{"id":924,"date":"2024-12-09T10:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T10:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/?p=924"},"modified":"2025-01-25T21:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:54:11","slug":"korean-turning-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/korean-turning-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Turning Point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Yoon\u2019s People Power Party leader Han Dong Hoon announced yesterday a plan for him and Prime Minister Han Duk Soo to take over presidential duties while working toward a resignation from Yoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Yoon\u2019s own PPP is trying to remove him and keep control of presidential powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Take note of all of this as it is <strong>a playbook in political power manipulation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Only the PM<\/strong> is supposed to take over in the interim in the event of a sudden transition. Not the PM plus one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In addition, both Hans appear set to uphold its loyalties to the U.S. Empire, particularly with regard to militarism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This is a power struggle playing out right in front of us. The <strong>next impeachment vote will take place on Saturday, <\/strong>December 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Based on the energy in these Seoul streets, I anticipate <strong>the people will want an entirely new election<\/strong> to take place swiftly. They want a clean break from not only Yoon, but the PPP as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Unfortunately, the main oppositional party, the Democratic Party of Korea, has its share of corruption, pandering, and stagnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Power should never be assumed won simply because another party loses it.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Those in the U.S. Empire know this feeling all too well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Korea is at a turning point.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>The people are the key<\/strong> to driving which direction we move forward. Time and time again throughout my entire life I have taken part in and also witnessed the <strong>exceptional protest endurance of Koreans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>We go until it goes.<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoon\u2019s People Power Party leader Han Dong Hoon announced yesterday a plan for him and Prime Minister Han Duk Soo to take over presidential duties&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ykhong.com\/writes\/korean-turning-point\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Korean Turning Point<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":3,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"federate","footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[195,3],"class_list":["post-924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-korean-history","tag-election","tag-korea","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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