Picture of the Day: President Lee Visits Traditional Market in Seoul
President Lee Jae-myung and first lady Kim Hye-kyung visit a traditional market in the southern Seoul ward of Dongjak on June 6, 2025, in this photo provided by the presidential office. (Yonhap)
Was he¹ disgusted at the shocking display of middle-class independence?
There must be some barriers to entry that can be established to ensure only globalist multinationals can participate in such revolting free enterprise.
Perhaps the North Korean markets can serve as some inspiration.
¹ “he” refers, of course, to the main character in my ongoing socio-erotic Deepthroat fan fiction, a work of trenchant satire that examines the fragile gig economy through the hyper-lubricated lens of pool boys and pizza delivery drivers. Set against the looming backdrop of neoliberal globalization, the narrative interrogates how these traditionally underpaid yet over-sexualized laborers navigate a collapsing pay structure, increasingly unrealistic customer expectations, and the ever-present threat of being replaced by cheaper, foreign-born Adonises with better abs and stronger work ethics. It’s Marx meets Brazzers — a dripping parable of lust, labor, and late-stage capitalism.
After two years of this clown in office none of these will exist anymore. Will be out of business from extreme taxation and over regulation.
Flyingsword ignores the fact that every time the Korean right gets into power, South Korea’s economy goes to shit.
Look at Kim Yong Sam – 1997 IMF
Lee Myung Bak – 2008 financial crisis
Park Guenhye – 2014 to 2017, lowest economic growth since 2008.
Yoon Suk Yeol – 2022 to 2024 – complete collapse of South Korean economy as Yoon moved all the jobs to the US.
Lee is inheriting the mess that Yoon created.
But economic growth under the centralists of, Kim Dae Jung (the father of Korean Wave, and the Korean defense industry), Roh Moo-hyun, and Moon Jae-in, were all much greater, despite the world being under the COVID pandemic lockdown.
Actually..
The average GDP growth was more stable during conservative periods than the liberal periods..
Conservatives prefer business growth, deregulation, and export expansion..
While Liberals focus more on welfare, redistribution, and labor policies – all of which faced slower or volatile growth due to failed structural reform attempts..
Under Yoon, Korea’s GDP fell to 0. It also had the highest trade deficit with China. Korea had never had a trade deficit with China, until Yoon came along. Under Yoon, Korea’s inflation rate shot up to 6%, never seen in any other leadership. Under Yoon, Korean won devalued 30% – reminiscent of the IMF era. Under Yoon, all the high-paying manufacturing jobs moved to the US, taking along with them thousands of SME businesses that supplied the Chaebol, as well as thousands of jobs.
Now that sh*t turd wannabe dictator is out of power and is going to hang soon, look at the South Korean economy as foreign investors are roaring back to invest, after Lee’s plan to revamp the stock exchange market and the economy got out to the investors.
https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/1l8ipdg/kospi_at_3year_high_breaching_2900_mark_on/
You have nothing to back up your ridiculous claims that Korean far-right parties have been good for the economy.
Joshua Lee is the Setnaffarians’ attack bot—programmed solely to go after President Lee.
Think GrayBlack(aka “Asian White”), but with less chip on his shoulder and right-wing rage mode.
I LOVE when minorities who have failed in life attack minorities who have succeeded for being “too white”.
It really validates my culture and my values.
Thanks for the complement.