Gominjung's SNS Comeback After Two Months... Mixed Reactions: "Democratic Party X-Man" vs. "Cheering for You"

Breaking Silence on SNS After April 7 By-Election
Continues Opposition to Comprehensive Real Estate Tax Relief and Shares Movie Review
"Please Make an Effort" vs "Contributed to By-Election Defeat" Divides Netizens' Opinions

Gominjeong, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] After the April 7 Seoul and Busan mayoral by-elections, Go Min-jeong, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, who had stopped her social media (SNS) activities, broke her silence after about two months. Netizens left supportive and encouraging comments welcoming Representative Go, but some also posted mocking and hateful comments such as "The Democratic Party's X-man has returned."

On the 8th, Representative Go posted on her Facebook a post titled "I oppose the easing of comprehensive real estate tax and capital gains tax." In the post, she argued, "The core of the current real estate problem lies not in taxes but in the sharply risen real estate prices," and added, "We must focus all efforts on policies for the 96.3%, not for the 3.7%."

She continued, "Now is the time to monitor the real estate supply plan announced in the 2.4 measures to ensure it is properly implemented and to discuss how to expand opportunities for home ownership for the homeless, youth, and newlyweds."

She also stated, "We need to seek real estate price stabilization through a strong signal that government policies will not change," and added, "We are at a crossroads whether real estate prices will stabilize now. The Democratic Party's choice must give hope, not despair, to the house-less common people."

On the following day (the 9th), Representative Go posted again on Facebook. She shared that she watched the documentary film "School Road" and said, "I heard sobbing sounds here and there," and "Whether a mother, father, or whether they have children or not, everyone was deeply moved."

This marks about two months since Representative Go resumed her SNS activities through Facebook after the April 7 by-elections. Before the by-elections, she had actively communicated by posting various writings and photos.

A photo posted by Assemblyman Ko on his Facebook on March 27. / Photo by Facebook capture

In particular, Representative Go drew attention by fully supporting Park Young-sun, former Minister of SMEs and Startups, who ran as the Democratic Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, conducting so-called "emotional campaigning."

At that time, she posted on Facebook a photo of herself crying in the arms of a citizen on a rainy day, saying, "One person came up to me and said, 'I support you, don't get tired. Let's protect Seoul together,' and hugged me tightly," emphasizing, "I will create a greater Seoul with more citizens."

At that time, the opposition strongly criticized Representative Go's post, saying, "Have you ever embraced the people who have to vote because of former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's sexual harassment?" and called it "the worst emotional manipulation."

Meanwhile, opinions among citizens were divided over Representative Go's resumption of SNS activities. Some netizens expressed a welcoming response. One netizen commented, "I agree with your words. I support you." Another encouraged, "I hope you continue to work hard for policies for the common people."

However, some mocking responses also appeared. One netizen sarcastically said, "The Democratic Party's X-man who contributed to the by-election defeat," and added, "Please continue to score own goals for the opposition."

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