The alarm bells regarding national debt are growing louder. Yonhap News TV

Poet and ColumnistWe have repeatedly exposed the dangers posed by Juche followers, individuals falsely claiming merit for democratization, and the sexually predatory elements concentrated within the progressive left, as well as the lowlifes characterized by anti-American movements.

Furthermore, we have warned that the issues concerning Lee Jae-myung's personal corruption and illegal activities, along with the dangers presented by democratization figures connected to pro-American, pro-North Korean, and pro-Chinese sentiments, are escalating into a national crisis.

As a person from Jeolla Province, I view the Republic of Korea as being in a state of crisis. This is because, before being from Jeolla Province, I am a citizen of the Republic of Korea. Similarly, no one from Jeolla Province would wish to remain solely as a person of Jeolla Province, separate from the Republic of Korea.

By all standards that truth and justice point to and teach, the Democratic Party and Lee Jae-myung stand on the opposite side of the Republic of Korea. They are also on the opposite side of the future that the Republic of Korea dreams of.

Reunification is the same. We have never dreamed of reunification for the sake of the Kim Il-sung dynasty. We have prayed countless times for reunification for the sake of our 20 million North Korean brethren and the beautiful land of Korea.

However, within the Democratic Party and among the false 5.18 merit recipients, there are those who speak of reunification while consistently expressing loyalty only to the Kim Il-sung dynasty. These are individuals who have lived their lives for Kim Il-sung's Juche ideology. Therefore, we cannot entrust reunification to Juche-following communists.

We have urged these pro-North Korean elements not to deceive us any longer. However, Jeolla Province, by supporting treason and lowlifes, has handed over the government to them. Jeolla Province must also bear responsibility for the Democratic Party turning a blind eye to all criminal acts committed by China and the Chinese people.

Within less than six months of the Lee Jae-myung administration, the exchange rate has reached 1480 won. Goods that cost 1340 won six months ago now require 1480 won. Salaries remain the same, but the 1340 won items have disappeared. And the enormous national debt of 1400 trillion won. Now, the IMF is warning of national bankruptcy.

Despite reaching this point, the people of Jeolla Province remain silent. Do they truly not know, or are they pretending not to know?

National defense and security are matters of human capability. The issue is human competence. No matter how excellent defense weapons may be, there must be someone who knows how to use them properly. Currently, Lee Jae-myung is not appointing people based on their ability but is filling the military leadership with those loyal to Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party. Such an army cannot be a strong army. Is the intention to dare to make the military a puppet of the Democratic Party and Lee Jae-myung? Why is Jeolla Province silent?

China is producing countless cheap goods by providing enormous subsidies to its companies. These cheap products flood into Korea, pushing out our Korean products and suffocating our businesses. Steel and chemical products cannot withstand this pressure. Despite this, the Democratic Party is passing laws like the "Yellow Envelope Act," administering a fatal poison to businesses. As Kumho Tire and GM are considering fleeing and withdrawing from the country, the people of Jeolla Province cannot be unaware of this situation.

If the nation's economy collapses, our children and grandchildren will go hungry. If they taste destitution after experiencing current prosperity, our descendants will have to leave the Republic of Korea. Among those who leave will be people from Jeolla Province.

The people of Jeolla Province, whose feet have been scorched by the axe they trusted. The current worries and concerns have arisen precisely because the people of Jeolla Province have protected and supported those who are ruining the nation.

Therefore, the failure of the Lee Jae-myung administration is directly the failure of Jeolla Province. The failure of Jeolla Province will lead to the failure of the people of Jeolla Province, and ultimately to the failure of the Republic of Korea.

If the nation loses its sovereignty by being pushed aside by China, the people of Jeolla Province will also have to live as citizens of a weak nation. If the Republic of Korea loses freedom of expression and becomes a dictatorship, our descendants will have to live without being able to speak their minds.

This too is the responsibility of Jeolla Province. Therefore, do not turn a blind eye to the current precarious situation, pretending not to know. Jeolla Province, do not evade responsibility for national peril. If you cannot bear the responsibility, then do not cry or complain about any tragedy that may befall you in the future.

At the end of October, while climbing Seoraksan Mountain, I saw a foreigner shedding tears while holding a fallen maple leaf. It was because of the beauty of the autumn foliage coloring this land.

Witnessing the betrayal of filial duty, treason, and human baseness ruining this beautiful country, I can only lament.

The nation is heading towards bankruptcy. If the past bankruptcy was the responsibility of Kim Young-sam and his ilk, then the impending national bankruptcy must be the responsibility of Kim Dae-jung and his pro-North Korean leftist group. Therefore, the people of Jeolla Province cannot escape this responsibility!

Poet and Columnist