People Power Party: "President Moon's Dialogue with the People, a Faded Crabapple... Will Be Remembered as the 'Don Quixote President'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] On the 21st, the People Power Party harshly criticized President Moon Jae-in's dialogue with the people, calling it a "faded crabapple."

Im Seung-ho, spokesperson for the People Power Party, pointed out in a verbal commentary that "a significant portion of today's 'Dialogue with the People' was devoted to Q&A about COVID-19, but President Moon's sincere apology for the public's suffering caused by vaccine supply disruptions and suffocating, control-oriented quarantine measures was nowhere to be found."

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Regarding this, Spokesperson Im criticized, "Despite extending the Level 4 social distancing controls, which were supposed to end 'short and intense,' into a 'long and intense' period, depriving the people of their freedom and basic rights, the president did not offer even the slightest excuse for this," adding, "It is shocking that the president did not even mention the cases of self-employed and small business owners who made extreme choices due to COVID-19."

He also said, "I was incredulous at the president's responses that 'employment, which had decreased due to COVID-19, has recovered 99.9%' and 'real estate prices have entered a stable phase,'" and condemned, "The youth's perceived unemployment rate is disastrous, and the people are still suffering from real estate issues. What kind of world does the president live in?"

Spokesperson Im remarked, "It felt like watching a rerun of the 2019 'Dialogue with the People,' which failed to show awareness of the reality of the people's suffering," and criticized, "Even the minimal expectation of reflection and apology for inflicting unprecedented pain on the people throughout his term was shattered."

He continued, "During his presidential campaign, Moon declared that after taking office he would move his office to Gwanghwamun and become the 'Gwanghwamun President,' sharing a drink of soju with citizens on his way home. However, contrary to expectations, today's broadcast made it inevitable that President Moon will be remembered as the 'Don Quixote President,' thoroughly ignoring the people's suffering and lost in his own illusions."

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