Jin Joong-kwon "Is the Media Arbitration Act Roh Moo-hyun's Spirit? Roh Was a Person Firmly Committed to Liberal Democratic Thinking"

Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon is giving a keynote lecture at the 'Direct Listening, 2022 Presidential Election and the Justice Party' held at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the 8th.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized the amendment to the Media Arbitration Act promoted by the Democratic Party of Korea on the 29th as "anti-liberal legislation." Addressing the ruling party's mention of the 'Roh Moo-hyun spirit,' he rebutted, saying, "Former President Roh Moo-hyun was a person with a very thorough liberal democratic mindset."

In an interview with CBS Radio's 'Hanpan Seungbu' on the same day, Jin said, "Former President Roh once said, 'If criticizing the president relieves the people's stress, I am satisfied,'" and added, "On the other hand, the 586 activist group currently pushing this has no understanding of liberalism and democracy."

Regarding the bill, he praised Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, who said it "contradicts the Roh Moo-hyun spirit," calling it "a very accurate observation." He explained, "The Democratic Party has lost its identity as a liberal party it originally advocated and has turned into a kind of activist party or something similar to the Jeondaehyup party, and I think Leader Lee pointed this out well."

He then targeted the Democratic Party, saying, "They are pushing this while attaching the name 'reform' to it. Attaching the political slogan of reform to legislation is a characteristic of their activist mentality," and criticized, "They are forcefully pushing this in the context that if they make a mistake, the media reporting it is at fault."

Former Professor Jin pointed out, "In the end, the 586 activist group has become a vested interest group," and added, "So they don't want to hear harsh criticism directed at themselves, and they don't want their own misconduct to be exposed." He further stated, "They are misusing the word 'reform' itself to defend their vested interests."

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