Society / Television
Watching a primetime special on ABC about North Korea, and it really is the best media that I’ve seen on the country. Nothing before has really struck at the strangeness of the country and everday life for most of the citizens. I read a book about Kim Jong Il that gave detail of his genesis but precious little about the sci-fi like world that he has created.
Diane Sawyer’s report is showing all the stuff that I’ve been trying to discover through books and documentaries, but have yet to find until now. What the libraries look like, the empty department stores, the streets empty, only robotic traffic attendants goignt through the motions.
I don’t know why I’m so fascinated by this terrible country, its awful history and despotic leader. Maybe it’s because as a fan of science fiction, I’ve come to appreciate fantastic tales of strange cultures and omnipresent leaders.
This is as close as I’ll get to ever seeing that in my lifetime
(Picture via mfi @ flickr)
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