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I think the GP is meant to say that it is somehow a functioning country (contrary to what clueless westerners believe), but that doesn't mean that it is [EDIT:
by lifthrasiir 1y ago
I think the GP is meant to say that it is somehow a functioning country (contrary to what clueless westerners believe), but that doesn't mean that it is [EDIT: was "isn't"] in the good state. Just that the belief is too strong to be true.
Added 2025-05-20T08:40: I realized what happened, double negations ruined the comment. I'm very much aware that DPRK has serious human rights problem and economic issues (after all, I am South Korean), and it also makes use of a western curiosity for business, but they are often exaggerated to the completely impossible extent.
- dgfitz 1y agoThey recently held the Olympics, yes they are a functioning country. Or are westerners too clueless to make that connection? A functioning country is the bare minimum requirement. The recount of experience here does not mean that somehow the country isn’t horribly repressed and poverty-stricken.
- lifthrasiir 1y agoYou are definitely confusing North Korea (DPRK) and South Korea (ROK) from each other.
- dgfitz 1y agoYou are very correct.
- RetroTechie 1y ago> They recently held the Olympics, yes they are a functioning country. Or are westerners too clueless to make that connection? It's not those westerners who are clueless... NK capital: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang SK county where Olympics were held: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyeongchang_County https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyeongchang_County