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  • ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    They solved homelessness by putting them in homes? What is this witchcraft?

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    I do wish finding information about them was easier. It always ends up being a game of believing either the US state department, or the DPRK. Obviously can’t trust a word the US says, but I remain skeptical of what the DPRK says in a guided tour or in a glorified advertisement showing off a single new apartment building.

    Would absolutely love to visit some day though. At worst, they don’t live up to my expectations of a socialist paradise and are just like any other country. At best, they exceed my expectations and I become a follower of Juche. 😂

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      A lot of chinese people on XHS post about their vacations to DPRK

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        24 hours ago

        No, he is acknowledging he doesn’t know anything about North Korea because he only has 2 completely unreliable sources.

        You know even less because you don’t even have a second source, and lack the critical thinking to realize it.

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          24 hours ago

          Read:

          At worst, they don’t live up to my expectations of a socialist paradise

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            23 hours ago

            To clarify: I have certain expectations that I hold a socialist country to. The best case scenario would be that the DPRK meets all my expectations and is a socialist paradise. I have no belief that the DPRK does or does not meet those expectations.

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            23 hours ago

            You really don’t understand context do you?