[generally]

Another point that occurs to me -

Most of us have seen the photos of the earth at night where it shows NK as completely dark/black in contrast to the lights on all the other occupied land masses.

Perhaps that is by design and not just due to poverty? If there is no electricity, then no internet, then no easy way for people to communicate the horrors of what is going on there. Or who has been there.

[ransomnote]

Good observation. I recently watched part of a video re “Zero Energy” or “Energy Zero.” It was “elites” talking about the goal of using zero energy. Now, obviously THEY weren’t going to reduce their consumption to zero, nope, that was for US, the sheep, the crop. I think it featured the Bill Gates, Ted Turner types.

[zzeeman]

There could certainly be something to that... “keeping them in the dark” on a literal and massive scale.

[bagster]

I think the lack of modern energy and technology for the people of NK is a symptom of them spending all their money on military and trying to take over the world with their little tiny insignificant asses.

The lack of communication amongst the people is a happy byproduct, I think.

[reformedliberal]

Perhaps that is by design and not just due to poverty? If there is no electricity, then no internet, then no easy way for people to communicate the horrors of what is going on there. Or who has been there.
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There must be *some* power outside the capitol. I’ve seen articles/pics of young people watching smuggled (very illegal) DVDs (K-Pop and Korean romance soaps) under the blankets. Just like the samizdat (sp?) in the old Soviet Russia.

Maybe there are a few low-capacity generators, here and there?