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“Are you saying you should get hit if you hit me?”... Criticizing the media and expanding SNS reach in all directions
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lim Hyeong-seop = President Lee Jae-myung is expanding his social media presence, posting more than 10 X (old Twitter) posts on the 28th alone.
In particular, on issues such as foreign workers and support for multicultural families, which can be perceived as sensitive, they are continuing their unstoppable actions by making remarks that can be interpreted differently from the viewpoint of the traditional progressive camp.
First, President Lee shared a post on his
At the same time, he said, "The system of local governments, including the Seoul Metropolitan Government, giving preferential treatment to multicultural families is becoming a problem," and added, "We will consult with local governments and review in depth, including revising the enforcement ordinance, whether there is a great need to give preferential treatment to multicultural families beyond avoiding harm, and whether the preferential system needs to be abolished."
Earlier in the morning, he also mentioned a media report regarding his remarks about hiring Koreans and foreigners.
While discussing public jobs at a Cabinet meeting the day before, President Lee said, "We have to make a living regardless of agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fishing. Bringing in foreign workers to do the work will not help the national economy much because all (wages) are remitted."
When a media outlet reported that migrant worker groups and others were protesting under the title, "'Foreign workers are not helpful to the national economy'... Criticism of President Lee's comments pouring in," President Lee pointed out in an
President Lee demanded an apology from the media company, saying, "Although it is clear that foreign workers are helpful, they are not 'significantly' helpful compared to domestic workers, but it is excessive to criticize them on the assumption that they are 'not helpful'."
Given that the progressive camp, which is the ruling party's traditional support base, has been focusing on support for foreign workers and multicultural families, there are differing interpretations of President Lee's message on this day.
Some analysts say that President Lee's thoughts on moving away from 'ideology-centered' state administration were reflected in his SNS posts that day.
In fact, when a netizen pointed out that "communities that have raised issues about the multicultural family support system do not support President Lee," President Lee said, "Whether you are on the left or the right, you must be wary of extreme campism," saying, "Regardless of your side, the mistake must be corrected."
President Lee posted an article related to prosecution reform this morning and pointed out, "There are people who are actually holding back reform by promoting clarity or making excessively inflammatory claims for political or private purposes." This can be interpreted in the same context.
However, some are paying attention to the fact that there may be differences of opinion among ruling party supporters regarding President Lee's series of comments on social media.
There is also a view that the fallout will not be small as the division of the ruling party's supporters is accelerating.
Meanwhile, President Lee repeatedly emphasized the importance of SNS communication and hinted at the possibility of sending controversial messages using SNS as a main stage in the future.
On this day, President Lee criticized media reports related to the farmland survey and pointed out, "Distorting the facts like this while forcing people not to use SNS, which directly communicates with the public, is like telling people to just get hit without resisting when hit."
At the same time, they continued to communicate directly with the public by posting contentious issues, as well as promotional articles for the Korea Grand Festival and Albalm Farms, on X.
