Kim Ki-hyun: "Democrats Addicted to Rumor Drugs"... Ruling Party Launches Fierce Attack on 'Rumor Politics'

Criticism of the Democratic Party's Nationwide Rally on the 1st
Kim Gi-hyeon: "Democratic Party Addicted to Rumor Drugs"

The People Power Party launched a fierce attack on the Democratic Party of Korea a day before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released its final report evaluating the safety of Japan's Fukushima contaminated water discharge, urging them to "stop fearmongering politics."

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, stated at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the morning of the 3rd, “The Democratic Party, addicted to sweet fearmongering drugs like the mad cow disease rumors, the Cheonan self-destruction rumors, and the THAAD rumors, appears to be seeking political gain by chanting spells of food safety fears to the public with provocative and inflammatory language, thereby increasing public anxiety and social conflict.” He emphasized, “The Democratic Party, which has become a monster that does not hesitate to engage in any behavior that displeases the public as long as it benefits their own interests, must remember that wise citizens are making a cold evaluation of them.”

Kim added, “The hardships of the people are worsening as anxiety overlaps due to the Democratic Party’s ‘second mad cow disease fearmongering politics’ amid already difficult livelihoods. The sharp decline in seafood consumption has left fishermen and those in the fisheries industry sighing in worry over their livelihoods.” He pointed out, “The Korea Central Federation of Coastal Fisheries, a representative fisheries organization, has strongly criticized that the real culprits polluting our seas and seafood are politicians, media, and fake experts who exploit the issue for political purposes, and the Democratic Party should take this criticism to heart.”

Kim Ki-hyun, the leader of the People Power Party, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 3rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Kim also raised his voice of criticism regarding the ‘National Rally to Condemn the Ocean Dumping of Contaminated Water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan’ held on the 1st in the area around Sungnyemun, Jung-gu, Seoul, by Democratic Party lawmakers and party members. The Democratic Party leadership, including leader Lee Jae-myung and floor leader Park Kwang-on, attended the Fukushima National Rally. At the event, Democratic Party lawmaker Lim Jong-sung stated, “I would rather eat feces than drink Fukushima contaminated water.”

Kim said, “The Democratic Party is using contaminated water as an excuse to stir up anti-Japanese sentiment and is conducting political struggles for themselves through emotional provocation and agitation. Lawmaker Lim’s remarks at the Saturday rally are exactly like the mad cow disease cult followers who spread nonsense 15 years ago, saying they would rather drink cyanide than eat American beef.”

Yoon Jae-ok, floor leader of the People Power Party, also said at the meeting that day, “It is absurd to ignore the credibility and expertise of the IAEA and claim a third group of experts. Who is this third group of experts the Democratic Party talks about? Are they referring to the pseudo-experts who fabricated mad cow disease and THAAD rumors and made plausible claims about the Cheonan self-destruction theory?” He added, “The Democratic Party, which has produced all kinds of rumors, is prepared to oppose unconditionally any conclusion from the IAEA, the most authoritative international nuclear agency, if it is not the conclusion they want.”

He also criticized the Democratic Party lawmakers’ unilateral passage of a resolution last month on the 30th urging the withdrawal of the Fukushima discharge plan. Yoon said, “They left another dark chapter that regresses parliamentary politics,” and “The process of passing this resolution was a continuous series of arrogance, arbitrariness, and dictatorship.”

The exposure of text messages on a mobile phone in which Kim Young-joo, a Democratic Party-affiliated Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, discussed a golf trip to Japan with an acquaintance also drew focused attacks. Kim Byung-min, a Supreme Council member, pointed out, “Outwardly, they are all-in on political agitation as if the whole world will end because of Japan, but behind the scenes, they were immersed in a Japanese travel frenzy. If this is not a grand deception of the people, then what is it?” Cho Soo-jin, another Supreme Council member, said, “While singing death songs and spreading rumors to stir anti-Japanese sentiment and stigmatize Japan as a country that should not even be associated with, they were secretly indulging in the sweet dream of a golf trip to Japan. The Kim Deputy Speaker incident clearly revealed the essence of the Democratic Party’s fearmongering politics without any filter.”

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