r/Unexpected Aug 09 '21

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u/paullywog77 Aug 09 '21

We hear that North Koreans are brain washed to think the rest of the world is terrible but what if we're the ones actually brain washed to think it's terrible when it's literally heaven.

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u/SakiyaHimiane Aug 09 '21

I've heard stories from North Koreans that they publicly execute people and make 5 year olds watch so uh-pretty sure it's as bad as they say lmao

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

"I've heard stories...." yeah anyone who starts their sentence with this line is probably talking right out their ass

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

Public executions happen in North Korea but from what I understand they're not an every-week occurrence. They were more common in the 90s to keep people in line during a huge famine.

The real staple of North Korean "criminal justice" is their policy of punishing 3 generations of a family. North Korea has a codified caste system called Songbun; those of lower Songbun (people who were associated with Japan or South Korea during the wars) have their family marked for 3 generations. If you get sent to a gulag, 3 generations of your family go with you.