4d ago

South Korea's President Yoon ousted by Constitutional Court

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        Yoon ousted for violating constitutional powers, sparking political crisis

  
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- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to serve as acting president until election
- Yoon also faces criminal trial for insurrection charges

SEOUL, April 4 (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's worst political crisis in decades.With Yoon's ouster, a presidential election is required to take place within 60 days, according to the country's constitution.

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will continue to serve as acting president until the new president is inaugurated.

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From reading, I'm to understand that South Korea is speed running off a cliff into oblivion within a few decades and it might already be too late to stop it. It's really interesting for me to see news like this, and the one about little girls preparing for kpop and nothing about South Korea planning a full 180 degree social and cultural change to avoid its demise. At this point, if the north wants to win, all it has to do is sit quietly and wait. 4 decades from now it can just reclaim the empty space south of its border.
- It’s likely already too late https://youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk
  
  As the video suggests, it's an impending problem in many places in the world, US and UK included.
  And the bitter truth is that all of us could have avoided this, if not for the insatiable greed of the 1%
  If the wealth earned from economic growth was spread fairly, we could all be working half the hours we do now, with all the time for socialising and family we could want.
  And the real irony is that when people have more free time, they will spend their time and money on the culturally enriching things that the government is otherwise being forced to try and subsidise and give grants to keep afloat. Visit historical sites. See a play, pick up a creative hobby, eat out at independent small restaurants.
  But instead we are working longer and longer hours for less, leaving us with no time for anything, and that sends all our surplus money into the exact industries that are exploiting us. 11PM depression impulse buys from online megacorps, and food delivery through gig economy apps where the delivery person gets next to nothing and the app reaps the rewards.
  People are stretched to breaking point. It's inevitable that at some point, this is all going to collapse.