1. This seems like an appropriate sentence for listening to Radio Free Asia lmao
  2. This definitely didn't happen

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1341056354396549123

The U.S.-funded news source reported last week that a man who was identified only by his surname Choi was executed in front of dozens of other captains after admitting to authorities to listening to Radio Free Asia for more than a decade.

  • FireAxel [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Also, in what world does this make sense? They constantly report that people are put in work camps over more severe crimes than this, so why on Earth would they execute a dude publicly because he admitted to listening to a banned radio station? I can't believe I would've taken this at face value like a year ago lol.

    • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I’m with you that this is probably fake, but I don’t think this line of reasoning is particularly compelling. Governments aren’t always consistent in how they dowel out punishment for crimes, sometimes horrible offenders get off easy and minor offender get the book thrown at them.

        • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Idk this kind feeds into the lib narrative that the DPRK is a petty dictatorship without proper laws. If Kim is feeling in a good mood on Tuesday he’ll sentence someone to hard labor. If he got up on the wrong side of the bed Wednesday he’ll sentence someone guilty of the same thing to public execution.

          It’s BS either way but libs are smart enough to make these retorts to be prepared.

            • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              I actually think there’s no winning with people in general. They either get there mostly on their own or you’re just wasting your time.

              I read all these stories about people “radicalizing* their uncle or some shit and I can’t help but be skeptical that it won’t last more than a week or will wash away once they get confronted with some challenging shit like rethinking the USSR or opposing US imperialism. I had a CHUDDY friend who I thought several time I had brought over to our side, but every time he’d spend like a week binging right wing YT videos and be right back where he was.

              Really we should focus on the people already mostly on our side, trying to goad your racist aunt into be a commie is mostly pointless.