'Kid' Elected Leader of Korea's Conservative Party
How will 'King Jun-seok' fare in this new era?
From King Sejong the Great to King Junseok of the People's Party, does Korea have an addiction to leadership by kings even if it's by a 'kid' in the modern democratic era? Lee Jun-seok, a 36-year-old political dilettante who has never held political office took leadership of South Korea's main conservative party. He's now in charge of politicians older than his father.
How will this new 'king' fare in this new era where the disaffected 'MZ Generation' is looking to him for hope while the boomer crowd is sharpening their knives? Should we give him a chance or is this a sign that Korea should get ready for a new system where we're less dependent on charismatic authoritarian leadership? Perhaps this is an opportunity to use technology to advance us into an age where decentralized systems can create transparent governance.
However, can the people get over the first hurdle? The first step is to shed this mindset addiction to organizing families, offices, corporations, clubs, or even friendship circles into little fiefdoms each with little emperors exerting absolute rule. "Absolute power by the boss is the only way to get people to listen and to get anything done," say many Koreans. Then what does it say about you if you only cooperate if forced? It means you're upset and not willing to play because you don't get to be the emperor.
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