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I believe they tried something like that before by writing something like "from the US" on all the food. They just told the people that the US gave them the foo

I believe they tried something like that before by writing something like "from the US" on all the food. They just told the people that the US gave them the food because they were scared of North Korea and the food was some sort of tribute.

lisper 10y ago
Yes, I know. That is why I would ask for a public announcement on NK TV with wording to be mutually agreed upon in advance, to avoid exactly that problem.
- undersuit 10y ago
  Then NK just intentionally impedes food delivery while cheerfully playing the required TV message. US still looks bad. We just can't go through a hostile 3rd party.
  - lisper 10y ago
    I don't understand. Why would NK impeding the deliveries make the US look bad?
    - qbrass 10y ago
      Because the US lied about giving them food, why else would the food not be there?
    - undersuit 10y ago
      NK doesn't have to tell their citizen they are purposely impeding the food deliveries to make the US look bad. They can lie and say it's typical American incompetence.
- gozur88 10y ago
  That sort of stuff has been proposed in the past, and the North Koreans always balk. The leadership of the country knows it's not going to survive a change in government and is willing to let millions starve if it's necessary to stay in power.
  - henriquemaia 10y ago
    Giving Nietzsche's bio-metaphysical claim of a "will to power" a bit more empirical ground (in the order of the millions starving) to stand on.