Martial Law in South Korea? Maybe not

[GLASNOST]

Martial Law has been declared in South Korea but it's not going according to plan:

 

[Crepitus]

Already been "undeclared" whatever that is called.

Not real sure what that whole mess was about.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I thought it humorous that martial law was declared in the interest of protecting freedom. Heh heh.

It figures it'd be something like that...

 

[Zincwarrior]

Already been "undeclared" whatever that is called.

Not real sure what that whole mess was about.

Unlike the shithole of Russia, they remain a democracy. Stupid Russia.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Martial Law has been declared in South Korea but it's not going according to plan:

View attachment 1050221

Looks like the president jumped the shark--in a terminal way~

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-lawmakers-call-impeach-president-yoon-after-martial-law-rescinded-2024-12-04/

South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday proposed impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol for his sudden decision to declare martial law, which he rescinded after a chaotic standoff between parliament and the army that damaged the country's standing.
Yoon's declaration of martial law late on Tuesday attempted to ban political activity and censor the media in South Korea, which has Asia's fourth largest economy and is a key U.S. ally.

Washington had no advance notice of the decision, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters, adding that he expected to speak with his South Korean counterpart in the coming days.
Armed troops had forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul but stood back when parliamentary aides sprayed them with fire extinguishers. Lawmakers rejected the martial law decision while protesters scuffled with police outside.

On Wednesday evening, civic and labour groups held a candlelight vigil in downtown Seoul calling for Yoon's resignation - a reminder of the massive candlelight protests that led to the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye in 2017. They then marched to the presidential office.
Six South Korean opposition parties submitted a bill in parliament to impeach Yoon, who had already faced accusations of heavy-handed leadership from his opponents and from within his own party, with voting set for Friday or Saturday.

A plenary session to formally introduce the bill was scheduled to begin shortly after midnight (1500 GMT) on Wednesday.
"We couldn't ignore the illegal martial law," DP lawmaker Kim Yong-min told reporters. "We can no longer let democracy collapse."

 

[JGalt]

The South Korean Democrats have been impeaching members of Yoon's cabinet and blocking votes on all budgets and all bills, making him unable to govern for months. Imagine TDS on steroids and that is what has happened there. Yoon's party has 108 seats in the National Assembly, and they've said that they will vote against impeachment. The Democrats have 192 seats out of 300, and they need 200 to impeach Yoon. They created the situation that made Yoon declare martial law, wanting to remove him and replace him with a hard-left socialist.

Look at North Korea now: Kim Jong Un has abandoned his "unification" goal and has taken up a new “freedom-based” vision for unification that espouses a more universal human rights-based approach." And the South Korean Democrats are helping to push South Korea in that direction.

Kim Jong Un Abandoned Unification. What Do North Koreans Think?

 

[GLASNOST]

I thought it humorous that martial law was declared in the interest of protecting freedom. Heh heh.

Yes, it's ironic isn't it.