Tweet of the Day: How North Korea Celebrates Children’s Day
North Korea blasted "rotten and corrupt capitalist societies" in commemoration of International Children's Day http://t.co/XOghsVv931
— Elizabeth Shim (@GlobalAsianista) June 1, 2015
North Korea blasted "rotten and corrupt capitalist societies" in commemoration of International Children's Day http://t.co/XOghsVv931
— Elizabeth Shim (@GlobalAsianista) June 1, 2015
Pyongyang’s state-controlled newspaper Rodong Sinmun published a four-page feature on Monday titled “With great love in the country, children are being raised like kings with nothing to envy.”
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“Nothing to envy” — Isn’t that an ironic choice of words? I wonder what Barbara Demick would have to say about that.
Bruce, nice catch, that is an ironic choice of words. Barbara Demick’s book is a great read:
http://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Envy-Ordinary-Lives-North/dp/0385523912