Cheerleaders Gone Wild

[Arrian]

Any deficiencies of NK in comparison to the outside world are simply blamed on the evil, aggressive, imperialist United States of America.

The man is keeping them down. If not for the Dear Leader, they would be lost! Lost, I tell you!

-Arrian

[MichaeltheGreat]

The DPRK population is also conditioned to believe that their situation is better than that of the rest of the world, so they have to have any contrary experience carefully exorcised.

[Asmodean]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
The DPRK population is also conditioned to believe that their situation is better than that of the rest of the world, so they have to have any contrary experience carefully exorcised.

I take it that there aren't many NK posters here at 'poly?

Asmodean

[St Leo]

Originally posted by GePap
Flags with the country map on it are a bad idea, unless you have a cool shaped country. Also, light blue on white?

Actually, IMHO, Korea does have a pretty cool shape.:P

[Makahlua]

According to the poster 'by country' list we have 4 N Koreans

[Alexander's Horse]

The labour camps ensure everyone is ecstatically happy at all times.

[Dinner]

Or at least that the ones who aren't happy are out of sight.

[The Mad Monk]

I'm just sitting here pondering the use of the word "another" at the beginning of this article.

[The Mad Monk]

Oh...and this really needs to be posted here...

http://1stopkorea.com/nk-trip1.htm

This is the record of an actual trip to North Korea by an American Tourist, that occured in 2002. It contains remarkable insights into the strange world that is North Korea, with photos that few westerners have ever seen.

You think the cheerleader story is weird? You ain't seen nothin' yet...

[:) Smiley]

Personal accounts of North Korea visits are quite interesting. For one thing, it seems that all of the people are making the exact same trip...

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Smiley
Personal accounts of North Korea visits are quite interesting. For one thing, it seems that all of the people are making the exact same trip...

That makes sense...I mean, how many opportunities have there been? I wouldn't be at all surprised if a number of the visitors to this event provided their own accounts.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
These people have such an incredibly distorted view of the world and of history, it's amazing. And you can bet that for the ones like these cheerleaders who are sent out, there has to be a huge amount of preplanning done by their handlers to condition them to the visible differences in standard of living between the DPRK and the outside world.

I imagine it's probably like how Kruschev thought his visit to the US was staged and that all the places he vicited had been built up before he arrived. He simply could not beleive the US was as productive as it was. North Koreans who go South probably will think they are only seeing staaged areas.

[GePap]

That was a very interesting link TMM. Thanks

[Asmodean]

Yeah...nice link, TMM. I enjoyed reading it.

Asmodean

[chequita guevara]

The Kingdom of the Living Gods . . .



. . . and with a little help from Western liberals, soon Tibet may once again be like the DPRK.