Seoyoungkyo: "Among 'Gaeddal', Many Young People Aim for Good Politics... They Should Not Be Criticized"

Seo Young-kyo, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, raised her voice saying that among the so-called 'Gaeddal' hardline fandom, there are many young people who want to do good politics, and they should not be indiscriminately labeled as hardline fans.

On the 26th, Seo said on MBC's 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus' that "Many young people who want to do good politics belong to the area called Gaeddal. The name 'Gaeddal' stands for daughters and sons of reform. So this should not be disparaged either."

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She explained that although hardline party members who send abusive messages are called Gaeddal, not all Gaeddal commit the wrongdoing of sending abusive messages. She said, "When I ordered an investigation because someone who sent abusive messages was said to be Gaeddal, it turned out that person was not even a party member," adding, "It is not right to lump all Gaeddal together and disparage them, but it is necessary to be firm against personal attacks and abusive language."

However, Cho Eung-cheon, a non-mainstream Democratic Party member, has been raising his voice for severing ties with the hardline fandom and imposing nomination disadvantages on those who defend Gaeddal. Regarding this, Seo said, "That might be his opinion," and added, "In the case of Representative Lee Jae-myung, as you said, he has been investigating party members who use abusive language or personal attacks and, if necessary, proceeding with expulsion."

Regarding the resignation from the position of head of the fandom community 'Jaemyung's Village,' she said, "Jaemyung's Village supports the Democratic Party and is a place where many people's opinions gather," and added, "Since Representative Cho and others have pointed out problems, we need to check the situation there once more."

Recently, Democratic Party member Lee Won-wook revealed messages from the hardline fandom and urged Representative Lee to sever ties with them. However, it turned out that the person who sent the messages was not a party member, leading Representative Lee to order an investigation. Seo said, "It is not that I ordered an investigation into Representative Lee," and added, "If someone who is not a party member is called Gaeddal and unverified information is publicly discussed, such content must be fact-checked. If it is baseless, that too can be subject to investigation."

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