I don't think I'm better than any citizen of North Korea, and I have enormous sympathy for the people of South Korea who are prospering while their friends and

I don't think I'm better than any citizen of North Korea, and I have enormous sympathy for the people of South Korea who are prospering while their friends and relatives (such as they still have) may be suffering. That said, the North is a home for one of the deadliest ideological diseases the world has ever known. Democide by totalitarian governments with a "communist" flavor killed more people in the 20th century than every war combined. We should not send aid to the people of North Korea until North Korea changes internally. We should leave the door open to trade, to peace, to free exchange of ideas, and to offer support for democratization. We should make every effort to destabilize the current regime in North Korea (which is still in a state of war with us, lest we forget). Giving aid just helps stabilize the status quo, which is not an acceptable outcome.