• stembolts@programming.dev
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    27 days ago

    What about hang gliders being piloted during a tornado by a South Korean corporate heiress? No? Damn, they never learn.

    (the plot to Crash Landing on You)

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      27 days ago

      I could not tell if that show was awful or some of the most beautiful propaganda targeted at NK I had ever seen.

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        26 days ago

        It seemed to me that the “beautiful propaganda” as you call it… and I can’t really disagree with you… could be an olive-branch extended from the SK film industry to NK audience (because we know NKs smuggle and watch SK dramas… even a soldier in the show does that).

        So idk, I like to always approach things pessimistically AND optimistically… then compare the two perspectives. In this case you’re the critic and I’m devil’s advocate.

        Will it make a difference on the large scale? No. Will it delight and sway a few NK citizens toward reunification? I’d guess probably. But who knows.

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    27 days ago

    This is bad for reconciliation, but isn’t this good for South Korea? The North would have an easier time invading with transportation infrastructure in place.

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      27 days ago

      North Korea has been consistent for the past few years that the reunification is no longer a policy goal.

      Also, the countries have been cut off from each other for generations, so the infrastructure linking the countries is nearly non-existent.