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Just just one more protest guys! That'll show em! VoTEeee! (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 51 points 4 months ago (5 children)

It truly is crazy to see the South Korean government go through these spasms of corporate consolidation, fascist media turns, and repeated threats of military dictatorship, while liberals scream "Whataboutism!" whenever it makes news.

Did you know the last six South Korean presidents have been prosecuted either during or immediately following their terms in office? And that we're supposed to believe this is a sign of a healthy and functioning democracy?

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Yes, I think heads of state should be prosecuted more often. As an American, the lack of prosecutions here is quite troubling to me.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    I think heads of state should be prosecuted more often

    I mean, I think the problem is that they're doing crimes more than their frequency of prosecution.

    I'd like to believe "more prosecutions will discourage politicians from doing crimes". But there's a gap in enforcement, wherein you can get all the way up to the PM/Presidency by committing crimes with impunity. And then you only get caught when you finally lose an election.

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