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Yoon's 'Am I an idiot?' remark turns into a viral meme (South Korea)
Korea Herald
By Yim Hyun-su Published : Dec 31, 2021 - 16:55 Updated : Dec 31, 2021 - 18:49
The conservative opposition People Power Party‘s presidential candidate Yoon Seok-youl asked the rhetorical question on Wednesday if he is an “idiot” to take part in a TV debate with his liberal rival Lee Jae-myung. His remark has now become a viral meme in online communities.
At a campaign event on Wednesday in Andong, a conservative stronghold, Yoon dismissed a proposal by the candidate from the ruling Democratic Party to debate him.
“The Democratic Party candidate wants us to debate. Am I an idiot?” Yoon said to a cheering crowd.
His remark made its way onto Blind on Thursday, an anonymous mobile message board for workers, in the form of a poll that returned his question to the platform’s users.
Among the 538 participants, 97.8 percent of respondents said “Yes,” while 2.2 percent said ”No.”
At a campaign event on Wednesday in Andong, a conservative stronghold, Yoon dismissed a proposal by the candidate from the ruling Democratic Party to debate him.
“The Democratic Party candidate wants us to debate. Am I an idiot?” Yoon said to a cheering crowd.
His remark made its way onto Blind on Thursday, an anonymous mobile message board for workers, in the form of a poll that returned his question to the platform’s users.
Among the 538 participants, 97.8 percent of respondents said “Yes,” while 2.2 percent said ”No.”
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20211231000439
There's a lot Yoon doesn't want to talk about. He's not very knowledgeable on the issues either. Without a teleprompter or handler to whisper answers into his ear he appears hesitant, groping for answers and ill at ease. He continues to damage his campaign prospects as questions about his competence raise comparisons to former president Park Geun-hye who was impeached. The People’s Power Party candidate Yoon Seok-yeol’s lead in the polls has evaporated recently with recent unfavorable disclosures about his wife's academic resume misrepresentations and his mother in law's criminal convictions appearing in some South Korean news media. An authoritarian with no prior electoral experience, he is impolitic in his remarks. He is known as “gaffe a day” Yoon. He insults some group of people almost every time he opens his mouth. Declining to debate Lee Jae-myung as a campaign event, is something that is almost unheard of since the period of dictatorships.