North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed country

Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by vkou on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:15PM (#36345881)

> I think when looking back through history, the continued torture of the entire North Korean population is going to be one of the most tragic events of the 21st century.

1. Not the utterly pointless, banal conflicts started by lies and personal vendettas that have already killed hundreds of thousands and millions of people, spilled over into neighbouring (and not so neighbouring) countries, and destabilized entire parts of the world?

2. If this is going to be among the worst of this century, you must have an incredibly optimistic outlook on what the next 80 years are going to look like!

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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by graypegg on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:20PM (#36345943)

I’m not going to get into a conversation comparing tragedy to find the top 10. I said “one of” specifically for that reason. I don’t think deciding if there’s actually worse things going on actually adds anything here. (A thread specifically about North Korea)

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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by kelipso on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:37PM (#36346190)

When you say "one of the most" key word here being most, yes, you are 100% inviting comparison. I'm not interested in the discussion itself but you were definitely inviting comparison.

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