“South Korea isn’t going to join a plan that would turn it into a brutal dictatorship.”
I think you need to get an education on the political background of Moon, and many in his administration, which includes memberships which they are unapologetic about, in political organizations said to be “favorable” to North Korea. Some known to be directly influenced by the North in their political agendas. Some are just naive and see in the Northern leaders a kind of “pride in the fatherland” (in a Korean history context) that they see missing in the leaders favored by the west in South Korea. Some are openly Communist.
There are Conservatives in South Korea that believe the “scandal” against the prior president of South Korea was a manipulated event and that Moon, and “grass roots” organizations (Leftist labor unions included) had millions of dollars in “foreign” support for his election. Of course like in the U.S. it never hurts to run as a Leftist as most of the media will happily link arms with you.
That is just a hit of Trump’s “partner” in South Korea right now.
Wuli, South Korea is a Capitalist society. It’s an elected government that answers to it’s people. Are there Leftists there that would love to turn the whole of Korea into another Leftist nirvana, perhaps so. I do not think the South Koreans want to adopt a totalitarian model. They may sucker for the nincompoop like Moon, but when push comes to shove, I don’t think they’re going to sit still and watch their freedoms destroyed. I don’t think the people of the North would be happy about that either, after putting up with Kim and his dad after so many decades.