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πŸ† Market Resolved to YES!
The market "Korean President Yoon Ousted in 2024?" is officially resolved to YES. Congrats to the top winner @south_korea_ln, raking in a massive 52,700 sats! πŸ’°βš‘
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What's unbelievable is that the majority of his party voted no on yesterday's impeachment vote (#808936). Luckily a few took their responsibility. What a stupid two weeks...
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What a stupid two weeks
Is that the general consensus or were people more concerned?
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I was at a conference in Texas last week with a few colleagues. Every one was ashamed every time they asked us about the situation in Korea. Of course we are not a representative sample, but knowing that more than 90% of people supported impeachment, yes, I'd say that's general consensus. Yesterday's protests gathered 2 million people with again the majority in favour of impeachment. The thing is that him and his wife have been hugely unpopular, even before martial law, with blatant corruption and profiteering from their position. A good example is how the ex-president supported construction of a highway to a city where his wife's family had real estate, hence increasing the estate's value.
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Oh i realise i misread your question. But no, people were not really concerned, just annoyed and ashamed. No one really thought he had the political power to do anything, as seen by his very short-lived martial law.
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What do you think his plan was? How was this all supposed to play out in his mind?
I grew up somewhere with very similarly blatant and petty corruption, so I know the feeling of being embarrassed by it.
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He's generally considered weak. He likely got convinced by people around him. I think he really believed he could get away with it and maybe save his wife from imprisonment. He got away with stupid stuff for a few years already. He still thinks he's a victim in all of this and shows no sign of self awareness. I don't believe he had a real political plan to help the country other than self interest. But people still can't understand what exactly went through his mind believing this had any chance at success.
Ok this is not a clear answer :)
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Golu 15 Dec
Crazy crazy week for South Korea and now for @south_korea_ln! Congratulations brother for both of your wins.
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121 sats \ 1 reply \ @LowK3y19 15 Dec
Damn that’s a cool thing to gamble on lol
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Yes its cool thing πŸ™‚ and best part is that it's not gambling, its making an informed decision and putting your money where your mouth is. Hope to see you at Predyx 😍
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Curious, i think most of my profits came from the liquidity bot. How does the bot decide which way to vote?
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At this point it acts as a market maker especially in situations like this where the votes are only on one side. So yes you won against the liquidity_bot or against the house :)
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