No kidding. Then again, maybe that commenter was just trying to "be real" by ensuring that NK's stellar reputation with regard to its labor relations did not end up unduly tarnished by shoddy reporting from The New Yorker. [0][1][2][3][4][5][6] /s
[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68226271
[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/signs-rare-unrest...
[2] https://www.vice.com/en/article/kwnw3w/north-korean-labor-ca...
[3] https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/asia/north-korea-torture-pris...
[4] https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Prisons-of-...
[5] https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/09/un-finds-torture-forced-...
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoeryong_concentration_camp
The popular masses, who had waged arduous and grim struggle for a long period, have been able to realize their ideal with genuine freedom and rights under socialism.
http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/2b3a7ce3d4f7c720e3ec93235fc0f83b...
Edit: I mean that I agree with your position.