East Germans were generally quite knowledgeable about life in the West and were aware of the deficiencies of their own society. I don't think North Koreans are

East Germans were generally quite knowledgeable about life in the West and were aware of the deficiencies of their own society. I don't think North Koreans are quite so aware of conditions outside their country. Last year there was a big crackdown on "knowledge smugglers" [1] bringing "subversive" western and Chinese material into North Korea. [1] http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/north-korea-cracks-down-on-knowledge-smugglers-20130101-2c3p7.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/north-ko...