Having large numbers of people starve to death seems like a pretty damning indictment of a system. But I dunno, maybe I’m overly attached to food?

  • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world
    21·
    9 months ago

    They don’t have access to western media… You think a country should allow in straight up propaganda from countries that want to destroy them? Does that make any sense?

    Yes, it’s called freedom, and no one is trying to destroy them.

    And most of those “democracy” lists are absolutely bullshit! The US is always at the top, and it’s one of the least democratic countries in the world.

    It’s amazing how everything that doesn’t agree with you is bullshit or CIA propaganda. I have never seen the US at the top of any of those lists. The two I quickly pulled up had the US at 29th and 36th. Congratulations on consistently being wrong and spewing un-informed nonsense.

    And why are you being so defensive about the idea North Korea might not be the devil or hell on earth?

    I never said either of those. In fact, what I said was that they have democratic republic in their name but that they are objectively authoritarian. You’re making statements that are false and incredibly dishonest. The DPRK is not a democracy, it is an incredibly repressive authoritarian state. Why are you so intent on giving cover to authoritarian despots?

    • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14·
      9 months ago

      Ok what evidence do you have the DPRK is not a democracy and it’s more authoritarian than any other state on Earth?

      You keep just repeating propaganda talking points, whether you’re aware or not. Give me actual evidence to your beliefs.

      No, “most democratic country” lists don’t count…

      • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world
        21·
        9 months ago

        Ok what evidence do you have the DPRK is not a democracy and it’s more authoritarian than any other state on Earth?

        Literally everything ever written on the subject. Bad troll!

        • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
          12·
          9 months ago

          Lmao I’m a troll because I don’t agree with you? You don’t even believe what you believe based on evidence. Just articles, just wild stories of people being mandated to cry, having to push trains, eating rats etc. Things any normal person would see and think “wait a minute, that’s insane, no way that’s real!”. But you people in the imperial core seem to be allergic to skepticism, when it comes to the mouthpieces of the empire at least.

          Just to get you started, here’s a comedy video lol: https://youtu.be/2BO83Ig-E8E?si=SaTq3UXwApKiJecU

          If that makes you go “huh ok that’s not what I thought”, I can also give you some texts to read.

          But all in all, the DPRK is a normal country. With normal people. And really a relatively normal government. It had peculiarities, but those are explained by history more than anything. It’s not 1984, it’s not a hellhole. It’s just a country.

          Also it says a lot about you when all I’ve said so far was that, that the DPRK is just a normal country, and you call me troll for it…

          • bostonbananarama@lemmy.world
            21·
            9 months ago

            Troll, propagandist for authoritarians… whichever.

            You’re right though, I should believe you over ever other country and international organization on the planet. The guy who threatens nuclear annihilation and randomly fires missiles off to be provocative is just a friendly small-town mayor type. Just a case of bad PR.

            If by normal country you mean authoritarian dictatorship with little to no freedoms, then sure “normal”. Glad we put all that misinformation to rest.