Yoo Si-min: "President Lee Is Overconfident... There Is No President Supported by Everyone"

"Supporters Want Expansion of the Democratic Camp,
But the President Seeks Reconstruction"

Writer Yoo Si-min criticized President Lee Jae-myung, saying, "I wonder if the President has become overly confident."

Writer Yoo Si-min appeared on the 400th episode of the YouTube show "Kim Eo-jun's Dasboyeida" on the 26th. YouTube capture

On the 26th, in a video released through the YouTube channel 'Das Bweida,' Yoo said, "Among the phrases President Lee often uses are 'President for all,' as well as inclusion and integration. It is desirable for the President to become the 'President for all,' as he says." However, he added, "There can never be a President who is supported by one hundred percent of the people."

He stated that since last fall, he has sensed abnormalities in the current administration's internal dynamics, including: ▲ the suspension of deliberations on the Prosecutorial Reform Act and transfer of the task force to the Prime Minister's Office ▲ the appointment of individuals who mocked and disparaged former President Moon Jae-in to key positions ▲ discord and nomination conflicts that emerged during the process of unification with the Cho Kuk Innovation Party ▲ and the indiscriminate suppression of differing opinions within the Democratic Party.

He said, "What those who passionately supported and cheered for President Lee during his journey to the presidency wanted was expansion. However, it seems President Lee aimed for reconstruction. It's a three-story house, and everyone was fine with adding another floor or moving somewhat toward the moderate conservatives." Yoo continued, "But to reconstruct, as President Lee wanted, you have to demolish the existing building. In this process, demolition specialists were brought into the arena of public criticism, and these people attacked the healthy cells of the core support base, the democratic reform camp."

He compared the current decline in the President's approval ratings to an 'autoimmune disease.' Yoo explained, "Immune cells are supposed to attack and eliminate bacteria or viruses that come in from outside, but for nearly a year now, they have been attacking the body's own healthy cells. As a result, I diagnose that we are now seeing signs of metabolic disorder."

Yoo also pointed out, "Such acts of slandering a former President have been openly ongoing inside and outside the party for over six months, and nobody has stepped up to directly criticize it." He added, "There's a term now, 'Moonka bonus,' which means that criticizing former President Moon Jae-in earns you extra points."

Yoo criticized some voices within the Democratic Party calling for former party leader Jeong Cheong-rae not to run in the August 17 party convention. He said, "Isn't this almost the same as when, during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, people in the People Power Party circulated petitions saying Na Kyung-won shouldn't run?" He continued, "How is this any different from when people threatened Ahn Cheol-soo by saying, 'If you do nothing, nothing will happen to you'?"

Nevertheless, Yoo emphasized, "I'm not trying to simply criticize the President. I've always considered myself a fairly decent supporter of President Lee Jae-myung, and that hasn't changed. I hope he succeeds, and I want him to be loved by the people as President." He stressed, "The only person who can cure this autoimmune disease is the President himself."

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