[Civil Diplomatic Letter No. 6]
Political Cartel and National Deception:
The Hijacking of South Korean Democracy
한국 민주주의를 납치한 정치 카르텔과 거국적 기만
- 2017 Impeachment: The Beginning of National Deception
In modern Korean history, the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye in 2017 appeared to follow constitutional procedures, yet behind the façade lay national deception and political manipulation.
The Constitution is meant to safeguard the freedom and rights of the people and prevent abuse of power. But when it is interpreted and exploited for political interests, the people deceived by it inevitably fall into deep confusion.
The impeachment was not merely a change of government; it was a turning point where the constitutional value of Korea began to be eroded by political rhetoric.
The political forces that emerged afterward, under the banner of “eradication of corruption,” divided the people and pursued hidden political interests rather than the essential values of the Constitution.
The voices that filled the squares at the time still raise the question: was it truly the realization of rule of law, or was it a carefully engineered “national deception”?
The declaration in Article 1 of the Constitution — “All power comes from the people” — is valid only when the will of the people stands upon uncorrupted truth.
Since then, under the guise of “defending the Constitution,” the people themselves have been led into undermining constitutional order.
It was in this flow that Yoon Seok-yeol rose to prominence.
- The Moon-Yoon Cartel: The Reality of Political Nomination
Many remember the March 9, 2022 presidential election as a victory of regime change. Yet beneath the surface lies a more complex and deceptive structure.
Yoon Seok-yeol, administratively nominated as the candidate of the conservative People Power Party, ironically grew politically through his role as the “sword of corruption eradication” under the Moon Jae-in regime.
Once in power, he shielded Moon from judicial accountability, provoked social turmoil through constitutional disorder, reckless martial law threats, and weakened national security by undermining military morale.
This trajectory demands attention to the concept of “de facto political nomination.”
Yoon’s rapid rise to Prosecutor General under Moon was not a natural progression but part of a leftist operation to dismantle conservatism.
His candidacy in the conservative party was less a genuine union of values than a strategic maneuver — a political cartel exploiting public thirst for change.
Thus, the people were forced to choose “a progressive legacy disguised as conservatism.” The nomination process, the core of representative democracy, was degraded into a tool of deception.
From the perspective of constitutional defense, such a cartel undermines the spirit of the Constitution. Power-sharing disguised as competition destroys the essence of constitutional governance.
The 2022 election exposed this structural problem: Yoon’s candidacy was procedurally administrative, but substantively a political nomination born within Moon’s power structure.
- “Yoon Again” and the Endless Loop of Social Confusion
Yoon has been impeached and faces ongoing trials.
Despite not being a constitutionally legitimate president, the bizarre slogan “Yoon Again” continues to circulate domestically and internationally, blinding the people with confusion.
This is not healthy reflection on the past nor a constructive vision for the future. It is nothing more than an illusion, artificially sustained to prevent the people from confronting constitutional values and the dysfunction of governance.
The political cartel of the left has maintained its grip by dividing the masses and instilling baseless expectations.
This “torture of false hope” infringes upon the sovereignty of the people and wastes the nation’s energy.
- Constitutional Defense: Awakening of the People
We must return to our Constitution.
Defending constitutional values means protecting the legitimacy and identity of the nation from forces that deceive and undermine liberal democratic order.
Beyond partisan logic, we must analyze the deceptive links that have bound Korean politics since the Moon regime.
The people should have seen through the “nomination” façade to the reality of political collusion. Instead, the People Power Party was dismantled by an outsider who claimed to represent it.
Thus, we must confront the political manipulations and cartel structures that followed Park’s impeachment.
The Moon-Yoon relationship reveals power transactions that deceived the people and violated constitutional spirit.
To awaken both domestic and international audiences to this reality is not mere political criticism, but an act of constitutional resistance — a defense of the people’s survival rights.
When power uses law to deceive and forms political cartels, it constitutes constitutional disorder, which under our criminal law amounts to treason.
We must restore the essence of the Constitution and rebuild a political structure where the people can make truly free choices.
- The Quality of the People Determines the Dignity of the Nation
The people are not merely subjects protected by the state; they are sovereigns who grant legitimacy to the state.
The state exists to guarantee freedom and rights, maintain order, and realize the common good.
When the quality of the people is high, power is checked, the Constitution lives, and institutions function properly.
When the people are indifferent or evade responsibility, the state risks becoming a tool of rulers.
Political deception and cartels signal a crumbling foundation. Restoring the nation’s level depends solely on the awakened strength of the sovereign people.
The moral awareness, civic responsibility, and respect for constitutional values among the people determine the dignity of Korea.
Yet today, under the reality of a lawless state, the people’s failure to recognize this truth reflects the degraded quality of our civic consciousness.
As President John F. Kennedy once said: “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
- Conclusion: Toward the Restoration of Genuine Constitutional Order
The pain of 2017 and the deceptive choice of 2022 have left us with bitter lessons.
Yoon’s election, a product of leftist manipulation and political cartel, shows how deeply our politics has sunk into deception.
We must awaken from illusions like “Yoon Again.”
The path forward lies in proper recognition of the Constitution and the exercise of sovereignty by the people.
Only by breaking free from the cartel of false conservatism and false progressivism can we rebuild politics where the spirit of the Constitution truly breathes.
This is the path of constitutional defense, the path of survival, and the way to leave behind a nation worthy of pride for future generations.
When the people awaken, deceptive politics will end, and true rule of law and justice will stand.
Today’s political landscape in Korea is not the product of competition but of collusion. This is a direct assault on popular sovereignty and a betrayal of the universal value of rule of law.
What appeared as constitutional procedures were in fact legal façades concealing the destruction of democratic order.
When political cartels stage “planned choices” for the people, they violate fundamental human rights of genuine political participation.
Voters did not choose leaders; they were led into a trap of political continuity disguised as change.
We must alert the international community to this deceptive reality, so that universal human rights and rule of law are not undermined by the manipulations of political cartels.
May 8, 2026
Constitution Guardians of Korea (CGA)
Representative: Park Sang-gu
Institute for National Strength
Director: Kim Dae-heung
And all patriotic citizens of the Republic of Korea
