Posted April. 18, 2002 08:56,
If we observe fighting of candidates from parties, as competition for major elections started, it is getting confused.
We can`t find out identification of party at all.
Dispute within the ruling party is like fighting between the ruling party and the opposition and the opposition also shares the same situation.
The background of such thing is based on the fact that the formation of party was done on the basis of regionalism and favors of Kim`s.
Therefore, the route factor has fainted and it has became a mixed party in which the left and the right stay together.
As a result, the dispute between each candidate is like the aspect of water and oil, which is quite opposite.
No matter which party wins in major elections, if parties continue like this, confusion of national affairs would be inevitable, I presume.
Then, it is right for parties to reform according to the route from now on.
However, there is one reason that it would not be easy.
There is insistence that political power should be divided in to progressivism and conservatism.
However, the problem is, even if there is progressionist or the left and they offend rival naming the right or conservative, but they deny when they are pointed out as the left.
It is not the right attitude to have for a political power in a democratized society, however they are in Korean illusion that evading pointing out main enemy or keeping quiet on human rights of North Korea and democratization is considered to be progressivism.
It muddies the choice of people in politics.
The origin which made them reluctant to reveal their face like this is current government and it has responsibility.
Time –serving management is remarkable feature of current government.
If we see closely, it is funny to keep quiet on policy for approaching North matter, but protesting by displaying only policy of social security.
I can`t understand what is wrong to admit as the left proudly.
By the way, the opposition who criticize them is also funny.
They don`t clarify even single matter regarding route despite urging them as the right.
They don`t ask the political responsibility that the one , who was distrusted politically, entered Cheong Wa Dae again and went to the North as special envoy.
Therefore mixed parties seem to continue till major elections and people would wander in fog.
Such situation gives obvious opportunity for Kim Dae Jung administration to re-capture the power.
The progressive power is good to use its power in the fog, which is called mixed staying.
The aim for it is two.
The one is maintain sunshine policy by securing life of the North regime which is in `severe` difficulty and the other is to overcome the matter of President`s sons.
If we think over on the premise of such aims, there is possibility for President himself to try reformation of politics by displaying nationality, as an excuse for relaxing regional conflict and to make new party that is centered on those who have personal faith, after cleaning the situation of mixed party.
I think President Kim Dae Jung is not the one who overlooks this difficult situation.
However, current situation is very serious.
Whenever we see foreign issues related to son of the highest leader, we used to consider as others matter, saying ¡° is this which underdeveloped country? ¡°.
However, such things are appearing in our society continuously.
I feel sad remembering the past face of President Kim who protested against insistence of Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kwanyu that western democracy is not suitable in orient.
It is pain of the people in this country which makes me feel miserably emotional.
Comparing President to the King and sons to princes is our reality.
I would like to ask where we are historically as we are the one who ridicules Kim Il-Sung dynasty of the North.
The history proceeds facing vicissitudes like this, however only hope is that people should be wise in the situation which can`t be predicted.
Current situation that we are facing is really `severe`.
Noh Jae Bong (Former Prime Minister)