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Seoul: over 100,000 union members demonstrate against right-wing government (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Why did I zoom in expecting to be able to read their signs easier... I know all of 3 Korean words, and no idea how to read/write them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Korea seems like a shitty place.

You got a music industry that sculpt artists so they look as perfect as they can be. Then, they build a personality cult around tbem, elevating them to godlike status.

Meanwhile, inequality is rampant and people are dying from being exploited by the same 3 corporations that perpetually escape the rule of law.

The atmosphere seems so unhealthy to live in. You feel the social pressure to get in the rank and work like a slave while being alienated from your fellow humans in a giant urban sprawl.

From time to time, the leader of the North side decides he want to wake up and spews some dumb bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Union strong! ✊

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Go S.Korea!! This is the kind of shit we need in the US too! The amount of inspirational stuff coming of of Korea right now is amazing.

[+] [email protected] -12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What would we demonstrate against right now? He got the popular vote

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What's your point? Because more people voted for the fascist, we just have to take whatever he dishes out?

We already know his campaign promises and nobody other than his cultists buy his "don't know anything about Project 2025" lie. Put it all on a cork board and throw a dart at it. Protest whatever you hit. There's pretty much nothing there that isn't worth organizing against.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My point was that atm he's not in the government, and I'm having a hard time understanding what outcome would come out from protesting right now. Or alternatively what should protesters declare that they want.

E.g. protesting against the election outcome is wasteful IMO

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Right now? Protest against the Senate rubber-stamping his appointments, not holding him accountable, and letting him call the shots in Congress.

And before you say "but they've not done any of that yet", that's the point. Why would you wait for them to hand the entire country over to him before protesting it when that's the agenda he has and they've been signaling they're onboard with it?

Trump is already dictating terms for what the Senate majority leader must do. As if he should have any say in that decision. One of the terms is that they must allow recess appointments so he can fill his cabinet with no input or vetting by Congress. This alone is an unprecedented power grab. Tell them not to let him have his way.

He wants to fire career postings and appoint loyalists, converting tens of thousands of nonpartisan positions with ones beholden to him. Tell them they need to pass legislation ensuring those positions are protected from that form of meddling.

Shit, generally protest against the senators who failed to do their job 4 years ago allowing him to be elected in the first place. Or protest against confirming a president elect who's ineligible to hold the office due to his part in Jan 6 per the 14th amendment.

Will it change anything? Probably not. At least not directly or immediately. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be doing it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

And the dumbest take goes to...