Oh 'Seoul-style Win-Win Quarantine' Praised by Shin Hyun-young... "Pathetic" Flood of Malicious Comments

Shin Hyun-young, member of the Democratic Party of Korea. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] It has been confirmed that Shin Hyun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea who praised Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon's 'Seoul-style Win-Win Quarantine,' is receiving criticism from some Democratic Party supporters on the 14th, including comments such as "If that's the case, go to the People Power Party" and "Pathetic."

Earlier, Shin posted on her Facebook the day before, saying, "Mayor Oh's win-win quarantine policy has well adopted the content I advocated within the Democratic Party," and added, "I have been consistently saying through various channels that win-win and communicative quarantine guidelines should be established, but the policy that was not utilized within the Democratic Party was instead adopted by the People Power Party."

She continued, "I do not know well whether it was because I was a first-term lawmaker with little influence, whether there was a problem with the decision-making body within the Democratic Party, or whether there was a flaw in the policy content itself, or how Mayor Oh came to utilize the content advocated by a Democratic Party lawmaker," and pointed out, "However, I think it is time to reflect on whether there were authoritarian elements in our Democratic Party's internal communication and policy decision-making processes and where the disconnection is occurring."

Following this, critical comments presumed to be from Democratic Party supporters continued on Shin's post. Netizens commented, "If your belief is the top priority, it is right to go to the party that matches it. It's not too late, so go right now," "I will remember this. Let's never see you again," and "Don't disrupt the Democratic Party; go to the People Power Party."

Comments on the post by Shin Hyun-young, member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Photo by Shin, Facebook capture.

Some netizens did not hesitate to make disparaging remarks about Shin. One netizen said, "Isn't she a proportional representation lawmaker? We never chose (Shin). It seems her colors don't match the Democratic Party. Do you even understand what party politics is? No matter how much of a science student you are, did you at least take an introductory political science course before becoming a lawmaker?"

Other netizens also left comments such as "You should first prevent excessive self-awareness," "Pathetic," and "I'm embarrassed to even leave a comment."

Meanwhile, on the 14th, Shin once again expressed regret over the party's authoritarian communication style.

At the party's emergency committee meeting that day, she said, "There should be an active communication platform within the party for COVID-19 measures, real estate measures, and so on, through which our party can present good policies," adding, "A constructive discussion structure must be created that excludes authoritarian communication methods and reflects the intentions of lawmakers with a beginner's mindset so that good policies can be incorporated into the party's official stance."

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