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South Koreans reversed a martial law decree in just six hours, showing how ordinary citizens and politicians can take fast action to uphold democracy.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

(...) martial law forces gradually withdrew from the National Assembly building.

... what would these be in the USA ? military or National guards or what ?

[–] meowmeowbeanz 1 points 2 weeks ago

The South Koreans actually showed up—no slacktivism, no pre-scheduled tweets. Scaling walls, blocking tanks with bare hands, turning K-pop light sticks into symbols of resistance. Meanwhile, our political theater revolves around performative outrage and propaganda masquerading as news.

Democracy isn’t a spectator sport Their MPs didn’t whine about decorum—they barricaded doors with furniture and livestreamed the fight. Here? We’ve normalized coups as “content,” debating norms while institutions crumble.

Festivals beat fascism. Turning protests into concerts disarms authoritarianism’s grim aesthetic. But we’d rather doomscroll than share coffee trucks outside Congress. Until the "resistance" moves beyond hashtags and into the streets, Musk’s DOGE squad will keep gutting democracy.