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Oh, I agree that via the use of force he can do what he likes, at least so long as that force is loyal to him and other forces aren't stronger. It's just harde

Oh, I agree that via the use of force he can do what he likes, at least so long as that force is loyal to him and other forces aren't stronger. It's just harder to create a veneer of the constitutional necessity of such a move when your own highest profile political allies apparently condemn it and pledge to "stop it with the people" instead of queuing up to rubber stamp it and do "this is a small problem with criminal elements in one party which is all resolved now" briefings to confused foreigners wondering who the real government of South Korea is. Edit: reportedly the National Assembly has actually managed to hold a vote against it. Not sure how or what the constitutional quirks are, but that's probably going to make it considerably less likely the military unites behind the President...

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
This is looking stupider by the minute. You can't half ass a coup d'etat.
- notahacker 2y ago
  Yeah, feels like an act of desperation rather than a cunning plan. Didn't even get his own party on side, never mind influential foreign figures to recognise him as the legitimate leader, and it looks like troops who responded to his orders to attend Parliament didn't exactly follow them to the letter. Unanimous vote as well, so if anything it was any support he might have had in Parliament that was unable or unwilling to turn up.
- rightbyte 2y ago
  The failed coup in Turkey comes to mind. It was a really strange one.
  - sidewndr46 2y ago
    I thought the most recent coup in Turkey was actually a facade for the existing government to consolidate power? My understanding was that the ruling party just declared a coup took place then used that to round up a bunch of people
- marcosdumay 2y ago
  The list of countries with half-asses coup d'etat recently is growing very fast. As a Brazilian, well, Bolsonaro is all over the news right now. Peru has had one recently too (it lasted for 6 hours or so). Going North, the US famously had one just some 4 years ago.
- CamperBob2 2y ago
  Yeah, you launch a half-assed coup d'etat, and the next thing you know you get arres-... er, re-elected legitimately.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    Only in America.
    - CamperBob2 2y ago
      We have the bigliest beer halls of all!

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

This is looking stupider by the minute. You can't half ass a coup d'etat.

notahacker 2y ago
Yeah, feels like an act of desperation rather than a cunning plan. Didn't even get his own party on side, never mind influential foreign figures to recognise him as the legitimate leader, and it looks like troops who responded to his orders to attend Parliament didn't exactly follow them to the letter. Unanimous vote as well, so if anything it was any support he might have had in Parliament that was unable or unwilling to turn up.
rightbyte 2y ago
The failed coup in Turkey comes to mind. It was a really strange one.
- sidewndr46 2y ago
  I thought the most recent coup in Turkey was actually a facade for the existing government to consolidate power? My understanding was that the ruling party just declared a coup took place then used that to round up a bunch of people
marcosdumay 2y ago
The list of countries with half-asses coup d'etat recently is growing very fast. As a Brazilian, well, Bolsonaro is all over the news right now. Peru has had one recently too (it lasted for 6 hours or so). Going North, the US famously had one just some 4 years ago.
CamperBob2 2y ago
Yeah, you launch a half-assed coup d'etat, and the next thing you know you get arres-... er, re-elected legitimately.
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  Only in America.
  - CamperBob2 2y ago
    We have the bigliest beer halls of all!