North Korea seeks immediate food aid after floods

[Boromir]

This is one of the reasons why we, South Koreans, laugh at North Korea.
Refuses help - request for help - refuses help - requests for help.. This pattern has continued for years now.

Different leader, differing views, I guess.

No.
He's the previous leader's son, and he's even worse.

[Teddy]

They ''blew'' it because the ''generous'' aid givers wanted North Korea to strip itself of its defense (so that later the order in there could be completely disrupted).

F*ck politics here, these are fking citizens of a country in god damn need and no free rights for themselves to do anything about it. The aid that was given was from MORE than the US so get your facts straight before you go all anti-american support on this. The United Nations, and MANY other countries have tried to support North Korea in both leaderships. Non-profits around the world that are not government managed have attempted to donate funds to give them food. They refused. So seriously don't defend this out of bogus military politics.

[Pandalink]

Hello there... neo nazi?

Hello there neo soviet?
Frankly I don't see how calling an evil mass murdering dictator just that makes me a "neo nazi".

And why do you define as more ''worse and evil than Hitler'' the man who commanded the only non-island in Europe which was not overrun by Nazis?

Just the same as Britain used the channel, the USSR used its size to its advantage. The actual arming of the forces was shocking, with people being sent out without even a gun and being shot if they retreated. If it hadn't been an insanely large area to cover (the farmland of which was destroyed in retreat) then it would've been exactly the same as anywhere else.

[Wolfe]

Make France and Britain beef with each other. Make them threat each other. Then make USA meet the both of them and tell them to shut the f**k up. Then reconsider it.

Shitty working life? Yes working is really shitty indeed, it would be much better if you could sit on your frontyard whole day and eat pudding.
No access to free speech? Yes, let's instead make the media free and later accuse it of manipulating everything to their interest.
No access to internet, TV? Yes, let's make it widespread and then watch whole day people telling you that sitting on the computers is not healthy.
Just show the finger to US? More than that - but I guess the milestones of non-capitalist countries (healthcare and education) are too complex to be understood and considered.

Oh, don't take me wrong here buddy, what I meant with a shitty working life is working your ass off to later, get your house fucked by floods, and no aid since your government is too stupid and too involved into preparing it's defenses to actually give a crap about their citizens, Cuba surely has one if not the best healthcare in the world, but it's using old soviet era cars, and technology. and if you hate internet and tv and free speech so much, you can go and hide in a little shack in the middle of Amazonia.


in the end Jay, you're a fucking hipocrit, you hate on the so called "capitalism creations" yet you use em in your daily life, and I doubt you could live without em.

[Mr. Goobii]

Not first time they seek those aids...

[Andy Murray]

The people of North Korea should not suffer for their leader's misdeeds, denying aid at this time will be a bad move since every humanitarian society will be on the country's ass.

[SugarD]

Attacking each other is not necessary to discuss like human beings. If you wish to keep this topic open, I suggest you guys stop pointing fingers and throwing stupid names around.

[ElMartu]

you got told jay

just saying

on topic: they ask for aid because there's probably nothing else for them to do...

[SugarD]

you got told jay

just saying

And your provoking comment makes you any better how?

[Wolfe]

Attacking each other is not necessary to discuss like human beings. If you wish to keep this topic open, I suggest you guys stop pointing fingers and throwing stupid names around.

You always have to be the protector of peace and weak, right ?

[JayL]

but it's using old soviet era cars, and technology.

Ever heard of the embargo?

and if you hate internet and tv and free speech so much, you can go and hide in a little shack in the middle of Amazonia.
in the end Jay, you're a f**king hipocrit, you hate on the so called "capitalism creations" yet you use em in your daily life, and I doubt you could live without em.

You missed the point, and you should cool yourself down. I'm not saying technology, TV, internet is evil. The fact is that people criticise North Korea like it is devil's creation - I have yet to see a more romanticised view on any other country in history.

People attack North Korea because their citizens do not go to McDonalds four times a week and stuff their mouth with chemical-filled food, but they don't admit when they watch their TV and see all medical advice on eating healthy food.
People attack North Korea because their citizens do not have widespread access to Internet and computers, yet when they turn their TVs on or go to doctor they are told that using PCs too much is unhealthy, and they deny this habit.
People attack North Korea because their citizens work more, don't have cars, don't have bikes, don't have this and that. And they deny when they are told that they should be using cars less and be less sedentary.

[Boromir]

People attack North Korea because their citizens do not go to McDonalds four times a week and stuff their mouth with chemical-filled food, but they don't admit when they watch their TV and see all medical advice on eating healthy food.
People attack North Korea because their citizens do not have widespread access to Internet and computers, yet when they turn their TVs on or go to doctor they are told that using PCs too much is unhealthy, and they deny this habit.
People attack North Korea because their citizens work more, don't have cars, don't have bikes, don't have this and that. And they deny when they are told that they should be using cars less and be less sedentary.

I have to say, that's one of the stupidest arguments I've ever seen.

[JayL]

I have to say, that's one of the stupidest arguments I've ever seen.

Yeah truth is stupid isn't it? Seeing as how all the stories out there are much more popular.

[Boromir]

Yeah truth is stupid isn't it? After all the stories out there are much more popular.

Your arguments clearly indicate you do not understand why North Korea is criticized at all, or maybe, you are one of those communists who have to justify everything you do.

[JayL]

Your arguments clearly indicate you do not understand why North Korea is criticized at all

What are they criticised for then?

They're not criticised because they do not want to imitate the American model of ''democracy'', because instead they see another system as a better choice, but apparently that makes a lot of people mad?
They're not criticised because they do not want to strip themselves of their defenses to meet ''generous'' offers of ''humanitarian'' aid so they effectively put themselves in a vulnerable position to total disorder?