I hear in North Korea, they have no words for love or ice cream, and they make everyone take turns pushing the trains with their feet while overseers hit them with riding crops and yell “yabba dabba doo”.

Truly the most monstrous country

What imperial propaganda does to a MF

I lived there for several months while doing research.

The usual line in response to that is “obviously everything you saw was faked!”. I could almost understand that line of reasoning if I were a famous diplomat, but I was a no-name grad student. I seriously doubt I was of such interest to the government that they spent that much effort faking multiple towns, villages, and the entire university I was based out of for months.

I did not see “dead bodies discarded on the side of the road”. Yes, the Kim family is very well regarded considering everything they have done for the people. There’s far more hero worship of other countries’ leaders. Look at how much the British love their monarchy, people were on their knees crying at the recent funeral. The US literally carved busts of their founders INTO A MOUNTAIN. DPRK has extensive mining operations, it is a major industry, but salt is not one of their major mined resources, so you are definitely making that one up.

That’s not to say that there aren’t difficulties to life there, but much like Cuba the vast majority of economic issues that plague the people are the direct result of US-led sanctions. If the US was less dedicated to starving anyone who dared to oppose them, things would look much different.

Please, we are hearing what North Korea is like from people who escaped it as though a prison.

Defectors famously lie. EIther you make patently absurd claims about the DPRK whenever called upon, or you get ostricized/blacklisted. There’s a reason some defectors realise their mistake and try to get back home. Do you honestly think that Kim personally executed musicians, or that people push trains to work every day (instead of…walking?).

Seriously, what is your motivation for posting this?

To comment on how paid propagandists have managed to deceive liberals like you into believing that North Korea is an absolute hellhole that lies about everything they say and does ridiculous things but the West totally doesn’t lie because they’re white fReE aNd DeMoCrAtIc!1!1!1!

You reammy should view at least the first few minutes of this documentary: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BkUMZS-ZegM&feature=youtu.be I also used to believe the same as you. But defectors don’t tell the truth unfortunately

we are hearing what North Korea is like from people who escaped it as though a prison.

Are those people paid for that testimony?

the propaganda there is so rampant you never even realize that your “dear leader” is fat until after you leave

Meanwhile in real life:

The Kims looking ripped AF 💪💪💪

What do people who escape western prisons have to say about their countries?