South Korea declares a state of emergency/martial law

it's caused absolute chaos....

Violence has erupted outside South Korea's National Assembly building after President Yoon Suk Yeol sensationally declared emergency martial law today, prompting hordes of angry citizens to clash with riot cops and security forces.

Yoon this afternoon delivered a shocking address in which he declared martial law 'to protect the free Republic of Korea from the threat of North Korean communist forces, to eradicate the despicable pro-North Korean anti-state forces plundering the freedom and happiness of our people, and to protect the constitutional order.'

The leader of the conservative 'People's Power Party' (PPP) went on to accuse his country's opposition of controlling the parliament and hamstringing the government through anti-state activities before asking his citizens to 'believe in him' and 'tolerate some inconveniences'.

With no regard for the livelihoods of the people, the opposition party has paralysed governance solely for the sake of impeachments, special investigations, and shielding their leader from justice,' he added before vowing: 'Through this martial law, I will rebuild and protect the free Republic of Korea, which is falling into the depths of national ruin.'

His address sparked immediate chaos as disgruntled citizens took to the streets and marched on the parliament building in Seoul, with shocking images showing dozens of riot cops and armed police officers pushing back enraged rioters outside the National Assembly.

Meanwhile, news cameras captured the moment helicopters descended from the evening skies and landed on top of the parliament building before troops disembarked and began locking down the location.

'All political activities, including those of the National Assembly, local councils, political parties, and political associations, as well as assemblies and demonstrations, are strictly prohibited,' martial law commander Park An-su said in a statement, adding: 'All media and publications shall be subject to the control of the Martial Law Command.'

The Yonhap news agency confirmed that citizens can now be arrested without a warrant under the new regulations.

Thousands of doctors who have been striking for months over government plans to expand the number of students at medical school have also been ordered to return to work within 48 hours.
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Police attempt to hold back people trying to enter the National Assembly in front of the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul

The move comes as a complete shock in the Western-aligned Asian nation of more than 50 million which despite escalating tensions with its foe to the North is not fighting an active war and has not suffered attacks on its soil.

Since taking office in 2022, Yoon had struggled to push his agendas against an opposition-controlled parliament, raising suspicions the sudden implementation of martial law was a political ploy to exercise greater power.

His declaration drew immediate opposition from politicians, including the leader of his own conservative party, Han Dong-hoon, who called the decision 'wrong' and vowed to 'stop it with the people.'

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, called Yoon's announcement 'illegal and unconstitutional.'

The declaration of martial law comes one day after the opposition Democratic Party - which has a majority in parliament - put forward a motion to impeach some of South Korea's top prosecutors having recently rejected a government budget proposal.
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Police officers stand guard in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3


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Yoon's popularity has declined in recent months after he dismissed calls for independent investigations into scandals involving his wife and top officials

Chaos in South Korea as president declares MARTIAL LAW
 
I hope that doesn't affect our ability to buy Samsung electronic products. I've had good luck with their monitors and TVs, and a few other things that I can't think of right now.

As a sidenote, the world is going frickin' crazy.
 

HermitHogan said:
I hope that doesn't affect our ability to buy Samsung electronic products. I've had good luck with their monitors and TVs, and a few other things that I can't think of right now.

As a sidenote, the world is going frickin' crazy.
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Samsung tv's have gone completely down the drain..voted the second worst TV's after Hiscense...they used to be good.. no longer....
 
hollydolly said:
Samsung tv's have gone completely down the drain..voted the second worst TV's after Hiscense...they used to be good.. no longer....
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Hmmm... I wasn't aware of that. Our Samsung TV is probably 10 years old and still working fine. One of my Samsung monitors is around 15 years old and still works. The monitor I'm looking at while typing this is an HP.

I always look at the Amazon reviews and ratings before buying anything.
 
HermitHogan said:
Hmmm... I wasn't aware of that. Our Samsung TV is probably 10 years old and still working fine. One of my Samsung monitors is around 15 years old and still works. The monitor I'm looking at while typing this is an HP.

I always look at the Amazon reviews and ratings before buying anything.
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it really has gone to the wall..have a look this guy who repairs TV's for a living...

 
Della said:
Let this be a warning to us (both sides) if we don't learn to compromise with each other a little bit.
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I'm not buying it.

You can't cheer on those very abuses, and then when the people stand up and reject your worship of authoritarian elitism call "time out" and declare moderation as the answer, with a haughty air of faux superiority. The damage has been done and must be repaired. Only then will reconciliation be on the table.
 
HermitHogan said:
Hmmm... that's a shame. They're probably cutting corners to increase profits and quality is suffering as a result.
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Samsung faces the same workforce issues as the rest of South Korea.

The "innards" of products have been simplified to use more molded plastic and stamped metal and snap-fit fastening because it works better for high-speed automated assembly. At the same time though, more pinched wires and other defects occur, while inspection and general QA has been reduced.

So more marginal or even defective units get pushed out onto the market, and manual repair gets more and more difficult.

Demographic collapse has consequences.
 
We have a large Curved Samsung & a large Flat screen Roku. Both set above our Fireplaces.
Watch mostly HDTV and Internet, with USB memory. They work great. No more
Cable or Satellite for us. My thought is most of the World is in Turmoil over mostly one
thing. The end of times probably has never been more at risk.

Still, I can easily point out a large group of Asteroids blowing most of the top of the world off within
a couple Hundred years as the most likely end. It would be a gods ending!
 
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HermitHogan said:
I hope that doesn't affect our ability to buy Samsung electronic products. I've had good luck with their monitors and TVs, and a few other things that I can't think of right now.

As a sidenote, the world is going frickin' crazy.
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They just laid off all contract recruiters handling sr. tech develpment pod leads. In-house are next.
 
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