“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
“A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his friends. The soldier clipped a few nails, admired the sharp, clean edges, and marveled at the mechanics of this simple item. Then he realized with a sinking heart: If North Korea couldn’t make such a fine nail clipper, how could it compete with American weapons?” IfsHeartMadeGivenSimpleFineWeaponsCleanSoldierEdgesRecallsNailsMechanicItemsKoreaBuddyNorth KoreaKoreanSinkingNorth Korean Book:Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea Source: Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea
“The night sky in North Korea might be the most brilliant in northeast Asia, the only airspace spared the coal dust, Gobi Desert sand, and carbon monoxide choking the rest of the continent.” MightNightSkyBrilliantDustDesertSandContinentsCarbonCoalAsiaKoreaNorth KoreaChokeNight SkyDesert Sand Author:Barbara Demick
