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Old Jul 25, 2006, 9:29 am
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Originally Posted by bumpme
What's the attraction of North Korea? Do you guys enjoy watching people starve to death? Or see an oppressive regime in action?
The Dear Leader makes sure we dont have to see them starving. Im going because I wasnt around when Stalin was but I would like to experience what the old Soviet Union was like in a very filtered way, so yes I guess I have a curiosity in seeing an oppressive regime in action. While I dont agree with much of what the North does, its certainly not the first country I have visited where their human rights are suspect or I disagree with their politics. I guess it also helps me appreciate what I have.
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