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Through the 7th broadcast of 'National Unity, Needs Dialogue', which will be broadcast live on YouTube, the Blue House National Integration Secretary's Office will discuss political distrust and confrontation, the impact of the online environment on politics, and ways to move beyond political extremism to national unity.
On the 11th, the Blue House invited former lawmaker Kim Yong-nam of the Democratic Party of Korea and former People Power Party spokesperson Shin Joo-ho to a panel to discuss ways to unite the people beyond differences in political opinions and factional conflicts.
The Blue House National Integration Secretary's Office announced that in the 7th broadcast of 'National Integration, Needs Dialogue', which will be broadcast live on YouTube this afternoon, discussions will be held on political distrust and confrontation in Korean society, the impact of the online environment on politics, and ways to move beyond political extremism to national unity.
It also examines the point that politics is strengthening the boundaries between camps rather than resolving conflicts, the impact of political YouTube, etc. on politics, and the role and tasks of the government.
The Blue House said, “Political differences should not be a reason to exclude one another,” and “The process of acknowledging different opinions and finding a compromise is the starting point for democracy and national unity.”

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