The Rise and Sudden Fall of a Korean President

Note: I apologize in advance for all the Korean names I will inevitably mangle here.
In this video we look at the rise and sudden fall of South Korea’s former President Park Geun-hye.
The daughter of a former dictator. She presented herself as a nostalgic icon the Korean people could trust and turn to. And she stayed popular despite a number of corruption scandals.
Then it all came tumbling down, really quickly. And in a really bizarre way.
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[@Asianometry]

I wrote this before the presidential election results were released.

[@StephenMortimer]

needs a new commentary on the afterwards

[@masternobody1896]

no gpu chips rip

[@naughtiusmaximus789]

Ah, that explains it. I was confused with the ending.

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

who wins?

[@WalterBurton]

@@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906 : The conservative (Yoon).

[@danwlfn]

I'm korean outside of korea, but I listen korean political news 2~3 hours everyday for 15years. I think you present very well.

[@matthewct8167]

Given that news agencies are able to break such stories and help bringing down corruption from the highest echelons of the country. It fills me with hope for Korean Democratic process. This is refreshing to hear since in China I never hear anything positive or hopeful about Korea.

[@kazuhirala]

@@matthewct8167 Damn. That’s messed up

[@gonzo6174]

@@matthewct8167 Been in both China and US as a Korean native. From China's strategic outlook, Korea, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongol, Vietnam all are savory preys like Ukraine is to Russia. With Chinese capital having occupied all types of markets in these countries, things are already intertwined. Chinese mass media is 100% propaganda yellow paper, if you haven't learned.

[@danwlfn]

@someone radio

[@ADHD55]

Get into politics Be corrupt Make millions Get out quickly

[@dangda-ww7de]

this is not true with the ccp, get in and stay in for life, and make million with insider trading.

[@art3mis874]

Here, Make as many money as you can until you go to jail,spend 5% of your black income on judges and get out of jail in less than a year, then go in hibernation for year. This cycle goes on repeating until you die. You make money for your 10 generation

[@CBaggers]

Great video. I was staggered that is wasn't the Sewol tragedy that ended things for her (For those curious 'Brick Immortar' has a series on that disaster and the mind blowing corruption surrounding it)

[@gallasebiyo4427]

It kinda did. The huge protests were technically a result of the pent-up disappointment and grief that began from the Sewol incident. Choi Soon-Shil was used as a legal tool to pull her down, but at the heart of it, the protests were mostly driven by the tragedy. Sewol alone would not have given enough legal grounds to pull her down on its own.

[@RyanLynch1]

yeah I'd heard of the scandal and there was some weird conspiracy theory that she wanted the kids to die and all...

[@megalonoobiacinc4863]

@@RyanLynch1 yeah well, you know conspiracy theories, most of them are true, otherwise daily life would be too boring to live in

[@warellis]

@@RyanLynch1 I thought the conspiracy, which was true, was that she was part of some kooky religious cult and was like giving them money and going to them for advice?

[@KumquatChampion]

Thank you for recommending the Brick Immortar video, I didn't want to learn all that but I guess I needed to.

[@catsspat]

I remember the phone call from my aunt soon after 박정희 (Park, Chung-Hee / actually closer to Jung-Hee) was assassinated. She was trying to reach my mother, not available at the time, so she told me to tell my mother that the President was killed. I was just a little kid, so I had no idea what any of that meant, but for some reason, I clearly remember the call.

[@hwb929299]

Is there a book or video can explain the Korean politics? The rise and fall of all those presidents is so… irregular.

[@peterlyov3445]

Being a vassal state under U.S control most likely means any leader figure going against U.S interests will be assassinated. If you find an objective book on Korean political history please let me know!

[@Bialy_1]

@@peterlyov3445 That "vassal" is nowdays in Top 10 strongest countries in the world! GDP of Russia(your employer btw?) is 1.483 trillion USD (2020) GDP of small South Korea is 1.631 trillion USD (2020) and they are not like mentioned Russia full of natural resources that they are selling and are the main source of Russian GDP... You are communist or you are paid by NK, China or Russia, that is the only polite explanation of your "insightful" comment.

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458]

My Korean friends told me that the CIA and a CIA asset in the South Korean government assassinated Park Chung-Hee for trying to develop nuclear weapons and move away from America's influence. After Park Chung-Hee's death, those involved in the South Korean nuclear weapons program all committed suicide, according to the South Korean government. However, many people doubted the official statement from the government since all those people committing suicide at the same time made no sense.

[@jeffbenton6183]

@@hwb929299 Well, it looks like no one has answered your question in four months. I can recommend a book on *North* Korean politics, but I don't know of any excellent ones on *South* Korean politics (which is of course, more important). I'd recommend going on a Wikipedia binge while paying attention to all the citations (especially for books written by professors). One or more citation might lead you to a book (or at least an exhaustive article) that is widely regarded as both scholarly and readable for people not familiar with the subject and not versed in academic jargon. You should probably start with the page for each President who served in the Fifth and Sixth Republic periods - or just the most controversial ones. (Speaking of which, you might also want to read the page and the citations for "Fifth Republic of South Korea." There is no page for the Sixth Republic as that's the current one and that subject is treated at length under the "History of South Korea" page.) Also, the page for "2022 South Korean presidential election" has a link to the 2017 election page in the top left corner in the info box, the 2017 election has a similar link for the 2012 election (and one in the right for the 2022 one) and so forth, so you can easily navigate to the page for any S. Korean presidential election.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

It's funny because when her father was Leader of South Korea he was viewed as more extreme than Kim Il Sung, Somehow she was still able to rise to power

[@sociolocomtsac]

In a way, but also laid the foundations for great economic success (light manufacturing, infrastructure, strategic investments, etc.) and didn't take much for himself. Dictators could easily be like Putin/Kim family and try to take everything for himself and cronies.

[@MrDanisve]

@@sociolocomtsac That great economic success comes with great risk. Currently 2/3 of South Koreas GDP is within 5 huge family dynasties. Does not take much for such a society to end up a bad path when so much power is concentrated in a few peoples/familys hands. Thankfully they have North Korea to keep them strait. But once the threat of NK goes away, who knows what will happen. Mechantile economys are risky.

[@sociolocomtsac]

@@MrDanisve Those "dynasties" often own a small fraction of these companies and Korea is transitioning to a more start-up culture. Also, that's a testament to their success than failure, have increase productivity and pay high taxes for redistribution. Sure, the Chaebol system is becoming outdated, but you have to know the context with which it started. Korea was war-torn and was one of the poorest countries in the world; even behind the poorest in Africa. It had ZERO natural resources, not even agriculture, high population growth with little education/no expertise. The Chaebol are also proving to be long-term oriented and extremely dynamic (eg. leaders in Li-ion batteries, EV, high-end LNG ship-building, etc.) and haven't eliminated innovation. New tech companies like Naver/Line, Daum-Kakao, Nexon have become Asian tech giants. No modern country has started from nothing to becoming rich in a couple generations.

[@MrDanisve]

​@@sociolocomtsac I would expect someone to know indepth about south Korean economy to know their history too :P I personally would have started to transform the economy 20 years ago when South Korea saw its going good. To reduce the risk in the future. I understand they took the risk to start with, but seems abit scary for me too continue down the same path. Cause South Koreas presidents.. Well, its not stable.. They get assasinated, "disapeared" corruption etc. Its not stable. I like stable. I am from Norway tho, and we very much like stability.

[@gallasebiyo4427]

@@MrDanisve In a way, those Chaebols are fueling a healthy startup boom that is only observed in China outside of Korea in the North East Asian sphere. Korea currently has 13 unicorn startups acknowledged globally by CB Insights, which is more than any other Asian countries have, except China and India. Asianometry has a noticeably bad taste with Chaebols, and they certainly don't come without problems, but they're a double -edged sword that puts Korea as one of the top 10 global economies in the world with one of the most innovative economies according to Forbes.

[@ababab1405]

I love the fact that literally zero SK president ended up well after presidency.

[@gonzo6174]

Lame ducks do often get purged. Moon Jaein might have a better outlook, though. But, frankly, you're wrong.

[@AQuietNight]

I haven't observed South Korean politics too closely but there did seem to be moments where there was less sophisticated democratic action and more bar fights. The South Korean government missed a significant amount of revenue by not selling tickets.

[@StephenMortimer]

similar to Taiwan ..still they are doing well in historical terms..

[@gwho]

i remember them on the news as a kid. actual brawls in the parliament/congress

[@gwho]

@TacticalMoonstone LMFAO!

[@penguinpingu3807]

@@StephenMortimer politicians suppose to use their mouths to fight not their hands. Oh well, at least the world get entertainment even though I am not from Taiwan.

[@willienolegs8928]

I thought I knew a little about Korean history but Jon sure did teach me a lesson or two. Thanks.

[@leothelion6075]

I think its also important to note that Park Gyeun Hye's dictator father was a former Imperial Japanese soldier who hunted down Korean resistance fighters, meaning he was a collaborator. So when his daughter made a hasty, poorly thought out agreement to move past the Korean comfort woman issue with Japan (which was viewed by many as accepting Japan's light pseudo-apologies for its atrocities), this definitely made things worse for her given her father's collaborator history.

[@artemplatov1982]

He also signed a blood oath to the puppet emperor of machukuo Pu yi

[@boycottnok1466]

As a result Korea achieved nothing and Japanese people in top leaders become hostile towards Korea even though Japan wasted lot of money with aids, technology transfer for last 50 years. Now it is time for Japan to move away from Korea permanently as Korea proved by untrustworthy partner. No one likes getting brothered due to redundant past issues for 500 generations. But every Japanese top leaders Remembers Korean betrayal of recent treaties and pacts vividly.

[@jyy9624]

He was also dismissed from ROKA for being a communist sympathizer. Committed anti communists throughout Asia had often been in the employ of the Japanese, incl. leaders of Sing, Indonesia, Philippines etc. Same thing in Europe - I don't think they caused any fascist problems and they were reliably free world

[@Stroporez]

​@@jyy9624Google "Operation Galdio"

[@andersjjensen]

Thanks. I've never known much about Korea's political history. This was very interesting.

[@galgrunfeld9954]

I love that the Korean government cares about nature. There are so many Parks there.

[@H8nji]

Koreans must love the Kardashians because everyone there seems to be named Kim

[@wkpaik]

A very well researched video. The observations are relatively impartial and accurate.

[@mimimimeow]

Hey Asianometry, I think you'd really like Malaysian politics. It has more absurd character arc than JRPGs.

[@Ealsante]

"Anwar! You were the chosen one! You were supposed to succeed me, not defy me!" "Give up, Mahathir! I have the high ground!" *Malaysia burns in the lava behind them*

[@parsifal40]

Westerners think Asia only consists of China, Japan and Korea lol

[@andrew_li]

7:47 I'd like to mention that Daegu is a special city so technically doesn't belong inside a province, but it is geographically located within the North Gyeongsang province, not the South Gyeongsang province

[@Michael_Brock]

Sewool this tragedy, the blue palaces mishandling and interference, staggers belief. 90% of the missed trapped children could have been saved if the cowardly coast guard units had gone into hulk rescue mode. Some coast units tried, but were blocked. Those cowardly commanders should have been tried for manslaughter and criminal ineptitude. Park in the end paid the deserved price. Good it did include jail time, pity she was not kicked out sooner.

[@xingyuliu3178]

Deserved? she was just pardoned lol

[@flagger2020]

Not sure I agree. The currents were too strong for that type of rescue, but interference with the coastguard was an issue. The crew should not have told the teachers to order the kids to stay in their cabins and should have helped them get topside where they had more chance of being rescued. Despite multiple investigations we will probably never know the complete truth.

[@Korea-Lens]

Park was pardoned few months ago - health deterioration cited as reason.

[@Julian-4]

She shouldn’t have been pardoned at all, but Jae In the communist sympathizer sees differently

[@captainbongwater7790]

Oh, I was just reading about this! Awesome!

[@budluo]

Interesting. She was just released, right? Also when you have the time between doing different fabs, please also do one on Chen ShuiBian, ex-President of ROC.

[@nexusyang4832]

Fuck! She's out?!?!

[@renerpho]

@@nexusyang4832 Yes, she was released from prison in late December.

[@renerpho]

The new president Yoon Suk-yeol had promised to pardon her if he was elected. He didn't get the chance, because his predecessor pardoned her first.

[@christopheb9221]

she was pardoned end of last year. assuming in case they end up in her situation and dont want the precedence set that you will do time if actually have charges brought against you. appears to be the same in the US.

[@lukang72]

Great detailed clear video, but I still have no idea what happened!

[@m.a.9571]

More politcial videos plz. This is quite an interesting thing to see.

[@thyscott6603]

Hi, your video was featured on Tech Altars latest video!

[@mansoortanweer]

I remember this story making the news here in Canada. Not that I didn't have any before, but this really made me gain a ton of respect for the Korean people. They didn't put up with her bullshit one bit.

[@antodaf1984]

I'd better interested on your take about the recent presidential election. Great video by the way, very informative

[@changwanyu4231]

The logo you used for 12:04 is the wrong one. That one is for a different party founded in 2017 with the same name.

[@triadwarfare]

Interesting that she has parallels between a Philippine presidential candidate who was also a son of a dictator and did not finish college. Despite his flaws, he has plenty of friends in high places and have a powerful social media propaganda machine that kinda nullifies his inability to debate and lack of achievements.

[@gonzo6174]

What's his name? Still around?

[@jonasaracho1963]

I can only hope he suffers the same fate like Park's.

[@moonlightcocktail]

@@gonzo6174 Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (commonly called "Bongbong"). He was elected this year, actually, succeeding Rodrigo Duterte. Marcos Sr. was a dictator who instated martial law in the 70s with the alleged goal of defending the Philippines from communist threats. This involved the arrests and forced disappearances ('desaparecido') of people assumed to be subversives, the use and restucturing of some branches of the military, and the withholding of elections.

[@gonzo6174]

@@moonlightcocktail wow, korea had same history, with 2 military coup de tats that gave rise to 2 military dictators. Park was the daughter of one, and the other dictator did just the same as what you mentioend

[@gonzo6174]

@@moonlightcocktail unfortunately, dictators live long and happy lives in general.

[@coRynnstar]

(Can confirm, Ewha's campus is absolutely gorgeous! I had to stretch like a professional climber to get to some classes at the top of the mountain it's built into, but boy howdy it's just beautiful.)

[@Gabrieltamdesign]

I second the recommendation for Taxi Driver, a movie well worth watching.

[@dk418]

Park Geunhye was pardoned over 3 months before this video by SK president Moon Jae-In.

[@Julian-4]

Jae-In is a complete joke too, sympathizing with NK so often during his time in office. I can see why some people call him a traitor and a communist, he even arrested those sending aid to NK citizens over the border and had his joke of a police force harass and threaten aid workers and NK refugees living in the south

[@harrykekgmail]

A political video? Can I suggest a topic on Malaysia's 1MDB scandal attributed to its former PM, Najib Razak.

[@izzattaz6290]

I thought there is a movie about it

[@MrGreghome]

Jangan...... Not yet checked in to Hotel Sg. Buloh

[@AG-en5y]

Amazing video wow

[@robstone9628]

Thanks for using your real voice again.

[@devonjamesj]

Thank you. I needed this news today. Go South Korean, show the world with actions!

[@Videoaccountname]

You know South Korea has a few more former presidents. You could make a whole series out of that. Not too many changes needed for your video ;-)

[@boots7859]

LOL.

[@knivesnico8775]

hola asianometry :)

[@Ethan7s]

Thumbnail has her looking exactly like that comedian guy...

[@YeahRightSure]

I mean that’s always the case but thanks for bringing up.

[@booradley6832]

Huh, I didnt know Taxi Driver took place in Korea. Really changes a lot about Travis Bickle for me.

[@normalcynormalcy2338]

Great prequel.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

Now this is how you deal with a corrupt head of state, they honestly should have come together sooner to oust her. It shouldn't take people flooding the streets to hold corrupt politicians accountable in democracies.

[@tropictiger2387]

Calling Sewol mishandled is an extreme understatement.

[@brookParsons]

감사합니다 for Making this Video! As an American that Has seen what improper interpretation of Religion particularly Christianity can do, I am sadden to Learn this Korean History! I pray Now for Korea 🌹 and Her Children as The New President take Over and Hope the Youth will Unite Men/ Woman equal and Know that Corruption is to Blame and Not each other!! 🌹🔥😇🙏🏼💜👍🏼✊🏼

[@cyzcyt]

That was some spooky Rasputin level stuff

[@ljyljy88]

I was there when the protests were going on. It was wild.

[@supercompooper]

I gave up doing business in South Korea. Every deal had to have a brown bag of money, a new BMW in the drive way, hiring of 'retired' VP's to do introductions. Yarg...

[@joshuajwars4271]

Jay Lee was arrested only to be released after 11 years in 2021 due to him running business group Samsung lucky him not the same for Park who she got the unlucky fate handed to her.

[@namrnam5413]

Hello From Korea : )

[@JohnnieWalkerGreen]

This video is confusing and hard to follow because it introduces too many new/unfamiliar names. I have repeated several times at the beginning of this video.

[@nexusyang4832]

NGL, I kind of agree. Because the names come crazy fast, and without any sort of real visual aid to indicate what/who they are, it makes it difficult to relate for most people. I think if there was like a running org chart of sorts that can quickly show or indicate who/what/how influencial they are they would give better context and understanding. Check out Thugnotes review of books and how they often do these funny stick figures but with org-chartlike relationships showing who is related to who and what it makes it a little easier to remind yourself. Though, maybe it is also a lot of these foreign names that many of us in the west have a hard time to keep track. Though, if they were English sounding names, I'm not sure how I long I'd last if I was just named dropped of John and Michael and Wilson and David. They all might as well be "who?" The only person I remembered from the video is that some dude who started an anti-virus company named Ahn is now a candidate for President cuz I saw you had his picture in the end. My vote for that dude. He seems like a better version of McAfee.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

r/ low IQ comments lol

[@itsm3th3b33]

I wonder if there's a ranking of countries by the most corrupt political system

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

"Public apologies" to keep hanging on - the shamelessness is stunning!

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

Crazy....

[@Neeboopsh]

lol i looked and i was like "park, right?" then i got thinking "maybe i am just conflating park, being a super common name in korea, in both the north and the south, with someone else. but i am pretty sure thats park" for a dink from canada with no education, i was right. but i would butcher the surname (also i know)

[@AmanKumarPadhy]

I think theres 4 names that are really really popular in korea, nore than half of the people inROK have one these 4 names.

[@AmanKumarPadhy]

More*

[@gonzo6174]

@@AmanKumarPadhy Kim, Lee, Park, Choi

[@gonzo6174]

@@AmanKumarPadhy they comprise about 50% of population. Now although some of the surnames cam be seen in China as well, it doesn't mean we're connected to Chinese. Sharing the use of Chinese character until 1600s, the different surnames in the process of being written down and refinement, adopted common lettered surnames, resulting in 4 surnames standing out amongst about 5,582 total.

[@ShadoFXPerino]

15:56 Korean MMOs are art imitating reality

[@manzilrai]

video recommendation: state of global semiconductor supply chain and what would happen if china decouples

[@stc2828]

Moon Jae-in still have 2 months left to improve South Korea's prison living condition.

[@thanGacao]

Even after all of this, she's been pardoned and welcomed back with open arms in her hometown. Koreans can b crazy sometimes

[@gonzo6174]

Oldies are stuck with the conservative party, and are crazy enough to embrace her sorry ass, but younger gen. aren't. We're looking ahead for a switchover in a decade or so.

[@SikhoGuwa]

You know if the Korean people will allow such blatant corruption happen they shouldn't complain when their companies or governments are screwing them,like if the business, government and judges won't hold them accountable who will.

[@bowlampar]

때때로 그녀는 한국과 북한 사이에서 혼란스러워하면서 대통령 집무실에 편안하게 앉아 있습니다. '불행하게도', 한국의 형법은 부패한 관행에 대해 대통령에게 면제를 제공하지 않으며, 그녀는 단지 잘못된 직업을 선택하고 이 위대한 나라에서 나쁜 선택을 할 뿐입니다

[@Pau_Pau9]

Imagine if South Korea remained in dictatorship.. Kim vs Parks.. Like a big family feud..

[@xinxianyi4237]

我一步步看着你从科技博主转成了时政博主🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RyuuOujiXS]

All... night... long...

[@alexwest2573]

Politics in South Korea seems like a tough field of work

[@yaris684]

damn this is good

[@stevengill1736]

Good grief, and I thought US politics was wild! Reminded me of that horrific ferry accident - yikes. - but I didn't know they had a MERS outbreak too. I liked Korea when I visited Busan years ago...hope they're doing OK now...cheers...

[@WalterBurton]

These young democracies are ADORABLE.

[@monnezzapromizoulin5169]

Are South Korean sanctions against Russia sustainable ?

[@UnReal31337]

Bong Bong Marcos is going to end up the same way

[@pavillionxp]

Great coverage! I want to point out that Park did a terrible US-Korea relations; she always aligned with Xi and was a staunch pro China. In her term there was Korea-China FTA. Park also did well with Japan, as Korea had great trade and tourism industry with Japan. But Park pissed off US. Themost when she personally attended the Chinese Grand Victory Parade, which the US protested harshly. Park may have personal reasons for being anti-American; her father - a dictator- was assasinated with the help of CIA. All the protests for Park's resignation you've mentioned are suspected of harboring US involvement. One evidence is that after the protests and when Park was effectly removed from office, Korea implemented the THAAD missile defense without China's consent, which angered Xi and led to massive trade bans during the first year of Moon Jae In.

[@monkeyd289]

I tried to research your claim about the US gov being involved in Korean protest and came up empty. Do you have any sources to support your claim? Its quite hard to believe specifically because Park had such a close relationship with China and if there was even the tiniest suspicion then you know China would still be crying about it to this day.

[@IvanIvanov-sc2iu]

As i know it, South Korea's point of view is slightly different from America's one. To put it clear: South Koreans are much more concerned about North Korean threat, not China. Some may even call China a partner. Look, for example Q&A section here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnPEqnehgJ6kd7M it clearly shows what koreans thought in recent years As i see it, "north-pointed" foreign policy cant be changed in year or two no matter who's the president. So why would USA do it ? im just saying that there is no reason to change president - USA needs to change South Korea's foreign policy. Oh, by the way, i really doubt about it was possible at all - just remember all that crap happened in Venezuela around that time. Surely not the best time for CIA guys.

[@pavillionxp]

@@monkeyd289 China did not have to cry because ONE WEEK after the Choe Sun Sin scandal (where Park was rendered effectively incapacitated to run government) THAAD agreement struck out of the blue. China was furious but did not retaliate at the moment because the favored opposition candidate Moon Jae In ran under the slogan of removing THAAD, which he betrayed as soon as he got into office, which led to Chinese trade embargo. There were a couple of prominent voices about CIA involvement - including one video by presidential candidate Hur Gun Young, but last I checked it was removed.

[@pavillionxp]

@@IvanIvanov-sc2iu Well you have to understand US' pivot to Asia and how recent US foreign policy failure over the last ten years actually did harm and thus alienated Korea and Japan to the point they aligned more closely to China. Sinophobia is very strong, just not overt due to economic ties. Every winter Sinophobia gets stronger because those Chinese pump cancerous toxic fumes from coal plants that reach Korean peninsula. China kills more Koreans annually than North Korea ever did.

[@IvanIvanov-sc2iu]

@@pavillionxp oh. totally missed this point. Thanks. i was working in China in mid- 2010-s and had good relations with other country's partners. Everything seemed calm and quiet then. Doesn't prove anything due to buiseness relations care about buiseness, not public opinion though.

[@mos5139]

Choi was both a pastor and a Buddhist?!

[@QSL.]

Wow though usa, was bad, but Korean poeple hold their president accountable, usa she would of walk away with pockets full of cash! Thanks! Good to know.

[@oganvildevil]

The Sewol was...so bad

[@Few_politicians_run_your_life]

Yingluck of Thailand also the evil good looking one.

[@johndoh5182]

It's what the US needs, a credible 3rd party in the middle. That's where most people of the US are, in the middle whether they lean one way or another.

[@basook6116]

in Korea, peoples' voices matters

[@demef758]

"...complained that she was passing her courses with high marks without attending classes." Hell, that's the exact description of today's American colleges! In American, the students are smarter than the faculty ... just ask them!

[@joecj840]

You criticized the "botched" response to MERS as a scandal? What about the Covid mess handled by this guy Moon? Where do you come from?

[@rhandtaru9786]

Bad press, from the media…….

[@efraim6960]

choi is one heck of a creep

[@neom0nk]

pffft Moon Jae was not a lame duck.

[@EntertheDragonChild]

Old people vote, but Douyin in the us made the barely eligible get up and PokemonGo to the polls!

[@johngordon1175]

Too many American soldiers in evidence

[@jamesmckeon9139]

Team park gh for life. She is running stuff from daegu

[@JingDalagan]

Watching this after the Philippine elections where another dictator's child is leading the polls.

[@joeridgechua]

I'm also from the Philippines and I think the situation here is as equally as alarming. While South Korea is prone to danger (nuclear), the Philippines is more vulnerable to a long-term psychological warfare that could permanently change our government. This is given the fact that the newly established alliance of Marcos-Duterte holds a majoritarian popularity across the 100 million population. This means while Marcos-Duterte supporters aren't as fanatic as Trumpians, they tend to be complacent with whatever controversy they create and Filipinos just accept whatever the outcome is without protest. Accountability is almost non-existent. They won the game of stability (but how long can they hold in when their biggest lender China is starting to go bankrupt).

[@Mellixir]

The one that came after her, Moon (doesnt even deserved to be called a president), was much much much more worse. I would have to say Korean people have a tendency to get easily swayed as a group by media and people get blinded when they are emotional, which resulted in the impeachment of a president for another one that was even worse. Not saying Park was a great president as she was not good at making her own political allies and playing politics (which is probably one of the big reasons she fell). It is shocking to see how we lack good candidates to lead the country...The candidates for the recent election was also very very disappointing and makes me wonder where the future of the country lies...

[@navsenjoy]

Interesting... Hail the free press 👍

[@Salmon_Rush_Die]

She was indeed a foolish girl.

[@gwho]

man, i had no idea korean's politics was so fked up

[@ryelor123]

So was this the president who was controlled by witches?

[@nk-kf7mq]

This video has a biasd view of Korean politics.

[@Eyjafjalla.]

Trump of Korea.

[@juhyokang2571]

정치하지마세요 불행씨앗ㅡ

[@gerrykomalaysia2]

fa her

[@blee04524]

CIA

[@enduser8410]

But Park was right-wing and right-wing in South Korea is very pro-USA. Why would they oust her?

[@tcss0612]

covid-15

[@hexk4007]

test

[@papagen00]

the female Trump of Korea.

[@salamandiusbraveheart4183]

Asia is so corrupt lol

[@kly-kv7yh]

Strong wamen

[@nexusyang4832]

Whoever thinks she deserves a pardon must be freaking high. Rotten to the core. My vote is for the anti-virus guy.

[@joecj840]

Rotten to the core? And you're the expert huh? Go back into your shell.