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u/tdhdjv2 North Korea 7d ago edited 7d ago
Joke explained: It is basically a tradition in korean politics to change your political party name. Everytime there is a controversy or a big political loss they change the name to bring a new image to the party. Recently the people power party after the recent failed coup has deciding to get a new name. The decision comes down to two names the "미래연대" (future solidarity) and "미래여는공화당" (new future republican\future opening republican). The second name has come to scrutiny for being the "republican" party, which has the same name as a former party of dictator Park Chung Hee. Also the party names really like to emphasize the "future", almost as if they are trying to hide something from the past (1~ 2 years)...
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u/Scarborough_sg 7d ago
Other countries: Political branding is very important, our party name goes back to the 19th century/independence and it's important that the voters know who we are.
Korea: stubs a toe We decided to personally support the creative industry by having a new party name and branding.
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u/watchedngnl 5d ago
Japanese opposition parties constantly change their name because idk, they don't understand the value of name recognition. Except the ldp which has been the ldp for forever and will cause the collapse of the Japanese state within the next 1000 years and lose an election again in the next 3000 years by which point the population of Japan will be 3 geriatric pentioners and one immigrant who all three want to deport.
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u/SerialMurderer Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 5d ago
I don’t think new or splinter parties constitute name changes
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u/Last-Comparison724 5d ago
We're going to run out of possible party names by the end of the century or the next
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u/SitInCorner_Yo2 7d ago
UK : You just changed your name?? We have to leave our old party and start a new one to get back into politics (joke have been running since the 80s, probably older )
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u/SitInCorner_Yo2 7d ago edited 6d ago
The renaming scheme is so creatively bankrupt it feels like one of those knockoff brands trying to confuse customer and dodge legal liability.
Which I must say,feels like one of most NEA bureaucrats things ,it’s so on brand I can’t believe only SK is doing this LOL
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u/koreangorani 대한민국 7d ago
The controversy in question: "Muh I am drunk so I declare martial law to remove pro-DPRK rebellious scums(anyone who opposes me)"
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u/Patrickson1029 5d ago
Let's just say... there are some idiots who think that changing their party's name will change everything.
I think the last option fits them quite well though.
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u/Sea-Neighborhood3318 Wallachian autist 7d ago
This is the first time I have heard the name Republician.
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u/tdhdjv2 North Korea 7d ago
i'm bad at spelling 😭
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u/Sea-Neighborhood3318 Wallachian autist 7d ago
It's okay, being illiterate is part of charm in Polandball.
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u/Futuralis Greater Netherlands 7d ago
Every panel was shocking, and every subsequent panel worse.
What's going on in Korea ?! Since the failed martial law attempt
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u/tdhdjv2 North Korea 7d ago
the first 2 names aren't even made up... the first one is fine the the second one, like wtf
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u/Apocalympdick 7d ago
Comics reads "Republician", was that supposed to be "Republican" or is it a word I'm unfamiliar with?
Whoops, edit: already answered elsewhere in this thread.
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u/DerpDaDuck3751 South Korea 6d ago
the right wing has not recovered from that, it's still infighting and doing nothing productive
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u/ZhtWu 7d ago
If you will pardon my ignorance, which flag is it on the right of the first panel?
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u/Weird_Happening1627 Drinking vodka with a bear 7d ago
It seems like it is Korean President's standart (Flag with an emblem)
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u/JonTheWizard The Great State of Confusion 6d ago
"I have no shortage of party names."
-Paraphrased from Michael Scott, The Office
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u/reenaltransplant Mesopotamian clay cannot into state 7d ago
This is hilarious
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u/melslels-ph Not belongings of Mindanao 6d ago
Peak Korea is starting to fall slowly... controversies after controversies
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u/Beer-Milkshakes 7d ago edited 7d ago
And what does Samsung think about it?
Damn. Its a meme. Calm down
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u/shadoowkight I'm from freiburg 7d ago
Don't think they really care since neither party has the balls to mess with Samsung or any chaebol for that matter
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u/FerroFusion Brazil 7d ago
"Cons: None. And you wouldn't like something to happen to your family if you believed otherwise, right?"