Thursday, 10 October 2013

United States and South Korea being bullies?

Kim Jong Un decided to launch an aggressive media campaign on Wednesday Oct. 10 to try and gather the support of North Koreans.  In light of the United States and South Korea performing military exercises near North Korea, Kim Jong Un had articles published in local newspapers about his desire for peace.  He claims that he has no desire for nuclear war but that nuclear war seems to be all that his war crazed neighbors and the United States want.
         The problem with Kim Jong Un's plan is that an increasing amount of people in North Korea now have access to external media sources, something that until recently was nearly impossible to acquire.  This means that while Kim Jong Un uses propaganda to portray himself as the innocent victim, North Koreans are managing to get their hands on the other side of the story.  Could it be that the people of North Korea will actually be able to make their own opinions about matters that directly affect them?

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