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Question by Eric S: Why can’t North Korea become an ally to the USA?
North Korea truly is an independent socialist republic. North Korea opposed Mao Zedong’s “Great Leep Forward.”
I personally think that North Korea is a remarkable country and in many ways I wish I could move there part-time.
Kim Jong-II welcomes and always has welcomed outside countries, including the US, to embrace their ideology known as the self-reliance “Juche” philosophy and share this in common with the North Koreans.
North Korea is for the most part a peaceful country with a love for art and self-reliance, (See Juche, wikipedia)
independence in politics” (chaju)
“self-sustenance in the economy” (charip)
“self-defense in national defense” (chawi
The “songun” – replaces the concept of the worker with a “people’s revolutionary military”, which North Korea now has
In a sense, this parallels the US sharing a strong defense military to engage in activities that impede on the freedom of a people. It isn’t all that different in North Korea.
North Korea struggles against globalization. Without outside support they can’t be what they have been destined to be. The USSR provided them some of their needed support until 1991, then the USSR collapsed.
Since then the People’s Republic of China has provided some economic aid to North Korea. Bush cut US aid to the country and without a knowledge of North Korean history, it’s hard to otherwise opine or fear the state.
We sadly know so little about it. I’m considering touring North Korea. I think we could be allies with them here in the US, why can’t we? Why don’t we respect their independent philosophy? Who are we to judge them?
The more the US would acknowledge North Korea’s history and fate, the more rapidly Kim Jong-II would enlighten his policy on US relations. At this point it is clear North Korea is not capable of using WMDs, it’s not in their interest or in conformance with their Juche ideology.
Edit: The USA cannot ally with a country unless it shares a commercial interest in that country?! Is that how we as a society choose to value our friends and neighbors?
Best answer:
Answer by ladydreamer24
Maybe because the leader is insane?
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Their leader is an Elvis impersonator with Nuclear weapons. Isn’t that enough for you
You do realize that the North Koreans think that Kim Jong Il is a god and can control the weather right? North Korea has the worst human rights record of any country on the planet, and you want to move there… sure go right ahead, move there, you will make America’s average IQ increase by moving there.
The people eat grass. They defy treaties at every turn. They oppress and kill anybody who disagrees with them.
North Korea is one of the most oppressive regimes on earth right now.
North Korea is independent when China tells it that it is.
Because their leader threatens South Korea and Japan on a regular basis. Meanwhile, he deprives North Koreans of basic freedoms, such as democracy, religion or freedom of the press. Thousands have starved, or are living in third world conditions due to the bureaucratic mismanagement that accompanies communism.
The country is a giant prison.