North Korea?
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- pablo280
3 hours ago in Pyongyang
- they have most of their leaders and a shitload of their military in one place, hmmmmmoldero
- It's great what they can do with MDF and spray paint nowadays.face_melter
- Im insanely curious as to how this type of government is run. Im not talking all the bad crazy shit or anti democratic opinion. I mean the day to day, the...sofakingback
- organizing of these parades, traditions of a dictatorship, etc again. not: the lets kill anyone that doesn't agree stuff. The functional part...sofakingback
- Theres a system and an art to this type of thing and I think its intriguing as a designer. Its so well crafted to suit the propaganda needs.sofakingback
- he shoulda wore something better and his hair looks sloppier than usual. also theres some empty floor space that coulda been filled with more troops. :/sofakingback
- I like how they skip when they walk, very brooklyn hipster.zarkonite
- sofakingback1
Would you go to North Korea?
- yupmoldero
- like as one of those heavily watched tourists right?moldero
- sure, I guess thats the only way right? It came up as an option recently. I went to Cuba a couple years back but i don't think this is the same.sofakingback
- < no fucking way. why? there are so many places to go on earth, i don't see what is appealing about extreme statist culture and vacationing in fearbliznutty
- if allowed to enter and exit the country legally, for sure. would not try to sneak across the DMZ.sarahfailin
- You're right Cuba is NOTHING the same. Cuba was really only a taboo to Americans anyway... rest of the world's been enjoying the country. Nothing like NK.ETM
- Weird I pictured NK to be pretty much exactly like Cuba. Nice beaches, good sandwiches, cigars.monospaced
- ummm... NK has nice beaches, good sandwiches and cigars. The finest as a matter of fact. You've really never heard of their "good sandwiches"????sofakingback
- dbloc0
Is North Korea itching for a war?
- I think we aremoldero
- ^ Trump is drooling at the chance to be a "winner", the War Machine is churningformed
- ^Why would you ignore NK actions and words and goes right after trump?Hayoth
- "NK might attack us soon" while Russia is attacking us, lol, don't be scur, want war? let's do it, "let's do the whole fucking village!"moldero
- https://www.youtube.…Hayoth
- pablo28-1
soon
- utopian1
North Korean Nuclear Threats Spotlight U.S. Missile Defense
If North Korea did launch a nuclear-armed missile at an American city, could the Pentagon stop it?
http://www.usnews.com/news/world…
The short answer...NO!
- if they sent a nuke over here, Their whole country would be annihilated within hours.dbloc
- ^ absolutely, along with a bunch of others, because we'd be fucking very pissed.drake-von-drake
- why would they do that in the first place?ApeRobot
- ...wait...ApeRobot
- omg-4
- cbass990
read this insanity:
- dbloc0
North Korea Has Sentenced US Student Otto Warmbier to 15 Years Hard Labor.
seriously. what the fuck.
- I honestly didn't know they even allowed tourists.dbloc
- arrested in January for trying to steal a propaganda sign from his hotel in Pyongyangimbecile
- Aye, it's ridiculous, but what was the stupid fool thinking? 'You're not in America, kiddo'detritus
- he should not have stolen the sign, but the punishment is ridiculousdbloc
- I think I just re-worded what you said.dbloc
- STOOOpid. Play with fire; you get burned. At least Kim Jong Un didn't sentence him to death by burning at the stakes.randommail
- I find this story funny.Al_dizzle
- stripped shirt and poke-o-dot tie, they should have hung the dude!!!!robotron3k
- Great. Now they have leverage to make some stupid deal.pango
- dipshit shouldn't have been taking things that was his. but the law is a bit too steep.omg
- dipshit shouldn't have been taking things that was NOT his. but the law is a bit too steep.
omgomg - dipshit shouldn't have been taking things that was his. but the law is a bit too steep.
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dipshit shouldn't have been taking things that was NOT his. but thedbloc - it doesn't take a genius to know that if your "lucky" enough to be able to even get into NPRK, when you do go in, you don't go do something stupid like thatshitmoldero
- I'm not saying North Korea is right, but that kid fucked up big time.moldero
- kgvs720
I really think that the biggest threat is their nuclear arsenal, not so much using it, but giving technology or weapons to very unfriendly people . . .
- pablo280
- poor well educated, upper-middle class dude, he should have known that you can't evoke white privilege in North Korea... doh!robotron3k
- woah, he just blamed the US gov. for his situation also...robotron3k
- he removed a sign?Hayoth
- jfletcher3
Been a long time since I commented on anything, but here it goes...
reanimate has it pretty correct, but I can expand a bit (I've read a ton about N. Korea, how it started, how it exists now, relations w/ S. Korea, etc)
When N. Korea first started it did quite well (50's through late 60's), outpacing S. Korea for growth. People left Japan to move there and people in China migrated there during Mao's time from famine. However as the country made pour economic and agricultural decisions, things declines and growth stopped. The fact is at once point, N. Korea was actually appearing [and was] more prosperous than it's neighbors. This is still appealing for history reasons for brainwashing.
Kim Il-Sung was installed by the Soviets when N. Korea first started, and was very controlling over the media there - as a communist country. During the Korean war, and after, it was presented as a victory - the Korean war was also presented as the South firing the first shot, which is incorrect, but Kim could present it that way given the control of the media. This type of control has existed ever since.
Higher ranking officials are treated much better than normal citizens, but still don't lead normal lives. That being said, Kim (Jong-un) controls the military, and can control the country from that. There is also an entire culture of paranoia. They encourage people to speak up if they hear someone talking bad about N. Korea - you turn someone in, maybe you get some special treatment - or at least you won't get caught for socializing with traitors. Therefore you can never be sure of who you can trust and who you can't. They also even control the money supply. I believe a few years ago they changed currency and no longer accepted old currency. Therefore people who were saving in their mattresses were screwed. All of these little details add up to really well done control.
As far as controlling the media, read Dear Leader - it talks about how N. Korea would put people in a position to read S. Korea news and then write news for N. Korea in the style of S. Korea in order to fool N. Koreans into thinking the South was writing about how prosperous they are. The entire thing is really complex and quite interesting to read - probably the best book I read last year.
Back to why someone doesn't invade and stop the humanitarian issues - yes, you would have a heavy amount of casualties in S. Korea and if even one nuke worked, that's all you need. Additionally the economic issues would be insane for China and S. Korea - look at Germany when the reunification happened. It was very difficult on the economy and culture - and this is a larger delta in both of those factors.
Lastly, China still backs N. Korea and would probably defend them unless there was a need to invade. If someone just walked in, I believe China would step in and defend. China still gets raw materials from N. Korea, and in case they have nukes, they don't want to be on the wrong end of some shit-fest.
There is a lot more to write, but I'm sure everyone is bored of reading... hope that helps give some context as to why countries like this exist and how they survive - but certainly not thrive.
- mg331
Some great photos by Eric Lafforgue, many of which contributed to him getting banned from the county.
- maquito0
"How is N. Korea ALLOWED to exist"???
Seriously, "ALLOWED"?
- i_monk0
It (and South Korea) are right on the +8:30 line, and half hour time zones aren't that rare. The only reason this is a story is because it makes North Korea look ridiculous to people who don't know anything about time zones.
- pablo281
North Korea to turn clocks back by 30 minutes to establish own time zone
http://www.theguardian.com/world…
- Ramanisky20
former prisoner