The western hegemony has done everything in its power to paint the DPRK as some kind of poor barren wasteland where serfs toil away for the privileged few elites in Pyongyang.
The media is catching on to the fact that things are rapidly improving in the DPRK. Not just in Pyongyang but the provinces as well. And they know their readers who joke about DPRK citizens eating rats are going to feel an insane amount of whiplash seeing how the DPRK is more developed than the suburb they themselves live in. And the fact that the housing they receive is free.
I count 11 times this article refers to the government or administration of the DPRK as a regime. And there’s so much misinformation in this article sourced from Radio Free Asia to remind people, despite all this wealth, the government is ridiculously evil! But if you’re a westerner with no prospects of homeownership, or retirement, the idea of a country with free housing and healthcare becomes appealing regardless of how much propaganda has tricked you into believing the administration is evil.
I am excited for the future of the DPRK, and I’m excited to learn more about what role China has to play in this. The DPRK has always stood its ground and has been shunned by the international community (including China and Russia) for it. I’m excited to see how the DPRK operates in a world where China and Russia no longer shun them. So far there’s been zero mention of denuclearization by China at this summit. I hope it remains that way.
Yup, and they keep trying to paint the narrative how development is primarily in Pyongyang, but even they are forced to admit that development is happening all over the country. It’s also fascinating to see the admissions that developing nukes is what allowed DPRK to focus resources on domestic development, and that what’s really been holding them back were the sanctions. Now that they’re able to do trade again, their economy is growing rapidly.
The western hegemony has done everything in its power to paint the DPRK as some kind of poor barren wasteland where serfs toil away for the privileged few elites in Pyongyang.
The media is catching on to the fact that things are rapidly improving in the DPRK. Not just in Pyongyang but the provinces as well. And they know their readers who joke about DPRK citizens eating rats are going to feel an insane amount of whiplash seeing how the DPRK is more developed than the suburb they themselves live in. And the fact that the housing they receive is free.
I count 11 times this article refers to the government or administration of the DPRK as a regime. And there’s so much misinformation in this article sourced from Radio Free Asia to remind people, despite all this wealth, the government is ridiculously evil! But if you’re a westerner with no prospects of homeownership, or retirement, the idea of a country with free housing and healthcare becomes appealing regardless of how much propaganda has tricked you into believing the administration is evil.
I am excited for the future of the DPRK, and I’m excited to learn more about what role China has to play in this. The DPRK has always stood its ground and has been shunned by the international community (including China and Russia) for it. I’m excited to see how the DPRK operates in a world where China and Russia no longer shun them. So far there’s been zero mention of denuclearization by China at this summit. I hope it remains that way.
Yup, and they keep trying to paint the narrative how development is primarily in Pyongyang, but even they are forced to admit that development is happening all over the country. It’s also fascinating to see the admissions that developing nukes is what allowed DPRK to focus resources on domestic development, and that what’s really been holding them back were the sanctions. Now that they’re able to do trade again, their economy is growing rapidly.