• booty [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    I say that, I’m going by every regular source that ever existed

    “regular source” citations-needed

    its near-impossible standards for leaving or entering

    did you know these are imposed on them externally? their policy is that they love tourists. here’s a video of a couple of australian tourists enjoying themselves there. the reason americans can’t go there is because the US forbids it.

    its lack of internet access (who here has seen anyone who is actually from North Korea),

    it’s a country under brutal siege for its entire history. yes, they’re poor. whose fault is that?

    • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      Regular sources as in MSNBC, CNN, NPR, Wikipedia, etc. sources that are the most established, enough that they’re among the top 500 websites and that they show up on the first page of a Google search. Not to mention a random source is going to have random origins, trust in a source has to be earned and even with trusted sources you must compare and contrast them sometimes.

      The restrictions for leaving and entering have not been imposed on them externally, this attitude of Korea predates even the Roman empire so external factors wouldn’t have been possible as a cause, even though it’s undeniable there are nations that have restricted anyone from going there. Japan used to be the same way at different points in history, though for the time being they’re open to everyone.