EPTNorth Korea seeks $75 trillion in compensaion - Page 4
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Telemako
Spain1636 Posts
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
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vizniz
United States120 Posts
Really, the whole country is so far behind everywhere else, but the citizens don't know it. Cell phones? Yeah right. Kim Jong Il has them completely brainwashed with all sorts of false facts about the US. Most of them are convinced that we're constantly considering invading them because we're some sort of axis of evil that's jealous of their prosperity. It's gonna be really interesting when Kim dies. One of his sons has already defected out of the country, and there's speculation that his son still in the country might be along the same mindset. It'd be crazy to see a whole nation suddenly exposed to all the technological advancements of the past 15 years. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On June 25 2010 15:43 Waxangel wrote: also it's more than the entire world's GDP for one year  well at least they are being consistently crazy. | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
On June 25 2010 16:59 semantics wrote: well at least they are being consistently crazy. Consistency is key to being a professional. Not sure how exactly to describe North Korea in that matter. Everything they do... at this point North Korea's become a source of ridicule. Part of me wonders, do they know how the world - not just politicians - respond to their actions? I feel bad for them... | ||
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nEAnS
Canada161 Posts
On June 25 2010 17:14 dudeman001 wrote: Consistency is key to being a professional. Not sure how exactly to describe North Korea in that matter. Everything they do... at this point North Korea's become a source of ridicule. Part of me wonders, do they know how the world - not just politicians - respond to their actions? I feel bad for them... Ignorance is bliss......... Why not just keep asking for stuff and see if someone takes the bait? This is North Korea's ULTIMATE FIGHTING STRATEGY | ||
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rK
United States371 Posts
 But those military hats always make me laugh, too. | ||
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Robinsa
Japan1333 Posts
On June 25 2010 15:43 Waxangel wrote: also it's more than the entire world's GDP for one year Yes, but you have to account for the fact that NK would be extremely prosperous if it wasnt for the blokade! :D | ||
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Corvi
Germany1406 Posts
On June 25 2010 17:24 rK wrote: Reading about North Korea always makes me sad But those military hats always make me laugh, too.funny and sad at the same time! | ||
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onewingedmoogle
Canada434 Posts
though it could go the other way and they think their great country is stronger and able to demand money from US | ||
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Ramsing
Canada233 Posts
On June 25 2010 16:30 vizniz wrote: My marketing professor did one of those once-in-a-life-time North Korean tours. We spent a lot of time in class talking about what's going on over there. Really, the whole country is so far behind everywhere else, but the citizens don't know it. Cell phones? Yeah right. Kim Jong Il has them completely brainwashed with all sorts of false facts about the US. Most of them are convinced that we're constantly considering invading them because we're some sort of axis of evil that's jealous of their prosperity. One of my favorite things to do is look at South Korea and then North Korea and compare the skyscrapers and the number of cars. The difference is just staggering. | ||
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sCCrooked
Korea (South)1306 Posts
On June 25 2010 17:56 onewingedmoogle wrote: though it could go the other way and they think their great country is stronger and able to demand money from US They probably think their country is a dominant self-supporting world power -_-. | ||
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sTromSK
Slovakia77 Posts
One of my favorite things to do is look at South Korea and then North Korea and compare the skyscrapers and the number of cars. The difference is just staggering. or those night photos of north and south korea. when I started to check information about n. korea I tought they must have some sort of hi-tech labs and that they must have some advanced technologies because of the nuclear research. But then I saw some documentary movies and saw eg. their hospital in capital city - there were no medical machines (only shitty beds) altough I would expect some - I didnt realise until then that they are in such a poverty. I wonder if the university professors in n. korea are aware of the fact, that there is something wrong or that this ideology is so fucked up. | ||
Waxangel
United States33505 Posts
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McDonalds
Liechtenstein2244 Posts
On June 25 2010 17:56 onewingedmoogle wrote: wonder what the civies in north korea would think of this. if the us clearly is evil than wouldnt this amount to their great leader begging for money? though it could go the other way and they think their great country is stronger and able to demand money from US It would probably sound more like reparations. The essence of the story is "you've done something wrong but we're strong and we're not afraid to call you out on it in front of everybody". I don't know why people are quoting GDP and stuff. It's obviously a calculation of damages that have occurred since the war and they definitely aren't expecting to receive it. They just wanted to make a powerful statement to the international community. It's a reaction to the blockade and all of this talk about imposing more sanctions. On June 25 2010 13:53 Three wrote: whoa whoa whoa, you're forgetting to encourage the notion that everything is the sole fault of the united states, sir This "why me, officer" stuff doesn't help. Foreign powers created the situation in Korea. You can't divide a country with that strong of a national identity and expect there to be no repercussions. Kim Il-sung and Syngman Rhee both wanted, first and foremost, to reunify and rule the entire peninsula. | ||
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Zhek
Canada342 Posts
Oh, we forgot to tell you it's in nukes. Air-delivered." | ||
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ssj114
Afghanistan461 Posts
On June 25 2010 12:02 Dance.jhu wrote: North Korea is best Korea. User was temp banned for this post. I don't understand why this user got temp banned? What if he's from North Korea? Isn't this racist by whoever issued the temp ban? Anyway, this does sound a bit ridiculous, in my opinion. | ||
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sCCrooked
Korea (South)1306 Posts
On June 25 2010 19:05 ssj114 wrote: What if he's from North Korea? If he's from North Korea and managed to escape to the United States, there's a really good chance he's not too happy with NK's situation. 15 years of technological advances, the discovery of a thing called "the internet", and realizing what an industrialized nation really looks like have a funny way of making someone resent the regime that kept them brainwashed for their lives. | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2716 Posts
On June 25 2010 16:08 Telemako wrote: Korea is USA+Russia broken toy. I don't find this funny, because probably the estimate loss is accurate. A whole country with a frozen development because of 3rd parties. Serious crap. Your statement was true 50 years ago. But the stubborn actions of their dictator are the reason why N.K is still isolated, underdeveloped, poor country. When you spend a higher percentage of your GDP on the military than the US and Russia, while your people are dying because of the lack of food, than you have clearly set your priorities wrong. When you have a cripple economy, taking actions that piss off some of your biggest potential trading partners is certainly wrong (like building fucking atom bombs). And when you intentionally make your citizens poorer than they already are by wiping out their savings, you obviously don't give a fuck about your people. So blaming 3rd parties about the situation in N.K. is simply out of date. ======================================================== Well, N.K.'s crazyhead often brings some hilarious statements, but he doesn't even come close to Libya's dickhead's demands: - 7.77 billion Dollars - Abolish Switzerland - bonus awesome action ======================================================== | ||
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banana
Netherlands1189 Posts
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