Yoon’s impeachment verdict: Another circus passing through Seoul

Every take you hear this Friday will be a feckless rehash. Regardless of the outcome, the damage is already done.

As South Korea prepares for the Constitutional Court’s verdict on President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment this Friday, an avalanche of “special event” podcasts and live-streams are well underway. Every dick and his dog man and his dog person and their dog has their own extra special angle gleaned from the hundreds of other commentary pieces piling up across the planet.

We haven’t seen such a proliferation of expert commentary since Kim Jong-un disappeared from public view and was declared to be dead, undergoing heart surgery, and on vacation, with experts skilfully noting his weight, gout, love of cheese and cognac, and an acute myocardial infraction were to blame. The big tents are up, the elephants corralled, the lion poked, and the ringmaster’s moustache waxed. The Korea carnival is back!

Of course, the problem is… nearly every take you hear this Friday will be a feckless rehash of commentary drivel accumulated over the last four months.

Whether Yoon’s impeachment is upheld or dismis…