“North Korea invites parody. We laugh at the excesses of the propaganda and the gullibility of the people. But consider that their indoctrination began in infancy, during the fourteen-hour days spent in factory day-care centers; that for the subsequent fifty years, every song, film, newspaper article, and billboard was designed to deify Kim Il-sung; that the country was hermetically sealed to keep out anything that might cast doubt on Kim Il-sung's divinity. Who could possibly resist?” PeopleYearsCountryMightCareFilmSongHoursLaughingDoubtCastsNewspapersPropagandaFiftyDivinityArticlesInvitesExcessFactoriesKoreaNorth KoreaInfancyFourteenParodyIndoctrinationKimBillboardsGullibilityDay CareKim Il Sung Book:Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea Source: Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea
“North Korean defectors often find it hard to settle down. It is not easy for somebody who’s escaped a totalitarian country to live in the free world. Defectors have to rediscover who they are in a world that offers endless possibilities. Choosing where to live, what to do, even which clothes to put on in the morning is tough enough for those of us accustomed to making choices; it can be utterly paralyzing for people who’ve had decisions made for them by the state their entire lives.” PeopleWorldMadeCountryHardStatesEnoughChoicesEasyDecisionMorningPossibilityOffersClothesToughEndlessSettlingAccustomedNorth KoreaKoreanSettling DownMaking ChoicesFree WorldDecisions MadeNorth KoreanEndless PossibilitiesDefectors Author:Barbara Demick
