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World is going to become even more scary. Imagine what is happening inside North Korea we will never hear about. The population will be quietly cut in half. P

by ck2 7y ago

World is going to become even more scary. Imagine what is happening inside North Korea we will never hear about. The population will be quietly cut in half. Putin has been doing some (more) scary things in Russia while no-one outside is paying attention. I'm still not completely convinced we are going to be allowed to have elections in November.

greedo 7y ago
Hungary has become a dictatorship overnight...
save_ferris 7y ago
We’re seeing indicators of global destabilization to a degree, but it’s important to remember that this is cyclical. > Imagine what is happening inside North Korea that we will never hear about. North Korea experienced a terrible famine within the last 20 or so years that killed a significant portion of the population, but that didn’t really make sustained news. Terrible stuff has been happening there for decades and the rest of world accepts it. It’s also quite a stretch to say that no one is paying attention to what’s going on in Russia when that clearly isn’t true. Yes, Putin is finding ways to retain power, but it’s not like he’s doing all of this in secret. And as for elections, we haven’t heard anything to indicate that they aren’t happening, so why speculate wildly?
cov1dnineteen 7y ago
> Imagine what is happening inside North Korea North Korea has no cases of COVID-19. That number isn't real you say? Well, if we're going to start questioning the numbers we might find ourselves looking hard at China's highly improbable figures. And that would jeopardize a whole basket of important narratives. Can't have that. > I'm still not completely convinced we are going to be allowed to have elections in November. Patience for this has an expiration. I don't know when that is but I know it's measured in weeks, not months. There are a bunch of power elite with assured futures that are unaware of the distress and ruin they're causing. The backlash is coming.

by ck2 7y ago

greedo 7y ago

Hungary has become a dictatorship overnight...

save_ferris 7y ago

We’re seeing indicators of global destabilization to a degree, but it’s important to remember that this is cyclical. > Imagine what is happening inside North Korea that we will never hear about. North Korea experienced a terrible famine within the last 20 or so years that killed a significant portion of the population, but that didn’t really make sustained news. Terrible stuff has been happening there for decades and the rest of world accepts it. It’s also quite a stretch to say that no one is paying attention to what’s going on in Russia when that clearly isn’t true. Yes, Putin is finding ways to retain power, but it’s not like he’s doing all of this in secret. And as for elections, we haven’t heard anything to indicate that they aren’t happening, so why speculate wildly?

cov1dnineteen 7y ago

> Imagine what is happening inside North Korea North Korea has no cases of COVID-19. That number isn't real you say? Well, if we're going to start questioning the numbers we might find ourselves looking hard at China's highly improbable figures. And that would jeopardize a whole basket of important narratives. Can't have that. > I'm still not completely convinced we are going to be allowed to have elections in November. Patience for this has an expiration. I don't know when that is but I know it's measured in weeks, not months. There are a bunch of power elite with assured futures that are unaware of the distress and ruin they're causing. The backlash is coming.