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Hmm sending a bunch of underfed brainwashed minions to the edge of the Western world where they can hear and see what the world is really like. If they survive

Hmm sending a bunch of underfed brainwashed minions to the edge of the Western world where they can hear and see what the world is really like. If they survive of course. The ones that do return will have a different outlook on life. Wars always end up causing a mixture of cultures. This could eventually lead to a more open North Korea. Though I'm still hoping for a future sane leader eventually like what happened to the soviets with Gorbachev.

RegnisGnaw 2y ago
How would they hear and see what the world is like? They won't have access to telecom equipment.
- MissTake 2y ago
  Word gets around awfully fast. Genies can’t be rebottled. It’ll just take word of mouth at first. Never underestimate the ability for the message to spread fast.
  - wkat4242 2y ago
    Yeah even Russian troops they interact with will mostly be pissed that they were forced to be there, I imagine.
Viliam1234 2y ago
They will probably send the ones they don't want to survive or return.
- TheLoafOfBread 2y ago
  Those are usually unreliable.
therobots927 2y ago
I believe North Korea already sends its citizens overseas to work in construction. I’m pretty sure the North Korean elites keep pretty much all of the wages for themselves - that’s one of the ways they fund their nuclear program and lavish lifestyles.
sunaookami 2y ago
>brainwashed minions Kinda ironic considering which site posted the article + it's not even true. We should all take a step back and remind ourselves that we do not have the universal truth or are immune to "brainwashing".
- wkat4242 2y ago
  It's pretty common knowledge that the north koreans are educated to believe that America is an evil empire out to eradicate them and that their leaders are basically god on earth. Similar to the pre-war Japanese indoctrination model. Called Juche. The ideology was purposely designed to keep the population under control. If that's not brainwashing I don't know what is. Also, North Koreans have no access to internet or non-state-sanctioned information. If the border ever opens that will be a huge problem I bet.
  - kelipso 2y ago
    Pretty true except for the god part, no? America did kill some 10% of their civilians (in addition to their troops) and flatten the entire country, and now sanction the country and call it evil etc.
    - nozzlegear 2y ago
      > Pretty true except for the god part, no? No. America is not an evil empire trying to eradicate North Korea. At most, America wants to defend one of its closest allies, South Korea, from its belligerent dictator-led neighbor to the north. > America did kill some 10% of their civilians (in addition to their troops) and flatten the entire country That was over 70 years ago now, it does not reflect any sort of modern American foreign policy and hasn’t for decades. > and now sanction the country and call it evil etc. This is unfortunately inevitable when the country is led by a dictator who rattles his saber, continuously threatens to develop and unleash nuclear weapons on South Korea and Japan, and overall acts as bellicose and belligerent as possible.
      - 2y ago
rubytubido 2y ago
> bunch of underfed brainwashed minions Some humans are not humans for you because they was born in a different country? Do you think that you are more human than an average human of North Korea?
richrichie 2y ago
> a bunch of underfed brainwashed minions That's pretty much what the Americans thought of Vietnamese. Never underestimate your enemy. Else, you might be evacuating from an embassy building rooftop!

RegnisGnaw 2y ago

How would they hear and see what the world is like? They won't have access to telecom equipment.

MissTake 2y ago
Word gets around awfully fast. Genies can’t be rebottled. It’ll just take word of mouth at first. Never underestimate the ability for the message to spread fast.
- wkat4242 2y ago
  Yeah even Russian troops they interact with will mostly be pissed that they were forced to be there, I imagine.

Viliam1234 2y ago

They will probably send the ones they don't want to survive or return.

TheLoafOfBread 2y ago
Those are usually unreliable.

therobots927 2y ago

I believe North Korea already sends its citizens overseas to work in construction. I’m pretty sure the North Korean elites keep pretty much all of the wages for themselves - that’s one of the ways they fund their nuclear program and lavish lifestyles.

sunaookami 2y ago

>brainwashed minions Kinda ironic considering which site posted the article + it's not even true. We should all take a step back and remind ourselves that we do not have the universal truth or are immune to "brainwashing".

wkat4242 2y ago
It's pretty common knowledge that the north koreans are educated to believe that America is an evil empire out to eradicate them and that their leaders are basically god on earth. Similar to the pre-war Japanese indoctrination model. Called Juche. The ideology was purposely designed to keep the population under control. If that's not brainwashing I don't know what is. Also, North Koreans have no access to internet or non-state-sanctioned information. If the border ever opens that will be a huge problem I bet.
- kelipso 2y ago
  Pretty true except for the god part, no? America did kill some 10% of their civilians (in addition to their troops) and flatten the entire country, and now sanction the country and call it evil etc.
  - nozzlegear 2y ago
    > Pretty true except for the god part, no? No. America is not an evil empire trying to eradicate North Korea. At most, America wants to defend one of its closest allies, South Korea, from its belligerent dictator-led neighbor to the north. > America did kill some 10% of their civilians (in addition to their troops) and flatten the entire country That was over 70 years ago now, it does not reflect any sort of modern American foreign policy and hasn’t for decades. > and now sanction the country and call it evil etc. This is unfortunately inevitable when the country is led by a dictator who rattles his saber, continuously threatens to develop and unleash nuclear weapons on South Korea and Japan, and overall acts as bellicose and belligerent as possible.
    - 2y ago

rubytubido 2y ago

> bunch of underfed brainwashed minions Some humans are not humans for you because they was born in a different country? Do you think that you are more human than an average human of North Korea?

richrichie 2y ago

> a bunch of underfed brainwashed minions That's pretty much what the Americans thought of Vietnamese. Never underestimate your enemy. Else, you might be evacuating from an embassy building rooftop!