We met far-right protesters waving the American flag and asked why
Channel: KST by The Korea Times
Date: 2022-02-28

Have you ever heard of the 'Taegeukgi rally'?

Taegeukgi is what we call the Korean national flag so it's not that surprising to see them waving it but have you ever wondered why they would wave American flags alongside Korean ones?

They are classified as the far-right political group, which includes supporters of the former impeached President Park Geun-hye.

To understand this group, we asked Professor Yang Myung-ji, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, to explain how South Korea's political dynamic is different from that of the West.

We also discussed why we are seeing an increasing number of young people joining the crowd.

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