Pretty solid bet we're not becoming like North Korea..

[PhilFish]

In that, I think I'll watch my prerecorded episode of Homeland tonight... and live to tell about it...

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-publicly-executes-80-people-033055520.html

 

[fairsheet]

In that, I think I'll watch my prerecorded episode of Homeland tonight... and live to tell about it...

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-publicly-executes-80-people-033055520.html

I imagine we should expect to hear more of this as it becomes more and more difficult for the Kims to keep people in line. Recent history suggests that the world's dictators are less likely to take their subjects down with them, as they once were. But, I wouldn't bet the Kims having that same compunction.

 

[Cerulean Mutt]

I imagine we should expect to hear more of this as it becomes more and more difficult for the Kims to keep people in line. Recent history suggests that the world's dictators are less likely to take their subjects down with them, as they once were. But, I wouldn't bet the Kims having that same compunction.

Wouldn't count on it. The Kims control the flow of information in that country, and as far as many of North Korea's citizens know, their country is being besieged by hordes of screaming capitalists. They really don't know any better.

Also, the cult of personality surrounding the Kims has had generations to entrench (fester?) itself into North Korean culture, so it's unlikely that the North Korean people will spontanesously rise up to overthrow their leaders.

We could try a Voice of America style information campaign, but that would assume North Koreans even have radios.

IMHO, the only way North Korea's government gets removed is if they finally get the gumption up and attack South Korea and / or Japan. If they were so foolish to try that, then their days would be numbered.

 

[GordonGecko]

Come on, Phil....you know that the Right's hyperbole about America becoming a "dictatorship" is all hokum based on partisanship.

75-80% of it evaporates on January 20th, 2017 and with nothing changed policy-wise with the NSA or IRS or whatever, 99% of it evaporates if a Republican wins the Presidency in 2016.

BTW, as part of their "Complain a lot, but have no specific solutions"....talk to even our Neo-cons about what to "do about North Korea".....no answers, just the usual "Well, we shouldn't be _____ like Obama is doing" blather.

 

[PhilFish]

Come on, Phil....you know that the Right's hyperbole about America becoming a "dictatorship" is all hokum based on partisanship.

75-80% of it evaporates on January 20th, 2017 and with nothing changed policy-wise with the NSA or IRS or whatever, 99% of it evaporates if a Republican wins the Presidency in 2016.

BTW, as part of their "Complain a lot, but have no specific solutions"....talk to even our Neo-cons about what to "do about North Korea".....no answers, just the usual "Well, we shouldn't be _____ like Obama is doing" blather.

Some ought to take a trip to NK... to experience it before drawing comparisons. know what I mean..