Kim Jong ll dead

[GPK]

A little long, but worth reading.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...ng_il?page=0,0

[clyde]

That was a little long,so I didn't feel it worth reading.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by GPK

A little long, but worth reading.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...ng_il?page=0,0

Well worth the read... Thanks.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by GPK

A little long, but worth reading.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...ng_il?page=0,0

That was an excellent article. Thanks for posting the link. I've read that every household in North Korea is required to have a state radio on at all times. The people can adjust the radio's volume, but they cannot turn it off or turn the sound completely down. The radios broadcasts state propaganda messages.

[Danzig]

unbelievable article. thanks for posting it.

[Riot]

Ditto. Great article. Thanks.

[dellinger63]

Fathers don't kill their daughters in honor so they are above a good portion of the world.

Evolution speech of course.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Fathers don't kill their daughters in honor so they are above a good portion of the world.

Evolution speech of course.

Me thinks you need one of these under the christmas tree
http://www.breathalyzeralcoholtester...-accucell.html

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

That was an excellent article. Thanks for posting the link. I've read that every household in North Korea is required to have a state radio on at all times. The people can adjust the radio's volume, but they cannot turn it off or turn the sound completely down. The radios broadcasts state propaganda messages.

that's directly from the novel 1984 by george orwell and is a patently ridiculous idea when talking about a country that looks like this at night:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...ht-photograph/

[Riot]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

and is a patently ridiculous idea when talking about a country that looks like this at night:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...ht-photograph/

I saw that the other day - unbelievable!

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

that's directly from the novel 1984 by george orwell and is a patently ridiculous idea when talking about a country that looks like this at night:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...ht-photograph/

The state must get its message out at all costs. I now remember where I read about that tidbit of North Korean life.

"In fact, except for a tiny elite, the DPRK’s 25 million inhabitants are not connected to the Internet. Televisions are set to receive only government stations. International radio signals are routinely jammed, and electricity is unreliable. Freestanding radios are illegal. But every North Korean household and business is outfitted with a government-controlled radio hardwired to a central station. The speaker comes with a volume control, but no off switch."

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ngle_page=true

[jms62]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

The state must get its message out at all costs. I now remember where I read about that tidbit of North Korean life.

"In fact, except for a tiny elite, the DPRK’s 25 million inhabitants are not connected to the Internet. Televisions are set to receive only government stations. International radio signals are routinely jammed, and electricity is unreliable. Freestanding radios are illegal. But every North Korean household and business is outfitted with a government-controlled radio hardwired to a central station. The speaker comes with a volume control, but no off switch."

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ngle_page=true

Whole country is a cult

[Riot]

Originally Posted by jms62

Whole country is a cult

Did you hear that a deal was just about to be announced, where we were going to help feed their starving? Put on hold due to Ils death.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...ition-food-aid
Humanitarian groups fear that the death of Kim Jong-il could worsen North Korea's dire food situation, after the US postponed a decision on potential aid.

The country has relied on foreign supplies since the devastating famine of the mid-90s killed hundreds of thousands of people. But the World Food Programme (WFP) and NGOs have warned that the situation is particularly bleak this year.

Aid groups warned that North Koreans would die from malnutrition within months unless donations increased. The WFP launched an emergency programme in April, but has received less than a third of the funding it needs.

"We are concerned. Time is of the essence," said Ken Isaacs of Samaritan's Purse, a US-based NGO that helped to distribute the last American food aid in North Korea, almost three years ago.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

Did you hear that a deal was just about to be announced, where we were going to help feed their starving? Put on hold due to Ils death.

Hint: It doesn't go to their starving fool!

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

The state must get its message out at all costs. I now remember where I read about that tidbit of North Korean life.

"In fact, except for a tiny elite, the DPRK’s 25 million inhabitants are not connected to the Internet. Televisions are set to receive only government stations. International radio signals are routinely jammed, and electricity is unreliable. Freestanding radios are illegal. But every North Korean household and business is outfitted with a government-controlled radio hardwired to a central station. The speaker comes with a volume control, but no off switch."

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...ngle_page=true

winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable. the instrument (the telescreen it was called) could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely...winston kept his back turned to the telescreen...

-george orwell

what are the chances that a society which starves it's citizens and is dark at night hardwired government controlled radio to every household and business?

use your critical reasoning.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

what are the chances that a society which starves it's citizens and is dark at night hardwired government controlled radio to every household and business?

I suppose the same chances that such a society would have a sizable and fairly well-equipped military. The welfare of its people is obviously not a top priority for its government.

Not that the CIA is always truthful, but the proliferation of state radios is mentioned in the CIA's World Factbook section on North Korea:
"AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006)"