r/InternationalNews 25d ago

Asia South Korean President Declares Emergency Martial Law

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u/S_T_P European Union 25d ago

In an unannounced late night television address he says the move is necessary to protect the country from North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements.

The "communist forces" and "anti-state elements" being general population that had - yet again - elected wrong anti-democratic politicians:

Yoon cited a motion by the country's opposition Democratic Party, which has a majority in parliament, this week to impeach some of the country's top prosecutors and its rejection of a government budget proposal. - Reuters

 

"Defence of democracy" remains the banner of fascism since the time of Pinochet.

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u/CrackTotHekidZ 25d ago

That sounds and awful lot like the 2024 US elections.

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u/Omnipotent48 24d ago

Yes, literally yes. One party was openly declaring fascist intent in its domestic policies, the other party was fueling fascism around the world unrepentently, both of them deep in the pocket of oligarchs, and both claiming to be the primary defender of "Democracy."

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u/Jimbo922 24d ago

*Arsenal of Democracy