> I cannot imagine the brainwashing applied to the poor souls that were born into that horrible regime in North Korea. <
I once read an article by a Western journalist who was given permission to tour the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. He was accompanied by a NK “guide” (a watcher, actually).
One thing the Westerner noticed is how the North Korean citizens feared being near him. Turns out they are told that most Westerners are cannibals, and cannot resist attacking nearby prey.
wow, that’s truly sad
Not unlike Ruskies in post war Stalin’s Russia where school children watched American westerns in class and were told that’s what America was like.