Freedom University: Die rechte Gruppe, die die Jugend in Südkorea versammelt
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y27ekr26xo
Freedom University: Die rechte Gruppe, die die Jugend in Südkorea versammelt
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y27ekr26xo
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I’ve been seeing a lot of people, including in this article, saying that the PP Party lost its majority in the 2024 election. But that makes it sound like it had a majority before, when it didn’t. In 2024 it won 108 seats, which is five more than 2020 when it had slightly lower, 103. Yoon was never part of a party with a majority in the assembly.
Also, these protesters‘ slogan is „Korea for Koreans“ but they carry foreign flags. That should be all anyone needs to know about these people.
In Korea, people who are obsessed with America are considered weirdos. Being far-right in Korea doesn’t necessarily mean being pro-American, especially considering how figures like Charlie Kirk or Trump are widely mocked on sites like FM Korea and DC Inside
Look at this guy wearing the red MKGA hat – and they say Koreans don’t like to use birth control….
The evangelical cancer spreads.
This quote is really revealing.
>When Yoon was elected, I think it wasn’t so much that we were happy to see a right-wing candidate win. It was more that a left-wing candidate lost. Not many among the young people who are with us thought Yoon was doing well or that they liked Yoon when he was in power.
The fact that everyone, including the youth, broadly hated the Yoon government for his incompetence, corruption, personality and economy before he declared martial law, shows that the sharp rise in support for far-right politics and Yoon among the youth (especially young men) doesn’t come from any political or economic issue. Even on issues like China or feminism that are commonly pointed as reasons for this political shift in Korea, Yoon was barely different to his predecessor in actual governance.
The real reason is far more fundamental. The internet is causing a huge shift towards culture that’s more dopamine-inducing and addictive, and the right-wing mindset are extremely addictive because it resonates with our base human instincts, including tribalism, authoritarianism, sexism and xenophobia. This is why we are suddenly seeing this shift in the young (especially young men) in nearly every country in the world right now, though it’s especially bad in Korea due to being one of the most chronically online countries in the world.