SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science Song Jiyoung said that it is not uncommon for refugee groups from former communist countries to turn to the political right. She added that the defectors who have grown up in North Korea do not fully grasp concepts such as democracy and human rights. North Korean defector activists who support the idea of a government-designated history textbook accused South Korean demonstrators of using, in keeping with North Korea’s strategy of threatening South Korea, violent tactics and anti-state activities to overturn South Korea’s foundation.