James Endicott
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Another major factor in what ended South Korea's coup so quickly was citizens immediately stepping up to resist.
The Martial Law declaration's primary target was the national assembly. It was rapidly surrounded by the military who were supposed to prevent voting by making quorum impossible. But, between reporters using camera flashes to delay and disorient soldiers; civilians drawing aggro by physically attacking soldiers; and forming human pyramids to sneak lawmakers in past barricades they were able to get enough people in to vote to end the martial law declaration.
The videos of everyday people of all ages doing what they can, risking their lives, to save democracy belong in textbooks. State media may be trying to censor it but that gaggle of reporters making a flash bang out of their camera equipment needs to be part of the lesson from tonight.
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"that gaggle of reporters making a flash bang out of their camera equipment" holy shit d'you have a video of that? It sounds fucking awesome!
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piku 
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@o76923 this one requests context as it has no idea what just happened there.
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James Endicott
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The South Korean president declared Martial Law with the intent of rounding up the opposition party in the National Assembly. He accused them of being sympathizers to North Korea and undermining the country to help them. It was completely baseless, he was actually just mad they refused to pass his budget.
The coup was thwarted when the National Assembly voted to nullify the martial law declaration a few hours later.
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