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https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1bmlc7i/exactly_10_years_ago_i_went_to_north_korea_you/kwgw2u6/

Imagine saying this shit when you've supposedly learned about the kind of genocide the Koreans suffered, the driver behind their autarky.

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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What do you suppose they'd make of ~1% of the DPRK population being in China at any given time?

Apparently forty two countries allow visa free entry or visa on arrival entry to dprk passport holders.

[–] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a well known North Korean restaurant in Cambodia

People out here legit thinking North Koreans can't move at all

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People out here legit think many North Koreans subsist off of tree bark and moss

It's insane

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

Both by running the country in a way that causes sanctions from the rest of the world

“Why are you punching yourself? WHY ARE YOU PUNCHING YOURSELF?”

[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago

Builds a giant barrier of razor wire and landmines and automated gun turrets

Damn, they don't have any freedom to travel. How awful must it be to live over there?

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

causes sanctions

Ah yes. Those sanctions just happen.

[–] homhom9000@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Well as they mentioned, the evil regime did things to make sanctions be put on them in the first place. What things exactly? Bad things

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Tide comes in, tide goes out. You can't explain that.

[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Bonus dunk: Was curious how many lived abroad before the ban and I stumbled on this Quora post:

I wonder why someone would react like that when you presume to talk to them like a racist uncle.

BTW it was 50,000 to 60,000 abroad before the ban was even discussed, then the US claimed it was more than 100,000 abroad when they made their case to sanction and ban Koreans at the UN in 2017. Now (like 4 days ago lol) Radio Free Asia is saying there are still 100,000. Make it make sense.

100,000 living abroad is more than what my country sends abroad.

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

I acted just like Clint Gunsman did in Gran Torino. Please respong!

[–] Feinsteins_Ghost@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

They hate us for our freedom

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

As a US citizen, I was "robbed of the possibility to travel" to the DPRK, and it wasn't the DPRK who did the robbing.

[–] Cigarette_comedian@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago

If North Koreans can't travel, how come they keep being kidnapped and held against their will by the South Korean government? Checkmate, liberals kubrick-stare

[–] chungusamonugs@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

In the US, you're free to travel domestically between your work and your home, and maybe burger King. And if you just happened to have multiple thousands of dollars and the time off from work necessary, you're free to travel internationally!

What's that about how 65% of Americans don't even have 1000 in savings??? Totally not relevant. Freedom.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Man if "running your country in a way that doesn't let its citizens take vacations" is a fatal sin what's that sua about a country where 60% of the population is living paycheck to paycheck without any travel or leisure expenses.

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