Kim Yong-min on "Enduring 'Text Bombs'" Claim... Kim Geun-sik Hits Back Calling It a "Pathetic Perception"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Professor Kim Geunsik of Gyeongnam University directly criticized Kim Yongmin, a Supreme Council member of the Democratic Party, who recently defended the 'text bomb' from the party's hardline supporters, saying, "The perception of text bombs is frightening and pathetic."

Kim, who is the head of the People Power Party's Songpa-byeong district in Seoul, wrote on Facebook on the 3rd, "Text bombs are by no means 'political communication.' Text bombs are unilateral 'political insults' and 'political excretions,'" he said.

Earlier, Supreme Council member Kim appeared on CBS Radio's 'Kim Hyunjung's News Show' and said, "I think it is natural to encourage those who actively express their opinions," and claimed, "(Text bombs) are something politicians must endure."

He added, "Since unilateral insults or slanders are difficult for the recipients, consideration is needed," but also said, "The public is so thirsty for communication with politicians that they want to communicate and express their opinions even like this. Politicians should listen to that."

Kim Yong-min, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea. / Photo by Yonhap News

In response, Professor Kim said, "They only pour out criticism and insults. They select targets, mark coordinates, gather in groups, and shower curses and insults," and pointed out, "Text bombs do not involve reasonable rebuttals, evidence-based explanations, or alternative claims. They have no interest in productive discussions or healthy debates."

He continued, "Therefore, the hardline pro-Moon text bombs are by no means political participation or political debate," and criticized, "They are merely dirty and disgusting political insults and arbitrary political excretions."

Professor Kim said, "If the pro-Moon faction controls the ruling party, they ultimately control South Korean politics," and pointed out, "The extreme 'overrepresentation' phenomenon where pro-Moon controls South Korean politics blatantly occurs, and the violent mechanism that coercively dominates the Democratic Party is precisely the 'text bomb.'" He likened it to "Eom Seokdae," a distorted hero who rules the entire class with an atmosphere of fear and justifies his dictatorship, saying, "'Eom Seokdae' is exactly the 'text bomb.'"

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