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Don't we have these exact types of sanctions already in place i. NK for exactly the reasons you mention?
by kettleballroll 5y ago
Don't we have these exact types of sanctions already in place i. NK for exactly the reasons you mention?
- bamboozled 5y agoSure, they're not working well enough by the look of it... The people are severely repressed, it's hard to imagine how much North Koreans suffer, look up Yeonmi Park's story. What we seem to do is ignore these maniacs, until it's too late or it's absolutely critical, then they hold us hostage, like Putin.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoThis argument makes no sense. You want to do more of something that isn't working, and your solution to suffering is to make the people poorer.
- berdario 5y agoYeonmi Park claimed that it takes months to go from one place to another, and that they'd have to push trains (!!) https://youtu.be/KK6psAnynUA https://youtu.be/KK6psAnynUA (edit: another old article that points out inconsistencies in Yeonmi Park statements: https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-park/ https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-strange-tale-of-yeonmi-p... ... The JRE interview wasn't a fluke) I don't think that you can reasonably treat Yeonmi Park as a reliable witness. North Korea's train network is 4700km long, though it is not perfect... If you want to travel from Pyongyang to Chongjin for example, you're better off flying there https://youtu.be/GpxOsJYobeA https://youtu.be/GpxOsJYobeA
- cjrp 5y agoHow well are those aeroplanes maintained though? Not sure I'd risk it.