More Unnecessary Infrastructure...

North Korea's "latest mega project"  is the Masik Pass ski resort in the North Korean alpines. Here we go again, could it be? An unnecessarily large, and expensive tribute to their culture's cult-like god figure. I have to give them credit, they are very good at paying homage to their "loving father" the nation-state leader: Kim Jong-un. I don't think I'll ever get over the unreal reverence the North Korean civil society has for their dictator. In a documentary I saw, two men travelled to NK and were systematically indoctrinated for a period of days. I cannot imagine living there for WEEKS let alone my ENTIRE LIFE, not knowing what the rest of the world is like, and never being allowed to leave. (Pictures found here.)

The Masik Pass ski resort is not only for Kim though, it is also being designed for 5,500 of the countries athletes! That's dedication to a whopping 0.02% of the population! It's so sweet that he thinks of the inhabitants of his country. The resort is predominantly to show that the country is culturally and economically advanced, so as to give off the impression that there is NOTHING wrong. WHY would there be anything wrong? Do you think there's anything wrong? You do? Come with me, Mam. An officer will see you now. 

Anyway, the ski resort is a spectacular and beautiful monument that has been built for the gracious Kim Jong-un who has been reported to have "enjoyed it as a teenager" when he studied in Switzerland. So why is it being built? Aren't they hosting the 2018 Olympics? Yes, but Seoul turned down NK's offer to host the skiing section.So if it's not for the Olympics, what is it for?  For tourism! For the elites! "It is proof of the great love of the great leader".

Beautiful, isn't it?
Woops, don't look at the labourers, they're just irrelevant teenagers.
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This is all supposedly meant to play a part in NK's newfound efforts to raise the standard of living in NK by offering more sporting events, supplies, and access to sports centres. It is said that sports will bring some sort of revival to the people of Korea. The slogan “the hot wind of sports blowing through Korea." has been used to propagate these new sporting centres.

Despite my distaste for the way it is being done, I am relieved to see the rest of the world pressuring NK to take baby steps toward treating the civil society of NK with care and respect, if you can call it that in it's early stages. 

Does NK have a chance at becoming a morally uncorrupted, developed state? Is it even possible?