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oh i forgot, the people who have escaped NK are all paid actors /s
Actually this is somewhat true.
People who escape North Korea have zero prospects here in the ROK where I currently live. It's the most competitive economy and job market you can imagine.
Defectors have no professional certifications, no college degree, and no plastic surgery (pervasive in ROK where a photo is required to add to your CV).
Moreover, ROK people are highly judgmental toward anybody different. North Koreans "talk funny" so they are immediately outcast.
(Recently, to address the situation, the ROK government has started a program to get NK refugees jobs as bus drivers)
The best way for these refugees to make money is to tell their stories. And the more sensational, the better. They get speaking gigs, book deals, and small fame with their faces on TV.
Here's a news story addressing its directly: Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart? | North Korea | The Guardian https://share.google/fqpw81A1uZwXk0lR7
TL;DR NK refugees are "paid actors" in a sense
Horseshoe theory in action.
Please address my points or stop replying 🤷🏻♀️
"horseshoe theory" is another thought-terminating cliché
Thought terminating....no it's describing the conspiracy theorists that both shine on both sides, this is like Alex Jones with sandy hook saying it was paid actors.
You are either willfully misrepresenting or have no media literacy-- liar or idiot. Which will you cop to?
Nobody described a conspiracy. I described the actual situation on the ground for the NK refugees and also brought a news article.
Your response was "herp-derp horshoe conspiracy".
No I said horseshoe theory Which is that the far right and far left both share similar traits, like trying to give me a news article claiming escaped NK citiziens are just laughable and indeed require the label "conspiracy theory" similar to the way Alex Jones said there was paid actors for sandy hook, when we all (well people who aren't conspiratorial) that it was a very real thing.
What does that have to do with my comment about the north Korean refugees in South Korea? Literally nothing. Stay on topic.
It's a thought-terminating cliché and shows you have no idea what you're talking about. You're just a knee-jerk reactionary who can't read or think for yourself