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You never see these comments on the DPRK articles mentioning the torture, mass executions, widespread starvation, and labor camps. Just on the lighter ones abou

• steveklabnik 13y ago
  > torture waterboarding, etc > mass executions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War#Iraqi_civilian_casualties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War#Iraq... drone strikes, etc. > widespread starvation http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/child-hunger-facts.aspx http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/chi... People aren't dying here, so it's not the same, but 16.7 million children lived in food insecure households in 2011... not to mention that _we_ have a lot to do with DPRK starvation and famine. > labor camps Private prisons, Guantanamo Bay, etc. I actually found this quote from the article to be quite good: > It’s simplistic to dismiss North Koreans as brainwashed masses; in fact, we have more in common than we think.
  • tsotha 13y ago
    Be careful. When you stretch that far you can injure your back.
• dominotw 13y ago
  Yes just like we never hear about all the civilians and their lifes that have changed forever in the middle east from the endless war we have been waging in the middle east (and all over the world). Just the lighter ones like Miley Cyrus's performance in VMAs.
• Mikeb85 13y ago
  It's easier to relate to this. We hear about the torture and mass executions, but it's not something we can see. But you can see and experience moments like those described in this article. Also, everything I've seen suggests the reality is slightly less bleak than our propaganda machine leads us to believe...