

Source: https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/NB12314611
“90-degree bow” of DPK during their gathering has attracted criticism that it is too authoritarian practice and looks like a gathering of gangsters with too much emphasis on hierarchy. Kim Min-Seok, newly elected National chair, explained it was not “90-degree” but “45-degree” bow to show respects.
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1. Summary
90 degree bow practice of DPK attracts media criticism of being performative & too emphasis on authority and hierarchy.
2. How is this related to the sub
(1) Overtone window: This incident shows that how conservative Korean political culture still is.
Wait that is the average gathering of the Democratic Party of America too
Another aspect of Korean political culture is criticizing everything.