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sort of a classic South Korean presidential move.
declare martial law, liquidate some people resistant to your fascist government and it's openly corrupt business dealings, blame communists to the north for everything with zero evidence or logic, and maybe throw in a prayer/prophecy for the magic ghosts that your family's right wing cult venerates.
haven't seen it in a while, but sometimes you gotta return to those early fundamentals your entire bullshit fake client state was founded on.
awful approval rating
elections a month away
Oh yeah, it’s martial law time
It's okay because bad country is under martial law 365, so.
What if it was marital law and all adults were required to be married to Kim Jong Un in one big polycule
threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces that are plundering the freedom and happiness of our people,
Ok how the hell is DPRK "plundering the freedom and happiness" of SK?
Ok how the hell is DPRK "plundering the freedom and happiness" of SK?
They they exist at the border and are COMMUNIST 
Fair point. Absolutely necessary. 
they hate us for our freedoms 
The only appropriate response is to take away the freedom of all by declaring martial law. Cool and normal.
By offering an alternative to capitalist hell by its very existence
It's the usual South Korean right winger talk point that's been regurgitated by them since 1949.
I have a group chat with a couple of my former journeypeople who taught me the trade while i was an apprentice.
I sent this article to this chat with a dumb quip like "looks like south korea was the real north korea all along" i believe it was. This is the first response and what, i believe, will be the John Q. Public response to this.
I imagine it has to do with all the north sending troops to Ukraine and the impending ww3. But I didn't read it, so I'll just assume lol.
Our trade has a reputation for being dumb guys who do drugs (we're not roofers, FYI) but when I read that I just sighed.
Glad it’s not just me who thinks roofers are dumb
I am friends with many roofers, roofers are fucking idiots
I love them tho, because they keep a roof over my head.
I do find it amazing what society has decided we can trust to people who are drunk and have been up for 3 days smoking meth and what we don't. Putting up buildings, sure! Working a checkout counter, abso not!
making spreadsheets in a cubicle? unthinkable. making a delicious restaurant meal? necessary!
I’m waiting for all the democracy lovers clutching their pearls about Georgia to chime in on this shit. Yup. Aaaaaaany minute now
Wacky how all these "democracies" under capitalism turn out to be anything but!
This is what rules based democracy looks like sweaty I don't make the rules
Also, I'm changing the rules.
He did not say in the address what specific measures will be taken.
Declared martial law
Refuses to elaborate further
Is killed by a North Korean drone
Three of my buddies there are saying it’s a complete nothing burger as far as affecting everyday life, “martial law” here does not mean the military shutting anything down. Just some internal power struggles that somehow scapegoat the DPRK?
Just some internal power struggles that somehow scapegoat the DPRK?
I hope Kim is laughing while these dumb dumb SK politicians try to coup one another 
It seems like it's just now taking shape. The latest BBC reports are:
Police buses block entrance to parliament, local media reports
and
Opposition leader calls for public to gather outside National Assembly - report
Opposition party speaker had to climb fence to access parliament
moment
Capitalism already plundered your freedom bruh.
so like, if it's true, the military will just start arresting people?
Seems like that's the event it's building to. The parliament is apparently filled with special forces soldiers and they're flying blackhawks over it.
liberate Occupied Korea and my life is yours! 
I love waking up to one event that I was afraid it may occur actually occurred under this freak of a president.
Only Democracy ~~in the middle east~~ on the Korean peninsula.
I'm reading their Parliament just voted to block it. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
According to the BBC the military are refusing to recognise parliament's decision
SK cool zone not on my bingo card
"Only democracy in the extreme-east" kind of moment
Seems like military is dispersing, so 
and straight to jail (hopefully)
lmfao
If the military doesn't arrive at parliament within 15 minutes of the coup declaration, they legally have to let you vote it off
Seems like parliament managed to 
against it, true army decides hours
If this fails this would be on par with bolivian coup. Armies can't do coups anymore, because of woke
SK President rolls worst coup in history.
Asked to leave the country.
incel uprising?
The vote was 190 to 0. 
Edit: Oh wait, that vote was to end the martial law.
Holy shit
