South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged this week to go after “far-right” critics both at home and abroad, following his recent White House summit with President Trump. The move has raised alarm among U.S. officials over potential infringement on free expression and transnational repression tactics.
Lee met with Trump on Aug. 25 at the White House to discuss trade, defense, shipbuilding and other strategic issues. But tensions were visible — Lee stayed at a hotel instead of the traditional Blair House, was greeted by lower-level officials, and left without attending a formal state dinner.
although critics say these characterizations echo authoritarian sentiments not suited to a U.S. ally.
I dont think the US is a valid authority for figuring out what is and isnt authoritarian.
Yeah, the US has ALWAYS been super authoritarian in its international dealings and has gone full fascist at home and abroad.
It’s not the pot calling the kettle black. It’s the leaking barrel of nuclear waste in the municipal water supply calling candy unhealthy.
I mean, candy is unhealthy but its better than leaking nuclear waste
HOLY SHIT KOREA BASED??!
Probably best to specify south Korea
Given that NK also recently announced support for Palestine, I think both are doing ‘good’.
Seems like USA is losing any allies it had left
Almost like it’s a goal.
I can see that
ICE raid at Hyundai plant
Sleep with the dogs. Wake up with fleas.
Donald Trump is the only republican president to win popular in more than 3 decades. Whatever is happening, and whatever is to come, we deserve it.
With that being said, Donald Trump was easy to beat in both elections. He won because democratic party is not a political party, but a private entity. Yes, democratic party itself has argued at the court that it was a private entity.
The first time Trump won, he won because democrats cheated to run Hillary Clinton, a politician that is seen as corrupt.
The second time he won, the democrats did not even have a proper primary.
Long story short, democrats fought harder against Bernie Sanders, than Donald Trump. I am done with voting democrat. I don’t care what happens.
P.S. AI bots and paid online trolls, you can reply below telling me how democrats are more innocent than Jesus himself and how they have never done any wrong.
Is the usa finally paying for all the coups and countries it destroyed?
They don’t want allies. They want colonies.
They don’t want colonies either I don’t think. I believe they want a disparate collection of democratic players to be at odds because “they” is Russia and when democracy is away, Russia will play.
“they” is Russia
Legions of shitty racist American policymakers screening " Russia made us do it"
Ooo a shiny new scapegoat
🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
A real leader.
PLEASE DO SO
I’m…not sure you’re reading that headline right, Bub.
lmao at the difference in posture. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of Trump sitting straight
Ok, but why are they in a room in Russia?
Imagine a world, where AI scans your social media. If you’re a facist pig that supports MAGA pedophiles, you can’t buy anything or get services.
This is a world I would live in and rejoice. Fuck facists, Nazis and POS pedophiles, plus the fucks that defend them.
I hate to tell you this, but that’s pretty fascist of you.
Imagine a world, where AI scans your social media
Sounds like shit
Sounds like a super easy way to disenfranchise anyone you dislike. If there’s no due process, there are no rights, because you can simply be declared a supporter.
Ah, yes. Thoughtcrime and suppression of freedom of speech are totally okay as long as it’s our side doing it. No, no, no, see, when we do it it’s totally different from when other people do it!
Should nazism not be considered a thought crime?
No crimes should be thought crimes. All crimes should be action crimes. There can be no middle ground as long as freedom of expression exists.
Doing Nazi shit should get you locked up (or beaten up, or whatever). Talking about it should just get you ridiculed by everybody.
Yep. The problem with these people is less whom they are. And more how they act. If we act like them. Then we are also the problem.
You don’t deprive racist and Nazis the ability to live in society. At least not permanently and for all equally. The goal should be to educate them and reintegrate them back into society. By force if necessary. And if that’s not possible for all then they must remain apart from society by force.
All you would accomplish by your method is creating a right wing terrorist group.
People give Stalin shit for “re-education” camps. And the methods and failures in their implementation can be criticized.
But, the real question really is difficult. What do you actually do with people that want other people killed because of their race/identity or are plotting to overthrow a democratic government that defeated those Nazis? Those people have proven they are not able to live in society. But means need to be available to educate them and reintegrate them if they are capable of change.
So, I don’t really agree with the other comments. I don’t think what you’re saying is “fascism”.
There are reasons to protect a society and a revolution from Nazis and those that wish to overthrow it. Hell, one the big reasons we are here today is because liberals love to “both sides” anyone that says “punching a Nazi is good”.
They clutch their pearls and pretend that “punching a Nazi makes you just as bad as them”.
Those types of “don’t resist. No violence” soft liberal takes are what got us here. Its what allows fascism to take control as it has. Normalizing every small escalating act of state violence and condemning anyone that would use violence to resist it.
