You have to tread a fine line in the opposite direction, though. To a lot of people, suggesting that the DPRK is anything but a totalitarian murder circus which is crazy just because will get you labelled as "brainwashed" by propaganda or simply some moron who's willing to defend all enemies of "Amerikkka". To the people who will at least hear you out, you need to angle in with the fact that the DPRK is a "monster" of the US' creation.
You're going to get inevitably labelled as brainwashed whenever you try to challenge people's existing brainwashing. I choose to challenge the very core of the characterizations of North Korea because most people have simply never heard an alternative narrative presented. I've found that coming at people directly can be more effective because people can sense and respect honesty.
You have to tread a fine line in the opposite direction, though. To a lot of people, suggesting that the DPRK is anything but a totalitarian murder circus which is crazy just because will get you labelled as "brainwashed" by propaganda or simply some moron who's willing to defend all enemies of "Amerikkka". To the people who will at least hear you out, you need to angle in with the fact that the DPRK is a "monster" of the US' creation.
You're going to get inevitably labelled as brainwashed whenever you try to challenge people's existing brainwashing. I choose to challenge the very core of the characterizations of North Korea because most people have simply never heard an alternative narrative presented. I've found that coming at people directly can be more effective because people can sense and respect honesty.