Screenshot of Asia Times article titled "Don't mistake Seoul's 'gold crown' for Trump as surrender" by Jiwon Yoon and Jihyun Lee, dated December 17, 2025. Image shows South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Donald Trump shaking hands next to a golden crown in a display case.
I was pissed watching U.S. progressives mock #SouthKorea's #goldcrown to #Trump as feudal submission.
The condescension. The complete misreading of 1000 years of survival strategy.
So I wrote about what they missed—and Asia Times just published it.
The crown wasn't surrender. It was genius.