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djw  ·  4268 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: North Korean Propaganda Video Portrays America as "Dickensian Hellscape"

This would be funny if its implications weren't so terrifying. Especially the expression "Dickensian Hellscape."

I thought their choices of what things to emphasize were interesting: that there are no birds; that there is snow. They're such gentle details that they're not at all what I expected to be used for this kind of manipulation.





BrainBurner  ·  4268 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I find it ironic that the conditions purported to be experienced by Americans are actually far more relatable to the conditions endured by NK citizens. I'm not sure how much they know, broadly speaking, about their society but it seems at best they would think America is no better or worse than North Korea.

It says in the comments the techniques used in this video are just aped from old Soviet propaganda tricks. Maybe the North Koreans are just using those and not bothering to develop their own techniques?