Top 10 weird things that happen in North Korea home of Kim Jong Un
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North Korea is ruled by an oppressive and often violent communist regime. The region is best known for countless human rights violations, a brutal response to any dissidents of the reigning Kim Jong-un-led government, extremely restrictive conditions and a dramatic disparity between the wealthy elite class and the impoverished majority of citizens. This identity lives on through those who were able to successfully evacuate the country and through international experts, most of whom have limited access thanks to a rigid foreign policy that allows these atrocities to continue through their relative isolation.
Yet, many people view North Korea as a strange, perplexing and often ludicrous curiosity, reacting to the mysterious dictatorship more with bemusement than outrage. And surely enough, the comic material is plentiful. The deluded Jong-un is an unknown entity with an oddball haircut and his deceased father Kim Jong-Il was an embellishment-prone narcissist, having been known to claim he was a world-class golfer and a global fashion icon. Through its dictatorial regime, the country has set overbearing and often hypocritical rules to lord over its citizens, typically enforced in a harsh, aggressive manner.
Fascination and amusement at the expense of what is known as the Hermit State has even extended into pop culture. 30 Rock satirized Jong-Il’s penchant for exaggerating – or outright making up - his own achievements and the ‘truths’ of the country’s state-run media. The Interview depicted Seth Rogen and James Franco embarking upon a mission to assassinate Jong-un but never reached theaters partially in response to alleged threats by North Korea. The weirdness reached new heights when NBA star and noted eccentric Dennis Rodman formed a friendship with Jong-un and even paid a few visits to the difficult-to-access nation.
Indeed, separating fact from fiction in North Korea is not easy to do. The shrouded-in-mystery state offers plenty of misinformation through its state-run media and allows for precious few outsiders to provide an unbiased perspective, thanks to an effort by the isolated country’s leaders to block information from entering or exiting the country. Instead, we are left with unsubstantiated but oft-repeated rumors, like Jong-un feeding his uncle, Jang Song Thaek, to 120 starving dogs.
Thus, any examination of North Korea can only be facilitated through piecing together various bits of factual information that emerge occasionally from the country. Reports from international human rights organizations like the United Nations, infrequent accounts from international news outlets and a scattering of stories from those who have successfully left the country have helped form a rough idea of how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) operates. It is through these narratives and perspectives that a basic understanding of North Korea is formed. With that in mind, let’s take a glimpse inside this confounding place and examine some of the craziest-but-true facts about it.
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