I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 311



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (311)

[Does China Need Democracy?]

[SeoAn Ilbo, 87% of respondents answered that democracy is a good thing]

This is Yan’an, the home of Lianxiang.

Wang Guiying, the leader of Lianxiang, mobilized newspapers to gather public opinion.

Our neighboring country, South Korea, held a general election for the first time in six years. Did this have any effect on Yan’an?

In fact, democracy had been nascent in mainland China for a long time.

The Chinese Communist Party established the concept of the “people’s democratic dictatorship,” although the method was a bit strange.

To put it simply, the proletariat (people who do not have capital and live off their labor) is the owner of the country, and the bourgeois class is treated as slaves who exploit the people.

Also, unlike Western-style democracies, it did not recognize one person, one vote.

“The essence of democracy is not that everyone casts the same vote, but rather that there is communication between the government and the people, and the communist government will always listen to the people’s demands. Therefore, there is no need to introduce a one-person, one-vote system like in the West.”

If you think about it, it’s not wrong.

Do you think a country is democratic because it has one person, one vote?

What matters is how well a political party represents public sentiment. If elected members of the National Assembly turn a deaf ear, what meaning does a democratic system have?

That is a system worse than a one-party dictatorship. Ultimately, what the country should aim for is not democracy itself, but communication between political parties and the people.

The question is whether the Chinese Communist Party has done it right.

Isn’t it because they can’t do it that the people are angry and society is collapsing?

Then what about Lianxiang? Lianxiang has already chosen reform and opening up, and it is impossible to suppress the capitalist class by promoting people’s dictatorship.

However, it is an ambiguous position to simply copy Western democracy, as doing so could lead to a repeat of the Double Hundred Movement that broke out in 1957.

The Double Hundred Movement was a movement by democrats against the dictatorship of the Communist Party.

Even during the Cultural Revolution, they overthrew the Communist Party’s dictatorship and promoted direct democracy, sending a chill down the Communist Party’s spine.

Yan’an is now returning to the dictatorship of Lian Xiang, and has barely recovered from the chaos of warlords running rampant. If Western-style democracy is introduced, the chaos will only worsen.

The problem is that the people’s thoughts are a little different, with 87% agreeing with the opinion that ‘democracy is a good thing.’

So will Lian Xiang give up dictatorship and introduce a multi-party system?

Wang Guiying had no such intention.

“A one-party dictatorship is necessary to resolve social chaos. I am not unaware of the people’s desire for democracy, but it is inevitable in order to resolve a chaotic society.”

Wang Guiying’s attitude disappointed the people.

If you had decided to be a dictator from the beginning, you would have done so. Why did you conduct a public opinion poll?

It seems like they were aware of this because Korea is holding a general election for the first time in six years, but isn’t this any different from giving candy to a child and then taking it back?

The people even staged demonstrations and demanded the introduction of democracy.

“Let’s introduce democracy too!!”

“Korea did it, so why can’t we?!! We can have democracy too!!”

The protesters in the square continued to demonstrate day after day.

Even office workers came out to the square during their lunch and break times to join the protest, and intellectuals also gave speeches during the protest.

“The Chinese Communist Party has failed to prove the superiority of socialism, distorted democracy into capitalism, and paralyzed the people’s thinking. Now China must change!! Democracy can be combined with capitalism as well as socialism, and this must be proven on this land!!”

“you’re right!!”

“Let’s accept both capitalism and socialism!!”

“The only way to realize it is through democracy!! Let’s realize democracy!!”

What the people of Yan’an want is a two-party system where capitalism and socialism coexist.

Although Korea appears to be a capitalist system on the surface, it has also adopted socialist tendencies as the head of state has made significant contributions to social welfare.

If that’s the case, shouldn’t we also lead the country with a two-party system like that?

In that case, Lianxiang would have to give up the one-party dictatorship and remain as a single political party leading one axis of capitalism. Would Wang Guiying accept that?

As the pro-democracy protests intensified, forces supporting dictatorship also rose up.

“College students, keep your mouths shut!!”

“What you guys are talking about is nothing but nonsense!!”

In reality, there were loopholes in the democratic forces’ claims.

Among the students at Yan’an University who led the protests, 38% of respondents chose the United States as the most democratic country in the world, followed by France (21%), the United Kingdom (17%), Japan (13%), and South Korea (11%).

But what’s interesting is that 68% of respondents answered ‘yes’ to the question, ‘Is there classism in a democratic society?’

Then why did college students think that democracy was a class society?

That is because of the aftereffects of the ‘people’s dictatorship’ advocated by the Chinese Communist Party. Unlike workers who eat and live normally, the perception that ‘capitalists are the ones who torment the people’ remains, knowingly or unknowingly.

Do these people want to accept capitalism and socialism?

It is a contradiction in itself.

This is a problem that applies even to the United States, the most democratic country in the world. Don’t Americans have a bias against capitalists?

In the eyes of many Americans, capitalists are a cancer that is eating away at society, and it is natural to pay taxes to them.

So, the fact that the Democratic Party, which is trying to spend money and implement welfare policies, won 27 million votes in the general election.

In the United States, too, socialism and capitalism are constantly fighting, and within that, even the debate over ‘class’ takes place.

Those who have money are nobles, those who don’t have money are slaves, and so on.

If you think that introducing democracy will solve all social problems, you are mistaken; you may end up in even greater confusion.

“Let’s introduce democracy first!! Are you going to stop eating and drinking because you’re so thirsty (are you afraid of maggots so you can’t make soybean paste)?!!”

“Blindly accepting democracy will only cause chaos in society!! This land needs Lian Xiang’s dictatorship now!!”

That’s how the social chaos started,

A bloody battle broke out between university students who were immersed in the illusion and theory of democracy – the intellectual class – and those who supported Lian Xiang.

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“I don’t think it would be a good idea to intervene directly.”

“No. Just as the United States delivered democracy to Korea, Korea should do the same.”

This is Gyeongseong, Korea.

The Centrist Party and the Women’s Peace Party had a heated debate over the continental issue.

Who was the one who made it possible for Korea to accept capitalism and democracy? It is true that the head of state played a big role, but behind the scenes there was support from the United States.

Without America’s support, Korea would have ended up heading towards the bare ground.

If you think about it, it makes sense to actively intervene in continental issues.

However, the Women’s Peace Party refuses to intervene in Chinese affairs, as China has a leadership called Lian Xiang, and if Korea intervenes here, it could be seen as interference in internal affairs.

However, the position of the moderate party is the exact opposite,

Since when has Lianxiang been an independent entity?

It is a well-known fact that Lianxiang is politically and economically dependent on Korea. It is practically a part of Korea, except that it has not been annexed. If Lianxiang cannot resolve the social chaos, shouldn’t the Korean government step in?

Representative Park Myeong-i’s thoughts were no different.

“Lianxiang is a vassal state of Korea and has no sovereignty. The head of state is also thinking of annexing Yan’an someday, so it would be better to take action now.”

“The timing is not good. The AOPR is currently fighting a war in India, and you are going to extend the front to Yan’an? Even if we consult with each other, what right does the council have to move the army?”

But the Women’s Peace Party’s position was clear.

The head of state is currently commanding the Indian front as the Commander-in-Chief of the AOPR, and the problem is that the command of military operations in Korea is also held by the head of state.

It is illegal to move the military without the permission of the head of state, and even if parliamentary democracy is realized, the parliament cannot move the military.

In the end, the National Assembly is just repeating meaningless empty talk, and Representative Lee Yeon-soo also made that point clear.

“The command of the army is in the hands of the Marshal. It is not too late to discuss this matter after the Marshal returns from organizing the Indian front.”

“No, so if we decide on our opinion first, wouldn’t your Majesty also make a decision quickly?”

“No. I will follow the rules. It makes no sense to discuss this issue when the Lord is not present.”

Due to opposition from the Women’s Peace Party, the centrist New Party was unable to even discuss the dispatch of troops.

Although it has over 120 seats, it barely secures a majority, and with this number of seats, it cannot decide to dispatch troops on its own.

What is needed at times like this is to unite and disperse.

The centrist party won 130 seats by incorporating independent and minor party politicians.

There are 152 seats that can be voted on independently, and the centrist party continued to attack independent politicians.

Will the Women’s Peace Party remain silent in this situation?

The Women’s Peace Party also recruited members from minor parties.

The multi-party system has collapsed, and this time, a two-party system has been established.

But the most important thing is public opinion. Even in a democratic society, if a political party cannot gather public opinion, it is meaningless.

What do the Korean people want: complete occupation of the continent or maintenance of the status quo?

If the continent is unified, Korea will have to embrace the 400 million people of Yan’an, which will inevitably have a major impact on future elections and national policies.

The number of National Assembly members will increase to 713, and the budget to be invested in mainland Korea will be invested in the development of Yan’an. Is that what the people want?

Since he wasn’t sure, the head of state probably left Lian Xiang alone for now. Can public opinion tie up something that even the head of state couldn’t decide on?

However, the leader of the moderate party, Park Myeong-ui, issued a statement calling for the dispatch of troops.

“Everyone, Korea was able to flourish as a capitalist democracy thanks to the support of the United States. If the United States had not intervened in Korea to ensure that only we could eat well and live well, Korea would be living in a communist society by now.

This incident is no different.

If we just sit back and watch the Yan’an situation unfold, thinking that we are the only ones who can eat well and live well, the continent will fall into chaos again, and we will lose our influence on the continent. We will lose our hegemony in East Asia.

Of course, since the enemy is in India, it would be difficult to take military action right away. However, Korea needs to show that it has the will to intervene in the Yan’an incident. Korea is no longer a regional state stuck in a corner of the Korean Peninsula, but a hegemonic power that dominates the entire East Asia.

I think we need to show appropriate military action.”

This speech shook Korean society.

Korea now has a population of 130 million and can easily survive on domestic demand alone. So will it remain a peripheral country stuck in a corner of the Korean peninsula like before?

Now Korea is the country that has seized hegemony in East Asia.

To maintain hegemony, as the United States did, it must spend.

The United States gave up its hegemony and became trapped in the American continent because it cost too much money. Will Korea follow in its footsteps?

Representative Park Myeong-ui submitted a bill to the National Assembly to increase the defense budget by 20%.

This incident shocked the Yan’an area, and the voices of protesters demanding democracy were silenced.

Lian Xiang was able to take a breather thanks to the judgment that the protesters’ collective actions could provoke South Korea.