hey what's going on with south korea?

Korea now faces Germany in Seoul, after having now knocked out Portugal, Italy and Spain in succession. My oh my.

Spain wuz robbed.

Though, I have a feeling that out of all the teams left, Germany have the solid players and know how to win it.

My student workers who are Korean or Korean-American are just going nuts over this whole thing. Most cool.

Spain should just fuck go invade Joseph Blatter office and ask the corrupt thief fuck to pull this game back now cos the world cup is now a big bag of shit. Lets put fucking Togo to host the next one and they will be winning the damn cup

Nice try regarding Blatterman, but a cursory knowledge of basic football politics would be helpful. Korea only got the World Cup due to a late swing against Japan led by the Europeans. Blatter's former boss, Joao Havelunch, was backing Japan all the way, so the inclusion of Korea was a broadside across the Havelange-Blatter axis from UEFA and part of UEFA President Lennart Johanssen's bid to replace Havelange.

Blatter is no fan of South Korea, and the President of the Korean Football Association is a confirmed anti-Blatter man. Hence Blatter's criticism of the referees after the Italian game.

man in video attempts to answer thread question, others have different plans

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-39232538

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNPshYnU3Xk

handy circling in red there for those who didn't quite spot the story

Heroes all.

I love this from the guy shortly afterward:

https://twitter.com/Robert_E_Kelly/status/840165879291633664

when he goes into "serenity now" mode, I am like, oh dude I feel you

Great story on the whole thing:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-children-crashed-dads-bbc-interview-the-family-speaks-1489511175

And one last fillip

https://twitter.com/TheDaiLlew/status/842049231317794816

Plus this

https://asiansecurityblog.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/kelly-family-press-release-on-the-bbc-dad-viral-video/

does anything good usually follow leaders declaring martial law?

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an “emergency martial law,” Tuesday accusing the country’s opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

Yoon made the announcement during a televised briefing, vowing to “eradicate pro-North Korean forces and protect the constitutional democratic order.” It wasn’t immediately clear how the steps would affect the country’s governance and democracy.

Yoon — whose approval rating has dipped in recent months — has struggled to push his agenda against an opposition-controlled parliament since taking office in 2022.

Yoon’s conservative People Power Party had been locked in an impasse with the liberal opposition Democratic Party over next year’s budget bill. He has also been dismissing calls for independent investigations into scandals involving his wife and top officials, drawing quick, strong rebukes from his political rivals.

The Democratic Party reportedly called an emergency meeting of its lawmakers following Yoon’s announcement.

Martial Law Command Proclamation
In order to protect liberal democracy from the threat of overthrowing the South Korean system by anti-state forces operating secretly within the Republic of Korea, and to ensure the safety of the people, the following is hereby proclaimed throughout the Republic of Korea as of 23:00 on December 3, 2024.

1. All political activities, including activities of the National Assembly, local assemblies, and political parties, as well as political associations, rallies, and demonstrations, are prohibited.

2. Any act that denies or attempts to overthrow the liberal democratic system is prohibited, and fake news, manipulation of public opinion, and false incitement are prohibited.

3. All media and publications are subject to the control of the Martial Law Command.

4. Strikes, work stoppages, and rallies that incite social unrest are prohibited.

5. All medical personnel, including residents, who are on strike or have left the medical field must return to their original work and work faithfully within 48 hours, and violators will be punished in accordance with the Martial Law Act.

6. Measures shall be taken to minimize inconveniences in the daily lives of good citizens, excluding anti-state forces and other forces that overthrow the system.

Violators of the above proclamation may be arrested, detained, searched and seized without a warrant in accordance with Article 9 of the Martial Law Act of the Republic of Korea (Special Measures Authority of the Martial Law Commander), and punished in accordance with Article 14 of the Martial Law Act (Penalties).

Martial Law Commander Army General Park An-soo, Tuesday, December 3, 2024

yikes - this will end badly for someone, hopefully the president guy. Even his own party has come out against him.

Crazy. Or krazy perhaps.

some context for those of us who haven't been following Korean politics closely: https://bsky.app/profile/heesoojang.bsky.social/post/3lcfwf2fldc2e

sarah jeong‬ ✧@sarahje✧✧✧.b✧✧✧.soc✧✧✧‬
I'm at the National Assembly building. The army is here. And I just saw two soldiers in fatigues getting pushed around by belligerent ajusshis. and they looked legit scared.

https://bsky.app/profile/sarahjeong.bsky.social/post/3lcfxvft4u22g

Lawmakers in South Korea vote to lift the martial law decree
South Korea’s parliament, with 190 of its 300 members present, just passed a motion requiring the martial law declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol to be lifted.

unanimously

Anton Hur @antonhur.com‬
190 present, 190 voted to DEMAND END TO MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION

https://bsky.app/profile/antonhur.com/post/3lcfz5v34s224

good luck south korea

Biden is really putting out some bangers in the last few weeks.

Biden and Blinken are Yoon's biggest supporters because he has become their pawn in their militaristic trilateral alliance with Japan's LDP. Blinken has suggested that Yoon get the Nobel Peace Prize for that. Washington is deeply in bed with this fascist, just as in Korea's past.

— Tim Shorrock (@TimothyS) December 3, 2024

Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social‬
South Korean military leaders say the martial law will remain in place until President Yoon Suk Yeol lifts it himself despite parliament’s vote to rescind it. Demonstrations banned.

https://bsky.app/profile/fridaghitis.bsky.social/post/3lcg3pjmkv22r

South Korean military leaders say...

so it's time for a mutiny among the junior officers I guess

seems like the military has currently left the area who knows what happens next tho

Karl Friedhoff @kfriedhoff.bsky.social‬
And just like that, Yoon has LIFTED martial law. It is over.

‪Karl Friedhoff‬ ✧@kfriedh✧✧✧.b✧✧✧.soc✧✧✧‬
From start to finish, what an absolute idiot.

https://bsky.app/profile/kfriedhoff.bsky.social/post/3lcgeqvbbs22a

lol shit it

Karl Friedhoff‬ ✧@kfriedh✧✧✧.b✧✧✧.soc✧✧✧‬
As it ever was: this is a guy with absolutely no plan. Which is good for him because he also has no idea how to implement any plan.

I think we all learned a valuable lesson today - the Korean equivalent of “Unc.”

Read the book Abolish Rent @jphillll.bsky.social‬
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions has announced that it will begin an indefinite general strike tomorrow, demanding the immediate resignation of President Yoon Suk-yeol.

https://bsky.app/profile/jphillll.bsky.social/post/3lcgf2wiv2k2s

Unions are huge in Korea, this is something

theyre saying yoon is done good riddance guy i just learned about today

lagoon lampoons yoon

this had less juice than the bolivian coup attempt from earlier this year

its sad when aspiring dictators cant even follow the standard coup step by step guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7nIqdwhdqA

lol https://bsky.app/profile/menkvi.bsky.social/post/3lcg6fg46zs2j

Yoon sucks a lot, and he barely beat a guy in the Bernie/Corbyn mold to win the presidency

he's not the weirdest Korean President of the last decade however: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/29/499864915/swirling-scandal-involving-shamanistic-cult-threatens-s-korean-president

dude if someone tried to pull the fire extinguisher trick on a bunch of american troops they’d be merked so hard

what does yoon mean in Philadelphia i mean its gotta mean something in Philly right

"Ye heard aboot this stramash involvin' the South Korea president?"
"Whit? Yon Yoon yin?

Also had the Brazilian copycat of Jan 6th. Nothing is proper happening anymore.

January 6th, the Bolivian and Peruvian putsch attempts, the Wagner rebellion... our generation has witnessed profound disrespect towards the art of the coup

— Odysseas 🇵🇸 (@RealOdysseas) December 3, 2024

coup d'etrash

Coup d'twat

fun article: https://www.theverge.com/24312920/martial-law-south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-protest-dispatch

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/14/nx-s1-5228633/south-korea-parliament-impeach-president-yoon-suk-yeol

get him

funny if true

The flag of impeachment supporters were hilarious.

Association of Fat Cat Owners Party.

Fantasy writer corps who went out to protest instead finishing the manuscript.

Romantic Pirates Corps.

Fans of Idolmaster [characters name].

Association of people who can't choose what to watch on Netflix.

American Racoons Affiliation, the Korean Branch.

There's thousands of random funny flag/sign.

Apparently this trend started because in 2016, the opposing (Conservative) party accused the protest were backed by secret organization (CIA and shit).

In return, the protesters came up with the idea of using a made up organization name to mock the accusations

Former Defense Intelligence Commander Noh Sang-won, who is accused of conspiring to plan martial law at what has now become known as the infamous "Lotteria meeting," has also been found to be operating a fortune-telling business from his home and working as a spiritual consultant, according to a report by JTBC on Dec. 19.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_388849.html

nail a coup-ster on a zoning violation? sure!

bet he did see that comin'

BREAKING: Arrest warrant issued for South Korean President Yoon over martial law declaration

Yoon was so ham-fisted and open about seizing illegitimate dictatorial power he makes Trump look subtle and crafty.

Breaking: South Korean authorities arrested President Yoon at 10:33 a.m.

And Yoon just got impeached:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/apr/04/yoon-suk-yeol-south-korea-president-impeachment-verdict-live-updates-blog

see u sucker