Shit that I feel I need to express about North Korea:
And unfortunately, I feel alone on this.
I find it hilariously awful how the U.S., a country that has used nukes, has a weak army, and invades and occupies other countries based on false premises, feels entitled to point its finger at other countries who has never used nukes, has a strong army, but hasn’t invaded or occupied, and calls that country “dangerous and unpredictable”.
It’s more hilarious that when U.S. news outlets discuss the consequences of potential nuclear atrocities — in effort to vilify other countries — they never so much as cite the only reliable source of these consequences (i.e. How about a “…the results would be much like that time we did what we did to Hiroshima” once in a while?). If a nuclear incident had occurred that didn’t directly involve the U.S., no doubt it would be cited right and left (while disturbing and depressing stock photos pan in the background) during reports about other countries posing nuclear threats. But I guess at a certain level of hypocrisy, any public display of it would just feel awkward for everyone.
Western media makes me sick. -_-
Now, I’m not saying that Kim Jong Il wasn’t a crazy dude — but that’s all we really know for certain. That he was kooky. To compare him to Hitler and Stalin is unreasonable, especially without proof of what exactly has gone on in North Korea. A country being isolated is not proof that it is secretly committing internal crimes or plotting against the rest of the world. The U.S. fears North Korea like they did China during the Cultural Revolution. Having partly grown up there, I would not describe my family’s experience and my observations as pleasant. But the reality was far from what the media here painted, and continues to try to paint. Even IF their reports are or were, by coincidence, true, the U.S. is not exactly in a position to criticize or motivate fear of other countries.
The optimistic way of looking at the U.S.’s attitude now relative to their ugly track record, is to think of the country as a really troubled teen who recovered in rehab and goes on to counsel other youths. But overall, I can’t help but see them as that annoying party host who tells runs around telling everyone how to properly eat their hors d’oeuvres, while sneaking into the bathroom every half hour to take liquor shots.
