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Marrah_G

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29. And they don't just arrest the person who they claim committed the crime

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Mon Nov 11, 2013, 01:14 PM

Nov 2013

They round up generations of the persons family.

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North Korea 'executes 80 people for watching foreign films' [View all] hue Nov 2013 OP

If this be true; I believe the names of the souls should be immortalized as Freedom Fighters laserhaas Nov 2013 #1

Isn't Kim dig dong or whatever.. Historic NY Nov 2013 #2

You never heard about Kim Jong-Il's gargantuan VHS-collection? DetlefK Nov 2013 #3

Stalin was a big fan of Hollywood movies. NealK Nov 2013 #14

Saddam Hussein was a fan of the Godfather series and Sopranos. Thought those were Amercian values. freshwest Nov 2013 #61

Really? That explains a lot... nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #121

It was part of the news stories as people were going to Iraq to hopefully stop war, showing how nice freshwest Nov 2013 #122

Ironically, one of his alltime favorites was supposedly "The Grapes of Wrath" Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #74

It's good to be king. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #7

That is what I thought. applegrove Nov 2013 #57

You should take stories from unsourced SK papers with a grain of salt. /nt Ash_F Nov 2013 #84

Mmm hmm. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #4

I know right! snooper2 Nov 2013 #6

"Citing a “single unidentified” individual as the source of the story" ronnie624 Nov 2013 #8

Yeh. It's a shame when we have to be skeptical of many news stories because there is so much Zorra Nov 2013 #11

A highly charged issue, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #15

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It's my understanding that... EX500rider Nov 2013 #62

You don't believe it? Marrah_G Nov 2013 #13

Not without corroboration from other sources. n/t ronnie624 Nov 2013 #16

There are lots of documentaries on the conditions in NK Marrah_G Nov 2013 #17

Lots of "documentaries" with similar "sources", no doubt. n/t ronnie624 Nov 2013 #18

Okay, I can see this will go nowhere Marrah_G Nov 2013 #19

I dare say, one of the few NK apologists, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #26

Leaves me shaking my head Marrah_G Nov 2013 #28

Life in N. Korea is, no doubt, oppressive and stultifying, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #32

So the U.S. is to blame for NK not having an open, democratic system? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #33

Yes. n/t ronnie624 Nov 2013 #35

How did you come to such an odd conclusion? nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #36

Just another apologist for NK, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #42

Kind of rings a Bell doesn't it. grantcart Nov 2013 #132

By reading about the history of US involvement in Korea. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #44

Yes, we understand that war was necessary to prevent geek tragedy Nov 2013 #45

I think reunification would be much more likely without US belligerence. n/t ronnie624 Nov 2013 #47

Would the North Korean people rise up and overthrow the current regime geek tragedy Nov 2013 #48

If N. Koreans feel compelled to do so, it is their prerogative. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #51

Without U.S. belligerence? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #50

You are completely wrong. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #54

I know a hell of alot more about this topic than you think I do. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #56

What you are saying, in essence, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #49

Who started the war in 1950? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #53

But South Korean AND the UN objected.. EX500rider Nov 2013 #66

You need to read more history Ash_F Nov 2013 #85

righhhhht. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #86

To try give the US credit for what South Koreans have built is sickening Ash_F Nov 2013 #88

The U.S. gets a lot of credit for the vibrant economy and democracy in S. Korea, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #89

Not good guys, but your "USA is the root of all evil" analysis is laughable. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #90

You do realize a lot has happened in the last 70 years right? Ash_F Nov 2013 #91

So why is North Korea so much poorer? Why is North Korea still as despotic as geek tragedy Nov 2013 #92

Just read the articles. /nt Ash_F Nov 2013 #93

I read the articles. They don't support your absurd fantasy that NK used to be less geek tragedy Nov 2013 #94

Well that's great that you made some steps to educate yourself. Ash_F Nov 2013 #95

"the atrocities were a major trigger for the war" geek tragedy Nov 2013 #96

Instead of making up strawman to argue with... Ash_F Nov 2013 #97

No, I knew everything that has been discussed already. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #98

Someone that knows their history can tell when they are talking to someone who doesn't Ash_F Nov 2013 #100

Answer: World War 2 happened before the partition. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #101

Well that and the killing of students, liberals and leftists Ash_F Nov 2013 #102

Irrelevant to the fact that the USSR refused to allow elections geek tragedy Nov 2013 #103

Another Strawman. Ash_F Nov 2013 #104

The choices were a unified Communist cult of personality dictatorship geek tragedy Nov 2013 #105

Reading this exchange, you've managed to convince me that you're the one unarmed treestar Nov 2013 #112

Please point to one factually incorrect statement Ash_F Nov 2013 #125

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Well that's something we all agree on.. EX500rider Nov 2013 #123

Why not just debate rather than have a contest about who knows the most? treestar Nov 2013 #134

Hahaha what a cop-out response! Ash_F Nov 2013 #135

As opposed to your wholesale support of a brutal oppressive regime that is Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #136

Another strawman. Ash_F Nov 2013 #137

As soon as the US began to occupy S. Korea in 1945, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #106

N. Korea invaded S. Korea primarily engage a foreign occupier? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #107

I don't disagree that the goal was reunification, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #109

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Now your sounding just like the former Pravda. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #117

Amazing how apologists for the Kim dynasty geek tragedy Nov 2013 #108

"Amazing" how "apologists" for ignorance ronnie624 Nov 2013 #110

Your history is about as authentic geek tragedy Nov 2013 #111

Take it up with S. Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #114

Of course it does, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #118

Did you just confuse South Korea and North Korea? Ash_F Nov 2013 #138

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I can read properly, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #140

South Korea has been a free democracy since the late 1980's Ash_F Nov 2013 #141

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Do they pretend that the USSR didn't exist? nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #119

"N. Korea "invaded" S. Korea, primarily to engage a foreign occupier." EX500rider Nov 2013 #124

I honestly believe this person is a spokesman for the N. Korean govt. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #99

OMG, more cruel and totalitarian than the North? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #87

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Okay, THAT? Is plain old-fashioned stupid. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #38

Is there a training program for that kind of naivete, or does it just come naturally? (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #41

Wait... EX500rider Nov 2013 #64

I truly think this person would be happy with the Norks Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #69

Generally speaking, North Korea cheerleaders aren't big fans of democracy. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #71

"I just don't think the current method of political/economic coercion/military threats is the way" EX500rider Nov 2013 #63

Amazing how, for some here, the default is to give NK the benefit of the doubt. 7962 Nov 2013 #52

here are two very credible sources of info Marrah_G Nov 2013 #27

I suggest you read what Amnesty International has to say about NK. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #31

Actually just look for Vice's Documentaries on Youtube. aptal Nov 2013 #115

threads like this are a great way to find additions to the ignore list ButterflyBlood Nov 2013 #75

I don't get it. I thought Dear Leader loved that shit. Arkana Nov 2013 #5

The dear leader can do whatever he wants Marrah_G Nov 2013 #21

Dear Leader would be pushing up daisies now... jmowreader Nov 2013 #60

...sick and perverted. SoapBox Nov 2013 #9

I Asked Noam Chomsky His Thoughts on the North Korea/US Situation: ronnie624 Nov 2013 #10

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Hmmmm, Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #22

And they don't just arrest the person who they claim committed the crime Marrah_G Nov 2013 #29

The division of Korea was morally illegitimate. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #34

Right, uh huh, sure. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #37

Hannah Bell, is that you? nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #39

Was she the one who was all.. EX500rider Nov 2013 #67

Yep. Nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #68

Hyundai, DaeWoo, LG, and Samsung would beg to differ. WinkyDink Nov 2013 #43

"The division of Korea was morally illegitimate." EX500rider Nov 2013 #73

Dang. greytdemocrat Nov 2013 #83

Do you not understand the use of " "? WinkyDink Nov 2013 #40

Clicking the link will lead to obvious conclusions. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #46

Interesting arikara Nov 2013 #55

Chomsky in this case is full of sh*t.. EX500rider Nov 2013 #70

Kim Jung Un's fate might turn out like Botany Nov 2013 #20

Probably not though Marrah_G Nov 2013 #23

China must withdraw it's patronage. maxsolomon Nov 2013 #24

True Marrah_G Nov 2013 #30

Dennis Rodman will deny it , i'm sure. jessie04 Nov 2013 #58

Great statement. mimi85 Nov 2013 #65

What a brutal, brutal nation. nt valerief Nov 2013 #59

Happens in Baltimore all the time. penultimate Nov 2013 #72

60 Years After The Korean War, The U.S. Must End Its Cold War Alliance With South Korea ronnie624 Nov 2013 #76

That's got to be the most irresponsible opinion piece Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #77

Every analyst worth their salt, knows N. Korea does not want war. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #78

The Norks don't want war with the U.S., Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #79

N. Korea would be no match for S. Korea, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #80

This coming from the same person who blames the U.S. for all the problems in Ven.? Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #81

South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, ronnie624 Nov 2013 #82

hopefully it was the hustler or Casablanca Doctor_J Nov 2013 #120

If they were watchign Atlas Shrugged DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #126

even in America - watching foreign films leads to leads to liberal counterculture thinking and Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #128

I agree, stuff like this happens all the time in the US. Just last week my grandma was sent to penultimate Nov 2013 #131

if not she should have been Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #133

Oy. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2013 #144