My daughter, my wife and I took a trip to Gwangju last autumn.
One stop was of course the May 18th National Cemetery, a memorial for those killed in the deadly attacks on citizens in 1980 ordered by then-president Chun Doo-Hwan to suppress dissent. This was the previous time South Korea was under martial law.
I'm watching closely after today's shocking executive order of emergency martial law by President Yoon and subsequent vetoing by parliament.
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@psc Do you think there was a real reason for the martial law, or was it just the president who doesn't like the opposition?
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@greenCoder All I can do is speculate, but I think the wounds are still fresh so the president would have to be an idiot if it ends up being anything more than a symbolic gesture. The people will come out in droves the moment that any action is taken
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@psc Meaningwhile, somewhere, a president-elect is taking notes on the idea that the martial law can be triggered so easily. :meowgiggle2:
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@greenCoder 😱😱
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