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also downvoted for preferring democracy lol

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Maximal working hour: 8 per day.

And how many days per week?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

10 for good citizens

20 in forced labor camps

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 hours ago

It's not forced labor, comrade, you're free to exchange your work hours for torture sessions and reduced food rations!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I work 12hr shifts and I prefer it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

what genre of work?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

This I think is the indictment of the U.S.'s public education.

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[–] [email protected] 92 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

You can criticize the US without making other authoritarian states look good. Both can be bad

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Reality is a team sport, to some people. They have no objective means of evaluating claims. In their worldview, that is not what claims are for.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

If the "D"RPK is so great, why can't people leave?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If it's so great, why won't they move there?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"They just don't to leave!"

/s, but also that's actually their argument.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Its also a stupid argument, I love the country I'm in, but I'm still going to leave to go on holiday or something.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago

I'm surprised nobody ITT saw the Facebook page “The Soviet Reporter” owns. Despots gonna despot.

I also love the 여자 in the poster: She's not allowed to shave her hair, she's not allowed to wear street punk clothing, she's not allow to show nipple, etc. etc.. 신 I love DPKR propaganda /s

[–] [email protected] 44 points 15 hours ago (8 children)

I want every ml in the world to move to north korea or china or any country they stan so much and live there for the rest of their life so that they will feel how "great" and "democratic" these "utopias" are.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

They absolutely can move to their favourite places. Iran, China, Russia -- But they never do. They're very lazy. Or perhaps deep down they know that their entire being is a trend that they latched onto to look better.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

If you ever bring it up they’ll say something along the lines of “well why don’t you pay for my move then”.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 14 hours ago

I’ll pay for a one way ticket, the wonderful democratic utopia will provide them the rest.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

also look at these weird ass rules. This is for the "korea" community

Insecure much?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 hours ago

I like how this ignores that not only did the DPRK start the war, but the vast majority of the UN lined up behind South Korea, after the USSR stormed out of the security council meeting - they still had quorum, but the Soviets apparently assumed they didn’t, or would adjourn, or something. They didn’t. As a direct result, United Nations Command was established to specifically support South Korea in 1950.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

I love how this kinds of communities describe themselfes as welcome to discussion and the write all the "facts" as a rule and everybody who says anything els gets banned.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 14 hours ago (11 children)

Yeah, I don't really understand why tankies pretend to be liberals so much. So many of their communities are all like 'discussion welcome!'

But of course it isn't actually welcome. I've noticed that it's special to tankies, and that other extremists openly embrace their ignorance.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

And then people ask why the lemmy devs receive so little funding. I want to support lemmy but I just can't morally support people pushing this agenda.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago

Nah, I've just been there and talked to everyone. They say it's all good

[–] [email protected] 28 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Women and Men receive the same payment for the same work

That payment? $24 per year.

That's not a joke. That is the real number at the black market exchange rate.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago

That is the real number at the black market exchange rate.

Which is the ONLY exchange rate, because North Korea.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

99,9% Alphabetization

list not in alphabetical order, straight to a ~~work camp~~ state funded retreat

[–] [email protected] 24 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

For anyone who like me was just confused and ignored it: They meant "literacy" but translated it badly.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

Well rule number 3 on the sidebar says be skeptical of your sources, so I'm quite sure that this checks notes Facebook meme is correct in saying alphabetization.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago

Lol, the irony

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago

Must have been the .1

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

That was one of the wildest comment chains I have read. If anybody is interested: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/7781901

The only sane person I found in this post is @[email protected] lmao

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

99.9% alphabetization

Why do tankies like to post poorly translated propaganda? Like at least take the time to localize that shit bruh wtf.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago

Because they are poorly localized.

They are not who they say they are, full stop.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

99.9% alphabetization? This is what the USA has been missing. The founding fathers failed us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

In a 99.9% alphabetized America, "USA" becomes "ASU". This one simple trick turns bourgeois imperialist hegemon into a party school!!!

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