Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kook posted an article on Facebook on the 30th, stating that "young people living in affluent homes in Seoul are likely to be far-right." He did not provide his own opinion on the article separately. The People Power Party criticized him, asking, "Does this mean his daughter, Jo Min, is also far-right?"
The main content of the article posted by Director Cho is an analysis by Kim Chang-hwan, a sociology professor at the University of Kansas. Professor Kim classified someone as far-right if they met all five conditions: ▲ the use of violence to achieve their goals ▲ a perception of individual responsibility in welfare ▲ an emphasis on sanctions against North Korea ▲ strengthening the Korea-U.S. alliance even in the face of Chinese retaliation ▲ an exclusive attitude towards immigrants or refugees.
Professor Kim claimed that the far-right radicalization of men in their 20s and 30s is real and progressing seriously. He added that "far-right youth are likely to reside in Seoul and belong to the economic upper class."
Earlier, Director Cho appeared on MBC Radio on the 22nd, where he responded to a question about the phenomenon of a certain percentage of men in their 20s and 30s moving decidedly to the far right, saying, "Those in their 20s and 30s show tendencies similar to those in their 70s."
He added, "If it's merely a conservative inclination, the problem might be different, but they are showing what is called far-right tendencies. It is indeed concerning."
Park Seong-hoon, the spokesperson for the People Power Party, commented, "If we follow Director Cho's logic, does that mean his daughter Jo Min is also far-right?" He continued, "Not long ago, he labeled decent men in their 20s and 30s as far-right, and now he is quoting a controversial expert's remarks, hoping to gain some consensus?"
Spokesperson Park remarked, "It is hypocritical and incredibly frivolous for Director Cho to post a photo of himself eating beef at an upscale Korean beef restaurant in Seocho-dong while calling his critics 'pigs'," adding that it makes one reflect on the saying, 'Cho Kook did what Cho Kook does.'