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On October 30 2016 02:14 lolfail9001 wrote:
So, corporations, or just random females? Because from what i see it's just a nobody using influence for her own gain.
There was already an ongoing investigation centered around this "nobody" taking huge sums of money from major SK corporations via various non-profits.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-prosecutors-raid-homes-offices-of-presidential-aides-in-probe-over
Ms Choi is being investigated for using her ties to Ms Park to coerce money out of major conglomerates, but the real shock has been revelations that Ms Park had allowed Ms Choi to vet her presidential speeches and apparently advise her on crucial policy choices.
So the suspicion, of course, is that it's a pay to play system at work.
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I feel like the title is a bit sensationalist.
Someone with a personal relationship to the head of state having undue influence is news, and shady as hell depending what else comes out, but it's not exactly a shadow government.
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Best part is none of the women will even get jailed for this.
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We have a Korean Rasputin.
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the CIA prolly killed JFK because he wanted to start "fixing" the monetary system and lowering the military budget.
nothing like cutting the budget of a killing machine to get you killed fast.
Lots of BS about governments we never find out.
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On October 30 2016 09:59 SK.Testie wrote:
Pay to play is par for the course of corruption, what we really need are grand conspiracy theories.
you mean like the canadian liberal government's ad scam? that kind of conspiracy.
Chretien did such a fucking amazing job running the Canadian economy like well oiled machine.. if he was to stuff $0.5 Billion into his pocket every year.. i say .. let him.
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On October 29 2016 22:10 a_flayer wrote:
Next thing you know the largest and best democracy in the world turns out to have been under overwhelming influence of corporations.
I don't think anybody thinks India's the best democracy in the world, though it's indisputably the largest.
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Aww this is cute! At least SK has the courtesy of companies controlling the country in the shadows.
In Czech republic the guy that controls finance ministry and policy in economic matters is also the owner of the second largest corporation in the country, has been abusing EU grants etc. All in direct light of everybody, very publicly :D
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I really think that the worst part about it all is the apathy from Western media. No one cares.
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On October 30 2016 18:37 Incognoto wrote:
I really think that the worst part about it all is the apathy from Western media. No one cares.
Media cares. If more people start questioning the amount of power of corporations, similar cases can pop up in the world. Eloquent silence!
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On October 30 2016 12:28 don_kyuhote wrote:
We have a Korean Rasputin.
So...a Korean Archbishop Lazarus?
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On October 30 2016 19:18 xuanzue wrote:Show nested quote +On October 30 2016 18:37 Incognoto wrote:
I really think that the worst part about it all is the apathy from Western media. No one cares. Media cares. If more people start questioning the amount of power of corporations, similar cases can pop up in the world. Eloquent silence!
Except the US?
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The US clearly cares. That's a major part of the Trump vote. Is that he told rich executives he'd put a tariff on any product they built in another country and tried to sell back home.
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Massive demonstrations being held and more to come. Subway is full of people with Anti-Park signs.
Choi claims she would be 'willing to come back if prosecutors summon her'.
Interesting note, the journalists that Choi agreed to speak to are from the 'Segye Ilbo' (세계일보) which is basically the newspaper owned by the Unification Church (otherwise known as the Cult of Moon Sun Myung, Moonies).
Cults upon Cults, this is legit terrifying.
Edit: She has already returned to Seoul, but... http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2016/10/116_217097.html
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On October 30 2016 16:48 LemOn wrote:
Aww this is cute! At least SK has the courtesy of companies controlling the country in the shadows.
It's not even a company.
It's literally some random childhood friend of the current president and her supposed clique which includes people like movie director, former national fencer and bunch of wives of high ranking officials.
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I read the entire thing and I don't see how it's different from the US or the EU (the entity, not the individual member states, some of which used to have very functioning democracies).
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On October 30 2016 16:48 LemOn wrote:
Aww this is cute! At least SK has the courtesy of companies controlling the country in the shadows.
In Czech republic the guy that controls finance ministry and policy in economic matters is also the owner of the second largest corporation in the country, has been abusing EU grants etc. All in direct light of everybody, very publicly :D
what you gonna do about it bro?
jk i feel your pain though, daughter of the Angolan president is the richest women in Africa.. controls vast numbers of companies in Angola and Portugal she says she made her fortune selling eggs kek.
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On October 30 2016 19:18 xuanzue wrote:Show nested quote +On October 30 2016 18:37 Incognoto wrote:
I really think that the worst part about it all is the apathy from Western media. No one cares. Media cares. If more people start questioning the amount of power of corporations, similar cases can pop up in the world. Eloquent silence!
H-hey now ! ?
A picture of some protestors with a couple of hookey lines below it isn't coverage ? !
That's right ! *click here for a slideshow on other outrageous presidents !*
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