Lee Jun-seok, After Sharing Ahn Cheol-soo Article, Says "Just Type rlㅋㅋ"... Another Mockery Controversy

Lee: "Mutual Mockery Among Politicians... Can Mock Ahn"

Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party (left), and Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People Party. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, and Lee Jun-seok, leader of the People Power Party, have been engaged in daily verbal clashes over the responsibility for the failure of the opposition candidate unification, and Lee has once again become embroiled in ridicule controversy.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, Lee shared an article titled "Ahn Cheol-soo fled because he was scared of unification... If Yoon gives up, I will bring about regime change" on his Facebook.

He then wrote, "Just type the four letters ㄹㅇㅋㅋ in the comments." 'ㄹㅇㅋㅋ' is a compound of the initial consonants 'ㄹㅇ' from 'real' and 'ㅋㅋ', originally used to express empathy and agreement, but recently in internet communities, it is also used sarcastically to mock illogical or absurd claims.

Photo by Lee Jun-seok, captured from Facebook

Also, regarding the death accident involving the People’s Party campaign vehicle on the 20th, Lee mocked Ahn’s statement that he would complete the presidential race "in accordance with the deceased’s will" by saying, "The deceased passed away suddenly, so where did you confirm the deceased’s will?" and sarcastically added, "Do the drivers of the People’s Party campaign vehicle write a will before they get in?" which sparked controversy.

In response, Lee appeared on KBS Radio’s 'Joo Jin-woo Live' on the 21st and explained, "I asked how they confirmed the will when there was no way to do so, and they said this was an insult to the deceased," adding, "Rather, it is a great insult that they use the deceased’s intentions for election campaigning without confirming them."

Furthermore, regarding the criticism that "Lee’s remarks caused the unification to fail," he claimed, "I can ridicule candidate Ahn," and stated, "Politicians mutually ridicule each other, and as a politician to another politician, I can say anything."

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