Martial law declared in South Korea.

[AnnO'Neemus]

trump currently pissed off south Korea beat him to declaring martial law

Ah, but Trump is going to have the biggest martial law, the best martial law anyone has ever seen. Everyone will say they've never known a martial law like it.

 

[JimW]

Resignation in the morning? Can't carry on like nothing's happened. Impeachment otherwise.

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

My daughter's been living and studying in Seoul for the last 3 years .....

She collared me earlier ..... "Is there anything on UK news about South Korea right now, as apparently we've got martial law and nobody near me knows fck all about it?" ..... this was around the time that the news was just breaking here

A couple of hours on and she's still asking what BBC and Sky are saying about it, even though its deep into the night there

I guess that's reassuring, somewhat...? I mean, that there's no noticeable crackdown. (Yet.)

I hope she's okay. x

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Resignation in the morning? Can't carry on like nothing's happened. Impeachment otherwise.

Have South Korean media outlets posted a photo of a lettuce next to a photo of the President yet with a countdown timer to see which lasts longest?

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Just read on Bloooski (no embed yet?) that they didn’t even close the schools.
(((Schoolkids)))

That's a poor show. I vaguely recall we had a walkout at high school for some reason, although I can't remember what.

 

[Kaka Tim]

I imagine as dawn breaks in Seoul there will be mass protests at the parliament. Their version of the tuc has called for an indefinite General strike until he resigns.
Don't their unions have a history of being pretty militant and aggro when it comes to street protests?

 

[JimW]

Someone edit that gif of Father Dougal and the big red button to make it Yoon and labelling the button martial law

 

[PTK]

Ah, but Trump is going to have the biggest martial law, the best martial law anyone has ever seen. Everyone will say they've never known a martial law like it.

I thought that Martial law was what Musk will impose on Mars/

 

[Sue]

Resignation in the morning? Can't carry on like nothing's happened. Impeachment otherwise.

He'll wake up tomorrow with a terrible hangover, not quite remembering what happened and wondering whether to pull a sickie or try and front it out.

 

[Cid]

graun: "The Pentagon has said that the US and South Korean militaries are “in contact” but noted that there has been no request for assistance from Seoul amid the unfolding events."

Yeah, no fucking shit, there might be now he's backed down.

(as the graun also mentions, 'in contact' is er... a bit of a loose term given the us has 28,500 troops there)

 

[JimW]

Claim he meant to introduce reforms to marital law but fat fingers.

 

[TopCat]

Democracy hasn’t been about there for long. It’s inextricably linked to capitalism (which is most important).

I recollect the student riots there a fair few years back. Hordes of highly pissed off people. Petrol bombs ago go.

 

[Orang Utan]

Has anyone seen Steven Seagal?

 

[Cid]

Resignation in the morning? Can't carry on like nothing's happened. Impeachment otherwise.

Also nothing will get done because the trade unions have called a general strike until he does.

 

[TopCat]

It all depends on the military.

 

[JimW]

Nothing says innocent of corruption charges like declaring martial law to duck the investigation.

 

[Cid]

Democracy hasn’t been about there for long. It’s inextricably linked to capitalism (which is most important).

I recollect the student riots there a fair few years back. Hordes of highly pissed off people. Petrol bombs ago go.

This a President unilaterally declaring martial law, potentially with the support of top military brass and literally no-one else, not some popular reaction to inequity.

 

[TopCat]

Nothing says innocent of corruption charges like declaring martial law to duck the investigation.

Starting a war is up there.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Democracy hasn’t been about there for long. It’s inextricably linked to capitalism (which is most important).

Yeah, it would be fair better if North Korea, backed by Russia, invaded, and turned it into another authoritarian dictatorship.

 

[spitfire]

graun: "The Pentagon has said that the US and South Korean militaries are “in contact” but noted that there has been no request for assistance from Seoul amid the unfolding events."

Yeah, no fucking shit, there might be now he's backed down.
(as the graun also mentions, 'in contact' is er... a bit of a loose term given the us has 28,500 troops there)

They just mean that 2 sergeants have been texting each other.

Dude there’s been a coup

No way dude.

Way dude.

Shit dude. Whaddyagonna do?

Dunno dude. Shit is heavy.

Okay lmk if you need a hand. It’s 3 in the morning so ima gonna grab some zs dude.

Cool. Laters dude.

 

[The39thStep]

Yeah, it would be fair better if North Korea, backed by Russia, invaded, and turned it into another authoritarian dictatorship.

Have South Korea ever required external assistance before in having an authoritarian dictatorship?

 

[Elpenor]

I believe drone strikes can be made available in some instances to encourage the adoption of democracy

 

[emanymton]

Yes, only 190 out of, IIRC, 300 were in the chamber.

But considering the majority party, and the president's own opposition party, are against martial law being imposed, one assumes if all the MPs were there, they would all have voted against it.

You normally get a couple of wankers though.

 

[brogdale]

Innit?

 

[PTK]

So, now Yoon has announced that martial law is lifted!

 

[cupid_stunt]

So, now Yoon has announced that martial law is lifted!

As posted half an hour go!

 

[PTK]

As posted half an hour go!

I knew that I should have checked if anyone had posted, but on the other hand, it is not true until I hear it on Radio 4.

 

[cupid_stunt]

What I find a bit funny, is loads of people will now be waking up in South Korea to this news, having slept through it all.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Basically, we lived the drama, and they missed it.

 

[Sue]

Basically, we lived the drama, and they missed it.

I'd be pretty pissed off if we had one here and I missed it