Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
South Korean Democratic Party leader declines to answer Yoo Si-min’s criticism
Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok said he would not trade divisive remarks in response to criticism from writer Yoo Si-min.
Yoo has criticized President Lee Jae-myung and the South Korean government, saying Lee is breaking up the progressive camp.
He also accused the party’s official YouTube channel, Minty07, of helping to divide that camp.
Kim said he saw little need to comment on Yoo’s remarks one by one and called for restraint rather than escalating the dispute.
He said Minty07 is the party’s official broadcast and had become established relatively quickly.
The disagreement centers on divisions within South Korea’s progressive camp, including the role of the ruling party and its media channel.
Kim did not say what would happen next.
Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok said he would not respond to writer Yoo Si-min’s criticism with language that deepens division.
Kim said he did not think Yoo’s remarks needed individual comment or evaluation.
Yoo had criticized President Lee Jae-myung, the government and the party’s official YouTube channel, Minty07.
Kim said Minty07 was the party’s official broadcast and argued that it should not be viewed through factional perspectives.
- Who
- Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok and writer Yoo Si-min.
- What
- Kim declined to answer Yoo’s criticism, saying he would not respond to divisive language with more divisive language.
- When
- Kim spoke on the morning of Oct. 29, according to the articles.
- Where
- Kim appeared by phone on the Democratic Party’s official YouTube channel, Minty07.
- Why
- Kim said he saw little need to evaluate or answer Yoo’s remarks and said it was important not to increase division.
Kim Min-seok
Yoo Si-min
Response to criticism
Kim Min-seok
Kim said there was little need to evaluate or answer Yoo’s remarks and that he would not reply with divisive language.
Yoo Si-min
Yoo criticized President Lee and the government, saying they were dismantling the progressive camp.
Minty07
Kim Min-seok
Kim said Minty07 was the party’s official broadcast and should not be viewed through factional or partisan perspectives.
Yoo Si-min
Yoo said Minty07 was taking the lead in damaging the political camp.
Yoo criticized President Lee and the government on a YouTube program, saying they were dismantling the progressive camp.
Kim responded to questions about Yoo’s remarks on the Democratic Party’s official YouTube channel.
- Kim Min-seok
- Leader of the Democratic Party
- Yoo Si-min
- Writer who criticized President Lee and the government
- Minty07
- The Democratic Party’s official YouTube channel
- Kim’s response
- He said he would not answer divisive language with divisive language
What people are saying
I will not answer the language of division with the language of division; it is necessary to use language that is even slightly less divisive, or to exercise restraint so as not to make such issues bigger where possible.
The biggest problem behind the decline in support for the government’s performance is the dismantling of the camp.
Minty07 was created and is taking the lead in damaging the camp.