Tried to tbh but posted to !worldnews@lemmy.world on accident. There are three worldnews communities that show up, with no differentiating text indicating which is where. Annoying tbh.
They both have pursued further integration with the larger global economy, but (mostly) the U.S. keeps them from doing so via overwhelming sanctions and the Cuban embargo.
I meant to highlight the overemphasis placed on the word itself, detained. They hype it up as if it's the most monentous part of this incident and use it consistently throughout the article. This is not evil North Korea detaining another poor Amerikan, this is another Amerikan soldier defecting to the DPRK.
I agree, begrudgingly, with your pragmatic outlook here. The transatlantic empire is weak. There is a part of me that believes it is the time to strike, to disobey. The socialist world is turning left, and I believe this may lend itself an opportunity for the DPRK to further demonstrate its status as a sovereign state not beholden to unilateral U.S. demands, as well as its adherence to their purportedly internationalist ethos.
This is all based on the presupposition that Travis King is being genuine, of course.
As for what he offers - at least one noteworthy thing is that he presumably speaks English fluenty. He can always learn Korean. There is a precedent of Amerikan soldiers being granted asylum in the DPRK, and at worst it could be an image thing -- the imperialist dog barks and the socialist world muzzles it.
I do not govern the DPRK, and wager that whatever decision the WPK and thusly the workers decide to make will be the best one that could have been made.
They have touchscreen phones in the DPRK, at least. They're not that far behind. But some are vain and miss shit like name brands, I guess. I do not presume to think this Travis King thinks that way, and if he witnesses equality of peoples in the DPRK then that may yet be inspiring enough for him to get over the culture shock. That'd be neat.
I can see the argument for extradition, but it's only a pyrrhic understanding.
I do not believe socialist nations should extradite black asylum seekers to a white supremacist settler state, personally. May be idealist, but oh well.
Notice how "detained" is used so frequently here. He, uh, kinda went there of his own volition, according to the same fucking article? Detained. Lol. They'll know when he's "detained" if he unfortunately winds up in the hands of the U.S. military again (after he not only deserted, but committed treason, in their eyes). Here's hoping the DPRK accepts him as a political refugee.
in order to make the west look bad. And you can make the west look bad without lying about the Tiananmen Square Massacre’s existence.
Then why would these sources be lying?
NKnews and Daily NK are anti-DPRK news outlets funded by the U.S. Be pretty funny if even y'all's most orientalist propaganda outlet turned out to be Norf Kowean (OR EVEN CHINESE!!!) Pwopaganda!
I mean, Marx is rarely ever actually recommended to people who are not already socialists of some flavor. His works are important and foundational, but more often than not we recommend more modern texts.
You are speaking only to your ignorance and the hatred that keeps you from engaging with other ideas. I'd go so far as to say you're proving my point.
There are more modern, digestible pieces of theory and historiography... hundreds upon hundreds of books and articles that would shatter your illusions in an instant if you ever bothered to touch them.
In fact, for any lurkers (not the person I'm responding to, who will likely never pick up another book in their life) who still passively or actively support the U.S. or NATO or the other heads of empire, I recommend William Blum's Rogue State and Killing Hope. Both peer-reviewed. Intelligence officials have reviewed them and said "I don't like this book, but it's correct and well-sourced".
If you refuse to even engage with the literature, then you are not good faith actors desiring conversation and freeze peach or whatever. You have an ideological agenda.
Give me a question about communism, give me a question about imperialism -- I will answer to the best of my ability and will reference writings not from the 1800s. You know how I know more than just what Marx said? Because I read. Literacy is a gift and so many of y'all just proudly waste it.
Tried to tbh but posted to !worldnews@lemmy.world on accident. There are three worldnews communities that show up, with no differentiating text indicating which is where. Annoying tbh.