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7. North Korea is a truly special case.

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 04:52 AM

Apr 2013

A relic of Soviet interventionist policy that has somehow persisted long past its expiration. I'm not sure there is any other country that could be considered an analog.

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What�s Annoying the North Koreans? US policies. [View all] HiPointDem Apr 2013 OP

This entire story hinges on the claim that North Korean leaders are sane. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #1

Actually ... they are very sane holdencaufield Apr 2013 #3

"Just not very conventional." - Yeah that's an easy way of getting around the fact... Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #5

When I was doing my nurse training ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #10

Sounds like your nursing training didn't take. Neoma Apr 2013 #19

Yes, but your crazies sir pball Apr 2013 #65

No, but some of them threw poo ... holdencaufield Apr 2013 #73

yeah, like saddam hussein and khaddafi were 'insane'. all our enemies are 'insane'. pap. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #4

North Korea is a truly special case. Gravitycollapse Apr 2013 #7

... HiPointDem Apr 2013 #9

So now you're going to defend those two also? treestar Apr 2013 #17

Me? I'm waiting for the pics of smiling North Koreans. Ring a Bell? nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #29

Reminds me of a Lawrence Welk show. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #46

I'm going to defend them against stupid accusations of insanity. They were no more 'insane' HiPointDem Apr 2013 #55

That has to be the dumbest post of all time not just on DU but on the internets treestar Apr 2013 #66

lol. "they are no worse than other heads of state" is not what i said. "no more insane than" is. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #68

Nonsense. redgreenandblue Apr 2013 #56

The post this started with treestar Apr 2013 #67

You're probably right... RudynJack Apr 2013 #57

The Kim family may be insane, but they aren't "leaders" in an operational sense Recursion Apr 2013 #11

This OP should ring a Bell for the longtimers here....nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #25

Quick, ask her about urban farming in Detroit. Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2013 #44

Ding ding ding ding ding!!!! msanthrope Apr 2013 #58

seriously? cali Apr 2013 #2

yes, yes; the leadership of nk is insane & does things for no reason whatsoever. none of the HiPointDem Apr 2013 #6

ahem--the OP should ring a Bell. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #26

Well....we ARE allies with S. Korea and Japan and technically still in a state of war with DPRK davidn3600 Apr 2013 #8

I think Americans John2 Apr 2013 #13

Yes it is Americas fault....... whistler162 Apr 2013 #12

No it is not America's fault, John2 Apr 2013 #14

Taking these one at a time and quickly... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #15

Thank you. nt DevonRex Apr 2013 #34

Thanks for posting this reply davidpdx Apr 2013 #63

That, and a hundred equaly insane but less lethal incidents a year Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #64

Oh FFS treestar Apr 2013 #16

You sure you want to post about North Korea, Hannah?... SidDithers Apr 2013 #18

Aha. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #20

dude you beat me to it... dionysus Apr 2013 #22

Worst kept secret, evah....nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #27

Dedicated to Hannah DevonRex Apr 2013 #40

! dionysus Apr 2013 #41

This thread is useless without pictures. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #23

Pyongyang or Baltimore?...nt SidDithers Apr 2013 #59

There's a difference? msanthrope Apr 2013 #60

Thread for reference, in case anyone wants to go back and see why that particular troll got banned.. SidDithers Apr 2013 #62

Those pics makes me miss Baltimore. octothorpe Apr 2013 #70

the OP addressing the SEP membership grantcart Apr 2013 #77

That's a horrible tie. 9 whole people, huh? nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #78

I knew that she couldn't resist putting out for the NKs. grantcart Apr 2013 #76

They're not insane. They're just fuckin' evil. Throd Apr 2013 #21

Iraq under Hussein was undoubtedly worse, but then he's dead... nt Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #42

North Korea is a fucking hellhole of human making- the fault of its dictatorship. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #24

Wow, North Korean apologists. Wish I could say I was surprised. tritsofme Apr 2013 #28

It should ring a Bell for long-time posters here. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #30

That's her maiden name. It's Hannah Rodman now n/t RZM Apr 2013 #47

Yeah. So sorry we're "annoying" an aggressive, murderous, criminal regime. TwilightGardener Apr 2013 #31

The concept of profit undergroundpanther Apr 2013 #32

I feel like I just walked into a time-warp. tritsofme Apr 2013 #33

I think we're supposed to be thumping on bongos DevonRex Apr 2013 #48

Is using the space bar another example of evil capitalist greed? Throd Apr 2013 #38

And when the 1% is all dead, kill the next 1%? FrodosPet Apr 2013 #43

They've threatened South Korea, Japan, and US with nuclear warfare DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2013 #35

SO: Posting apologist nonsense for North Korea now?? cliffordu Apr 2013 #36

The USA is to blame for a lot of things, but I don't think this is one of them. n/t. TimberValley Apr 2013 #37

How would we know? Fact is, the US did all the things reported in the article. I checked. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #54

Seriously? So Un miniaturizes a nuke, sticks it on a missile, threatens Japan DevonRex Apr 2013 #39

Where's the pics of all those happy North Koreans? tammywammy Apr 2013 #45

Elich writes for Global Research. It appears to a conspiracy theorist DevonRex Apr 2013 #49

Chris Hedges 'writes for global research'. Have you witch-hunted him yet? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #50

Just the site and the director. Which I already posted about. Creepy stuff. nt DevonRex Apr 2013 #51

Nope, you witch-hunted the author of the OP: who is not the director of global research. BTW, HiPointDem Apr 2013 #53

No one's "actually addressed the material in the article" because it's batshit nuts. msanthrope Apr 2013 #61

Exactly. By the way, DevonRex Apr 2013 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author SidDithers Apr 2013 #71

Batshit, with lots of "anti-Zionist"/pro-Assad rhetoric thrown in. More virulent anti- msanthrope Apr 2013 #74

Haha!!!! DevonRex Apr 2013 #79

The thing the farthest Left never seems to learn is msanthrope Apr 2013 #80

And all I know is that the friend of the enemy who threatens my son DevonRex Apr 2013 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author HiPointDem Apr 2013 #52

I'm sorry... Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #72

OH HB I knew you couldn't resist a valentine to those wonderful folks in NK. grantcart Apr 2013 #75

For the memories because it just seems to ring a Bell. grantcart Apr 2013 #82