[BobL]

“You do not understand North Korean culture. Read “Nothing To Envy” it details the mass starvation in the 1990s where millions of people died.”

I read that too. That’s where it was made clear that the Norks were doing quite well (relatively speaking) until the oil flow (from Russia) stopped. Then the lights flickered, then they went off for good. And the factory workers were told it they were on their own to earn money. And the teachers watched their students, one by one, get skinnier, and then drop out of school, never to be seen again. It was horrific, and totally not necessary, except the food they got went to the troops...

Many of us (here) have these fantasies about growing our own food and doing just fine when the power stops...but we have NO CLUE what will be coming. It will be NOTHING like people expect.

[Obadiah]

I understand your point. I am just inclined to think that, as a people, the Norks are completely cowed. Generations now have spent their lives utterly subjugated and broken that they would eat their own children rather than rise up against others or the regime (outside of isolated incidents.)

Very, very tragic. And no one in the entire world seems capable of doing anything to help these people.