[anthonybullard]

You very clearly no little about the political and economic philosophy of the country(Juche).

From Wikipedia:

> The Juche theory is the belief that through self-reliance and a strong independent state, true socialism can be achieved.

This isn't really started strongly enough about their views (or at least what they tell their citizens) as regards self-reliance. Most of the famines there have been caused by incompetence. But they are called the Hermit Kingdom for a reason. They want to do it themselves.

They have the resources to create nuclear weapons, but not feed their population? I honestly don't understand how people can make excuses for a regime that had literally provided no value to their people or the world except for war, murder, and suffering.

Note: Was a Korean linguist in a branch of the US military. Might make some people think I was brainwashed, but actually just gave me actual context on the country and it's people.

[dingaling]

> The Juche theory is the belief that...

Those are just words. The actual philosophy is that the Kim dynasty wants to play god with their own little world, without consequences. They've had 80 years to establish the Socialist Dream and instead continue to be nasty, petty tyrants. They've no more interest in socialism than does a schoolyard bully.

> They want to do it themselves.

They as in the average NK working in a field? He'd happily eat US-provided wheat, if the regime let him do so without punishment.

Or they as in the dynasty who go abroad for education instead of 'doing it themselves' and who relied on Pakistan nuclear scientists instead of 'doing it themselves' and who rely on Chinese and Russian armaments to maintain their regime of fear? I mean to get to Pyongyang you have to fly on a Russian-built airliner...