Why has South Korea's president suddenly declared martial law?
The move - invoking temporary military rule - has been roundly condemned by opponents and some within his own party.
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Why has South Korea's president suddenly declared martial law?
The move - invoking temporary military rule - has been roundly condemned by opponents and some within his own party.
All under control,the rank and file saved the day again.
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Yes, idiocy. The worldwide outbreak of idiocy we are experiencing affects all groups, including the ruling classes.
I don't think President Yoon Suk Yeol can survive this, as it was completely unjustified. He is already a deeply unpopular leader. It's clearly related to his political problems and wife.
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Not sure how things work over there but they just had an election in April.
Is this their version of the Jan 6 Trump inspired insurrection?
Is this their version of the Jan 6 Trump inspired insurrection?
Got FA to do with Trump.
The US set the scene when they dropped their first puppet in after WW2.
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Crikey discuss it here in some detail including the response.
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For those without a sub, it can be read here-
What the hell just happened in South Korea?
Crikey explains the truly spectacular self-implosion of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
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The first five were all dictators or wannabe dictators, not elected in a free and fair election. They all deserved to get deposed, and those depositions are not comparable to yesterday's events because there was no attempt to overthrow a functioning democratic process.
The tweet also fails to mention that Kim Young-Sam also pardoned his two predecessors after a year.
Cool bananas,the rank and file sorted it out.
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Video allegedly of the President of SK and the defence minister planning martial law.
Lucky they were as incompetent as they were stupid. The Interpreter has an interesting article looking at the Presidents powers and the military.
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Lucky they were as incompetent as they were stupid. The Interpreter has an interesting article looking at the Presidents powers and the military.
Understanding the South Korean crisis and its global implications | Lowy Institute
The lessons of a self-styled strongman leader overreaching should be a warning to democracies everywhere.
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It actually has a lot to do with Trump. The world over we are seeing conservative leaders take a massive dump on accepted political conventions and expected norms. When the leader of the free world incites an insurrection, has all charges against him dropped, and gets reelected 4 years later Im pretty sure that emboldens conservatives everywhere to do whatever the hell they want. And they do.
And they all hide behind "if it is legal we can do it". And half the time it is not legal and they do it anyway - simply dismissing any opposition as fake news or some deep state conspiracy.
Democracy is collapsing all around us and popcorn sales are through the roof. Literally no one gives a ****.
So the president of Korea attempts a coup and it fails within hours. Lets see if Korea manages to impeach, bring to trial and jail him. Or if they follow the US, he will be president again in 4+ years.
And Yoon is gone.
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