just fucking stop the war man

because russia and china doesnt get anything viable out of trade from NK.

North Korea never wanted to even negotiate

Propaganda.

famine caused by extreme North Korean incompetence.

By sanctions.

When you are starving in the province

you made this up

No other country has had so consistently repeated famines as North Korea

when did they had last famine and what are the sources of those famines? lot of people starve in africa and south asia

exact same geographic conditions and trade opportunities can work

you are genuinely insane. SK is a shithole nation where everything is owned by corpos extremely misogynist society literally built on american imperialist money.

How is Epstein in any way relevant to this?

Because epstien hated every communist every, like you.

but is arguably worse today than they were 73 years ago

not really, another lie, china never faced sanctions like NK

and a willful act of denying reality.

why west is afraid of lifting sanctions

There is absolutely nothing good about North Korea

they are anti america.

probably mostly innocent victims to circumstances that are very hard for them to change

circumstances created by west

Why don’t you consider the plight of the malnourished and oppressed people of North Korea

I do thats why I loathe the west and its sanctions

Instead of defending a regime that is among the very worst and most cruel and brutal in the world?

not really

Being impressed that they have almost 2 decades old technology is kind of telling of how bad it is. Smartphones today can be had as low as $50! Not really a sign of wealth or progress to have 20 year old technology that has now become dirt cheap.

Are you factoring in the most rigorous sanctions on any state ever just to pursue sovereignty?

This is probably simply prestige projects by the regime, to try to force a development that makes the country appear more modern

So libshits like homeless people rather than homes because muh "regime forcing people in homes!! regime bad!!". Do you understand how crazy you sound? not to mention your premise is entirely false

So the 2 main sources of income for North Korea are based on crimes and one of them is even only temporary. This is not a success story, as there is nothing sustainable in this so called impressive economic development.

Its totally justifiable because of the sanctions. DPRK will flourish and you will keep coping with your epstienite propaganda

That’s strange, if they can go to a diner, and use a smartphone to pay through a QR code system. /s

Do you know how many people outside of the western periphary capitalist countries are malnourished? much much more

The truth is that North Korea remains extremely poor, but the regime continues with prestige projects that mostly benefit the rich in North Korea. And in North Korea rich apparently means being able to afford a smartphone, and being able to eat every day.

Did epstien told you that? there is no rich in NK, its party elite and normal people, party elite may have slightly higher living standards but its nothing in comparison to how billionaires and leaders live compared to normal people in capitalist world. Also the biggest reason for under development of north korea are the sanctions and the brutal korean war in which america invaded the DPRK killing its 12-15% population and destroying almost all of its industries. While simultaneously sanctioning them, DPRK is doing good despite these and they will improve drastically in next decade while you imperialist libshits will cry.

Because this is truth

I think they are equivalent to nazis tbh, but you are right

America is probably the closest country to nazi germany still surviving

Yes, they mention it. How a country sanctioned this hard supposed to make money?

did you even read the article?

"Last year, North Korea built 10,000 new homes in Pyongyang—more than either Los Angeles or Chicago. "

"South Korean think tank reports, with titles like “Sanctions Don’t Show in Satellite Imagery,” point to evidence that North Korea’s claimed economic progress isn’t mere propaganda"

"Vessel activity has surged at North Korea’s oil-storage facilities, which are being expanded. Many parking lots are more packed. North Korea now shines roughly three times as bright at night as it did five years ago, according to another report"

"Over the past year, North Korea has completed major construction projects that had stalled for years, including Pyongyang’s largest hospital, a greenhouse complex bigger than New York’s Central Park and a new beach-resort compound"

and much more, please read instead of spreading liberal lies

Yes they were liberated. And soviet union wasnt a dictatorial state, it was a state ruled by CPSU which had its member elected by the workers soviets, it wasnt a one man show but a systematic vanguard party formed by elected members. Also if you see the stark difference in worker rights, women rights, minority rights, racial raws between USSR and USA in their time you would understand who was liberated and who was not. Hope that helps.

Authoritarianism is a buzzword which liberals use to diminish any alternative political system.

Authoritarianism is a buzzword and being anti authoritarian is a moralist position. Try arguing how democratic west was better than "authoritarian" east when, lets say it comes to women rights?

Marxism Leninism is the only political system that can liberate the masses.