Yeah, lighten up on North Korea people...

[ukwill]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/1...

Just when you think you've seen it all...

[davepoth]

North Korea is so mental that even China tries to wash its hands of it, and China think Syria is a nice place right now. South Korea no doubt has many skeletons in its closet, but show me a country that's at war that doesn't.

[Odie]

Ive always considered that perhaps North Korea isnt as bad as its made out to be, yes its reguime is probably evil but is it that much more evil than China, syria, South Korea?

I read an article about in north korea they have been turning the street lights off at certain times of night, this was reported as a bad thing ('rolling street light black outs'), if we did it in the UK it would be for green reasons..

[cocopop]

Have a read of this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nothing-Envy-Ordinary-Live...

It's a collection of stories from North Koreans who escaped to South Korea. Sounds like hell on Earth.

[Kermit power]

I couldn't possibly comment on whether this guy is right or wrong, but I'm perfectly willing to accept the notion of group think amongst Western media.

It does surprise me the speed with which people will jump to comment authoritatively on things they have no personal experience of! I'l like to know how many of the people posting comments on the Guardian page actually have any more knowledge of Korea than I do on which to form opinions, and how many are just doing so from what they've seen in the Western media, which is basically the point of the article.

[Bill Carr]

Some of the comments on there are pretty funny e.g.

guardian reader said:

Where do you find these people?

Any morning now I expect an article telling us that cancer is natural and has been demonised by Big Pharma.

[Oakey]

Odie said:

Ive always considered that perhaps North Korea isnt as bad as its made out to be, yes its reguime is probably evil but is it that much more evil than China, syria, South Korea?

I read an article about in north korea they have been turning the street lights off at certain times of night, this was reported as a bad thing ('rolling street light black outs'), if we did it in the UK it would be for green reasons..

Was that not all electricity, not just street lighting?

[audidoody]

Paul Walsh is a Manchurian Candidate

[chris watton]

Perhaps the Guardian is looking at N Korea for sponsorship - both more or less sing from the same hymn sheet – and the former is haemorrhaging both money and readership…

[ukwill]

Kermit power said:

I couldn't possibly comment on whether this guy is right or wrong, but I'm perfectly willing to accept the notion of group think amongst Western media.

It does surprise me the speed with which people will jump to comment authoritatively on things they have no personal experience of! I'l like to know how many of the people posting comments on the Guardian page actually have any more knowledge of Korea than I do on which to form opinions, and how many are just doing so from what they've seen in the Western media, which is basically the point of the article.

I'd suggest there is quite a bit of information on hand, should one be interested in knowing what "life" (or should I say existence) is like in the DPRK. I really don't think Western media needs to attempt to write hatchet pieces to influence opinion. It's not often that the BTL comments are unanimously in agreement.

[FourWheelDrift]

Is Ro Su-hui the one who wants the reunification of Korea but under a North Korean communist rule?

[jimmyjimjim]

A genuinely thought provoking article.

Unfortunately the thought is "Hang on, where are the regular mouth breathers on cif? They'd lap this crap up".

Monbiot must have squeezed out another epic at the same time.

[vonuber]

jimmyjimjim said:

A genuinely thought provoking article.

Unfortunately the thought is "Hang on, where are the regular mouth breathers on cif? They'd lap this crap up".

Monbiot must have squeezed out another epic at the same time.

here you go, this'll soothe your brow:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147169/Th...