I'd rather live in SK (perhaps a rural area? Without too much of the soulless consumerism and asociality...), but overall accurate?
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Over time, the southern half of Korea is becoming more and more divided and radicalized. It's utterly dominated by monopoly capital, and some of the most far-right individuals in the world. At the same time, labor organizing is on the rise, and they just elected a soc-dem that is trying to normalize relations with the DPRK and PRC while distancing a bit from Japan and the US (though not a full pivot).
I think as the US Empire wanes, the trends in the ROK point towards either peaceful reconcilliation with the DPRK along the lines of expanded trade and cooperation, hopefully an actual merge of the two along the lines of the "one country, two systems" approach, or revolution outright in the southern half. The DPRK is far less divided politically, and the ROK depends on the US Empire's millitary too much to remain stable as the US Empire fades.
They're money worshippers and utterly plastic today because they got infected with the Western European/American virus, sadly. Not surprised they're not having babies, it comes with the illness. And you're probably right, but it'll take at least 2 generations and a strong fever to make Korea healthy. And who knows if America, instead of fighting proxy wars everywhere decides to focus solely on China and intensifies its presence in SK? Let's hope every neighbour makes peace and the troublemakers become more and more isolated.
It's not that they got "infected," they got occupied, and were under a brutal fascist dictatorship for decades. The brutal repression has resulted in a starkly divided ROK. I have a lot of sympathy for the southern half of Korea, and those trying to kick out US Imperialism.
Good correction, and I empathize with them too.
Your posts are rustling those chauvinist jimmies beautifully, please continue.
No problem! Yeah took a little break to focus on some real life things and my inbox is overflowing π
I get that I am going to be downvoted for this, but please hear me out.
I live in the US and my impression of North Korea has been shaped by that media exposure. However, I've never really looked to deeply at it. I'm not saying that I disagree with the portrayal of North Korea in western media, but I would like to see some sources. Preferably from a variety of countries.
If you can help me find those, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea (sources at bottom)
- A North Korea Researcher Says You Can Trust 38North and DailyNK | It's time for a deeper dive into the propaganda machine of DPRK 'citizen reporters'
- πΊ Three Stooges go to the Korean DMZ and 'break' DPRK 'laws' | You'll NEVER BELIEVE what CRAZY LAWS the DPRK will PASS NEXT!!!
Those sources boil down to DPRK state media and "some random person online who happens to agree with my POV"
Always funny how the most vehemently anti-propaganda people are the ones most hungry for their own form of propaganda.
One of these is a wretchedly unhappy fortress state with omnipresent surveillance and the world's highest suicide rate.
The other is the DPRK
Political memes need their own place, I came here for something funny not yawny
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> Has hereditary dictatorship
Evidence?
South Korean dictatorship latested until essentially the late eighties.
https://openkorea.org/history/the-rise-and-fall-of-martial-law-dictatorships-in-korea/
The years that followed were marked by increasing resistance against military rule, exemplified by pivotal moments such as the Gwangju Uprising in May 1980 [~2000 dead and 3,500 wounded]. This tragic event highlighted the extremes of martial law, as the government responded with violent repression against civilian protests. The brutality of the militaryβs response drew international condemnation and led to widespread activism against authoritarian rule.
By the late 1980s, public discontent grew considerably, prompting a change in governance. In 1987, after immense pressure from civil society and pro-democracy movements, President Chun Doo-hwan announced the end of martial law,
Life expectancy was pretty much the same, after the post war recovery, until the, partially sanction induced, famine of the mid 90s.
