• bdonvrA
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    20 hours ago

    Seriously, are there really pro-NK supporters in SK?

    I’m definitely not saying it’s a common thing at all but US and western media really, super play up the image of the DPRK and the tension on the peninsula.

    And also see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party_(South_Korea,_2017)

    They ran Kim Jae-Yeon for president. She once said:

    On 4 June 2012 during an interview with KBS, the emcee asked her to confirm her view towards North Korea. She answered, “If a person does not want to recognise North Korean regime, it means that he/she wants a war with them”. When the emcee also asked about what if North Korea attacks the South, she replied, “Still, we should not fight back.”

    She received 37 thousand votes. Not a lot, but they do exist.

    Any more left than them tend to get banned under “National Security” laws.

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      19 hours ago

      I mean, isn’t she just saying it doesn’t make sense to fight back since that could lead to war with a nuclear power?

      Idk seems like the thing a smarter Israel would’ve said, and Hamas never even had nukes.

      That said, I can totally see how a more ignorant voter could be convinced that is supportive of NK. Just seems like some animal farm shit. Like, “Snowball is all-powerful and we must be ready to give up everything you hold dear to fight!”