Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung: ”The nation is in crisis overall... let us carve out hope in the midst of despair” (South Korea)

On the 11th, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party's candidate for party chairman, said, "Creating hope even in despair and creating a path that does not exist is what politics does.
Candidate Lee said at the joint speech meeting of the Democratic Party of Korea's representative and supreme committee candidate in Daejeon and Sejong that afternoon, "The economy is in crisis, and the security is also in crisis.
"We are in crisis, diplomacy is in crisis, people's livelihood is in crisis, democracy is in crisis, and the region is in crisis even more," Lee said.
"Only when the economy grows economically will there be more opportunities, and only when there are more opportunities will the people have hope," he said. "In the not-too-distant future, most jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence robots.
Instead of improving the lives of Koreans, the enormous productivity will take away many people's jobs, and as income falls, consumption will decrease, which could lead to an economic crisis in which economic stagnation becomes commonplace.
"On the other hand, if the state and politics play their role, they should use their enormous productivity to guarantee the people a basic standard of living, not just a bare minimum standard of living, while supporting their income and consumption.
"By achieving a balance between production and consumption, we will achieve sustainable growth and pave the way for our people to live together as part of a happy community."
Candidate Lee said, "Our choice will ultimately be made by politics, and who is in charge of politics will determine our future.
The fate of our next generation will be decided. Who is the candidate for party leader who can lead the Democratic Party together and shoulder the heavy responsibility of this party?"
He also said, "At the last party conference, we decided to create a party that is a mass democratic party centered on party members and that can win.
"We have won a little bit. We need to keep winning," he added.