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Assault on democracy: Comparing South Korea's court riot and the US Capitol attack

Summary by The Korea Herald
As South Korea faces its own assault on democracy, the world watches to see if it can succeed where the US faltered after Jan. 6. Images from Seoul’s Western District Court on Jan. 19 immediately drew parallels with the infamous Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the US Capitol. Both events featured crowds of supporters -- fueled by conspiracy theories and loyalty to a disputed leader -- using violence to attack the core institutions of democracy. These i…
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