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S Korea's impeached president fans communist fears and conspiracies

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President Yoon Suk Yeol accused the opposition of unifying with North Korea and turning South Korea into a communist country.

He has been accused of exploiting people's historic fears to justify his power grab.

Some are convinced their dynamic democracy is on the brink of being turned into a leftist dictatorship.

President Yoon 's anti-communist rhetoric tapped into simmering distrust of China .

To fear North Korea now means to be wary of China too.

Young people's fears have nothing to do with communism, says political scientist Cho Jin-man .

Polling expert Lee Sang-sin-sin : "It is going to have a lasting effect on Korean society".

VR Score

75

Informative language

74

Neutral language

29

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

49

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likely offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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Time-value

short-lived

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