[This article is a follow-up to last week’s “South Korean Protesters Call for President’s Resignation”.]

South Korean President Lee Myeong-bak’s approval rating now stands at 16%.

The people want change. True, this president was sworn in only a little over a hundred days ago, but they want change again. Serves them right for not voting in the first place.

But the protests of 2008 aren’t the protests of yesterday. These protests are being maintained by the well-connected community of regular people that surf the Internet every day (also known as netizens). More on that later.

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Today is South Korean President Myeong-bak Lee’s 100th day in office, and to mark the occasion 20,000 citizens have descended on central Seoul. The gathering, however, is not a celebration. Far from it. The people have decided that 100 days is long enough, and they’re not about to wait four and two-thirds years for Mr. Lee to finish his term in office. The people have decided that it is time for Mr. Lee and his friends to leave Cheongwadae (official presidential residence or the Blue House).

The controversy started a little over a month ago after the South Korean populace figured out that they were quickly becoming one of America’s favorite beef customers. After all, many Korean dishes use the parts of the cow that Americans prefer not to eat, and the South Korean government happily signed a deal to import beef from cattle including those past the 30 month age limit that other countries, such as Mexico and Japan, have decided pose too great a risk of carrying Mad Cow Disease (BSE).

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