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Originally Posted by joerocker
When was your visit? That's all you have to answer.
Otherwise, like most here, you're parroting what someone else said. You have NO first hand experience and you're relying on what you've read or heard. So, in reality, you have a STRONG opinion about a place you've never been to or seen. Is that stereotyping? (sorry, wrong thread)
Using NK as my example for general ignorance was perfect. Thank you for proving the point. Never been there but know ALL about it?
I said we don't know anything about NK. But apparently, you do. Tell us again about your trip.
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Joe … I repeat with emphasis -- you have absolutely no idea, ie zero, of what you’re talking about regarding North Korea. You’re either being willfully provocative or astoundingly naïve, or are possibly high when you write. Those are the only explanations I can conjure up.
For the record here is what you said lest it be unclear:
“…I’ve seen pictures of NK, it's VERY clean. The people looked like they were having a good time, smiling, laughing. They seemed well fed. Contrary to what we are told about the place. One picture was a nighttime satellite shot showing how dark NK is at night. If you ask me, they're happier at home sleeping than the shift workers here up all night toiling away. Things are seldom what you're told they are. Lies are everywhere.”
Of course I have not travelled to North Korea. Who would even want to visit that hellhole? But, I do have many years past experience where I had the opportunity to work with experts on the country, and who are the most knowledgeable in government and industry on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Actually, it’s truly idiotic (no offense), and a waste of TOTV air time to even discuss whether North Korea is a Stalinist totalitarian regime. Trust me, it’s a fact …not an opinion, similar to me informing you the earth is round not flat. DPRK is a throwback in time with hundreds of thousands in forced labor camps, individuality non-existent and life is very, very cheap. I can cite volumes of open source information but I’ll leave that to others to look up if interested. I have no interest in persuading you, but I could simply not let such an egregiously naïve statement go unanswered or unchallenged on TOTV.
You also seem to be an anti-establishment guy, don’t trust authority, and skeptical of government in general, all of which is fine by the way. However, two questions for you now.
1. Given that Dear Leader Kim Jong Un was just reelected with 100% of the vote, and with a 100% voter turnout, does that strike you in any way as peculiar or generate any skepticism on your part? Do you think it might actually be ... a lie of sorts?
2. Do you think you would be happier living in North Korea? (your comments imply you might … so just asking)