Americans have forgotten what we did to North Korea:

[Igel]

10. That's the nastiest bit.

It's Japanese fascism. Helpfully provided by Joseph Stalin and supported my Mao Zedong.

Those two noted fascists from WWII, fighting the Communist regime in Germany and Italy, no doubt. Oddly, in spite of the fact that they support Japanese fascism, I could have sworn that Mao was fighting the Japanese for years. Even if Stalin just dipped his toe in the war for some ceremonial gains and ritualistic defeat of the victor in the 1905 war, plus bragging rights ("We're the real power that the Japanese feared, all the rest ... meh, small fry." Not an actual quote.)


Humorous in that the article takes great pains to point out how horrible the US was (weren't there others involved?) and the bombing is why the N. Koreans hate the US so much. Even if, well, they don't mention it and point to other things entirely. But really, the Voxsplaining goes, that's why the North really hates us or at least should hate us.