Lee Jae-myung: "President Yoon said the people are right... but the government and ruling party say one thing and do another"

Lee Jae-myung "Government Must Acknowledge Unprecedented Crisis Situation"

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized the government and ruling party on the 25th for "saying one thing and doing another," referring to the demolition of the Independence War Heroes Room within the Army Academy. He pointed out that while they emphasize people's livelihood in words, they are actually obsessed with ideological competition.

At the Democratic Party's Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly that day, Lee emphasized, "Actions speak louder than words. And people's livelihood is more important than ideology." He said, "The Army Academy, which decided to relocate the bust of Hong Beom-do, is ultimately demolishing the Independence War Heroes Room on campus. The space honoring Lee Hoe-young, who established the Shinheung Military Academy, is also being repurposed," adding, "I want to ask if this reflects the will of the people and their livelihood."

Lee said, "President Yoon Seok-yeol raised ideological debates again during his recent overseas trip, saying our education is still trapped in ideology," and added, "The People Power Party hangs banners everywhere saying 'According to the will of the people' and 'Into the people's livelihood,' and President Yoon always says the people are always right, but is his actual behavior really like that?" He criticized, "This 'say one thing, do another' behavior of the government and ruling party is a deception and mockery of the people."

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, is speaking at the Supreme Council meeting held at the National Assembly on the 23rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

He said, "The Democratic Party has continuously stated that it will cooperate if it is to save people's livelihood," and urged, "I hope President Yoon and the government will stop ideological warfare and listen to the voices of the people."

Lee also expressed concerns about the government's economic policy. He said, "President Yoon has persistently sung the song of 'high in the beginning, low in the end,' but the conclusion is, as our Democratic Party has repeatedly emphasized, 'high in the beginning, high in the end.'" He added, "Singing only about fiscal soundness is unscientific. The government must increase its role when times are tough." He further criticized, "The three main economic agents?households, businesses, and government?are struggling, but is the government making things harder?"

He said, "President Yoon must acknowledge that our government is facing an unprecedented crisis," and scolded, "Does everything look beautiful when viewed from a warm room?" He continued, "Of course, it is important to go abroad to learn about foreign cultures and engage in exchanges," but recommended, "I urge him not to do it just for photo opportunities but to actually experience how difficult the situation is for our people."

Lee urged, "Instead of just shouting slogans from afar, instead of saying one thing and doing another, I hope they will actually go to the field."

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