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Out of love for a democratic Republic of Korea, not for the Democratic Party itself

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The reason I support Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party is not because I love Lee Jae-myung as an individual or the Democratic Party as a specific political entity.
It is because we are people who feel gratitude toward the countless democracy activists—even if we did not risk our lives like them—and who, at least in spirit and by participating in protests where safety was somewhat guaranteed, have shouted at the top of our lungs to overthrow military dictatorship, overthrow prosecutorial dictatorship, and overthrow anti-democratic, treasonous, gangster-like far-right pretenders.
It was our intention to leave such a Republic of Korea to our descendants.
For that reason, I want to issue a command to the Democratic Party: please wake up and fight against the "People Power Party" thugs and thieves who have entered even our living rooms, the political judges who handed out acquittals in the appeals trial to Yoon Suk-yeol, and the totalitarian gang members who, under the guise of movies, seek to devastate not only the democratic camp but the entire cultural and arts community in a manner akin to the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
The following is a recent post by my Facebook friend, Mr. Kim Dong-seong, a graduate of Yeungnam University in Daegu, whom I follow.
I am sharing this with the members of Bobae Dream.
The Democratic Party is facing a risk far more dangerous than regionalism between the East and West. It is a serious generational bias.
The sharp drop in support among those in their 30s is shaking Gyeonggi and Incheon, which are the stable strongholds of the Democratic Party (Incheon alone has 12 seats). The overwhelming advantage in Gyeonggi and Incheon comes from the strong support of those in their 30s and 40s who moved from Seoul, but if current political inclinations are reflected directly in voting, there is a high possibility of a crushing defeat in the next general election.
This is something everyone knows; the problem is the response.
Since support in the 30s is plummeting, is the solution to simply appoint people in their 30s as National Assembly members or ministers? This has only made the situation worse. (If you don't understand, ask your child or nephew).
Since real estate is the issue, they are massively expanding "youth (lottery) housing," which is disappointing not only those who don't win but also those in their 40s and 50s.
Because I am an expert, I know my words are right.
While the Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun camp creates "brick books" (thick academic volumes) on (national security) to exchange and praise themselves (I am not criticizing those who prepared the writings) and supporters gather in online communities (like Ddanzi, etc.) to argue over trivial topics, the other side has dominated the algorithm with "Shorts" featuring Park Chung-hee, Park Tae-joon, Chung Ju-yung, Lee Kun-hee, and Kim Woo-jung. Algorithms are incredibly powerful. We have been completely defeated in the so-called ideological competition. I believe this is the biggest reason.
Are those Shorts a distortion of history? No, they have clear substance.
They talk about how the Soyanggang Dam was built as a rock-fill dam using earth rather than concrete, allowing 20 million people in the metropolitan area to drink and wash with clean water; how the country transformed from one that cleaned brassware with lye into a world-class steel power; and the legendary management myths that expanded globally... these are all real stories, and people in their 30s are more enthusiastic about them.
Did people read books in the past but not now? They didn't read books back then either (books were just items exchanged as gifts because they were cheap). I wondered what on earth they were looking at, and it turned out to be webtoons.
In the past, the Roh Moo-hyun Foundation recruited webtoon artists to create the "Roh Moo-hyun Webtoon" series, which had a huge impact. Senior enthusiasts of "brick books" didn't like it much, calling it frivolous, but the response was massive. (There must be people who remember this). We even went to Bucheon to recruit the artists one by one.
Then, should the Blue House or the Party create a "Shorts TF" (Task Force)? I believe it will almost certainly fail. This is because people will inevitably interfere and try to dictate how it's done. Ultimately, it will result in Shorts that only look toward the President and the Party Leader, rather than the people.
You cannot beat the devotion, passion, and know-how poured out by a single free individual. The Democratic Party camp is currently all-in on trivial, insignificant emotional battles instead of focusing on such individuals.

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