Look ,personally I want this to be perfect ,to include every single detail not mentioned about the DPRK in the west ,also no I’m not gonna tell you how I have contact with a DPRK diplomat ,please ask sincere questions and remember this is a DPRK diplomat, not a citizen so there is stuff that they can’t answer and stuff that they aren’t allowed to answer

If my friend from the DPRK replies ,I will update you but this is for someone else ,I’ve acquired a lot of important info on the DPRK that I want to share with all of you and this is so that it could be perfect ,please ask good questions

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[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I just don't know enough about the dprk to ask a salient question. And all I want to know is how much I can relate to the citizens. There was that, if memory serves (and I don't think it does), Iraqi woman who said famously "you have more in common with an Iraqi citizen than you do with an American billionaire."

So I'm curious about their entertainment consumption. Do you use the Internet? Do they watch One Piece? Do you have forums where people post memes? Do you play video games? Do you get access to international friends (clearly you do in some capacity to know Mohammed)?

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Well this is a diplomat/official ,not a normal person ,they are a normal person but their job is to be on the internet and while I don’t know ,I think there’s more North Korean than we think on the internet

From what I know ,their life is more like people in the 50’s in America and other places in the world ,they have movies (Soviet movies) and their own cinema ,they have their own comic books named “Kurimchaek“ ,they have literature ,they go out to the park ,beach etc

Tbh their life is like people in the USSR , they have movies ,comics ,nice places to go to ,free housing (even for foreigners who are staying there 😭)

But I think they don’t have social media ,my friend Zuhair ,the one who introduced me to the North Korean in China ,Zuhair told me that Kye (that North Korean) was not used to social media

I don’t know if they have video games or can read manga form Japan because Japan is a country they deeply despise they do have their own comics

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[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

“Average persons across the globe, in Iraq, France, Brazil, Mexico, have more in common with the citizens of the DPRK than any billionaire. This is because the capitalistic elite do not understand what it is like to live a normal life where everything is granted at whim. Practically all average citizens across the globe are united in the struggle to live happily in an oppressive world whether they understand that or not.

The DPRK has its own internet that is inaccessible to outside users. Western media is not available on this internet. From my position I am an exception in my ability to use Western internet.“

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[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Before the pandemic I learnt of some friendly visits of European and North American socialists and communists to the DPRK. Have these types of visits resumed? Are they fruitful for the DPRK and, if so, in what way?

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[–] roux@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I actually have one from a dumbass debate/argument I had in a comment section on TikTok like 2 months ago; Are citizens allowed to choose their job/career and are they forced to work?

I know this sounds dumb and I think I know the answer but after having probably the dumbest argument ever, I realize it's actually a blind spot for me. Or, if you could just give me some general info on employment in the DPRK, that would be great.

[–] SamotsvetyVIA@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll ask someone from the USSR to answer your question, I don't think this requires asking a DPRK diplomat. I'll update this when I get an answer.

[–] roux@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

This really seems to be right in line with my understanding of work culture in the USSR from reading Blackshirts and Reds. Basically you got to work where you wanted for the most part, but shit jobs paid more to incentivize employment. If you chose not to work, it was frowned upon.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago

What about people with physical / mental / intellectual disabilities? Were they “forced” to work, and if so, was it work suitable for their ability? Were people kind to them mostly or were they treated like parasites?

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You got your answer

“Workers in the DPRK receive positions based on personal merit to what best fits their skill set. All able bodies persons are expected to work in pursuit of the revolutionary principles.”

I asked lBut you still can choose right ? ,if you studied medicine in university you would be a doctor ,right?”

He replied “As that education would prepare one for the particular skillset needed to be a doctor, yes.”

@SamotsvetyVIA@hexbear.net

[–] roux@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yup that's exactly what I was thinking it would be like and lines up very close to the USSR like SamotsvetyVIA mentioned earlier. Appreciate it, comrade.

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago

Your welcome

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[–] mbt2402@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

how do people inside the DPRK regard the recent turmoil in south korea?
how relevant do people inside the DPRK see the conflicts in the middle east, ukraine to their own national security? And do they feel that their affinity with russia/china/iran has increased or decreased in the last 10 years?
In the last trump presidency, there was a meeting which appeared to be PR. How did people inside the DPRK regard the last trump presidency, and how do they feel about the incoming one?
How has the relations of DPRK with Cuba changed since the new south korean embassy?

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've just harassed someone to sticky this for you.

If you can will you put this in c/ama when you do post answers with a link back to the questions thread? We can throw up a site sticky for it.

[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yes inshallah

Personally I wanted to do a write up on everything I’ve been told but I still think there’s stuff I need to know

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