I don't really care to continue this line of debate too much longer, and it may have already gone too far, as HN is not a political debating forum.
But I am very skeptical of anything reported in any of the big media outlets[1]. Off course you have to get your news somewhere, I am just very sensitive to the background narrative, be it Western, Russian or Korean.
So the "party" line I am speaking about is how certain countries are always branded as the "bad/corrupt/terrorist" countries, but from first hand experience many of these countries are inhabited by people just going their own way. And the Western / Russian / whatever media very quickly forgets their own transgressions and that of their countries.
Well, it's very convenient to start a discussion and then say you are not interested any longer. We are having a civilised discussion - so let's discuss. And North Korea is interesting because going there is really not an option for 99.99% of us - so we have to rely on reports. And like I've said - things like food shortages or media censorship are reported by literally every journalist who has been to North Korea - doesn't matter if they are Polish, British, German, American or Russian. If you are starting from the point of view that CIA controls media worldwide, then there is literally no point in reading any news what so ever. But at the moment I do not even know what sort of point you are trying to make - that NK does not have censorship, or that computers connected to the Internet are not monitored by government agents? We have several sources that say they are - and what is your counter argument? That we cannot trust these sources? That would be a very interesting allegation to make, but unless you provide some rationale for your argument that's all they are going to remain - allegations.
Also - you are linking an article that uses RT as its only source? RT being so pro-Russian and pro-Russian propaganda it's not even funny - and that's the only source?
But I am very skeptical of anything reported in any of the big media outlets[1]. Off course you have to get your news somewhere, I am just very sensitive to the background narrative, be it Western, Russian or Korean.
So the "party" line I am speaking about is how certain countries are always branded as the "bad/corrupt/terrorist" countries, but from first hand experience many of these countries are inhabited by people just going their own way. And the Western / Russian / whatever media very quickly forgets their own transgressions and that of their countries.
[1] http://themindunleashed.org/2014/10/german-journalist-blows-...