Justice Party: "Lee Jae-myung, who breaks progressive taboo with 'civil engineering construction,' if following logic, MB's Four Major Rivers too... If copying, do it properly"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 14th, the Justice Party criticized Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, who mentioned promoting civil engineering construction as a 'breaking of progressive taboos,' saying, "It seems like he copied Sim Sang-jung's 'breaking of progressive taboos,' but the direction and content are completely wrong. The civil engineering construction proposed by candidate Lee is a 'backward breaking of taboos' trapped in the past," and added, "If you're going to copy, copy properly."

Photo by Lee Jae-myung, Democratic Party of Korea presidential candidate Facebook

On the same day, Kim Chang-in, spokesperson for the Justice Party's election campaign headquarters, held a briefing at the National Assembly communication office and said, "Candidate Lee mentioned civil engineering construction to 'reduce logistics costs,' but if we follow this logic, was former President Lee Myung-bak's Four Major Rivers Project also a breaking of progressive taboos?"

Spokesperson Kim pointed out, "In fact, candidate Lee has broken many taboos so far," adding, "He said the Anti-Discrimination Act would be 'later,' breaking the taboo of 'human rights' advocated by former President Kim Dae-jung, and by pushing for nuclear submarines and competing in military buildup with candidate Yoon Seok-youl, he also broke the taboo of 'peace on the Korean Peninsula' that the Democratic Party has championed."

He continued, "By remaining silent on the easing of real estate taxation, he trampled on the purpose of former President Roh Moo-hyun's comprehensive real estate tax, and recently, by advocating for the revival of the bar exam, he is regressing the achievements of the Roh Moo-hyun administration," and criticized, "Yet now he uses the expression 'breaking taboos,' which is quite surprising."

He emphasized, "Candidate Sim proposed concrete measures for reforming the National Pension while talking about breaking progressive taboos," highlighting that it was different in nature from candidate Lee's claim of 'breaking progressive taboos.'

Spokesperson Kim said, "(Candidate Sim) opened a platform for productive discussions regardless of political camps," and added, "If candidate Lee also wants to 'break taboos,' he should jump into the debate on National Pension reform."

He then criticized candidate Lee, saying, "He has lost even the minimum will for reform and is only intensifying this election as a conservative competition," and added, "If you're going to copy, copy properly. If you copy the shell from candidate Sim and fill the core like candidate Yoon, where is candidate Lee's own identity?"

Meanwhile, on the same day, candidate Lee posted on Facebook a message titled 'Breaking Progressive Taboos - First, Declaration to Resolve Commuting Hell,' stating, "Civil engineering construction has been a taboo for progressives, but I will break that taboo," and "We will build necessary buildings, construct necessary bridges, and pave necessary roads." A Democratic Party campaign official said, "During the remaining election period, we plan to focus on targeting the floating voters' support."

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