Jeon Yong-gi "Jin Joong-kwon, Reduced to 'Yoon's Speaker'... Criticism of Anti-Communism Is Also Free, So Why Get Upset?"

Jin Joong-kwon: "Is It Okay to Take Away the Right to Use 'Myeolgong'?"
Jeon Yong-gi: "Ridiculous to Defend Excessively"

Jeon Yong-gi, member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Jeon Yong-gi, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Korea's election campaign committee, criticized former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon, who criticized the ruling party over the so-called 'Myeolgong (滅共)' controversy spreading in the political sphere, saying he has been reduced to a 'Yoon Seok-yeol speaker.'

On the 11th, Jeon wrote on Facebook, "I thought Jin Joong-kwon would naturally satirize the word Myeolgong and sharply criticize the act of dredging up relics of a bygone era, but I am baffled by his unexpected and excessive defense."

He continued, "As Professor Jin said, whether it is a boycott or criticism regarding Myeolgong, it is an individual's freedom to talk about it, so I don't understand why people are so agitated," adding, "It is just regrettable to see him reduced to a 'Yoon Seok-yeol speaker' to the point of causing frowns."

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. Photo by Yonhap News

Earlier, Professor Jin pointed out on Facebook regarding the Myeolgong controversy, "Just because you don't like that word, does that mean you can take away others' right to use it? If you don't like it, you can simply say 'I don't agree' or 'I don't like that expression.'" He criticized the controversy over Shinsegae Group Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin's 'Myeolgong' remarks spreading in the political sphere, and some ruling party figures criticizing Chung and even declaring a 'boycott campaign.'

Professor Jin said, "There are so many 'justification thugs' who respond to the 1980s activist tactics of exaggerating a joke made by an individual to create a forced pretext to attack the opponent," adding, "It seems that the democratization movement is now playing the role that the Korean War once did. Did you really protest just to see this mess? How are you different from Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan, who censored popular songs and inserted wholesome songs behind albums?"

He then jabbed, "If you really had to go wild, you should have done it earlier," and said, "Didn't you sing 'Torch of Myeolgong' at the training camp? If you truly think this is such a serious issue, then even now, demand that song be removed from the military song list."

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