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/dprk/ -- DPR Korea General Anonymous 12/22/20 (Tue) 16:52:10 No.30388 [View All]

Thread for news and discussions of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, its material conditions, the status and health of its socialist tradition, disproving common myths about it, etc.
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Anonymous 02/20/21 (Sat) 16:01:53 No.87893

File: 1613836912952-0.mp4 (13.82 MB, 480x360, Kim Jong Il - Life of Love….mp4)

File: 1613836912952-1.mp4 (15.11 MB, 640x360, Our Father Kim Jong Il 우리 ….mp4)

Anonymous 02/20/21 (Sat) 16:10:03 No.87895

File: 1613837402835.pdf (2.05 MB, 203x300, The Korean War.pdf)

>>86522
nah man they cloned her or something
>>87774
Pdf related might be good for you. Never gave it a good read but some other anon swore by it a while ago.

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 09:51:55 No.89860

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-GqNBF_DQJg&list=RD-GqNBF_DQJg&index=1

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 10:13:09 No.89876

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJtYBm-Cn4
>Kim Jong Un and Ri Sol Ju Enjoys Performance for Day of Shining Star

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 10:15:09 No.89878

What's the material explanation for the cult of personality and worship of dead presidents in the DPRK?

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 13:20:51 No.90012

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>>89878
I think its because they're heroes of the revolution that kicked the japanese imperialists out and freed Korea.

They're like Che, Fidel or Chavez; but I think that juche puts some emphasis on the leader as the figure that moves the nation forward, hence the stronger CoP

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 13:24:36 No.90017

>>89878
1)Korean culture
2)>>90012
although kim il sung notoriusly overstated his millitary achievments and erased the ones of others

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 14:36:16 No.90077

File: 1614004576382-0.mp4 (24.01 MB, 480x360, Kim Jong Il's leadership d….mp4)

File: 1614004576382-1.mp4 (31.66 MB, 478x360, Kim Jong Il, Remodeling Ko….mp4)

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 15:07:20 No.90098

File: 1614006439869-0.mp4 (19.26 MB, 640x360, People Joy - Moranbong Ban….mp4)

File: 1614006439869-1.mp4 (19 MB, 720x540, We cannot live without him….mp4)

File: 1614006439869-2.mp4 (15.77 MB, 490x360, Kim_Jong_Uns_Photo_Shoot_w….mp4)

Just calling out his name, makes waves of joy,
Rise up inside our chests
Because of this uniquely great man who guides us through our lives
The whole people is overwhelmed with pride
Inside his bosom of affection and determination, we all stand united
The power of our unity is infinite
The bright shining light of the Sun leads us into our future

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 15:25:54 No.90108

>>90098
That is the literal most cringe thing I ever read, anon.

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 15:29:26 No.90113

>>90108
ur cringe gay homo

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 15:39:32 No.90130

File: 1614008372689-0.jpg (4.06 MB, 6486x4009, Grace Egypt 01.jpg)

File: 1614008372689-1.mp4 (16.06 MB, 640x360, Statue of Khafre Rebirth o….mp4)

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>>90108
Compare it to the Egyptian loyalist text.
"Just calling out his name, makes waves of joy, rise up inside our chests"
^Reminds me of the phrase "Khuum for every body" (not to be confused with coom) in this.
Being Lord, aka bread-giver, and provider for the whole people is very substantial… it isn't only that they seek goods, but also bodily health, from the sovereign of the body-politic.
Keep in mind, that Kings would heal their subjects who were infected with the royal touch. And that being Lord, also calls for a long life. "Long live the King".

Anonymous 02/22/21 (Mon) 16:22:05 No.90194

File: 1614010924966-0.mp4 (23.49 MB, 640x360, DPR Korea - Memorial Servi….mp4)

File: 1614010924966-1.mp4 (5.39 MB, 640x360, DPR Korea Poet speech.mp4)

Anonymous 02/23/21 (Tue) 15:29:56 No.91135

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Anonymous 02/23/21 (Tue) 18:48:31 No.91274

File: 1614106111334-0.mp4 (22.68 MB, 640x360, DPR Korea - The People Are….mp4)

File: 1614106111334-1.jpg (49.03 KB, 405x470, 0202020202.jpg)

File: 1614106111334-2.png (49.61 KB, 839x322, The King IS the People.png)

This might be a gotcha moment.
What better expression of popular sovereignty could be said other than the People are God?
All that is left is to say, "I am the People!" I'd like to think

Anonymous 02/23/21 (Tue) 19:07:06 No.91292

>>69797
kys

Anonymous 02/23/21 (Tue) 21:42:39 No.91781

File: 1614116559503.mp4 (73.68 MB, 640x360, Kim Jong Un unfolds Heyday….mp4)

Anonymous 02/23/21 (Tue) 21:46:16 No.91785

File: 1614116776716.mp4 (20.23 MB, 1280x706, 7i32OKbAZJLVC-e0.mp4)

Anonymous 02/24/21 (Wed) 15:26:43 No.92565

Anyone read Wilfred Burchett's This Monstrous War? Enjoying it so far. Maybe it's just residual brain poison, but the Americans and their Southern puppets seem just cartoonishly inept, evil, and petty, while the Northern and Chinese troops are superheroic to a similar degree. My brain keeps telling me that there must be at least some exaggeration - things like civilians spontaneously switching to handsome white trad outfits the moment the Japanese get owned, maybe.

Anonymous 02/24/21 (Wed) 16:12:05 No.92661

Are 1 in 10 North Koreans actually slaves?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/19/north-korea-has-2-6-million-modern-slaves-new-report-estimates/

Anonymous 02/24/21 (Wed) 16:18:35 No.92667

>>92661
>Researchers conducted interviews with 50 North Korean defectors, all but one of whom said they had been subjected to conditions that met the international legal definition of “forced labor,” according to the index.
I like how they don't disclose what concrete questions they asked and what they answered. They give a definition of slavery where they say that it's slavery when the state makes you work. So it's likely that they asked them "do you work for the government" "did you have civil duties" or whatever and since all that exists including a general conscription where the army is used to help with the harvest and construct buildings, they subsumed this "under slavery".

Anonymous 02/24/21 (Wed) 17:51:37 No.92766

>>92667
It's not forced labor when the workers are under duress and have no choice but to work for large corporations that don't pay them livable wages in order to eat… right?

Anonymous 02/24/21 (Wed) 18:06:14 No.92787

Does anyone have any recommendations for unbiased reading on the DPRK?
>>92565
I'll be sure to check this out

Anonymous 02/25/21 (Thu) 03:23:59 No.93549

File: 1614223438240.pdf (2.3 MB, 194x300, KoreanWar.pdf)

>>92787
Here's a PDF copy

Anonymous 02/25/21 (Thu) 03:39:44 No.93566

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>>93549
>>92787
>>92565
Found this article that seems to corroborate a lot of what I've read from Burchett. Not sure what sort of angle the author and the Journal of Conflict Studies is slanted towards, though. Lots more sources to dig into.

Anonymous 02/25/21 (Thu) 12:48:00 No.93922

>>93549
>>93566
Thanks a whole lot!

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 10:24:24 No.98255

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https://www.rt.com/russia/516602-north-korea-diplomats-handcar/

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 10:29:36 No.98259

Is Ismail's take on the DPRK any way accurate?
http://eregime.org/index.php?showtopic=3021

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 10:30:32 No.98262

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-has-almost-as-many-religious-restrictions-as-iran-pew-report-finds-1.7533576

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 10:41:13 No.98272

This almost seems like the opening song for some anime.
https://leftypol.org/leftypol/src/1609600179486.mp4
Was this officially posted by the DPRK media?

Actually, is there animation that's produced by the DPRK? Probably long time ago there was something of that sort posted to the thread.

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 11:16:10 No.98329

>>98259
That's not Ismail's take, it is what a guy he interviewed said.
And yes, the DPRK does accept support from where ever they can because of the current geopolitical situation. Sometimes this also includes reactionaries who fall for liberal horseshoe theory nonsense and think it is a good thing.

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 11:33:21 No.98342

>>98272
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_and_Hedgehog

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 11:52:29 No.98354

>>98272
Yep, /co/ have discussed >>98342 a bit and there is a significant amount of porn of Lt. Vixen.

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 19:01:51 No.98954

>>98272
What a pretty city

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 19:20:45 No.98985

File: 1614540045166.jpeg (9.11 KB, 225x225, download (2).jpeg)

What's the purpose of this party? What do they actually do?

Anonymous 02/28/21 (Sun) 19:34:17 No.99027

>>98985
To make it look like they have a socdem party? What else would they do? It's just propaganda.

Anonymous 03/03/21 (Wed) 19:24:16 No.103209

File: 1614799456042-0.mp4 (24.83 MB, 640x360, DPR Korea That Heart is Pa….mp4)

File: 1614799456042-1.mp4 (14.07 MB, 640x360, DPRK Song Land and Farmers.mp4)

Anonymous 03/03/21 (Wed) 19:26:21 No.103212

File: 1614799580792-0.mp4 (2.95 MB, 640x360, Women are Flowers녀성은 꽃이라네 ….mp4)

File: 1614799580792-1.mp4 (4 MB, 640x360, North Korean Wedding Song-….mp4)

Anonymous 03/03/21 (Wed) 19:36:00 No.103228

File: 1614800160028-0.mp4 (7.01 MB, 480x360, 영웅의 안해될줄 꿈에도 몰랐어요 I never ….mp4)

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Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 14:19:43 No.105478

File: 1614953982979.mp4 (15.21 MB, 640x480, My Love My Happiness 나의 사랑….mp4)

>>103228

Kolosin 03/05/21 (Fri) 17:32:58 No.105642

>>30388
These guys kill me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsWTdCXIccQ

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 17:58:38 No.105681

>>105642
How can people truly believe that everything showing people in the DPRK living normal lives is scripted or fake somehow?

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 18:01:42 No.105690

>>105681
Anti-communist ideology is a hell of a drug

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 18:51:32 No.105747

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>>105642
Lmao

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 18:53:19 No.105750

>>105747
I first thought this was some kind of New Age health freak talking about a Walmart

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 19:55:17 No.105849

how come it says women aren't allowed to ride bikes in north korea
https://www.cnbc.com/id/100386298
https://www.dailynk.com/english/women-on-bicycles-banned-again/
https://www.nknews.org/2014/03/no-bikes-no-trousers-north-koreas-strange-rules-for-women/

yet half the cyclists in these vids are women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Syg-_k0nrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwOmoSGG4N8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UlyhybfsAE

Kolosin 03/05/21 (Fri) 20:49:08 No.105903

>>105849
simple bro, the ones in the video were just state sponsored femboys.
Now apparently a refugee has "disappeared"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsWTdCXIccQ

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 21:00:17 No.105908

>>105750
I thought it was going to be about texan supermarkets. When shit goes down, the shelves empty and the shelves are left with inedible shit lol.

Anonymous 03/05/21 (Fri) 21:05:15 No.105916

>>105747
“I thought they have supermarkets with nothing inside”

Anonymous 03/06/21 (Sat) 09:15:48 No.106485

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>>105642
>>105681

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