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.

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    1 day ago

    My guy, please talk to a priest. You’re fighting ghosts in your head. MY point was that SK is a late-stage capitalist hellhole, literally a staging ground of most of the secular expressions of our christofascist movement. Work til you die for nothing. Take your stress out on women and minorities. Militarize.

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      That was your point? You made that point by literally saying nothing about SK but responding to my comment by implying I defended NK and then telling me to go there?

      Just amazing writing skills you have.

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        22 hours ago

        Look man it’s not that serious. SK bad, NK bad, Amerikkka bad, etc. Heirarchies bad. Sorry for making you out like a NK supporter. It’s Lemmy, I thought you were a tankie. Every time anyone throws a dig at SK they slide in with pro-NK content, but because they’re terminal larpers they usually lead with some cowardly shit like “He he yup, SK bad, right? Anyways, about NK, idk seems not as bad as the west makes it out to be…”

        Sorry I thought you were a tankie. If you’re not a tankie, I didn’t mean to get under your skin. Peace?

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        22 hours ago

        Mmm, look, I appreciate that THIS SK president is now going down THIS path. But buddy, SK has largely been a testing ground for the less religious elements of this.

        This was my first post…

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          15 hours ago

          And my comment about everyone in this thread reducing everything to SK good was in agreement, so your immediate hostility was unexpected.

          Salam