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12. You're looking at the entire situation from a Westernized viewpoint instead of looking at it like a

Reply to reggieandlee (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 12, 2017, 04:09 PM

Sep 2017

North Korean. For example, you wrote: " if indeed millions of people have spent their entire lives living under an oppressive regime". It's not oppressive to a large majority of them. They don't know any other way of life. They have no idea that it's "oppressive".

Blasting them with American propaganda won't work one bit.

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BTRTN: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Korea? [View all] reggieandlee Sep 2017 OP

a repressive regime like NK isn't so easily toppled beachbum bob Sep 2017 #1

Kim would just post Harvey/Irma pictures of the US Not Ruth Sep 2017 #2

Now I have the Sound of Music soundtrack stuck in my head. TeamPooka Sep 2017 #3

Exactly! California_Republic Sep 2017 #6

Tell me about it. Xolodno Sep 2017 #8

Did you read the entire blog post, or just the excerpt? reggieandlee Sep 2017 #10

And... tgards79 Sep 2017 #11

Many U.S. presidents have tried many different approaches, and they have all failed FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #4

This approach shows a complete and utter ignorance of experience of the North Korean population. WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #5

Yup. Kentonio Sep 2017 #7

Thanks for the comments reggieandlee Sep 2017 #9

You're looking at the entire situation from a Westernized viewpoint instead of looking at it like a Yavin4 Sep 2017 #12

So interesting... reggieandlee Sep 2017 #13

I disagree with the idea that they don't know they're being subjugated. Kentonio Sep 2017 #16

I love this North Korean film about consumer slaves of the West Not Ruth Sep 2017 #14

Thank you.. reggieandlee Sep 2017 #15