Current Events > South Korea declares martial law

Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Trelve
12/03/24 8:58:27 AM
#1:


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn38321180et

In an unannounced late night television address he says the move is necessary to protect the country from North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-State elements.
... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark
12/03/24 8:59:44 AM
#2:


Probably heard that the aliens are coming today.

---
http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif
... Copied to Clipboard!
Hejiru
12/03/24 8:59:52 AM
#3:


Did something new happen in Korea recently to spur this? NK has been threatening them for decades.

---
The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a
12/03/24 9:00:01 AM
#4:


Fucking hell lmao.

(Note for mods- this is a self-deprecating lmao. I'm in Korea and will have to deal with whatever nonsense ensues)

---
Lusa Cfaad Taydr
... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog
12/03/24 9:00:54 AM
#5:


An extreme reaction to that shithead streamer tbh.

---
Undercover cat lover
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a
12/03/24 9:03:00 AM
#6:


Hejiru posted...
Did something new happen in Korea recently to spur this? NK has been threatening them for decades.

This thread seems to have some info, not much more though

https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/1h5nkgo/yoon_declares_emergency_martial_law_yonhap_news/

Seems like the President is enacting it as retaliation against the opposition party.

---
Lusa Cfaad Taydr
... Copied to Clipboard!
Error1355
12/03/24 9:03:01 AM
#7:


Sure tired of living in interesting times.

---
Up to no good searching for tomorrow
Misunderstood when you're headed straight into the flames
... Copied to Clipboard!
#8
Post #8 was unavailable or deleted.
Trelve
12/03/24 9:05:39 AM
#9:


So it's not a reaction to a possible North Korean invasion, just the president trying to remain in power?
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:06:05 AM
#10:


Kim_Seong-a posted...
Fucking hell lmao.

(Note for mods- this is a self-deprecating lmao. I'm in Korea and will have to deal with whatever nonsense ensues)
Same. Anyways, it seems like this is just a political stint. There's no actual immediate threat or provocation that caused this.

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:07:49 AM
#11:


Trelve posted...
So it's not a reaction to a possible North Korean invasion, just the president trying to remain in power?
There has been no serious indication or warning of attack. I don't see any escalated provocations from the North happening foreseeably.

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot
12/03/24 9:07:54 AM
#12:


Japanese news doesn't seem to know what exactly is implied by this. BBC article is also vague. Anyone in Korea have more details?

---
Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne
thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a
12/03/24 9:09:47 AM
#13:


SailorGoon posted...
Same. Anyways, it seems like this is just a political stint. There's no actual immediate threat or provocation that caused this.

I'm not sure what martial law practically entails, but my wife says that in a worst case scenario, it means police can just start arresting people for no reason and doing whatever they want. If he intends to use it as anything more than a scare tactic, it'll probably be his political rivals targeted first I guess.

---
Lusa Cfaad Taydr
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:12:01 AM
#14:


Yeah. It's just a political power play. He's been trying to keep himself from getting impeached. The propaganda balloons from the North have been hounding him specifically too

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot
12/03/24 9:12:42 AM
#15:


Does his own party support this? The military, the police? I realize it's a developing situation, but I was under the impression he was extremely unpopular which would make something like this difficult to pull off right?

---
Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne
thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss
... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood
12/03/24 9:13:37 AM
#16:


Kim_Seong-a posted...
I'm not sure what martial law practically entails, but my wife says that in a worst case scenario, it means police can just start arresting people for no reason and doing whatever they want. If he intends to use it as anything more than a scare tactic, it'll probably be his political rivals targeted first I guess.

Martial Law is what happens in Episode 3 of the Star Wars trilogy.
... Copied to Clipboard!
DodogamaRayBrst
12/03/24 9:17:06 AM
#17:


Sounds like a coup
... Copied to Clipboard!
Xenogears15
12/03/24 9:19:22 AM
#18:


DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Sounds like a coup

Likely is, but he's got to have the support of the military and police first.

---
This rant was brought to you by your local random thinker.
I'm as Canadian as Wayne Gretzky crashing a snowmobile into a moose. - JIC X
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:20:13 AM
#19:


ssjevot posted...
Does his own party support this? The military, the police? I realize it's a developing situation, but I was under the impression he was extremely unpopular which would make something like this difficult to pull off right?
Historically, it never really mattered. Martial law was emplaced in the 60s during student protests as well as the military coup de tats and then again in the 80s for more protests(leading to a massacre) and another military coup. I'm not too versed in what the current conservative party thinks of Yoon, but the military certainly supports him

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe
12/03/24 9:20:23 AM
#20:


The move comes as Yoon's People Power Party and the main opposition Democratic Party continue to disagree over next year's budget bill
hmm...

---
https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY
... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG
12/03/24 9:21:05 AM
#21:


How's is martial law even a thing? Like the feds gonna enforce a curfew or some shit?

---
Science and Algorithms
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:23:14 AM
#22:


DodogamaRayBrst posted...
Sounds like a coup
Typically martial law would follow the coup. President Park and Chun declared martial law after using the military to become president. The current acting president would not declare martial law to stage a coup

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:24:16 AM
#23:


lilORANG posted...
How's is martial law even a thing? Like the feds gonna enforce a curfew or some shit?
Can shut down protests and arrest political enemies under the suspicion of treason (basically stop any type of call to action for impeachment)

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
DodogamaRayBrst
12/03/24 9:27:13 AM
#24:


SailorGoon posted...
Typically martial law would follow the coup. President Park and Chun declared martial law after using the military to become president. The current acting president would not declare martial law to stage a coup
He says he wants to use the powers of martial law to purge his political opposition. It can be a coup even if he's already in power if he's trying to prevent himself from losing said powers.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks
12/03/24 9:36:09 AM
#25:


Face impeachment. Declare martial law.

Trump is taking notes. I thought SK was better than this.

---
Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4)
... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood
12/03/24 9:37:24 AM
#26:


DodogamaRayBrst posted...
He says he wants to use the powers of martial law to purge his political opposition. It can be a coup even if he's already in power if he's trying to prevent himself from losing said powers.

Literally what Palpatine did.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a
12/03/24 9:37:44 AM
#27:


So apparently the government is controlling the media, "political activities" are prohibited.

and we got tanks somewhere.
(not my photo)
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b080b7c2.jpg

---
Lusa Cfaad Taydr
... Copied to Clipboard!
DiScOrDtHeLuNaTiC
12/03/24 9:39:42 AM
#28:


Trelve posted...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn38321180et
This seems like way too big a reaction to Johnny Somali.

---
The world may be going to Hell, but I am personally awash with convenience.
... Copied to Clipboard!
trappedunderice
12/03/24 9:40:51 AM
#29:


TomClark posted...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ikkykcv_L7Y&pp=ygUWTm90IHRvZGF5IG1vdGhlcmZ1Y2tlcg%3D%3D
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:41:32 AM
#30:


Kim_Seong-a posted...
So apparently the government is controlling the media, "political activities" are prohibited.

and we got tanks somewhere.
(not my photo)
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b080b7c2.jpg
Yeah, I live by the base in Yongsan. I work at the embassy in Gwanghamun and we're getting alerts for restricted facility access.

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
#31
Post #31 was unavailable or deleted.
Kim_Seong-a
12/03/24 9:44:49 AM
#32:


SailorGoon posted...
Yeah, I live by the base in Yongsan. I work at the embassy in Gwanghamun and we're getting alerts for restricted facility access.

Ugh, hope things go okay for you over there.

---
Lusa Cfaad Taydr
... Copied to Clipboard!
TheFuzz3451
12/03/24 9:45:10 AM
#33:


This really looks like a straight up military coup

---
Yes we're being condescending
Yes that means we're talking down to you
... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks
12/03/24 9:46:35 AM
#34:


South Korea and South Africa still fighting over that S in BRICS. You were supposed to graduate, not regress.

---
Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4)
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:47:22 AM
#35:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c1b2665e.jpg
Yeah looks like the police have been pretty busy over at the National Assembly building

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
Thompson
12/03/24 9:55:39 AM
#36:


So apparently the president's unliked, has been accused of corruption, and might be facing an impeachment. Seems like a desperation move to hold on to power by declaring martial law. AFAIK the president's own party's grown tired of him, but we will see if they have the spine and guts to tell him to PO with that martial law BS.

---
Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images.
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 9:58:54 AM
#37:


Watching a news live stream rn and the police are deployed to the National Assembly which iirc is the legislative body that can uplift the martial law if the majority vote for it

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks
12/03/24 9:59:08 AM
#38:


Why is there any expectation that a self-coup of this kind would succeed? I'm skeptical that a modern SK military dictatorship would be able to command public fear and the judiciary to their liking.

---
Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4)
... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam
12/03/24 10:00:17 AM
#39:


So, I guess the presidents party lost, and he started crying and declared martial law?
That's a great way to lose votes.

---
~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~
I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs
... Copied to Clipboard!
Kaitouace
12/03/24 10:03:39 AM
#40:


Error1355 posted...
Sure tired of living in interesting times.


---
"They will never let a Black man be Captain America. And even if they did, no self-respecting Black man would ever wanna be." - Isaiah Bradley
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 10:04:16 AM
#41:


Yeah wasn't a smart play because even with the calls for impeachment, it was split 50/50 according to polls from last month. The other half that were content with him just finishing off his term are probably going to be swayed after this to the impeachment camp

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
TheFuzz3451
12/03/24 10:07:44 AM
#42:


https://x.com/josungkim/status/1863951342777286858

Yoon might have the support of police and military. Remains to be seen though.

---
Yes we're being condescending
Yes that means we're talking down to you
... Copied to Clipboard!
deanshow
12/03/24 10:09:29 AM
#43:


SK is a massive dumpster fire too. The wealth disparity is massive.

---
Will not change this sig until Tommy Wiseau wins an Oscar (Started 12-21-2014)
... Copied to Clipboard!
hivebent4life
12/03/24 10:12:11 AM
#44:


Another America-aligned nation falls to far right dictatorship.

---
~Hivebent4Life
3DS FC: 5069-3910-2647
... Copied to Clipboard!
KaZooo
12/03/24 10:12:12 AM
#45:


Should've gone with Forest Law instead if he can't utilize the Dragon Sign Stance.

---
Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 10:13:43 AM
#46:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e4d76763.jpg
Yeah military just got to the assembly building too. They're preventing anyone from entering

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
TheFuzz3451
12/03/24 10:16:11 AM
#47:


If the military backs it then dunno what to say except gg democracy in South Korea

---
Yes we're being condescending
Yes that means we're talking down to you
... Copied to Clipboard!
SailorGoon
12/03/24 10:17:40 AM
#48:


Ruling party is all against this btw, so there's a decent chance this will get overturned and this is the final nail in the coffin for impeachment

---
RIP Lex Megathread
https://imgur.com/NCHyNPs
... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2
12/03/24 10:19:42 AM
#49:


TheFuzz3451 posted...
gg democracy in South Korea


it's the inevitable future... dictator future is replaying in this history again.

martian law etc.

---
currently playing: nickelodeon kart racers 3: slime speedway (daily until disc arrives)
RIP Sophie the dog: February 2011-april 2024. we'll miss you alot.
... Copied to Clipboard!
hivebent4life
12/03/24 10:20:12 AM
#50:


Western aligned nations worldwide are turning into far-right dictatorships, America itself included

---
~Hivebent4Life
3DS FC: 5069-3910-2647
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5