An essay analyzing political dynamics in South Korea, the influence of ideological movements, and shifts in media and electoral structures.
It explores how internal political stability and public opinion may shape the future of liberal democracy and regional security in East Asia.
This chapter introduces a SAPIO article examining regime change, media influence, and democratic resilience.

Cowardly peace is a path to slavery, and to defeat a totalitarian dictatorship one must be prepared to shed blood.
2018-01-06.
The following is a continuation of the previous chapter.
Far-left forces have seized control of the traditional major media through labor unions, but they cannot fully suppress new media such as the internet, allowing conservatives to convey the truth domestically and internationally.
The foundation of the left-wing administration is also fragile.
Comparing the presidential elections of 2012 and 2017 in which Moon Jae-in ran, the number of voters increased by two million, yet the number of votes Moon obtained actually decreased by 1.3 million.
Around forty percent of South Korean voters belong to a floating middle that is neither right nor left, and if this group is won over there is a chance of victory.
Then there is the possibility of a major change in the status quo accompanied by military power, namely a military uprising.
Article 5, Paragraph 2 of the South Korean Constitution states that “the national armed forces shall have the sacred duty to perform national security and territorial defense, and their political neutrality shall be observed.”
For national security and territorial defense, the military has both the duty and the right to rise.
As Shin Jae-cheol pointed out, the actions of far-left forces seeking regime change sufficiently constitute rebellion, and the popular government must be overthrown before their ambitions are realized.
Moon Jae-in shares one heart with Kim Jong-un, the enemy of civilized society.
The “Moon Jae-in revolutionary government” that sides with the Chinese Communist Party must be regarded as an enemy of the liberal democratic system.
I graduated from the Korean Military Academy and fought both hot and cold wars against communism.
Cowardly peace is a path to slavery, and to defeat a totalitarian dictatorship one must be prepared to shed blood.
I hope that there are still generals of backbone remaining in South Korea.