Perhaps one of the biggest issues plaguing America today besides the effects of Hurricane Harvey are the consistent threats of nuclear warfare between us (the United States) and North Korea! How has America come to view North Korea? Do we feel saddened for its citizens? Do we feel anger towards its government? Do we generalized all of North Korea in to one category? For the most part the answer is yes, however this may not be a bad thing! We should all have compassion for the citizens of North Korea but at the same time I feel that we have to realize that their government has silenced its citizens for a long time now. Currently, the "voice" of North Korea is not particularly fond of the United States. Last week, North Korea launched a missile 1,678 miles from their coast to that of Japan's in a slim fifteen minutes! While we should not place such a generalization on an entire country it is difficult when they are launching missiles! Sadly, I feel that this is one cultural view that (so far) has not been proven wrong. North Korea has every intent to seclude themselves. When the world will not let you do that (for good reason) you (the country) will almost always retaliate in the end...
Hi Allie,
ReplyDeleteAs things develop in North Korea it is important as you point out to try to separate the people from the leadership. It is also scary to see them develop and show their power as they become stronger. This is a new thing for our generation to see happening, the Baby Boomers saw something similar with Russia and Cuba but now things move and develop at a faster rate. It is saddening to see documentaries filmed within North Korea and see the people living in impoverished conditions while thanking their gracious leader. It is a unique and interesting situation. Good post!
You have an interesting perspective on the happenings between the US and North Korea. I certainly feel for the people who are oppressed within the nation's borders, but I also feel that the US has a responsibility to protect itself and its allies. Unfortunately, this regime has proven itself to be one that cannot be reasoned with. Because of this, I feel that military action may ultimately be needed. North Korea has proven over the better part of 20 years now that they are unwilling to curb their nuclear program, and have actually been ramping up efforts in gaining a nuclear weapon. I hope that it doesn't come to war, and certainly not nuclear war, but all options must be on the table when it comes to protecting the US and its interests.
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