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Do you believe the news about North Korea?

 
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tfunk



Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:44 am    Post subject: Do you believe the news about North Korea? Reply with quote

What if it's not true? What if they are living in an Utopian society and want to tell us about our misguided ways but we are too deluded to ever believe them? What if North Korea's perspective on us is the mirror image of our perspective on them? We think that everything they hear from their government/media is propaganda...but how do we know that we aren't receiving the same?

Long live Gimchi!
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bassexpander



Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What if most of the people there desperately want out, but they know their whole family will be killed-off if they so much as discuss it with the wrong person?
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some waygug-in



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Last month I watched part of a documentary about life in Buk han.

It centered around one girl and her life while she was "training" to perform for Kim jong il.

I won't bore you with details, my post is more about the reactions of South Koreans to that program.


I watched it and was saddened and appalled at the way the North Koreans were being brainwashed and abused by their leader.

I commented on the program to my Co-teacher and she replied,

"Yes, isn't it wonderful"! *>*

I was beyond speech at that point.

Shocked
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catman



Joined: 18 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That would mean North Korean refugees are lying on mass.
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crescent



Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.vbs.tv/shows/north-korea/
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