Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade the Leader, Episode 338

After Junghwan’s cold explanation was over, the atmosphere in the classroom began to change little by little.

More than half of the students, who had a stern attitude and full of dissatisfaction until just a moment ago, began to tilt their heads little by little.

As their major was their major and the school they attended was a school, they were never outsiders to real politics.

No, rather, many of the students had relatives such as the mother of a congressman, the father of a minister, or even the head of a country.

Since childhood, I have seen people around me smile, give speeches, and shake hands with each other in order to finance elections and create political allies. They knew it well too.

Besides, this is not America, the home of modern plutocracy.

Many of the students who are sitting in this classroom right now have already snooped on campaign finance groups to advance to Washington after graduation, or have made lifelong goals to change the political reality of America, where money determines who wins.

And Samantha Gillibrand, who jumped up from her seat and protested against Jung-hwan, was one of those students, but that didn’t mean she had already convinced Jeong-hwan.

“Okay, I’m happy to confirm that you aren’t ignorant and horrible people like Trump supporters.”

“Thank you.”

“But still, I still don’t understand what your professor says that American voters are starting to prioritize political correctness when choosing a president. It’s only been four years since the regime passed to the Democrats, and former President Condoleezza Rice is a Republican… … .”

Before Samantha’s protest was over, Jeonghwan shook his head again.

“Miss Samantha did what I wanted to say. I’m sorry, but it’s been a while since the political correctness agenda is no longer the monopoly of the Democrats. Right away, from the former President Condoleezza Rice, he was tough externally throughout his tenure, but domestically, he was not very different from the Democratic Party in accordance with his racial and identity. His predecessor McCain was also a relatively liberal figure within the Republican Party… … Do you think I’m wrong?”

“Well, it’s not… … .”

Samantha bit her lip slightly as if she had no choice but to admit to Jeonghwan’s reaction.

In fact, President Condoleezza Rice, befitting her title of being the first black woman president in history, was nationally progressive throughout her tenure.

During his tenure, he responded sternly to police brutality against African Americans, and at times acted favorably to the voices of homosexuals the Republicans had been trying to ignore, ignoring the Christian right in the party.

Well, while he was trying to be re-elected, he mainly put that out there, but he was defeated by the current president, Warren, who was a bit more than himself.

“In other words, the value of political correctness has dominated Washington for 15 years, regardless of party. There has been a change of government from Rice to Warren, Republican to Democrat, but it’s not the clock going backwards, it’s the speed of the second hand accelerating. If Donald Trump is elected this time, that’s the opposite. The time has come for American voters to get bored.”

“… … .”

Samantha tried to say something more in anger, but this time someone else interrupted the question.

It was Brian who suddenly seemed to be brought back to life when Junghwan remarked that Trump could be elected, after having been on the grass for a while.

“Professor over there, your prediction that Trump will be president… … There still seems to be some unreasonable points. Oh, of course I don’t mean that I want Trump to be elected… … So it means that there are a lot of practical difficulties aside from my personal inclination.”

“Is that so, Brian-kun? Why?”

“that is… … Don’t all the polls already tell you? Trump is far short of the electoral college votes he must get to become president, or more precisely, the support of state voters who will delegate their support to that electoral college. Hispanics, blacks, women, people with disabilities, all these classes and racial groups have been turned against us, and there is no candidate in American history who has won.”

At Brian’s words, most of the students in the classroom nodded in unison.

Because his words were ‘common sense’ that was used in all US presidential elections since the 21st century, to the extent that anyone who hears it, not just a student here, but anyone who knows even a little about American politics will agree.

But Junghwan still shook his head.

“You are right. But it still overlooks the fact that Trump is actively courting an overwhelming majority to make up for the loss of votes lost to all those minorities.”

“… … ??? Where is that majority group? I am… … .”

“America’s blue-collar workers and small business owners, precisely all who want to lift all restrictions and lockdowns and focus on economic recovery. Even if you don’t even open the Wall Street Journal, don’t you know that the world economy is now in a recession as much as it was during the financial crisis, perhaps even more?”

In fact, as Jung-hwan said, the world is now in a semi-temporary state due to the virus pandemic, and the movement of all materials and manpower has stopped, and of course the economy is not going to work properly.

In addition, this pandemic-economic crisis is even more severe for the poor, so highly educated workers in high-tech industries like IT companies who can work from home maintained their jobs despite the upheaval, but manual workers or simple service workers who have to go to the industrial site directly can’t communicate with their doctors. I had to face unrelated forced leave and layoffs,

There were many experts who analyzed that the economic crisis of the poor, especially minorities, was the background of the George Floyd protests.

And Trump had already caught up with the virus, and now he was in a position to put aside quarantine and focus on normalizing the economy, which was an appealing story for people who need to work right away to make a living. It was a situation that was criticized.

In fact, this opinion was criticized by Andrew as well as Samantha, who once again had a strong commitment to Jung-hwan.

“That doesn’t really make sense, Professor. Right now, except for Fox News, almost all the media are sending out every day that if you follow Trump’s advice, America could be ruined… … Moreover, it is true that it is President Warren’s fault that he took the economic damage and made a bold decision to calm the spread of the virus at this point.”

“That’s the view of doctors and health care professionals. Regrettably, from the standpoint of the outsiders who now make up the vast majority of voters, President Warren is not the hero who saved this country from the coronavirus, but an opportunist, a devil and an opportunist who kills their jobs for re-election on the pretext of a trivial virus. Anyway, since we’ve been talking about compulsory medical insurance before that, it’s going to look like that even more.”

“However… … However, experts come out to the media every day and explain how great it is and how many thousands of confirmed cases are coming out a day because Brazil and Russia have failed to quarantine now, but still… … .”

“Coming out, do you guys know where the two most under-trusted, public enemy groups in America right now in 2020 are? The first is a doctor, and the second is a progressive media including CNN. Both are images of greedy scammers. But I’m skeptical of how many voters will believe that ‘doctor’ on ‘CNN’.”

“still… … What about Trump’s other promises? The Mexican Wall, it’s not a science fiction movie, and who among the voters would believe that common sense would actually put it into practice… … .”

“everyone. The last thing I say… … .”

To the students who tried to deny that such a thing could not happen no matter what, Jung-hwan spoke with a firm voice for the first time since the beginning of the semester.

For a brief moment, he is now back to his days when he was not a chair professor at Georgetown University, but general secretary and supreme leader of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

“… … Don’t be overconfident in the system of democracy. As long as there can’t be an impeccable dictator, it’s not the best political system, it’s the lesser evil.”

“Oh my God, Professor! Anyway, I don’t think I’m trying to defend fascism right now… … .”

“No, I am saying that Americans today are not in a position to exercise the advantages of democracy. Democracy is the last bastion of democracy, after all, an organization of well-educated citizens, where the majority of Americans today are marginalized from adequate education, so divided and even terrified by race, gender, income, sexual orientation, etc. . Isn’t this the perfect situation for a cheap demagogue like Trump to exploit the inherent weaknesses of democracy?”

“… … no! I think that Professor Kim made that conclusion a while ago… … .”

Samantha, who had almost said ‘because he was a dictator’, realized that he had made a mistake and shut his mouth quickly.

No matter how excited he was, he never had anything to say to his professor.

However, Jung Hwan-eun and all the other students seemed to have noticed earlier, even if they didn’t listen to what Samantha was trying to say.

“… … .”

For a moment, a death-like silence fell throughout the classroom.

It must have been about 10 seconds or so, but it was Jeonghwan’s light voice that broke the awkward silence first, as if it was nothing special this time.

“Okay, Miss Samantha, no matter how much you think about it, it seems that she cannot comprehend my prediction and the basis for it. Anyway, in November, it will automatically be revealed who was wrong and who was right… … If we just wait, we’ll be bored, so why don’t we all make a bet?”

“… … A bet, Professor?”

A warm breeze blew in the classroom, which had been frozen at the word bet.

I bet, maybe… … There’s only one thing to bet on in this situation, but no matter how hard it may be, I’m not sure if the answer is this obvious… … .

“Yeah, bet! In a gloomy time like these days, there should be something like this. If my prediction is wrong, that is, if Trump loses this election and President Warren wins re-election, my lectures won’t give me any assignments until the end of this semester. But if you’re wrong… … .”

When Jeonghwan broke his luck like this and left out the backstory, Samantha declared in a confident tone with her eyes shining as if she had been waiting.

“If Donald Trump becomes president, in this lecture, Professor Kim may give all of us here an F. I can’t predict even the obvious answer from anyone looking at it, and it’s like I’ve been learning in vain all this semester, so there’s nothing I can do about it. Everyone agree?

“Then, of course not!”

“We are all in favor, Samantha!”

As the bets were sure to win no matter who they were, and a shocking reward was received, cheers, whistles, and applause were heard from all over the classroom, agreeing with Samantha’s opinion.

The classroom, which had been bloody until just a moment ago, suddenly became as lively as a pub after work, when beer had returned.

After confirming that none of the students had in mind the ‘one-for-one possibility’ as much as a fingernail, Jung-hwan accepted Samantha’s proposal, pretending not to win.

“Hmm, if you’re that sure… … All right, take it.”

“Hell Yeah~! Professor Kim is the best!”

“Boo Whoo!! Will there be no swelling later?”

“Haha, is that possible? Anyway, I’m looking forward to the next two months. Oh, today’s class ends here. Don’t forget to wear a mask, everyone, and let’s see you next time in good health. Then stop!”

When the end of the class was declared, the students got up all at once and left the classroom smiling at each other with excited faces.

Without having to wait until two months, it was clear that their hearts were already swelled by their victory, and this semester, when homework was reduced a lot.

And among them, Junghwan smiled contentedly as he watched the students, such as Samantha, who threw provocative glances at him, filled with the conviction that ‘If you wait two months, I can flatten that professor’s nose!’

That’s why it’s not okay for kids with only hot heads.

‘Ttttttt, like stupid and pitiful undergraduates. Yes, they were the first to suggest, so what should I do? Especially over there, Samantha, in two months, he will become a real traitor among his classmates, so I’ll have to go there and mercifully throw a life tube and use him as an assistant.’

In this way, the situation in which Professor Kim Jeong-hwan’s notoriety was widely publicized by word of mouth as the ‘September catastrophe of the Faculty of Diplomacy’ opened to all Georgetown University students.

Elated at the thought of spending this semester at a leisurely pace, those young undergraduates soon realize that the real world off campus is like a battlefield where all kinds of hardships, conspiracies and traps (such as graduate students) that are difficult to overcome with a college diploma are wriggling. will be

When the students, including Samantha, who challenged him fearlessly today, were in tears two months later, thinking of worshiping themselves as ‘Our dear best professor and a Washington saving man who was born with the Potomac River spirit,’ the professor leaves the classroom. A sinister smile was drawn on Jeonghwan’s lips.

On the day the conspiracy that led the 30-year-old political figure into the death trap of ignorant newbies began, whether or not they knew the truth, the autumn sky in Washington was very clear today.

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