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In reply to the discussion: North Korea 'executes 80 people for watching foreign films' [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)48. Would the North Korean people rise up and overthrow the current regime
if the US were less 'belligerent' in your view?
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If this be true; I believe the names of the souls should be immortalized as Freedom Fighters
laserhaas
Nov 2013
#1
Saddam Hussein was a fan of the Godfather series and Sopranos. Thought those were Amercian values.
freshwest
Nov 2013
#61
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
Yeh. It's a shame when we have to be skeptical of many news stories because there is so much
Zorra
Nov 2013
#11
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
So why is North Korea so much poorer? Why is North Korea still as despotic as
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#92
I read the articles. They don't support your absurd fantasy that NK used to be less
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#94
Someone that knows their history can tell when they are talking to someone who doesn't
Ash_F
Nov 2013
#100
Reading this exchange, you've managed to convince me that you're the one unarmed
treestar
Nov 2013
#112
Is there a training program for that kind of naivete, or does it just come naturally? (nt)
Posteritatis
Nov 2013
#41
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
60 Years After The Korean War, The U.S. Must End Its Cold War Alliance With South Korea
ronnie624
Nov 2013
#76
This coming from the same person who blames the U.S. for all the problems in Ven.?
Ranchemp.
Nov 2013
#81
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