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Meanwhile North Koreans are fleeing the front lines.
None of these guys have ever seen live combat and they all have 2 Kgs of medals.
There's always joking around when it comes to North Korea. Because of pictures of their parade and officers covered in medals.
But reading about North Korean society is always really fascinating.
For example I remember reading that the military service is about 10 years. Of course children of the Elite are exempt.
Military base are also very autonomous. Meaning that they are farming and fishing.
It's also very interesting that south Korean is sending troops. Probably to gather intelligence and help with translation or with captured North Korean soldiers.
Also, if you actually read what is enshrined in the North Korean constitution it has some things that sound really cool and hopeful, but obviously impossible to achieve in the face of globalized capitalism.
Yes, it's obviously capitalism's fault and not the fault of the corrupt leaders in their fascist, totalitarian state.
You got me wrong, I'm totally happy to see the North Korean leadership, as well as the Russian and Chinese single-party leadership all castrated and skinned alive in front of their families then publicly hung by their ankles, and force their families to watch as those pieces of shit slowly and painfully die.
And then take all the hoarded stolen wealth from all the oligarch families and distribute them to the entire public.
Fuck tankies and fascists.
Well I'm not sure we should be wishing that for anybody, but point taken.
Nothing in your post indicates that my criticism of your point was wrong.
That's because it wasn't wrong.
So what made you think I got you wrong...if you think I was right? This is making less sense as we go.
You got me wrong thinking I'm in favor of corruption, totalitarianism and the other stuff you said.
Except I don't think that, nor did I say anything that even remotely resembles this.
You are correct, you implied it.
If you need to make up what the other person said in order to make your point, and try to maintain it even after they've corrected you, it should lead you to realize how weak your position is.
Thanks for the life lesson, dad/mom.
Debate like a child, get treated like a child. What can I say?
You can say another made-up proverb; I want to see more adages from you now. What further wisdom can you share?
Going back to the well with the "old and wise" bit? If you are going to turn it into an insult war, because you know you can't make a point, at least make it interesting.
I honestly don't even know what point you are trying to make at this stage either, though. Please elaborate.
Sorry I forgot youre just a child. I'll make it simple:
You're an intellectual coward and an uninteresting troll.
What did I say that makes you think i am a coward? What does this have anything to do with the context of the discussion?
I still literally do not understand what your point has been through our dialogue so far.
Something about capitalism being amazing?(which it is, else we couldn't have this conversation with you over there trolling me from whatever Chinese or Russian shithole you live in).
Putting words in my mouth and then whining about me pointing out that this i reveals how your argument is, instead of actually addressing any actual points I made. And I'm sure you'll continue to do so.
Lol you just can't help yourself but put words in my mouth. Amazing.
Alright, l apologize for the non-sequiturs.
Now please reiterate your argument to me as if i were a toddler, so i may properly rebuke.
The claim you made about it being the fault of capitalism is ridiculously empty in the face of the fact that their country is led by fascist, totalitarians.
I can't rebuke that because what you said follows what Wikipedia says about the North Korean economy.
This is another empty post. I'm done.
Wishing they had 2kg of rice.
Medals can be recycled to new soldiers. Rice is one meal and done.........
idk, Republicans found a way to eat their own shit and survive. or was it Russian shit?
2kg of medals is not that very many, depending on the thickness and material.
North Korean soldiers are so strong they always carry about 50kg of medals on their chest in order to give enemies a fair chance in hand to hand combat, not to mention being a much manlier bullet deflector than kevlar.
Then there is the layers.. you get shot but the medal deflects it, so the medal gets a medal and the cycle continues.