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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by jraph on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:39PM (#36346215)
> It's not any different from capitalists having terrible working conditions in their factories

Is it not, really? Have we read the same article?

I hate capitalism, and I hate many consequences it has including horrible working conditions for some workers, sharp inequalities, terrible incentives like preferring to produce stuff in countries with terrible laws because it's cheaper and therefore promoting horrible working conditions and terrible environmental practices, etc. I see capitalism as a worldwide oppressive system.

But this?

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Re:North Koreans speak secretly to BBC from inside closed co... by CrackerNews on Thursday June 15, 2023 @05:14PM (#36346590)
Capitalism is best described as both progressive to the past and regressive to a better future it prevents. The tension of NK running a revolutionary and ideological state and surviving in global geopolitics led them down this path. The more ideological would see this as biding their time for their enemies to collapse under the weight of their contradictions. However, the people in this article want to live a better world now. Unfortunately, the world and realpolitik is messier than fulfilling human desires.
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