Comments on: Welcome to North Korea

By: vvindred

vvindred — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:17:00 +0000

i agree

By: vvindred

vvindred — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:09:00 +0000

haha i’m in the same situation:) and i guess thats because the “eliberators” dont care so much about justice as they do about influence and control …in Romania they shot the bad comunist leader and put his right hand in place :))) and called it democracy ,actually it’s very sad :(

By: vvindred

vvindred — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:55:00 +0000

at the 16 30 min the refugee from Nk tells us in the interview he worked for the propaganda and was ordered to go 40 km outside the city and than the commentator says that he had to make an effort to fin the petrol with some help from his colegues…i mean the mean propaganda machine didnt had gasoline ??

By: vvindred

vvindred — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:26:00 +0000

no doubt that the gov of N K dose some terrible things , but i think the american one (and others) did a lot more(we all know about the multi-wars fought all over the world ) and did not even had the excuses that these pour people do ( i mean the lack of land ,electricity and trading)
so i guess if we compare the worst of each it might be a photo finish

By: Leslie E. Espaillat

Leslie E. Espaillat — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:12:00 +0000

“A lie cannot live.”~Martin L. King, Jr.

By: Ella Silver

Ella Silver — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:07:00 +0000

Also.. it is a very western idea that our system is best therefore we have to fight any country that doesn’t conform to our system. yes. The situation of north korea is horrible and no, it shouldn’t be like this. But there should be no one nation or continent or set of nations or continents that act as dictators over these countries either. To go in and force change is almost as bad as what the Kims have done. Even if the outcome is better.

We must keep giving north koreans as many options as possible whenever possible.

By: Ella Silver

Ella Silver — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +0000

You obviously haven’t seen the movie made by the north korean defect who interviewed both himself and other north korean defects. The video was produced in .. somewhere in asia.

By: Ella Silver

Ella Silver — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:53:00 +0000

English clearly isn’t his first language genius.

By: Ella Silver

Ella Silver — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:51:00 +0000

There are people doing something. Relief organizations in China and South Korea as well as defected north koreans are helping to move people out of the country. South Korea accepts northerners automatically. Lots of relief in the west are also risking their freedom to help people cross the border. non Kim media is being smuggled into the country which doesn’t seem like a big deal but in a country where nobody knows about how it is outside the country, that IS a VERY huge thing because it sparks the seeds of discontentment.

You can’t just do some big dramatic thing. They have a massive army and, it seems, a nuclear arsenal. You can’t just demand that they change how they do things because it will only result in war.

You could go to China and help the smugglers if you wish. I have a philosophy. It’s best not to condemn others for doing nothing if you aren’t doing anything.

By: melancholic

melancholic — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000

It’s was truly fascinated, this video is like movie from another planet, no doubt about it. Very sad. I lived in communist regime and I truly know what it is about. But do you know what is really sad? Once in the future if this regime will collapse, I do believe that nothing will happen to these communist leaders, they will quickly adapt to the new situation (they have money, friends somewhere…) The same happened after the World War II after Nazi Germany collapsed (many Good Arian Germans, members of party, simply moved to Brazil and another countries), the same happened in the East Europe when communism collapsed (after the 1989), communist ideologists are now successful capitalists managers, their rosy life goes on. Believe me! Really sad.

By: Gyorgos

Gyorgos — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000

All people have to feel guilty because nobody`s doing something to save the poor people of North Korea : Even God has to be ashamed about what is going on in lots places on Earth . Slaves are all around the planet but North Korea is on the first place .

By: Chris Kelley

Chris Kelley — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:35:00 +0000

So economic instability will lead to suppression of free speech and our entire way of life? Yes the U.S is in a recession, but considering international bodies currently working together to strengthen both the EU zone and United States consist of a number of different leaders who all depend on the strengthening of these two major foundations of the current international economy for their own countries to recover failure isn’t even an option. Hell Asian-Pacific growth is slowing in the last couple years as a result of the weakened economies, and sanctions against Chinese Government subsidies in major exports such as solar panels have made it even harder for them to exploit the weakened international economy. Your post just reeks of personal opinion and lack of informed ideas, and while this film premiered in the U.S it says in the f-ing blurb above the film that this is made by a Dutch Filmmaker and that it has won and International Emmy. Yea, lotta biases in International based awards right?

By: Farzin Firouzi

Farzin Firouzi — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:17:00 +0000

One of the reasons North Korea is doing bad is its lack of trade and partial refusal of foreign aid. Have you heard of the Juche philosophy? Juche is the main reason North Korea is in turmoil

By: Thebreaker Ofwalls

Thebreaker Ofwalls — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:12:00 +0000

For the ignorant, our media can be as good as any dictatorship for the misleading of the public’s insight. Having friends from around the globe, understand you’re blessed to be an American (I believe the same…) But take the time to understand both sides of international stories and come to your own conclusion. I have friends in/from China, Egypt, Germany, UK, Kenya, South Africa, Mexico, Laos, etc and you can ask any of them about the same story and I guarantee you they all tell you something along a pro or anti line depending on the countries it effect and makes appear bad… Make up your own mind by knowing the reality of your own country and those you may disagree with. Most importantly stay open minded… Really interested to see how they all respond to the passing of the “dictator”/”dear leader” Kim!

By: Julián René Silva

Julián René Silva — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:56:00 +0000

I love the amount of bias this has and how many Americans and others swallow it whole. Obviously Korea was in the toilet for nearly a decade after the head of the whole system had collapsed. After the official end of Communist Russia in 1991, all countries that once depended on trade with USSR experienced a huge economic setback. Same happened with Cuba and China.
What is shown in North Korea is what could potentially be the situation of the whole world if the U.S or the E.U economies collapse. Just look what have a few economic hiccups have done to the whole global economy dependant on the U.S. You people live in a fairy tale, too unhooked from the reality that could potentially blast you in the face and make you realise that misery is not as far away as you think it may be.