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You are aware that different countries eat different foods and just because hotdogs have become popular in South Korea doesn't mean they are that popular in North Korea, right? You are aware that this isn't that different to what China tried to do, which was to try to ban Christmas, right? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-24/chinas-government-is-cracking-down-on-christmas-festivals/10666798 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/shanghai-puts-stop-spooky-season-rcna177545
The fact is that these authoritarian states don't want the possibility of any cultural mingling between societies, each has to be as alien as the other for the bubbles of ideology to sustain themselves.
China is state atheist, of course they'd try to ban christmas, that's not abnormal for a dictatorship to do. See theocracies in the middle east, for example.
But FOOD? What the fuck do they think, americans are putting secret cameras in the hotdogs? This is so obviously bs, and RFA is a well known propaganda source, dude.
Only in your brainwashed circles bud. The fact is that these authoritarian states don’t want the possibility of any cultural mingling between societies, each has to be as alien as the other for the bubbles of ideology to sustain themselves. That makes it easy to vilify the other. A lot of European societies are largely atheist now, and they still celebrate Christmas, it's about sharing and enjoying culture festivities versus preventing cultural dissemination, at least bidirectionally.
What brainwashed circles do you think i participate in? I hate authoritarianism, and NK too.
Thank you for virtue signalling appropriately.
How is it virtue signalling to hate authoritarianism?
Now if you don't mind, I'm just gonna block you.
Not at all. Have a good day.
They're fishing for upvotes, that's how. In this whole thread he's flat out denying that he's wrong, and blocks anyone who disagrees with him. I find it hard to believe a fully grown adult with internet access believes NK banned fucking HOT DOGS. As for the people who believe this, There is no hope for them 😔
Genuinely have no idea how this flat out disinformation is still up on this community, at this point the source is as credible as just saying "it came to me in a dream"