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[–] TrueTomBombadil 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well if you're still paying attention it doesn't seem so over yet what with the attempted arrest of political opposition. We'll see how it plays out. Hopefully peacefully.

South Korea are the bad guys. Well not THE bad guys. Just some bad guys. Like their government is famously corrupt and rather recently a dictatorship as well. North Korea martial law is also bad but not directly pertinent to this news story. Odd that whenever something bad happen in the south you feel you must jump up and shout that the north is worse.

[–] TheTechnician27 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not directly pertinent

You literally started this comment chain by drawing a comparison of Yoon's actions you were condemning to those of North Korea. You made it pertinent. Interesting trying to both-sides North and South Korea, though. Modern ROK and modern DPRK are definitely both very comparably bad. Yep.

[–] TrueTomBombadil 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was mocking the words Yoon said himself that blamed the communists for having to do this. So I suppose pertinent if you want to take what he says at face value and believe he did this because of the commies pillaging the happiness of the south. I wouldn't believe him if I where you but you do what you like.

Since I do not believe him and instead believe that he is lying and wants to maintain power for himself the conditions in North Korea do not actually pertain to whether or not Yoon's declaration of martial law has merit.

It's bad to declare martial law. It's funny to blame your fascistic actions on commies. It's weird to insist that we have to talk about North Korea before we can say Yoon is being ridiculous.

I agree that the ROK and DPRK are largely incomparable.

Do you agree that Yoon is ridiculous for blaming commies in the north or do you think that actually is relevant to his reasoning?

[–] TheTechnician27 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup, Yoon's stated reasoning was a ridiculous pretext to justify a military coup and evade accountability, and he should be ousted immediately and thrown in jail.

[–] TrueTomBombadil 1 points 1 week ago

Well we agree at last!