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North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by varajelle »

throw6746 wrote: post #7
jmnicolas wrote: post #2

I'm fascinated by North Korea. I think the author shouldn't be so smug about seeing through their propaganda. We have such a sophisticated propaganda in the west that it's much harder to see it. In comparison NK propaganda is refreshingly childish, funny I would say.

> In comparison NK propaganda is refreshingly childish, funny I would say. I think you're yourself falling for North Korea propaganda, the reality there is nothing childish: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-china-sex-slav...

I don't see the link between your article and propaganda. That seems unrelated.

Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by throw6746 »

varajelle wrote: post #11
throw6746 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> In comparison NK propaganda is refreshingly childish, funny I would say. I think you're yourself falling for North Korea propaganda, the reality there is nothing childish: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-china-sex-slav...

I don't see the link between your article and propaganda. That seems unrelated.

NK propaganda is to portray themselves as "childish and fun" for the outsiders, so they won't look in the abuse they do at home.

Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by causi »

wayoutthere wrote: post #9
simonbarker87 wrote: post #3

The NK situation will resolve in some way in the future and whatever the outcome our descendants will look back with sadness that we didn’t come to a solution sooner - it is so clearly hell on Earth.

Funny, many Europeans say the same about America. Not defending NK but the situation has persisted because nobody wants to deal with the flood of refugees a collapsed regime would create. I wouldn’t count on the situation resolving itself in our lifetimes.

Americans have trouble paying for healthcare. That is true and terrible. It is also not equivalent to having ten percent of your population starve to death in a famine or being executed for religious proselytizing.

Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by simonbarker87 »

wayoutthere wrote: post #9
simonbarker87 wrote: post #3

The NK situation will resolve in some way in the future and whatever the outcome our descendants will look back with sadness that we didn’t come to a solution sooner - it is so clearly hell on Earth.

Funny, many Europeans say the same about America. Not defending NK but the situation has persisted because nobody wants to deal with the flood of refugees a collapsed regime would create. I wouldn’t count on the situation resolving itself in our lifetimes.

I’m European and the US blows my mind a bit on somethings but to put it at the same level as NK is laughable.

Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by simonbarker87 »

hulitu wrote: post #4
simonbarker87 wrote: post #3

The NK situation will resolve in some way in the future and whatever the outcome our descendants will look back with sadness that we didn’t come to a solution sooner - it is so clearly hell on Earth.

Do you speak from experience ?

No but I’m not sure I need first hand experience on the topic to have that opinion.

There is enough smoke around NK that the fire is clearly pretty big.

Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by jpmoral »

The North Korean claim that the wall is only visible from their side reminds me of the Ha-ha:

>A ha-ha (French: hâ-hâ or saut de loup) is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond from the other side

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha-ha

Re: North Korea's Loch Ness Monster (2016)

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Post by simmerup »

wayoutthere wrote: post #9
simonbarker87 wrote: post #3

The NK situation will resolve in some way in the future and whatever the outcome our descendants will look back with sadness that we didn’t come to a solution sooner - it is so clearly hell on Earth.

Funny, many Europeans say the same about America. Not defending NK but the situation has persisted because nobody wants to deal with the flood of refugees a collapsed regime would create. I wouldn’t count on the situation resolving itself in our lifetimes.

I always find the need for HN to look at these countries ruled by literal dictators and say, 'but America is bad as well!' incredibly perplexing.
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