This is a welcome suggestion. However, it fails to take into account the curse binding the sector which means this phrase must be used at least once a week, otherwise the world will combust. Equally, we recognise that much more needs to be done.

It remains to be seen if we’re as good at showing up to resist authoritarianism across the world as Koreans are! 9/9

Bolsonaro and Poland’s Law and Justice Party no longer hold power, and Yoon’s political future looks increasingly shaky. But authoritarian creep remains a global threat. And we know it’s tied to the rollback of women’s liberation. 8/9

In Brazil, we saw a similar dynamic: former president Bolsonaro sought to curb reproductive freedoms and undermine gender equality initiatives AS WELL AS weaken democratic institutions. 7/9

It’s no coincidence that rolling back women’s rights often aligns with authoritarian politics. In Poland, the Law and Justice party passed one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, while ALSO undermining judicial independence. I wrote about it for @huckmag.com: www.huckmag.com/article/the-... 6/9

@butchanarchy.bsky.social writes about “intimate authoritarianism” – quoting gendered abuse as a tool to enforce control interpersonally, rooted in the same drive that fuels authoritarian politics. It preserves the status quo, granting men benefits like money, time, labor, sex, and power. 5/9

So what does this have to do with the martial law debacle? Authoritarian impulses that seek to undermine democracy often go hand in hand with patriarchal movements resisting women’s liberation. The two are deeply connected. 5/9

(It's worth saying that women's movements in South Korea are strong and feminists show up. And from yesterday's events it's clear Koreans are also more than ready to show up to protest authoritarianism too.) 4/9

... 80% of who believe themselves to be the primary victims of gender discrimination in South Korea, according to a 2019 survey.

That's despite strong evidence of women’s inequality in South Korea: the widest gender wage gap in the OECD, and growing digital sexual abuse, as I explored recently. 3/9

Yoon’s power grab was preceded by his attempts to rollback women’s rights and his weaponisation of anti-feminist backlash.

Journalists and activists I spoke to from South Korea for @newlinesmag.bsky.social say this helped him build support among young men...

newlinesmag.com/reportage/th... 2/9

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