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ramdasani t1_ir08bl6 wrote

Reply to comment by dietchaos in North Korea launches missile 'believed' to fly over Japan by electromagneticpost

Supposedly he's been to Disneyland too. But yeah, he spent his formative years in the west, he's not like some civilian or something.

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Friedumb t1_ir2yvzp wrote

His dad loved smoking cigars, drinking brandy, and watching John Wayne... Rules for me and not thee were and still are key. I pity those under such draconian leadership and fear the spread of it.

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ramdasani t1_ir34eoe wrote

I often call people on it when they make light of the DPRK, but yeah, try to imagine what it must be like growing up in a place where anyone who wants you to disappear can just say you told them you hated the glorious leader, where people work like slaves and starve while the food they've grown is taken from them. A place where getting caught with a contraband K-pop song can mean death. Pity and empathy are all you can really feel for people who know what "Sak vid pa kanpe" means IRL.

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Friedumb t1_ir35ius wrote

It's wild that we have the internet and multiple means to alleviate these issues and yet places like North Korea still exist... It is horrible that countries are still being used as the stalwart for another nation that cares so little about them. Ukraine and Russia as well as America and Afghanistan come to mind...

Tldr: I guess they need their yachts to survive?

https://youtu.be/zCJYl9Irayk

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