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  • North Korea has lost nearly all of its expertise in manufacturing, development, etc.

    NK was a powerhouse around 50-60 years ago, but significantly stupid decision making has led to them falling behind South Korea.

    Sanctions are a good chunk of their problems, but NK has a lot of failed leadership and is an example of a failed communist nation just as much as the United States is an example of a failed/failing Democratic Republic.

    Also, “emigration rates” is a bullshit metric. You CAN’T leave NK without special permission from the government. That’s like arguing a prison is doing great because none of the inmates are leaving.


  • Any country is allowed to defend itself. That includes North Korea, Venezuela, Ukraine, etc.

    North Korea has other significant problems, including brain drain and lack of tillable soil to feed it’s people. It’s why it’s leadership continually antagonizes its neighbors to get concessions of food.

    United States Imperialism is fucked as well, but America has been fucked in the head for a long time with rampant military industrial complex spending and warmonger leadership.

    The difference between you and me is that I don’t gloss over any country’s failings.







  • There is nothing wrong with nuclear energy. The problem is we haven’t invested in making smaller, cheaper reactors. The cost runaway of nuclear reactors and nuclear waste disposal are the biggest problems with it. We need to be able to spin up a reactor for the cost of a solar field, but we still are using 1960s technology in our current reactors with little to no advancement.

    Solar doesn’t work during the evening hours without battery storage that we don’t have. Wind depends on…well…the wind. Tidal is consistently OK, but situational in location. Same for geothermal.

    Nuclear has the advantage of being a consistent, steady output all the time and can be put pretty much everywhere. Given the choice between Natural Gas fired plants to make up deficits and Nuclear, I’ll choose Nukes every time.