who exploit division for personal ambitions are likely to be collaborators benefiting the enemy, and that institutional measures should be established to impose punitive damages at an incapacitating level on media outlets that abandon journalistic integrity and are obsessed with producing fake news.

On the 11th, through Facebook, Governor Lee warned, "When a four-party structure unfolds due to Lee Jae-myung's withdrawal from the party, the delusional theory of guaranteed victory begins, and suddenly baseless rumors and fake news that stir conflicts within the Democratic Party overflow. History shows that many stable countries have fallen due to divide-and-conquer schemes."

He continued, "Among the 36 stratagems, divide-and-conquer is the most frequently used because it is low-cost and highly effective. True Democratic Party members who prioritize public interest over personal desire will not lose the spirit of one team. Those who slander comrades with false information and cause internal conflicts with insults and defamation rather than dignified criticism based on facts are likely collaborators infiltrating for the purpose of division."

He also criticized, "It is a serious crime against democracy for media organizations, which are supposed to be nonpartisan, to cause political fractures and conflicts with fake news instead of truthful reporting, thereby clouding the judgment of the sovereign people. Corrupt media are as serious an enemy to democracy and the nation as public office corruption."

Governor Lee further asserted, "Such media should be strictly punished and subjected to punitive damages severe enough to prevent recurrence."

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