South Korean president IS TRASH and so is BLUESKY

[@kenfrancis117]

It was my first time in Korea, and I was at a BBQ place getting food with my GF when they declared Martial Law. Thought nothing of it and saw the videos of the parliament at my hotel. Woke up 3 AM to my parents freaking out telling me to leave the country immediately. And saw that they ended martial law 5 mins ago. Wildest stuff I ever experienced

[@Cantonesecubanalee]

Korean-Cuban here , living in korea from busan.........its alot to unpack........I feel like I went to university in America and came back and every ok agency we had that helped women and children an those in need was abolished under the current adminstration.....a lot of things have happened here and that's why a good amount of younger koreans are leaving .Like my first thought when martial law was started was my elderly grandparents who live in rural 경상남도. Like so many of my friends and coworkers were like wtf is happening and then the protests started . People are just tired.

[@Kllaaa]

David being a waiter at a restaurant in a impractical jokers style bit would be golden 😭

[@Lycheemangoshake]

19:43 Is david and his wife expecting a liitle one? ❤

[@chinoskateboardv]

Yes. Source? Trust me bro

[@dcrichmond6828]

I was waitin for this episode… I love when you and Ed talk Korean culture/politics. It’s very informative as an American, and as a Black American, I feel our cultures share many similarities

[@soulanstreets222]

This! I've been saying it for years that our culture is very similar to other Asian cultures it's almost eerie.

[@hannah60000]

@@soulanstreets222 More broadly Asians cultures are similar to many (black) African cultures - there are literature pieces on it. I guess in the American context, African Americans and Asian Americans have similarities too, it would be a good area for further studies and observations.

[@bethnichols2875]

David, you are rich in relationships/long time friendships/friends that are like family. Good discussion between you and Ed per usual. Thank you.

[@SAIVSS]

When I was growing up in my Korean family of origin... it was all about winning petty arguments, toxicity etc.. after I got married, it was all about putting aside petty personal feeling and really hearing each other out. There was no need for petty arguments because at the end of the day, we usually have the same end goal.

[@taeminutty]

K-pop fans sending death threats for dating is still a thing today. Just 2 months ago, Seunghan antis bullied him out of RIIZE with thousands of death wreaths sent directly to the SM Entertainment building. Interesting thing? Both H.O.T and RIIZE are from the same company. Nothing has changed. :')

[@calvinj5639]

21:38 We got similar discourse within the Vietnamese diaspora and Vietnam Nationalists. They get real upset that Vietnamese-Americans still think the old country is 'poor' but there is no denying Vietnam still receives humanitarian aid from around the world. Ok Saigon is now Seoul-lite but so what? Some of us still have extended family living there telling us their realities and hardships, they seem to forget that part the most during arguments. There are constant Vietnamese nationals (with a relative in government, low or high ranking) immigrating to the US, so even their elites who have it great over there are gunning for a spot in the US immigration lottery pool. You can always spot them grocery shopping in all-over-print gucci sweats lmaoooo. They ain't foolin nobody.

[@niners9485]

David is wrong about Elon.

[@SailorPluto01]

Hold on, David met DBSK?!!!

[@treebush]

man im gonna miss your podcast, I always come out with some sort of life lesson to improve myself while getting to hear some fun stories

[@sunny-pe2uo]

Also korean real estate is so freaking corrupt, it's insane.

[@kaiblu3]

David hella glazing Elon lmao.

[@AnnieOnTheMove]

Hi David :) Annie here! Ed did a great job explaining the recent 12/3 martial law and the K-government situation in the video, but I wanted to add a bit more context. The movie he mentioned, "12.12: The Day" / "서울의 봄" is a depiction of former military dictator Chun Doo-hwan's presidency. It focuses on the Korean people’s resistance to his military coup, particularly the events in the city of Gwangju, where thousands of students and civilians were shot and tortured by Chun's military fighting for democracy during the Gwangju Uprising. This is why President Yoon has been compared to Chun Doo-hwan, he enforced martial law in 2024, echoing some of Chun's most infamous actions. Like you and Ed mentioned in the video, Yoon's move shocked everyone, including members of his own party, who neither anticipated nor supported it. His actions essentially dragged Korea back to the 1970s and 80s, undermining everything our parents fought for in their struggle for democracy. Fast forward to now, and you’ve probably seen it on people's IG stories, Yoon has been impeached, thanks to the massive pressure from tens of thousands of protesters who demanded a re-vote. Initially, his party walked out of the voting session and boycotted the impeachment process. However, after a week of growing protests and public outrage, seven members of Yoon's party finally broke ranks and supported the impeachment, passing the bill. That said, the fight isn’t over yet. For now, Yoon’s presidency has been suspended, and the Prime Minister is serving as acting president. The next step is for the Constitutional Court to determine whether to permanently remove Yoon from office and prosecute him for treason, crimes related to enforcing martial law, and other allegations (including crimes involving the First Lady). All in all, though, as with politics in most countries, corruption and shady dealings abound. While there are some "clean" politicians, they often lack the power or support to rise to the presidency, which is unfortunate :/

[@blondy2257]

X is the same thing tho. Anyone with a blue check are just saying things to get interaction for pay. So x and threads are the same

[@whimsycottt]

David, Twitter does the same thing that Threads does. Blue checkmark users gets money for interactions, and they also get boosted in the algorithm. I'm all for trying to take both sides in account, but Twitter/X is very right winged now, and I say this as a liberal. The majority of the ads I see are Donald Trump/GOP adjacent shit like liberty coins or freedom coins or whatever. I block a bunch of these ads and right wing related content, but I still get suggested posts and such in my feed.

[@MustyPassenger]

Same. I never interact with those things except to block the account or say I'm not interested, yet so much of my suggested tab is all angry MAGA crap. I'm only there to talk about trash reality shows bc my friends aren't into it the same. So idk why that all gets into my stuff 🤣

[@ilylinny]

Came here to say this!! I see liberal things posted from actual accounts due to my personal algorithm BUT i have so many right winged ads and “suggested for you” tweets that I know for a fact i do not interact with (other than muting, blocking, etc). Its frustrating to the point where I want to mute certain words so I don’t see anything related to it at all (liberal or conservative). I don’t want to put myself in an echo chamber on social media but it’s also not where I go for news so yeah, i don’t wanna see shit that pisses me off within 2 scrolls of being on X. I just want to go on there for memes and pop culture stuff. 😅

[@Guckkasten85]

I live in Korea since like 10 years. I wouldn't say Korean politicians are more corrupt than US politicians, but they are held accountable.

[@broccoliaugratin]

I totally agree, politicians in the US can get away with anything because they set their own ethics rules, which is why Nancy Pelosi can get insider stock tips to her husband

[@bradcha5413]

Pretty sure Twitter is worse in a way when it comes to being an echo chamber, elon made made his post front page when it didn't get enough likes, he controls what he wants you to see

[@squ34ky]

Which post?

[@lex6819]

Academic Twitter used to exist, but now a PhD can innocently post her degree achievement there and creepy incels explode the comments. It's not worth being on Twitter. People who are still there are holding on false hope. Twitter is the toilet bowl of the internet. Serious people don't need to be there. It's 4chan for unfuckable trolls.

[@eilaespinoza2756]

Every time I see you and Ed on the thumbnail, I KNOW it’s gonna be a fun time! Happy Sunday 🎉❤😂

[@dare_he_is]

I’m currently a server at a Thai restaurant. 3:45 I be people watching too but also make sure I give crazy good service, swallow my own pride, code switch so customers feel safer and more comfortable and then feel out the kind of vibe each table brings. I make damn good tips during lunch service on the weekends and introduce white folks to some actual Thai food. Unfortunately I don’t keep all my own tips so other servers who are absolute dogshit and lazy share my tips and so does our dishwasher cooks. It’s even throughout the staff. It does take the incentive of being a good server away but because of my experience working at In-N-Out for many years i can’t help but bring good customer service 😭

[@DavidSoComedy]

Oh you a former innout worker… that means you’re elite!

[@Amaxinh]

Don’t be fooled by DOGE or Elon, he’s not the genius we thought he was. He’s going to use DOGE as a vehicle to make more money. The government does have terrible spending but some of the research examples they called “ridiculous” were valid medical research.

[@niamtxiv]

You lie

[@MustyPassenger]

I guess it wasn't close by electoral college, but Trump didnt win the popular vote by that much. 49.8% to 48.3% that Kamala got. I do agree that the Trump crowd is super loud, though, so it seems like even more people were on his side.

[@mb_249]

David, 1 year after Twitter was bought by Elon ad revenue was down 54% and users were down 15%

[@DavidSoComedy]

When you read online it expands on that. Articles online and reports state that revenue went down but they cut major costs so the companies outlook financially is better than it was before even with the loss.

[@hosakuwanderer2399]

@@DavidSoComedy yeah, some of those major costs are the monitoring of content. That is why racist floored the place more. with porn being everywhere. Seeing the N word go reported and not taken action against. With his using telsa money to fund twitter With that being the reason ad revenue places pulled support. Then elon said fuck those guys in an interview. Then afterwards trying to sue those ad industry group to come back because antitrust laws for them boycotting twitter. who wants to place ad where the most popular people are saying the most deranged things and barely getting punished for it.

[@mb_249]

@DavidSoComedy The sources I read, namely the Fidelity 2024 report, states that the private stock value of the company is 50% less than it was before Elon's takeover. The company's costs cuts did help alleviate their financial troubles though

[@juandeloera9924]

Thanks for the episode david. I just got accepted into a plumbers apprenticeship! I start in January. I hope everything is going well for you!

[@V4Now]

British politics has been trash the past 14 years but countries like S.Korea make this limey feel blessed. The price we pay for freedom is contant vigilance.🇬🇧✊🏿

[@ZyronTumen-s6k]

It is rather evident that many individuals remain completely oblivious to the extent to which South Korea is subjected to external influence, specifically by powerful globalist factions. The current administration, for instance, has resorted to martial law, a desperate measure enacted in response to the overwhelming opposition, which, it must be noted, often serves as the proxy for the covert forces of the so-called "deep state." As for David So, his understanding of his nation's political landscape appears profoundly superficial. Rather than offering insight, he is, regrettably, contributing to the perpetuation of the very narrative that these shadowy elites wish to disseminate, all in pursuit of consolidating their control over the Korean Peninsula. It is similar!

[@shad0wCh8ser]

Sounds like Joe read “How to Win Friends & Influence People” -which the S. Korean president clearly did not. 🤣 Didn’t, couldn’t, win friends or Influence ppl so he called a martial law clown coup which the WHOLE assembly voted against him 🤣 it’s only funny bc it wasn’t here but I cannot lie. I laughed and thought Jan 6th was a joke at first but then, as time went on and no one came and then you see all the rep scrambling along with the capital police, I was like: oh NO! 😳 the work is crazy!

[@SportsUniqueFootage]

If you don't know the reasons behind it, why do you assume that he's just really stupid? I'm not saying that he did right by declaring martial law, but you literally just repeat what media says and said "what's going on" then he's just "stupid" without knowing even the reason why he did so.

[@edparkvp5465]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@ZyronTumen-s6k]

Completely agree with your statement. It is rather evident that many individuals remain completely oblivious to the extent to which South Korea is subjected to external influence, specifically by powerful globalist factions. The current administration, for instance, has resorted to martial law, a desperate measure enacted in response to the overwhelming opposition, which, it must be noted, often serves as the proxy for the covert forces of the so-called "deep state." As for David So, his understanding of his nation's political landscape appears profoundly superficial. Rather than offering insight, he is, regrettably, contributing to the perpetuation of the very narrative that these shadowy elites wish to disseminate, all in pursuit of consolidating their control over the Korean Peninsula.

[@xxsarah83xx]

Best podcast in a long time!

[@jennyortega2977]

Been a server for 10 years. It’s definitely an art. You have to be able to read tables well, and definitely need to learn how to problem solve A LOT even tho it can be a lot I still love it to this day

[@drmrjoon]

From the way i see it, Korea is gonna 망해 within the next ten years. I live in Seoul and I absolutely hate it. American politics is already fucked up so when i did live in La i was already disappointed, but Korea is continuing to be screwed over too.

[@ZyronTumen-s6k]

It is rather evident that many individuals remain completely oblivious to the extent to which South Korea is subjected to external influence, specifically by powerful globalist factions. The current administration, for instance, has resorted to martial law, a desperate measure enacted in response to the overwhelming opposition, which, it must be noted, often serves as the proxy for the covert forces of the so-called "deep state." As for David So, his understanding of his nation's political landscape appears profoundly superficial. Rather than offering insight, he is, regrettably, contributing to the perpetuation of the very narrative that these shadowy elites wish to disseminate, all in pursuit of consolidating their control over the Korean Peninsula.

[@NatalieAliciaNorment]

Korea is different from North America, which is something I learned years ago when I got in K-Dramas and K-pop. And not every K-pop celebrity is an a-hole because there have been a lot of suicides happening by K-pop artists and Korean celebrities in South Korea.

[@Mr-pn2eh]

I like cars Ed likes cars I click

[@Iainey]

14:23 that screaming in the background had me rolling 💀🤣🤣

[@bradcha5413]

Idk where you heard people like vivek or jd vance, vance is awkward as hell, and in an interview they literally told vivek they would never vote for him because he was brown, and vivek took it like the bootlicker he is

[@zeehighness9310]

DAVIDSOOOO 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ZyronTumen-s6k]

It is rather evident that many individuals remain completely oblivious to the extent to which South Korea is subjected to external influence, specifically by powerful globalist factions. The current administration, for instance, has resorted to martial law, a desperate measure enacted in response to the overwhelming opposition, which, it must be noted, often serves as the proxy for the covert forces of the so-called "deep state." As for David So, his understanding of his nation's political landscape appears profoundly superficial. Rather than offering insight, he is, regrettably, contributing to the perpetuation of the very narrative that these shadowy elites wish to disseminate, all in pursuit of consolidating their control over the Korean Peninsula.

[@lueisadude]

@12:07 David's pdsd kicks in lol

[@nativegurl8886]

Another amazing, informative, intriguing video. This episode was 🔥. I really agree with Ed. You need to watch the K-movies The King & 12.12: The Day. I'm a huge fan of the actor Jung Woo-Sung. 🤗 I wish there were subtitles when you and Ed speak Korean. I wanna laugh as well when you both share inside jokes. 🤣🤷🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@MiMiPark815]

I was there in 2007. Barely noticed any government really. lol! I heard something briefly and I remember thinking he is ugly- and then the new one Bahk took office (I think he is the square face one) and I heard he was better but that was it. I taught children so we didn’t talk much about politics with each other (other teachers).

[@Varshah3605]

You swore in Hindi so effortlessly I’m so proud

[@AudreyKazuki]

I wonder when you met them? I kind of have a feeling it might have been after the lawsuit and it was JYJ and not when DBSK was still 5 members?

[@19Elicar]

Look crispy with the fit👍🏾

[@mssmith9227]

😂😂😂😂 I was assigned moon hee jun when I visited my cousins cause they already picked out the other members as their favorite and I was like he’s fugly! Loll when Ed was like he was the ugly one 😂

[@hosakuwanderer2399]

I think you should see the video that hank green made on bluesky. There are also ways that you can mass block a majority of right wing thing on bluesky fairly easy.

[@M.Montgomeryz]

I was a server for one month at a pizza restaurant and bar. One night the other servers called out so it was just me serving a party of 24 and 3 other tables. One lady at the other table ordered a beer and told me to run to get her beer. I quit the next day immediately. It takes a special talent to be able to serve. If you do end up serving at some point Godspeed David 🫡

[@human_made]

the whole clothes and hair thing is overblown. It's really not that bad and the people who judge are just old people. End of the day you shouldnt give a fck.

[@DavidSoComedy]

Ehh I dunno I go to Korea pretty frequently and I’d say other wise especially in Seoul.

[@human_made]

@ well i mean i been in Seoul for 14 years. But i guess it depends on the circumstances (meeting wifes family/close friends etc…)

[@zeehighness9310]

YOOOOOO

[@noshinnawar2010]

Dude got so angry he cussed in Hindi 😂

[@cory5197]

What is your taken on Johnny Somali?

[@CuongChanster]

David will rage on the customer if he became a waiter 😅

[@bongbongjuice7477]

Yo, at least we got rid of our old right- wing president and now let’s see how things are gonna be under Donal Trump in the US

[@cristoferantunez8734]

Hell yeah Ed episode

[@nhinguyen-pg5vj]

Hi David! DBSK? Please clarify because I don’t think any of their member is in jail for sex trafficking ??

[@DavidSoComedy]

Watch the video there was a correction made

[@nhinguyen-pg5vj]

I was listening to your podcast on Spotify but came straight here to comment without watching the vid. But David, I appreciate you so much man, you coulda easily ignore my comment but instead you guide me through. Proud to be 10yrs+ fan!

[@hotwheelinroblox7348]

Actually one of the president was pushed off the cliff. He did not jump off the cliff

[@Outdated_App]

I like Bluesky. I see what you are talking about, but I ignore most of that stuff. I follow the same people I did on X, but Bluesky doesn't have as many bots and ads as X does. Not yet at least. To each their own.

[@chanseng]

hi davis and edwardo!

[@youwhatmate93]

I haven't heard DBSK after soooooooo long

[@sujanna2712]

The number of ads on this podcast (on Spotify) is going to make me stop listening 😭 why so manyyy

[@DavidSoComedy]

I don’t control it!!!

[@kurisu33]

I think it would be helpful if you could have the chance to go more in-depth on the Korean Democrat party (더불어민주당) and how they've been dictating the congress and their ideological backdrop as active or former Marxist and Ju-che activists.

[@lilyu9006]

👀 before David's what??

[@Natsuki-z2g]

Same

[@navseal345]

👍👍

[@jdragonla2464]

Korean-American currently living in Seoul here. I think it’s important to know both sides and what has really been going on in order to comment on WHY President Yoon would have enacted this. I preface my comments acknowledging that declaring Martial Law was a pretty extreme and chaotic decision, however when I see what has been happening over the term of President Yoon, I see why it happened. The democratic party (opposite of President Yoon’s conservative People Power Party) that has a majority rule of the National Assembly has been holding hostage and unwilling to make partisan decisions to benefit the South Korean people. The leader of the democratic party is Lee Jae Myung, think the Biden or Harris of Korea. What has he done? He’s been investigated for corruption and crimes during his time as a politician. 1. The Democratic Party has gone on a rampage to push budget cuts to impact government legislatures. 183 in favor, 94 against, 1 institution out of 278 enrolled members The Democratic Party holds 175 of the 300 National Assembly seats, 192 this month Current Budget for: Prosecution Special Activity Fund: 8.09 billion won Prosecution Special Expenses: 50.691 billion won Police Special Activity Expenses: 3.167 billion won Board of Audit and Inspection special activity fund: 1.519 billion won Board of Audit and Inspection special expenses: 4.519 billion won The budget cuts that passed reduced all the above’s budget to 0 WON! ZERO!!! They passed to cut ALL funding to the offices that were investigating Lee Jae Myung. * Even during the Moon Jae-in administration (The Obama of Korea) the president everyone sees as the most evil and corrupt, the budget was never brought to 0 won… 2. Representative Lee Jae-myung’s charges and trial situation - Violation of the Public Official Election Act: Lee Jae Myung was charged with spreading and publishing false facts towards his opponents (regarding to the late Director Kim Moon-ki, toward the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport). He was convicted to 1 year in prison, and it will he enforced in 2 years (2024.11.15). - Suspicion of giving preferential treatment in Daejang-dong development: He is currently on trial for allegedly providing preferential treatment to private businesses and causing damage to the city of Seongnam while serving as mayor of Seongnam. - Suspicion of illegal sponsorship of Seongnam FC: Lee Jae Myung was charged with providing conveniences such as permits and licenses in exchange for attracting corporate sponsorship and bribes while serving as mayor of Seongnam. Trial in progress. - Suspicion of Ssangbangwool’s remittance to North Korea: Why did Yoon say the Democratic side are North Korean spies? It’s because Lee Jae Myung was involved in a company Ssangbangwool sending an $8 million remittance to North Korea while serving as governor of Gyeonggi Province. This trial has been postponed. 3. Impeachment of prosecutor who investigated Lee Jae-myung Lee Jae Myung pushed to impeach Prosecutor Gam Baek-shin who was investigating his crimes. 4. Lee Jae-myung's support for North Korea and it’s leaders When people panicked due to the North Korean missile and rocket tests, Lee Jae Myung stated in a press conference “Our predecessors, we must make every effort to ensure that the efforts of our North Korean leaders, Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung, are not belittled or damaged.” 5. Many close friends and people involved with and around Lee Jae Myung died, mostly by suicide, after these accusations and indictments were made. It’s no coincidence… you can read more about that here en.namu.wiki/w/이재명%20주변%20인물%20사망%20논란 This is why President Yoon said the democratic party is corrupt, playing games by cutting department budgets and impeaching prosecutors doing their job, serving the interests and supporting a North Korean regime over all of Korea. Martial Law was enacted, but never with the intention to shoot innocent people like the martial law of Chun Doo Hwan, it was a last-ditch resort to wake people up to what is happening. People have gotten incited by words like “conservative”, “dictator”, and “martial law” without thinking and looking at WHY this has happened. Wake up Korea, wake up world.

[@Shivan-t8p]

Hey, another Korean-American living in Seoul here. Like you prefaced, Yoon's decision was extreme (not "pretty" extreme), chaotic, and outright stupid. Please provide credible sources other than a wiki or a South Korean news article (South Korean media are no BBC or Al Jazeera). Most of your claims are either suspicion, rumors, or an outright conspiracy theory at the moment, thus it's not context; it's misinformation. I don't like Lee Jae Myung either but that has NOTHING to do with the declaration of martial law. Both parties are corrupted. That's what happens when there are just two main parties. All politicians must be scrutinized, not idolized. Lee Jae Myung will get what he deserves hopefully, but let us not get distracted by that. South Korea is a functioning democratic nation, which means all political feuds must be resolved in a democratic manner. Declaring martial law just because the national assembly is ruled by the opposing party is like a baby throwing a tantrum with guns and tanks. It severely undercuts democratic values because the Korean citizens voted for the democratic party to be the ruling party of the assembly. If the national assembly is ruled by the opposing party, the thing to do is to talk, then make a bipartisan deal. Trying to shut down the national assembly is NOT that. ...and the bit about North Korea.. smh I'm just gonna ignore that part. The far right has harped on North Korea and its "spies" for a while but it has gotten worse since Yoon took office. Jesus Christ it's 2024, not 1953. 99.999..% of the Korean population do not support North Korean regime. Let's move on from conspiracy theories. You sound like someone who frequents far right community forums, or is close to someone that does. Get out of your room, have some fresh air. If you work, try talking with your colleagues to get some perspective. These community forums, both right and left-leaning, will eat you alive. And try to stay off of political youtube channels. Cheers and good luck

[@AnnieOnTheMove]

@@Shivan-t8p 100%. THANK YOU!

[@DamnAwesome]

W

[@Pgi458]

Crazy wacko dudes

[@koreazn814]

dog learn please.

[@jiggacho]

As a ✝️🇰🇷🇺🇲. Korea needs someone who has the passion for his country and the citizens of his country like President Trump. Someone who can make MSKGA Make South Korea great again. To be honest they were never great. So it's just Make South Korea Great. Maga 💜🇺🇲

[@mystictraveler8642]

Korea needs US to stop intervening. Dumb presidents like Yoon would never be president.