To have so much negative energy amongst the country North Korea sure does love the spotlight...
Today, CNN featured an article discussing North Korean defectors. Defectors are those who have spoken out against their country, their leader, their ideals, etc. CNN interviewed North Korean defectors to see how it has affected them- past and present.
The article was eye-opening.
One woman interviewed, Grace Jo, was raised in North Korea in the 1990's during which a famine was occurring. Jo and her family escaped and now live in the United States where she voices concern for her former neighbors. Jo discusses how the state of North Korea has become so appalling that she hopes for a military act of defiance on North Korea's part just so someone will shoot North Korea down.
In the video featured, the newest event in North Korea is that a group of restaurant owners (defectors coincidentally) have gone "missing". Their families believe they are being held captive and fear that they will face "prison camps, abandonment or worse".
Do you think you would have the courage to speak out against someone you believed was in the wrong? What consequences would you face for doing so? I believe that the United States feels much sympathy for North Korean and that we truly do want to help. However, we are aware that by doing so we will enrage a vicious leader (Kim Jong Un). With the threat of a missile launching the United States may soon find herself backed against a wall and have no choice but to retaliate.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/17/us/north-koreans-defectors-us/index.html
Hi Allie,
ReplyDeleteI would speak out against someone that was in the wrong; however, Jo's situation and the owners are on a whole other level. They were incredibly courageous to do so, and hopefully, things do not escalate.
Enjoyed the post and article.
I think this whole ordeal going on with North Korea right now is so interesting, but more in a bad way than a good. Their actions they are taking seem so reckless but it seems that it's working for them since so many people seem to be backed against the wall now due to Un's unpredictability. I've done a lot of research about North Korea for previous projects and it's insane to see what life is like their.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteNorth Korea has had its issues for years, from dictatorship to famine, it makes no sense that living in 2017 this is still a thing. Recently Jo has basically declared war on the US due to a tweet from Trump. Are we really going to war?
The real question... is this a joke?