In the nation’s upcoming presidential election, Lee Jae-Myung — dubbed “South Korea’s Bernie Sanders” by CNBC in December of last year — is a longshot. But listen to his bonafides! He dropped out of school as a teenager to help support his family by working at a watch-assembly factory, where he survived an accident that left his left arm permanently twisted. Later he became a human rights lawyer who defended political dissidents and labor activists.

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In 2010, he was elected the mayor of Seongnam, a city near Seoul with a population of a million people. According to Wikipedia, “Some of his notable achievements include Seongnam's social welfare program ... and banning of dogmeat.” As a candidate, he’s promised basic income for those over 65 and under 29, and has pledged to attack the chaebol network, Korea’s infamous hidebound conglomerates. [Heart eyes emoji] [Heart eyes emoji] [Heart eyes emoji]

One big problem: thanks in part to his off-the-cuff social media bluster, he’s also been “nicknamed “Korea’s Trump” by some of his supporters.” TO THE BACK OF THE LINE YOU GO, THE BERNIE SANDERS OF SOUTH KOREA.