[Public Forum]
Are young men shifting to far right?
- Date: 23 Jul(Wed) 7:30pm
- Venue: [Seoul] Platform P, multi-purpose room 2F (5 min. walk from Exit 4 & 7 Hongik Univ. Stn.)
- Speaker: Lee Jae Hyuk (Workers' Solidarity Students Group activist, one of the 20/30s who protested Lee Jun-seok’s campaign rally near Korea Univ.)
※ English interpretation will be provided by a professional interpreter.(Bring your earphones to listen the interpretation.)
- Fee: 4,000 won (3,000 won for students & refugees)
After the Seoul Western District Court riot and the 21st presidential election, it has become almost common sense to claim that young men have become “more conservative” or even “far right.” Indeed, not a few of the court rioters were men in their 20/30s, and exit polls showed that 60-70% of 20/30s men voted for Kim Moon-soo or Lee Jun-seok.
But is the court riot or the rise of the far right really a problem of young men? Are 20/30s men who voted Lee Jun-seok or Kim Moon-soo actually far right? How should the left respond to the far right’s efforts to win over young men? We will explore the realities and what's behind the debate over whether young men are shifting to the far right.
▷ Hosted by: Workers' Solidarity local groups in western Seoul
▷ For inquiries: 010-8074-2793 / s-west@ws.or.kr