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Global grifer Boris Johnson is in Seoul, with the right-wing "Nationalist-Conservative" People Power Party's Park Jin, CBE, South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs. 😬

Controlling the South Korean presidency, PPP is the second largest party in the National Assembly.
The People Power Party (PPP) can be seen as a "nationalist-conservative" party because it aims for cultural conservatism & Republic Of (Soth) Korea -centered nationalism, but puts anti-communism before Korean nationalism, which is more supported by liberals & left-wingers.
#NatC ImageImage
Some young right-wing PPP politicians, South Korea's largest conservative party, are based on the support of the Idaenam, & have been criticized by major South Korean media & some foreign media because they are showing strong anti-feminist tendencies. 🤔
The liberal newspaper Hankyoreh has compared Lee Jun-seok, a former PPP leader, with right-wing populism in Europe.

The JoongAng Ilbo, a moderate conservative journalist, described Lee negatively. The PPP has been referred to as "far-right" by The Nation magazine. Image
After the new party leader was ousted, hard-line conservatives who were unconditionally loyal to the president took over the party and were criticized for moving in the far-right direction of the former Liberty Korea Party.
They are also often criticised for appropriating the term "liberalism". PPP often use their own interpretation of "liberalism", which is closely related to right-libertarianism to attack the Democratic Prty of Korea as "authoritarian" or "socialist". It all sounds very familiar.
In September last year, the assembly passed a motion calling for the dismissal of Foreign Minister Park Jin, as the DP, which holds the majority of seats in parliament, pushed to hold him responsible for what it says was a disastrous overseas trip by President Yoon Suk-yeol. Image
The Democratic Party portrayed Yoon's trip to Britain, the US, & Canada as an "unprecedented diplomatic disaster in South Korea's history", with gaffes & blunders, including his failure to pay respect at the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.

It all reminds me of someone... ImageImage

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The UK @Conservatives' illiberal 'Boycotts, Divestment & Sanctions bill' will stop UK public bodies boycotting foreign countries & British companies that trade with them.
The Tory bill is yet another attack on protest & the right to freedom of expression.

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It really pisses me off that every single time anyone in their 40s dies suddenly, up pop the sanctimonious conspiracy theory nuts to INSIST that IT MUST BE THE VACCINE! 🤬 ImageImageImageImage
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Even a mild case can increase the risk of cardiovascular problems for at least a year after diagnosis.
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