Bobby_2021

@Jacob Morres That's true, but right is still consistent. They say they hate diversity and actually hates diversity. But the left says they love freedom from oppression and women's rights and chooses to side with the religion that oppresses women the most. It's that inconsistency.

They are similar, in terms of the destruction inflicted on them directly or indirectly with US support. no, from my experience. It is doing everything it can in their power. It is operating under sanctions and it can only do so much.

What a spectacular capitalist propaganda. Next time you whine about single mothers not getting paid enough and workers being forced to pee bottles by Jeff Bezos, then maybe that is not a viable form of government as well. Who are you to say what is viable and what is not? And even if it not viable, what gives them the right to bomb 85% of their North Korean infrastructure? No system of government would be viable when you burn down 85% of a country. duhh. Your version of real politik is US being able to steal trillion of the world's wealth (something that communists merely threatened to do), bomb and destabilize continents and prohibit the rest of the world from trading with them.

Wholly agree with this. 1. Means of production exists in society. 2. Humans will operate the means of production. Communists operating means of productions does not make them full blown capitalist like the US. It is not like US is the only place in the world where means of production exists, and their way is the only of handling means of production. US = Free market capitalism with minimal state intervention and individual ownership. Works well to bring slow, but steady and consistent growth, but stagnates and corrupts itself in the later stages. USSR = Heavy State controlled capitalism with zero free market. Uplifted millions from poverty while working in an insulated economy. Unsustainable in the long run. China = Hybrid mixture State intervention + Free market + State owned + Individual owned. Combines the best of US and USSR. Chinese system is far more complicated than anything we have seen before. You simply cannot put China into any neat category at all. The thing is you cannot own land in China, but you can own what is built on top of it as a lease of some sort. It is messy. CCP has the final word in everything. But hey it works. This deviation is not a violation of Marxian theory. Capitalism is merely a stage in the evolution to communism. Much like feudalism was a precursor to Capitalism. This is exactly what 19 century communism says. China is not remotely capitalist either according to the US definitions. If you can accept that US is capitalist, then China is not capitalist. World of difference. It a regime with a communist vision partially co-opting capitalism as a steppingstone to proper communism, exactly as mentioned in the textbook. China is the actual communism.

Ukraine will be defeated either way. How much blood they want to spill is the question? Or how long until they collapse. I give it 3-6 months. Or 9 months if you stretch it at max. Unlikely they will last beyond that.

Is it true that NK is fighting Ukraine alongside Russia? NO. But we all think of the same, discuss it as if it is reality. So the propaganda piece has worked. It created a false picture in your mind which evokes emotions that could be funneled for alterior purposes. That is how propaganda works my friends.

Most people are escaping for better economic opportunities, which is the case for almost all countries who got ruined from a colonial past.

That is just that. South Korean is racist af. The weird perception you have about North Korea is manufactured exclusively by "sources" coming from the South. Which are lies and propaganda. This is like trusting Israel to report what's happening in Gaza. They will always lie and cheat in the most flagrant of ways. Which is why if you pay close attention you will know that most news about North Korea will go by "South Koreans intelligence reports" followes by some weird characterization of NK. A good idea is to halt the weapons shipments to some ongoing genocide and funnel it to Ukraine. That is something I would agree.

This is the quintessential demonstration of propaganda in the real world. I didn't even watch it at first because I knew it would be crap, and it is. Notice how he doesn't give any solid confirmation about NK troops fighting in Ukraine. All he cares is to imprint the idea of NK troops fighting in Ukraine so that he can rally more support from the general public to keep up this bullshit war. And he is "concerned" about NK troops in Ukraine. Fuck offf. He is not concerned about Ukraine nor Korea nor Russia. Typical propaganda hit piece. Now I have no confirmation either. Every country conducts joint military exercises. There is just not enough confirmation to make that claim.

You guys have to understand this: Every news about North Korea that comes from South Korea is meant to denigrate the North Korea. It's a propaganda piece. Because South Koreans are racist towards North Koreans. No North Korean troops is engaged in the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. They are there for joint training at best. https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-chief-says-cannot-confirm-reports-north-korean-troops-russia-possible-2024-10-19

That is the denial of @Leo Gura South Korea got investments and help from the west while NK got sanctions after 1953. That is all the difference. And people pretend like sanctions aren't a thing. It's the most important thing after bombs of course.

Go into right wing twitter circles. Work out in the gym. Put yourself in uncomfortable places. Yes they are retards, but they have plenty of stuff where you could learn valuable shit. It could help you where you are. That's all I will say. But you being unstable might swing the other direction is my only concern. You need to put yourself out there which is the jist of being young and wild.

To answer your question, yes. They oppress women in daylight and give zero fucks about it. Even bigger of a question that baffled me is this: why the left side with Islam?

Dude don't ride on Leo's back as if you are making some deep point. Either you engage with me on facts or pay attention to the discourse enough to properly understand the matter enough to engage. Leo is peddling typical 20th century western propaganda which was hell bent on bombing every single communist uprising to rubbles and to steal all their natural resources and enslave their citizens. This is the facts. And there was no one to meaningfully counter the US. Until now. Chinese communists have beaten you at your own game and you are in petty denial of it. Capitalism is simply a precursor to Communism. No Marxist theory is being violated in the case of China. You need to seriously bend the facts if you have to seriously assert that a country where there is no land ownership is seriously capitalist. Get real.

I knew you would say this as if it makes China less of a communist. You are talking about the Communist shit hole in the 70s that mastered the art of capitalism. See that is what evolution is about. That is what learning is about. Capitalism and communism are not mutually exclusive. What you see in China is the communist regime co-opting capitalism which is not antithetical to communism at all. This is exactly what Marx said communism should be. You have to get the facts right here. But they were under heavy international sanctions. Where are they going to get the stuff to rebuild when you have threatened every country in the world from trading with them?? Like seriously. You can clearly see how Vietnam was crushed under sanctions and grew once they were lifted. These are the facts. The thing is when marxist theory succeeds, you would simply call it capitalism, even though that doesn't violate Marxist theory at all. Chinese capitalism is the proper Communism. You cannot even own land in China and that makes them capitalist? Proper capitalism needs complete ownership. You need to get your basic facts right.

Does anyone use black Coffee without sugar? are you okay with the bitter taste?

@Leo Gura This thread and your blog is about North Korea. Maybe you should stick to that. North Korea backed by USSR was much better industrialized and developed than the US backed South, before it got bombed to rubbles. Maybe that should tell you something. My point is the US interfered with them before they could improve themselves. It is not like US and it's allies were perfect in any way. Guess what? Shit improves over time. Unless they get bombed & sanctioned of course. I even gave you an example of how the South was even more broken than the North before the war. Now will you acknowledge that? nnaah. If your house got bombed due to US interference, then that will surely affect your development for sure. We are taking about bombings here. Not mere casual poking interference. China pulling 800 million people out of poverty in a span of 4 decades is not successful enough for you? And China is soon going to outsmart the US in almost everything, except bombing and killing. Wait and watch. And it is not like I love communism. But you need to put things in context. If authoritarian communist regime is more successful, then you should be able to accept that. I know what you are going to say, that there is more capitalism in China. And that is fine, it does not take away their communism. These things can co-exist, and Marx even said that Communism can exist only after Capitalism. China is perfectly headed in that direction.

Started a thread on this blog: https://www.actualized.org/insights/north-vs-south-korea The comparison is thrown out of context most of the times. Let me know what you think!

What if they are bombed too?

@zazen Damn! What a poignant read.

Not necessary, but inevitable by the way the world is structured. When it's your stuff being stolen people throw tantrums and when you get to benefit from stolen stuff you are happy. This is how it goes all the way.

Decaf coffee is defeating the purpose if coffee 😌

Publishing the video of sinwar dying was a big mistake IMO. People are making him a martyr. No matter whatever bloody terrorists acts he did, the fact that Israelis did 10x more, will make him a heroic figure for centuries to come. https://x.com/Jackiew80333500/status/1847179971711656094

No one is innocent in the game of power & survival We kill so that we can live. We use others and let ourselves be used. There is no other way.

Yeah try interacting with people in real life or in other social media. The smartest people elsewhere are stuck in the most petty epistemological issues that it's laughable. This forum is a world apart in that sense.