A side of North Korea you would never see on western corporate television. With the way things are going who knows how long it'll be on YouTube. Without western Imperialism Korea would be one country, whether capitalist or communist.
"Award-winning documentary filmmaker Sung-Hyung Cho was the first South Korean filmmaker to ever receive an official permit to film in North Korea. Traveling the country, she accompanies ordinary people during their everyday life and work routines, talking to them about their hopes and dreams. The resulting film ventures beyond the usual clichés and portrays the country and its people in a unique and respectful way.
Growing up in South Korea, Cho was taught in school that her Northern neighbors had red skin and two horns on their heads. With her film, she took the chance to bid farewell to her prejudices and revise her preconceived image of people in North Korea." LINK TO VLTCHEKS DOCUMENTARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yqBrDsXXwc
I watched this in January and found it pretty interesting. Especially the part in the last half where they they interviewed the worker at the clothing factory how they have to funnel their manufacturing through China to be sold in the western world. I'm sure if a lib watched they'd be talking about the people's behaviors to the Kim family, but I know plenty of people who act just like that over Queen Elizabeth.
I'll always side with the DPRK against Imperialist aggression, but the veneration of the Kims to a quasi religion is fuck'n weird. Comparing it to monarchists should not even be a defense lol.
It's weird, but I kinda liken it to the nationalism of rebels in colonized countries; A necessity in a world where you're oppressed by an overwhelming force and need a unifying symbol to rally around.
This, there's no veneration of the Kims to a "quasi religion" in the DPRK, when put into its historical context and political reality its no different from many nationalist independent states throughout history surrounded by aggressive Imperialism before being overthrown and turned into vassals . Especially one that is literally in a state of war today at least officially. And frankly its much less "weird" then a Fascist country like post Nasser Egypt where dipshit losers like Mubarak and now El Sisi rule with an Iron fist but they are universally hated with no political legacy to speak off. No veneration of them as great leaders because they are just leeches who suck the blood of their people. (apologies if this is akin to sectarianism)
A bit weird, but tbf Kim was pretty much the ultimate badass. Was the leader of the resistance to Japanese occupation. Then led the DPRK through their formation and without his leadership it's very possible the DPRK would have been strangled in its infancy. So a bit weird I suppose. Then again consider how much the founding fathers are venerated in the US. Every damn town has a Washington Avenue and a Jefferson Elementary.
the veneration of the Kims to a quasi religion is fuck’n weird
It's weird because it's made up and does not exist in the real world. They're basically celebrities, which exist in every country in the world.
Yeah I mean its not really "funneled" through China its just regular cross border activity that happens between China and North Korea, from aid to migrants to trade. China sometimes votes for sanction bills on North Korea in the UN but that's them just being strategic, its basically an open thing that they have real economic interaction. And yeah thats because libs can often be racist and true. The part about the rural farmer with the sustainable farming techniques and lifestyle is really dope too .
The part about the rual farmer with the sustaniabal farming techniques and lifestyle is really dope too .
Yeah, that was pretty cool. Also the methane they were recouping from waste was a pretty nifty setup.
Xi Jinping got his start in politics/activism building those methane recyclers
Anyone whose still a human being has to be impressed with Xi's life and rise to power. A great man.
any good books in English on his early life? Just realized I know nothing about it beyond a few sparse details
Great Power Leader Xi Jinping: International Perspectives on China's Leader(not on his early life much I haven't found a good source for that in depth in English yet, just know the bits and pieces)
Some Books on China in general that id recommend:
Fanshen , and everything William H. Hinton ever wrote.
Constructing China by Gao Mobo (also has a very useful bibliography)
Maos China and After A History Of The Peoples Republic by Maurice Meisner
China and Ecological Civilization: John B. Cobb, Jr. in conversation with Andre Vltchek
Media Transparency in China: Rethinking Rhetoric and Reality by Baohui Xie (Author), Mobo Gao ( quite critical but good)
Anything published here http://www.chinabookinternational.org/en/
Just had a good chuckle thinking about a Chud citing this as proof that Hollywood is a Marxist plot lol. :ritzy-marx:
Critical support I like it! lol i cant think of the last time i saw a protected bike lane here in the US tho.
I've never seen a bike lane of any variety in the US, despite having been to 11 states (and commuting to work 5 days a week by bike)
Same homie. The most propagandized and delusional populace on the planet myself included(always gotta beat the imperialism and nihilism outta your head every waking day while in the west). "we know good and well..." Hahahahahahahahaha
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wait isnt Vltchek that journalist who died under very suspicious circumstances in Turkey?
It was reported that he died under suspicious circumstances in Turkey at first and investigated but his wife said he was diabetic and generally unhealthy for other unspecified reasons before his death. Didn't look great physically in the interview he did shortly before his death for Turkish television too so I think he just passed away. Very sad, he traveled to almost every country on the planet(really) and saw many many war zones, slums etc and just generally had so much journalistic experience. He became a very stark campist later in his career(arguably the only campist that's truly worth reading who mainly published in English) which is exemplified in his magnum opus of reporting Exposing The Lies Of The Empire. But he also wrote more dry academic books like one on Oceana and Indonesia(also co wrote On Western Terrorism with Noam Chomsky based on a long conversation between them) as well as fiction and countless articles . He will be missed and I would really recommend reading him .
