President Lee "If there is no fairness in support measures for the weak, it is an excuse for the instigators" (comprehensive)

President Lee Jae-myung said on the 3rd, "The national community has an obligation to look into the difficulties of the socio-economically disadvantaged and carefully prepare support measures for them," but added, "However, the principles of fairness and rationality must be taken into consideration in the process."

President Lee mentioned this in his plenary remarks at the Cabinet meeting held at the Blue House on this day and said, "No matter how small and insignificant the benefit may seem, if it continues without a rational basis, it can damage the community's trust in the system."

President Lee emphasized, "Not only does this weaken the sustainable foundation of the policy, but it can also give an excuse to incite hatred against the weak. We must not overlook even a broken window, so that we can prevent greater distrust and conflict and better protect the weak."

At the same time, he said, "The government must carefully reexamine the support standards and execution status of public services, and quickly improve any irrationality or unfairness that is difficult to understand from the public's perspective," and asked, "Please work hard to implement fair and reasonable government administration that the majority of the community can understand while considering different conditions."

This message is interpreted as keeping in mind the recent controversy over equity surrounding the preferential treatment system for multicultural families.

Previously, on the 28th of last month, President Lee quoted a post from the strongly conservative online community 'Efem Korea' (Femco) on

Regarding this, President Lee also refuted this, saying, "There are people who point out that I discriminate against multicultural families," and that this is not true.

President Lee said, "A protection policy is necessary. For example, in the past, crayons had a name called 'flesh color,' and it took a great deal of effort to get rid of this name. Isn't that the color of a human being?" He added, "In this way, we need to change things one by one, and protect the parts that need protection."

However, he explained, “However, if a small part within it becomes the target of an attack because it is irrational, the credibility and sustainability of the policy will be damaged.”

President Lee said, "What I'm really concerned about is the extreme right-wing incitement in our society. Just as Europe is also going through difficult times, aren't they constantly dividing sides, antagonizing and attacking whenever they get the chance?"

In addition, citing the priority of daycare centers and kitchen workers as an example, he asked, "Is it desirable to uniformly give priority to multicultural families? Shouldn't we do it in the direction of supporting those who are struggling?"