Netanyahu (left), Israeli Prime Minister, ordered to be arrested by Lee Jae-myung. [Reuters=Yonhap News]

There is a psychological term called Ripley Syndrome. It refers to a pathological mental state where one believes their own fabricated lies to be true. Lee Jae-myung is exactly like that. His countless lies seem to have solidified into a belief system beyond mere self-justification. 

I let out a hollow laugh upon hearing that Lee Jae-myung ordered the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. While his words are nonsensical, perhaps such presumptuous statements arise when the weather gets hot and people lose their minds. 

The U.S. Tolerates No Election Fraud or Anti-Americanism

I don't know who is ordering whom to be arrested, especially when he himself is accused of being an international criminal for violating UN sanctions against North Korea and ordering Kim Sung-tae to wire $8 million to the North. 

Perhaps the U.S. will be the one to issue an arrest warrant for Lee Jae-myung first. I implore the U.S., please take Lee Jae-myung away so he's no longer in our sight. It's difficult enough to watch his actions from here. 

According to reports from Hanmiilbo, South Korean IP addresses have been found in connection with U.S. election fraud. The U.S. is a country that tolerates no drugs, election fraud, or anti-American sentiment. Therefore, sufficient grounds for Lee Jae-myung's arrest appear to have accumulated. 

It is predicted that his ill-fated connection with us will soon end. However, I hope they leave something for us to chew on. Don't we have anything to criticize? Even if it's just one shriveled testicle or rotten potato peel, that would be fine. 

Recently, the anger of discerning citizens has been growing over the issue of fake 5.18 honorary recipients. Seeing Lee Jae-myung again instigate legislation related to 5.18 made me laugh once more. It seems he intends to prevent even the mention of "fake honorary recipients." He should be prepared for public resistance, regardless of the content of his proposed legislation. 

When schools award honors like academic awards, service awards, or perfect attendance awards, they never do so anonymously. Academic awards are given based on clear academic achievement, and service awards are given for clearly defined good deeds. Show me a school that has given awards without revealing the student's name or the grounds for the award. 

Hiding the names of 5.18 honorary recipients implies there are individuals who should not be revealed, and it is an admission that there are no meritorious deeds worthy of an award. Therefore, the non-disclosure of 5.18 honorary recipients undermines common sense. Consequently, Lee Jae-myung has supported an act that goes against common sense. 

We are questioning the irregularities and corruption of fake honorary recipients, not criticizing the essence of 5.18. Even if North Korean special forces descended and staged a tragedy, there is no reason to hold the citizens of Gwangju accountable. The citizens of Gwangju did not invite North Korean agents, did they? 

If the truth of the 5.18 tragedy is revealed someday through someone's efforts, we will then hold them accountable to the extent revealed. And depending on the content of the proposed 5.18 legislation, we will be preparing for a public resistance movement. Therefore, they must remember that Lee Jae-myung can also be held accountable. 

Dragging Jeong Yong-jin into the Enactment of 5.18 Bad Laws 

Starbucks' "Tank Day" is an event where they offer discounts on tumblers named "Tank." What is the intention behind connecting this to 5.18? 

Shinsegae Group Chairman Jeong Yong-jin. [Photo=Yonhap News]

Women wear sleeveless tops with straps in the summer; these are called tank tops. The name came about because they are often worn at swimming pools (Swimming Tank). As you can see, the word "tank" is interpreted and used in various ways. Does it make sense to connect it solely to 5.18? 

It seems they want to target Shinsegae's Jeong Yong-jin. To enact bad laws regarding 5.18, they need a scapegoat like Jeong Yong-jin. Don't you think they intend to attack him, portraying him as a villain opposing 5.18, similar to Chun Doo-hwan, while simultaneously pushing through the bad 5.18 laws? Therefore, the real objective of targeting Jeong Yong-jin is to enact bad 5.18 laws that will also punish the truth. 

But do they even know that Starbucks is a supporting company that helps the families of independence activists? Are they asking the Ministry of Interior and Safety to initiate a boycott without knowing this? Do they have nothing else to do? Do they think government agencies are meant to instigate boycotts of individual companies? 

I suggest, rather than engaging in such petty matters, why not focus on controlling the exchange rate, which has exceeded 1500 won? The country is falling apart in various aspects. 

When the North Korean women's football team arrived, we heard absurd talk about giving them 300 million won in support. How did they obtain 300 million won when they couldn't even afford to pay for the heating and meal expenses of our soldiers last winter on time? I'm also curious about the identity of the private organization to which this money was transferred. It's likely a pro-North Korea group, which is why they can't disclose it. Instead of all this, why not beg for the North Korean intelligence that was halted due to Jeong Dong-young? 

Kim Jong-un sent the women's football team because he was greedy for the $1 million prize money. It seems the "pig of excrement," who was so vehemently calling us enemies and a different people, was motivated by greed for money. 

If Samsung Doesn't Comply, They'll Hand Over Technology to China 

Samsung was a company with the most exemplary labor-management culture. Not only did they provide the best working environment and compensation, but the loyalty and pride of Samsung employees in their world-leading company were a source of national pride. However, the labor union has destroyed this beautiful organizational culture of Samsung. The union leader, Choi Seung-ho, is not from Gwangju Technical High School but from Kyungpook National University. Please do not misunderstand. 

The amount demanded by the union, mentioning strikes, was 45 trillion won. That's 600 million won per person. 45 trillion won is two-thirds of South Korea's defense budget of 65 trillion won. They are demanding the money intended for the sustenance, training, and KF-21 fighter jet production for 400,000 soldiers to be given as a one-time performance bonus. No matter how many times I think about it, they are bastards. 

Samsung spent 37 trillion won on R&D alone last year. Semiconductors are an industry that requires immense money, time, and manpower. This is why, despite China's efforts to steal semiconductor technology by poaching talent and employing spies, they haven't been able to catch up. China may steal technology, but they cannot steal the time, people, and effort Samsung has invested. 

The Samsung Electronics union is spewing garbage, saying that if the company doesn't comply, they will hand over technology to China. This is something that must be punished. 

The owners of a company are not the laborers but the shareholders. Shareholders are the public. It is fundamentally wrong that laborers are holding the reins and shaking a company that belongs to the public. This will undoubtedly lead to criticism and blunders for Lee Jae-myung. 

Moreover, looking at the left-leaning prosecutors and judges these days, I wonder if they were somehow beasts in a past life and have been reborn in human form. A judge who acquitted a person accused of espionage for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions on the grounds that they "could not prove their role"? 

Having seen so many arbitrary rulings, I now see members of the Our Legal Research Group as complete degenerates. I'm not the only one. Those who can discern people's character mostly look down on left-leaning prosecutors and judges in South Korea. They are, in essence, scorned. How can they be judged fairly if they aren't even seen as human? 

The Our Legal Research Group, which has caused judicial communism and then judicial insurrection, is an organization founded by people from Jeolla Province. The Lee Jae-myung cabinet is entirely from Jeolla Province. The people who threw insults and water bottles at the opposition leader, who attended the 5.18 ceremony with great difficulty while enduring immense criticism, were also from Jeolla Province. 

Jeolla Province is being criticized everywhere it goes. The thought that our descendants will have to bear the heavy burden of treason and betrayal in the future fills me with burning anger. 

There is a story about trying to elope with a widow, packing her into a bundle, only to find her secret lover sitting inside. I wish for every endeavor to be met with snow and frost, bringing a thousand years of bad luck. May the whores meet whores, and the whores meet whores. And when they meet, may their backs break. 

Since it has become the "The Democratic Party of Corruption" due to numerous sexual scandals, I pray that both whores and whores are members of the Democratic Party. When lightning strikes from a clear sky, may it strike the prostitutes' private parts. Even if it hurts terribly, do not try to extinguish the fire by pouring salt on it. It will be your responsibility if you become a dried-up husk. 

Lee Jae-myung, who can't even manage to hold the Football Association's Chung Mong-gyu accountable, dares to order the review of Prime Minister Netanyahu's arrest in front of the world. Not only that, but they say you'll be arrested if you say anything other than praise for 5.18. 

These are truly dirty, absurd days, filled with the immature stench of babies. However, it's enjoyable because of the bastards who don't fear the power of the people. Please, thanks to them, live a long life doing many good deeds until you're smearing feces on the walls. 

◆ Jeong Jae-hak, Poet

Poet, national merit recipient, columnist, Park Chung-hee presidential propaganda committee member, served as an educator for 36 years in Jeolla Province.