South Koreans Just Said Fuck No To Authoritarianism. Would We Say The Same?

The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

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Joe, Politics, Trump, Wash, Joewalsh, News, Thedaily, Thelincolnproject, Podsaveamerica

4.6 • 752 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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They've only been a democracy since the late 1980's. Their President two nights ago declared martial law, and the military was sent out to the streets and surrounded the parliament. But the South Korean people and the members of the Assembly took to the streets too. And said no. And martial law was lifted. Democracy, for now held. South Korea gave us a reminder of how to defend democracy. Will we listen?

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0:00.0	America, we got to get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy.
0:07.6	That means being tolerant, being respectful, stay informed, and being engaged.
0:13.6	I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh.
0:15.6	Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other.
0:23.0	The social contract, it's on us.
0:35.2	Hey, good morning.
0:37.2	A short show today because, hi, TikTok.
0:42.3	I've just got a really straightforward question for everyone this Wednesday.
0:51.1	A couple of nights ago, the South Korean people said, fuck no to authoritarianism.
0:59.0	Would we say the same thing?
1:06.0	South Koreans two nights ago took to the streets to defend their democracy.
1:19.6	South Koreans took to the streets and said in unison, fuck no to authoritarianism.
1:32.2	Would we, TikTok?
1:38.1	Would we do the same?
1:41.8	I don't know that 10, 12, 20 years ago, I would have asked such a question about America.
1:54.6	I don't know that I would have had a reason 15, 20 years ago, to ask that question of us,
2:02.7	the world's greatest, oldest democracy,
2:06.3	would we still defend it?
2:09.7	If our president declared martial law
2:12.3	and he sent the military out into the streets
2:16.3	and he surrounded Congress, he surrounded the Capitol with the military out into the streets. And he surrounded Congress. He surrounded the capital with the military.
2:22.8	Would Americans stand up and say no? Would Americans take to the streets? Would Americans fight and die to
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