cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/5079215
Here (found these on a Discord I frequent):
Enjoy.
Looks like Latin America and my time in Bolivia.
Looking at how normal of a country the DPRK is, it’s crazy how it’s portrayal in literally all media shows 0% of this.
I have a real fondness for just normal pictures of NK, it’s like brainworm cleanser.
Speaking of, these are all village-esque, but seem exceptionally tidy! Meticulous gardening, well maintained walls, etc. Any more info on where exactly the pictures are from?
EDIT: After chasing down the Titok channel, looks like they’re pictures of relatively new-built housing for rural areas. Explains why they’re so flawless.
Yeah that’s something that’s always struck me about the DPRK. Things there seem very old yet very well maintained at the same time. It’s cozy.
Reminds me of Cuba, how there might be cracks on the walls and 60 year old cars, but everything’s neat and tidy.
Hun, kinda just looks like a developing country in Asia. Go figure.
You can see thousands of photos of DPRK on their own websites. They have a video section too. They post agitprop posters every couple months too. Weirdest photo that I saw is that the Pyongyang circus trained 2 bears to box in a boxing ring.
http://kcna.kp/en/category/photos.kcmsf
http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/ (click photos)
http://www.dprkportal.kp/guide (full list of official DPRK websites) (also any website that ends with .kp is controlled by DPRK)
Yeah, seems they have a range of activities to keep them occupied and busy.
here is one photo of the Pyongyang Circus boxing bears. it was on this page. I’ve seen it on other articles but I have never seen a full explanation of the photo besides it being the circus. http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/6de293cb62be1ed062acc2e46e69b6d8.kcmsf
Im not sure this needs much more of an explanation
edit to say thanks for sharing btw
The people have a range of activities to keep them occupied and busy…
But only so they don’t think about the miserable and oppressed they are.
If you have a range of activities to do, then that’s a good thing.
Honestly, Herbert Marcuse’s “consumerism” theory is kinda flawed.
How Orwellian. Stalin-esque even
