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Originally Posted by Wormius
What does the average North Korean know about the rest of the world? Are they brainwashed into thinking that NK is a technologically advanced world power and everybody else is just living in the stone age? I just don't know where this bravado comes from, and why something that nearly every other first world country is capable of is given so much fanfare.
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They believe that they are in far better shape then the rest of the world, and more importantly believe in a heavy dose of self reliance and the power of their leader to keep them safe.
Those who have a T.V. or radio can only get state broadcasts. When they go to school their teachers hide behind a bust of Kim the first so it feels like they are being taught by the divine leader himself.
Everything is controlled and handled. They might be hungry, they're told, but everyone outside of North Korea are starving.
Even though the Chinese saved their butt in the Korean War and pretty much feed the country, China is mentioned sparingly at best