04 December(Thu) 7:30pm | Speaker: Jang Ho-jong (Co-author of the forthcoming book Auto-Coup, Far-Right Politics, and Democracy, Reporter for Workers' Solidarity)
Although Yoon Suk Yeol’s coup attempt failed one year ago, the task of eradicating the coup forces remains far from complete, and the People Power Party, becoming the far-right, is seeking a resurgence.
In this situation, the issue of eradicating the coup forces leads some on the Left to believe they must cooperate with the Democratic Party, while others dismiss the issue on the ground that the coup failed quickly. But are those really the case?
We will discuss the significance of Yoon’s coup and how it changed the political landscape irreversibly, why the effort to eradicate the coup forces is making little progress, and what is required to defend the democracy.