Politics · South Korea · 17 hrs ago
South Korea’s Lee urges supporters to avoid abusive online political speech
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung urged his supporters on October 11 to avoid abusive language and false claims in online political debate.
He posted the message on X, a public social media platform.
Lee said political success depends on winning more citizens’ agreement, not on defeating someone in an online argument.
He warned that insults, mockery and slurs may feel satisfying briefly but can look like a defeat to the public.
He called for civil, fact-based discussion and persuasion instead.
Lee said reasoned debate is important to democracy.
He asked his supporters to help protect a clean public debate and South Korean democracy.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung urged his supporters to avoid abusive and insulting political speech online.
In a message posted on X on October 11, he said winning arguments does not mean winning public support.
He said insults, mockery, informal speech, derogatory labels and fake news could look like a defeat in the eyes of the public.
Lee called for respectful, fact-based discussion and persuasion to protect democratic debate.
- Who
- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.
- What
- He urged supporters to avoid abusive online political speech and engage in reasonable, respectful debate.
- When
- October 11, in the afternoon.
- Where
- On X, in a message about public social media spaces.
- Why
- He said political success depends on gaining citizens’ sympathy and agreement, and warned that abusive speech threatens reasoned democratic debate.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Insults, profanity, mockery, informal speech, derogatory labels and spreading fake news may feel satisfying for a moment, but in the eyes of the citizens watching, they are already a defeat
The essence of politics is who receives the sympathy and agreement of more sovereign citizens
If rational, fact-based debate disappears from the public arena of democracy, it is dangerous
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- President
- Lee Jae-myung
- Message date
- October 11
- Platform
- X
- Online conduct criticized
- Insults, profanity, mockery, informal speech, derogatory labels and fake news
- Suggested approach
- Respectful, fact-based and reasonable discussion
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