North Korea-linked hackers stole USD $2.02 billion
Posted by kapuh@reddit | anime_titties | View on Reddit | 37 comments
Posted by kapuh@reddit | anime_titties | View on Reddit | 37 comments
bonfireball@reddit
Am I going completely mad, why is this entire comments section filled with pro-NK propaganda, It's literally a brutally repressive hermit dictatorship. I get the U.S is collapsing into fascism but that's not exactly cause to celebrate NK instead.
_-My@reddit
They showed the way for the rest of the world, get nukes And be safe. Whatever you think they are not being invaded. Also the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and america sure is trying to make enemies.
dabeeman@reddit
the enemy of my enemy is my friend is the most short sighted garbage in history.
CurrentlyTakenName@reddit
This place has become very anti-US in recent years and for good reason. But it's to the point of supporting their enemies which do their own share of atrocities against their people and/or their neighbors.
Because "my side good, yours bad" tribalism is the name of the game, people refuse to recognize this.
Traditional_Neat_506@reddit
many people are shunned to subreddits like this because the ones like worldnews and israelpalestine are anti developing world and support any imperialism commited by europe or north america
it's so disgusting to go to said subreddits every time the comments are just people in the west who think every developing nation is backwater and they have the entitlement to criticize it but not the developing world criticizing the west, also they shun literally anything positive china does like freeing up debt or literally being the main reason the developing world got vaccines or 5G connection and cheap android phones
that said i do condemn support of north korea, the country enslaves it's own people
Firecracker048@reddit
Because this is a pro tankie sub and NK is the closest modern equivalent to the USSR
Ok-Warning-7494@reddit
There’s literally one other comment thread…
Mikerosoft925@reddit
Yeah this is often an issue in North Korea related threads
FrozenToonies@reddit
NK’s development is/was made from NK policy.
The US has almost no influence in the region and its sanctions are easily bypassed. NK is also a nuclear power and has advanced delivery systems.
No one feels bad for NK. They obtained their pariah state on their own terms.
Inspirational_Cunt9@reddit
Tf you mean no one feels bad for NK? They’re run by a literal dictator that puts three generations of families in nazi-tier prison camps for wrong think
KronusTempus@reddit
Idk, I’d imagine that fighting a war would count as influence.
FrozenToonies@reddit
The current Iran conflict? That’s hurting US allies more than NK.
KronusTempus@reddit
No the Korean War
FrozenToonies@reddit
The one that ended in 1953?
NK is an adult on the international stage.
It’s responsible for itself. No one made it appear poor but them, and it’s not even a poor country by many standards.
KronusTempus@reddit
The US always does this cycle:
Country X has a government that’s not friendly to US interests
US sanctions, blockades, and/or goes to war with country X
Country X becomes poor
The US says “look at how poopy this country is, should’ve agreed with us from the beginning”
Repeat with country Y
Whenever anyone does it within a state, it’s called extortion and is a crime, but because there’s no “world police” other than the US, it can get away with being the dirty cop on the world stage.
FrozenToonies@reddit
You’re just giving your (biased) thoughts on the US. It’s no longer an open discussion and you’ve added nothing to discuss. Bye.
KronusTempus@reddit
I’ve given you plenty to consider, you just choose to remain in a bubble in which the US can do no wrong.
In reality it’s a hegemon that’s willing to do anything and everything to remain in that position.
KJongsDongUnYourFace@reddit
Common DPRK W.
Imagine a world where the US cant just sanction its perceived enemies into absolute poverty. A world where simply being from the DPRK and applying for a job wasn't an international crime.
All because they refused to bow down to US imperialism after the US destroyed 90 percent of their infrastructure and killed 10 percent of their entire population
Firecracker048@reddit
Imagine a world where the communists don't try to forcibly take over korea
agitatedprisoner@reddit
Whatever you'd think of the Korean War the DPRK is and has been horrible. You don't get to blame oppressing your citizens on foreign powers. Life in the DPRK is downright creepy scary that's not the USA's fault.
KronusTempus@reddit
The South Korean government is also just about as corrupt as they come. If I remember right, in the entire history of the country they’ve only had one leader who actually retired and didn’t end up in prison, assassinated, or exiled.
thedudey@reddit
Corrupt, or simply ensuring that no one is above the law and following through?
KronusTempus@reddit
Yea that’s how it works…every subsequent leader cares deeply about justice only to forget about it immediately after their rival is gone and then it’s someone else’s turn to be passionate about justice.
It’s very brutal politics; words like justice will get you laughed out of the room.
agitatedprisoner@reddit
OK. So what though. Everyone can be awful. Who'd rather be a citizen of North Korea than South Korea. Seriously. The idea the world should accept the North Korean government in the community of nations is tantamount to the idea nations should have no standards whatsoever. Just citizens not being able to vote and free speech there being a joke is enough to shitcan a nation for anyone who believes in democracy. You might consider when you think other people should respect a band of bullies who'd claim dominion over you and yours. If your answer is "never" then we agree on what the world should think of North Korea.
cudanny@reddit
I hope one day for the people of North Korea that all those sanctions and barriers get lifted. I think the issue is the Leadership, when you tell a kid it's their god given right to rule with and iron fist and it's all they've ever known, it's pretty hard to change
ThegreatKhan666@reddit
No, it's not. The issue is US imperialism.
cudanny@reddit
If that was as the case, then europe would already be trading with North Korea. As is with many things, more than one thing can be true. The USA is speedrunning the end of their hegemony, but that won't mean that NK will be welcomed with open arms into rest of the global community
KronusTempus@reddit
Europe doesn’t do anything without an American blessing. The only half exception is France. The EU as a project is entirely dependent on the US because it was in large part created by the US.
The idea was that France would make the political decisions and Germany would have the privilege of paying for them, and the US would provide security. Britain joined in as a counterbalance to France when France started acting a little too independently and tried to make the EU more of a French client state organization independent of the US.
KJongsDongUnYourFace@reddit
The fundamental issue is US imperialism, sanctions, isolation and warhawkish history in the region
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi-12@reddit
Here, here, I know the answer!
North Korea
cudanny@reddit
The good news is that won't last long, I was pointing out that NK has some internal barriers to joining the global community and it's not the citizens.
No one deserves that, I'm not sure why you think I might think that?
heyimalex26@reddit
There’s a bit of an oversimplification here. Soviet backed North Korea was the clear aggressor against the US backed South Korea. The US joined and fought on behalf of South Korea.
This wasn’t the US acting on the offensive at first, this was the US reacting against an external aggressor for its own interests. Whether this was for the benefit of the Korean Peninsula is up to your own interpretation.
Whatever military dictatorship the US installed didn’t stand forever as South Korea is reasonably democratic and extremely prosperous today. This is less true for other states that have had US aggression/puppet governments, particularly in the Middle East.
Stubbs94@reddit
That was a civil war. The Soviets funding the North is no different than the US funding the South. Both sides wanted reunification at the time.
heyimalex26@reddit
The difference is that the US was provoked to backing their own installed government by the North Koreans. It’s like shooting fireworks into your neighbour’s yard and wondering why the cops show up.
If they didn’t get involved, it would be undermining their entire involvement in the division of the Koreas and would also have massive ripple effects to how the western world developed after WWII as trust and US alliances would have never solidified, which is a large hypothetical that would have a significant impact on the outcome of the Cold War. The US wouldn’t shoot themselves in the foot like that.
Lastly, neither Korean government was fully supported by its own citizens. Both sides wanted reunification, but there was no consensus on which government were to take power. The North Korean hostilities were also unprovoked, which made their case a lot weaker than South Korea’s case.
Ted_The_Generic_Guy@reddit
north korean hostilities were absolutely not unprovoked, are you uninformed or insane?
MarlenHamsic@reddit
Great comment and great analysis (if very 101). One of my best friends specialised in the korean war for their studies, when they gave me material to study I was horrified at what happened.
happymudkipz@reddit
Not that it’s feasible, but if the west agreed on a digital detox for like a month it’d choke North Korea lol. The country basically runs on cyber attack money by now.