Korea
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korea vs the american occupation zone
sources
on the dprk
- right to housing and retirement, multi-party peoples democracy: constitution of the dprk
- power checks and balances: infographic: why the us is a dictatorship and the dprk isnt.
- welfare economy: prolewiki article about the dprk, section on economy (that whole article is generally really great and debunks a lot of western propaganda)
- democratic since inception: kim byong sik. "modern korea: the socialist north, revolutionary perspectives in the south, and unification." 1970.
on the rok
- poverty, slums: prolewiki-article on the term "hell josoen"
- political prisoners: western source confirming the existence of the national security law, stephen gowans (2018). patriots, traitors and empires: the story of koreas struggle for freedom: 'the political partition of korea' (pp. 115–116) , and the prolewiki-article on the rok, sections "national security law" and "unconverted long-term prisoners"
- widespread corruption: a lot of reporting can be found on this topic, even in western media. lets just take the government-sanctioned prostitution and sex trafficking as an example, though there is other equally horrific stuff, including the usage of disabled people as agricultural slaves.
- worlds second highest suicide rate: katrin park (2021-10-5). "south korea is no country for young people" doreign policy.
- tyrannical history: prolewiki-article on the rok, section "history" warning: very bleak read
debunking of anticipated liberal comments
> norf korea no food
malnutrition was in fact a thing during the 1990s, though the portrayals of this time period, the so called "arduous march" in westen media are usually exaggerated. mostly omitted by american-allied media is the fact that those difficulties were caused by the inhumane and terrorist western sanctions and embargo against the dprk, as well as the cia-backed illegal and undemocratic dissolution of the ussr. nowadays problems regarding food security have pretty much seized to exist in the country.
> hermit kingdom
first of all, the term itself is nothing but racist, orientalist nonsense, but whatever... the dprk is in no way a kingdom, its democratic model of governance, while obviously imperfect and worthy of (constructive) criticism, is explained in the constitution and infographic linked above.
furthermore, the county is neither "reclusive", nor internationally isolated. the dprk enjoys very friendly relations with fellow aes china, cuba, laos and vietnam, as well as anti-imperialist nations like iran, russia and palestine. the reason you dont hear much from inside the country is due to western press not wanting to report the truth.
> no lights, no electricity
the famous "no lights"-photo is a photoshopped fake initially circulated by a southern far-right tabloid. here is an actual image of east asia, including the korean peninsula:
> haircut police
unlike south korea, the dprk never had such policies. here is a very entertaining video debunking that myth.
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6 killed and 3 critically injured when car crashes into pedestrians in city hall, Seoul.
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Stealing another KakaoTalk user’s chat messages with a simple 1-click exploit.
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Happened while he was campaigning for re-election
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Rant: What's up with on-street parking?!
Why is it allowed? It seems dangerous for drivers and pedestrians
Are there plans to phase it out?
Japan outlaws on-street parking under the logic that it's using public space to house private property.
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This is the closest I ever came to the North Korean border. It is not the normal tourist tour to the DMZ, I might do that some day too, instead I'm looking over the water towards North Korea, behind a military checkpoint.
cross-posted from: https://jemmy.jeena.net/post/3927
> This is the closest I ever came to the North Korean border. It is not the normal tourist tour to the DMZ, I might do that some day too, instead I'm looking over the water towards North Korea, behind a military checkpoint.
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North Koreans tell BBC they are stuck and waiting to die - BBC News
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Three North Koreans want to tell the world about the situation in the country.
They expose, for the first time, the disaster unfolding there since the government sealed the borders more than three years ago starvation, brutal crackdowns and no chance to escape.
Under the tyrannical rule of Kim Jong Un, North Koreans are forbidden from making contact with the outside world.
A spokesperson for the North Korean government has disputed the claims, which they said were “not entirely factual”.
#NorthKorea #Pyongyang #BBCNews
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First Five Guys in South Korea to open in Gangnam
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The first Five Guys restaurant in South Korea will open in Gangnam on June 26th.
- defendkorea.com DPRK’s Policy on Protection of Persons with Disabilities
Disabled persons in the DPRK are put on equal footing with all others by the state and the work for protecting their interests has been ongoing for decades.
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/402510
> "The DPRK puts persons with disabilities on an equal footing with other abled people of society and provides them with genuine rights as the masters of the State and society. > > The work of protecting them started since long ago in the DPRK." > > I love this nation and its people. If anyone accuses the DPRK of being a "eugenicist" or "fascist" state all while trampling underfoot the disabled of their own nations, they can catch these disabled ass hands. 👊
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Do you sea Turkey as your brother country ?
Hello Koreans,I am really curious about your opinion and what is your general view of American negative or positive ?
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Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang in Seoul (서울의 평양 시민들)
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Someone made an documentary about North Korean Defectors.
A short independent documentary on the world of defectors and South Korean Intelligence (National Intelligence Service, formerly known as the KCIA). The film was made by PSL member David Yun during the month he spent in South Korea in the summer of 2018.
What are your thoughts on this?
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