A divide has emerged among South Korea's youth since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a bungled martial law decree in December and hunkered down at his residence resisting arrest. On one side, young conservative men -- including evangelical Christians and those who openly support Trump -- are railing against his impeachment. On the other, young women and supporters of liberal causes like the LGBTQ+ community, climate justice and labour rights are calling for his immediate detention.
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00:00Let's protect the freedom of the press and the freedom of the press.
00:08Those who want to fight, let's fight with both hands.
00:13Let's protect the freedom of the press and the freedom of the press.
00:25I'm not a sexual minority,
00:28but as a person who supports a sexual minority,
00:31I think it would be better to make a better society
00:37by having a lot of sexual minorities come to the election
00:41and to spread the values of each and every one of us as democratic citizens.
00:58Let's protect the freedom of the press and the freedom of the press.
01:03In the history of Korea, there was a part of Korea that was painful for the people.
01:10President Moon Seok-yul took out a strong policy
01:16to relieve the pain of the people,
01:21and I think he made it difficult for the people.
01:25This time, he came out on the side that supports North Korea.
01:44President Moon Seok-yul protects liberal democracy,
01:48so he came out with the slogan, Stop the Steal, to protect liberal democracy.
01:55When I talk about politics with my friends,
01:59no matter how much I tell the truth,
02:02my friends who don't listen to me keep doing that,
02:06so I think I'm naturally getting farther away.
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