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gopoohgo t1_j64tf1j wrote
Given the vast majority of South Koreans have relatives in the North (even if communications are at best spotty, at worst severed), it's hard not to try to donate. Especially when sporadic mass starvation events wipes out a substantial portion of the population.
tiempo90 t1_j66gcis wrote
>vast majority of South Koreans have relatives in the North
Ive never heard of this before... Source?
Law-of-Poe t1_j66z9pn wrote
Do you have a source for that claim?
Kapowpow t1_j67huy8 wrote
Is it possible that the goodwill is aimed at the dictator, not the general population? Otherwise, I agree with you.
Ekoorb-Alegna t1_j68nd4o wrote
Can Kim teach us how to conjure food?
slashd t1_j67n7xv wrote
A fraction of that aid will help the people in need. Most of it will be pocketed by the elite and the army
autotldr t1_j64i0yx wrote
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 82%. (I'm a bot)
> SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's government said Friday it will promote civilian efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korea in hopes of softening a diplomatic freeze deepened by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's growing nuclear ambitions.
> "To reopen a path for dialogue amid tightly strained South-North relations and to build trust between the South and North, even if it's little by little, we will support the efforts of civilian organizations to resume contact with North Korea and also try to broaden contact through international organizations," said Kwon.
> ADVERTISEMENT. Kwon said that South Korea has not made any new offers for inter-Korean government talks after North Korea ignored repeated calls for meetings in 2022.
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MrJenzie t1_j65fhn8 wrote
what with ... more balloons?
[deleted] t1_j68426o wrote
Wussies
Rikeka t1_j64fehh wrote
Idiocy. Its a nice move when the population sees the help, the good intentions. But the common north korean will never ever even consider the help comes from abroad, it will be fed the lie that Kim somehow conjured the food/help/whatever its divine powers.
Have North Korea ask for the help before even sending it, at least. So its foreign friends and cope artists cant say shit and hide next time North Korea pulls their rando shit.