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That's a reductive take. Chaebols are very strong in Korea, but that undermines the relative strength of the (commissioned) Military and the Prosecutor's offic
by alephnerd 2y ago
That's a reductive take.
Chaebols are very strong in Korea, but that undermines the relative strength of the (commissioned) Military and the Prosecutor's office in Korean society.
Both of these organizations are very traditional and conservative in mindset, but also have extremely tight and cliquish behaviors, and will tend to rally around someone who is a member of the "in-group".
And this is why Yoon has survived for so long, because significant portions of the political and quasi-civil society supported and would have enabled his attempted coup.
- lvl155 2y agoThat’s a reductive take.