[Desk Column] Parasitic Ruling and Opposition Parties, Media, and Bankrupt Sovereignty

The 'Foreign Power Dependency Dichotomy' Fostered by the Media and Political Circles

Recently, the perspective of the domestic media and political circles toward the United States' military intervention and extradition crisis targeting the Maduro regime in Venezuela has been disturbingly biased.

The logic of disguising the physical intervention of external forces as 'justice' under the pretext of a country's internal turmoil has crossed a dangerous threshold.

This is not simply a distant nation's tragedy.

The mindset that takes for granted the involvement of foreign powers when a country cannot resolve its internal issues on its own is closely linked to the specter of colonialist historiography that justified the tragedy at the end of the Joseon Dynasty in Korean history.

Currently, the media landscape and both the ruling and opposition parties in South Korea have lost the dignity of a sovereign nation.

They are obsessed with blinding the public by advocating for pro-American, pro-Chinese, or pro-Japanese stances, or conversely, by inciting anti-American, anti-Chinese, or anti-Japanese sentiments.

Rather than weighing the core issues of 'sovereignty' and 'practical interests,' they assess the national interest from a subservient perspective, asking, "Which great power is more advantageous to align with?"

They not only fail to criticize missteps such as the THAAD incident-where the country moved in perfect unison at the direction of a foreign power-or the act of aggravating public conflict by taking the lead for a particular bloc without diplomatic benefits, but instead, they even encourage such actions as the 'global standard.'

This attitude instills a sense of defeatism among the people, suggesting, "We cannot defend ourselves, so we must depend on great powers," which ultimately leads to the effective bankruptcy of national sovereignty.

The issue is the same with North Korea.

It is clear that North Korea's provocations are a self-inflicted wound that escalates tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

However, the moment we indiscriminately invite foreign intervention in the name of resolving this, we become a nation that can never defend itself.

True wisdom lies in the two Koreas stopping their mutual hostility and seeking 'our own solutions' that leave no room for external interference.

The moment we rely on other countries, the national pride of self-reliant defense disappears, and we once again become nothing more than pawns on the chessboard of great powers.

The true nature of the so-called 'Donroe Doctrine' demonstrated by the Trump administration in Venezuela is clear.

Behind the lofty pretense of democracy lies the business-driven goal of plundering oil resources and maintaining hegemony.

The reason the United States wields its sword in Venezuela but acts cautiously toward North Korea is not due to different moral standards.

It is solely because of North Korea's substantial deterrent power.

Great powers never heal the pain of weaker nations on their behalf.

They intervene only when it serves their own interests, and such intervention almost always ends in the permanent division and subjugation of the affected country.

The argument that political turmoil justifies foreign intervention is no different from the logic that legitimized the interference that foreshadowed the Japanese colonial era.

The parasitic ruling and opposition parties and the media must stop their low-level political strife over which foreign power to align themselves with.

Even now, we must emphasize the need for painful self-strengthening and take the lead in establishing a 'national identity' that solves internal problems with our own strength.

Self-reliant national defense does not simply mean modernizing weapon systems.

True national defense and the only way to restore bankrupt sovereignty begin with national pride-an independent mindset and an appreciation for the value of sovereignty that remain unshaken by any external pressure.