Kim Jong-min: "Nosamo was a group where discussions were possible, unlike Gaeddal"

The Democratic Party of Korea is struggling with the issue of the hardline fandom 'Gaeddal,' and Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jong-min raised his voice, saying that the 'original fandom,' Nosamo (Association of People Who Love Roh Moo-hyun), was different from Gaeddal.

On the evening of the 24th, Kim said on CBS's 'Park Jae-hong's One-on-One Match,' "(Nosamo was) a group where different opinions coexisted and discussions were possible."

Kim Jong-min, Member of the Democratic Party of Korea./Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

Gaeddal is an abbreviation of 'Gaehyeok-ui Ddal' (Daughter of Reform), and they send abusive messages to non-liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and collectively attack those who express opinions different from the mainstream, leading to calls within the Democratic Party to sever ties with them.

Kim found the difference between Nosamo and Gaeddal in the 'philosophy of the leader.' He said, "All political leaders actually have weak philosophies, so after former Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, we are now in a process of reaffirming how important leaders truly are." He added, "Therefore, politicians need to make more efforts, reflecting on former President Roh."

Kim raised his voice, saying a strong message toward Gaeddal is necessary. He said, "For example, people say, 'The verbal violence by hardline party members is a problem. But they do it for the party. They love the party somehow.' I think that should not be the case," and pointed out, "Regardless of affection and intention, violence is unacceptable."

Regarding the voices defending lawmaker Kim Nam-guk, who left the Democratic Party amid multi-billion won cryptocurrency allegations, Kim said, "It is okay to encourage the lawmaker personally. But defending this behavior drags the party into the swamp," adding, "From the public's perspective, the lawmaker did not perform legislative activities but engaged in short-term trading, conducting thousands or hundreds of cryptocurrency transactions over several years. Do you have anything to say about this question? No. You should just apologize and end it. If you keep making excuses, it becomes not only Kim's problem but the Democratic Party's problem."