Lee Jun-seok "Jin Joong-kwon a Conservative Commentator? ... 'You Are Conservative' Labeling Is Divisive"

"Jin Joong-kwon Criticizes Based on Sound Common Sense"

On the 16th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, is giving a special lecture at the '2021 Small and Medium Business Leaders Forum' held at the Hilton Hotel in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] On the 17th, Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, criticized the Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's side for referring to former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon as a "conservative commentator," saying, "'You are conservative' labeling is exactly an old-fashioned way of dividing sides."

In a post on his Facebook that day, Lee said, "There are occasional disagreements with Professor Jin on certain issues, and sometimes those may be cases where different ideological or philosophical values are pursued." Previously, Lee had a verbal dispute with Professor Jin on topics related to feminism.

He added, "Even if there is a public debate, there is no need to stereotype and attack Professor Jin."

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, Lee Jae-myung's side recently raised issues with several media outlets quoting Professor Jin's writings to the Internet Election Reporting Deliberation Committee (Deliberation Committee) on the grounds of "unfairness."

The objection petition reportedly included content such as "Every time the conservative commentator Jin Joong-kwon criticizes the applicant (candidate Lee), it is continuously reported as is, which itself violates fairness."

Reporting by quoting Professor Jin's one-sided claims about candidate Lee could influence the candidate's advantage or disadvantage. As a result, some media outlets that quoted Professor Jin's remarks or writings verbatim received measures such as "warnings" and "requests for cooperation in fair reporting."

Regarding this, Lee Jun-seok pointed out on Facebook the day before, "Professor Jin is not criticizing candidate Lee based on conservative ideology but simply based on sound common sense."

He said, "It is the candidate's right to feel victimized and file objections against Jin Joong-kwon, who harshly criticizes him, a somewhat eccentric room-aestheticist wearing a leather jacket who recently got a smartphone and started using KakaoTalk, but it is somewhat laughable to label someone critical of oneself as a 'conservative commentator' without any basis."

Lee also added, "At this point, please send your condolences to Professor Jin, who has now become a 'conservative commentator.'"

Meanwhile, Jeon Yong-gi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party's election committee, said in a written briefing, "I don't understand why they can't call him a 'conservative commentator,'" adding, "No matter how you look at it, he appears only as a 'supporter of candidate Yoon Seok-youl' or at most as part of the conservative support base."

Jeon also criticized Professor Jin, saying, "He defends the conservative side, including candidate Yoon, as if it were his own family, while harshly attacking candidate Lee with his characteristic biting remarks. To call him simply a sharp critic in a neutral zone is like covering the sky with one's palm."

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