tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post6932120499470071007..comments2023-12-29T18:13:21.495-06:00Comments on pink scare: North Korea and ConfusionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-59534268583722371982010-11-29T19:29:11.685-06:002010-11-29T19:29:11.685-06:00Agreed. But I am comforted by the fact that this k...Agreed. But I am comforted by the fact that this kind of confusion really is only applicable to a small fringe. I haven't really spoken directly to many people with these views, but from what I can gather they never answer the "hey, but North Korea is an oppressive, dictatorial mess" objection. They just change the subject and start talking about US imperialism. Yes, US imperialism sucks... but that, of course, is no reason to apologize for the repressive quasi-feudal regime in Pyongyang.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268192967377248928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058072377999486184.post-14136371163817202612010-11-29T01:47:52.658-06:002010-11-29T01:47:52.658-06:00It is sad that this nonsense still persists. I re...It is sad that this nonsense still persists. I recall going to a rally in the auditorium at Berkeley High School after the end of the second Gulf War in early 1991 (the first Gulf War being the one between Iraq and Iran), and hearing then Berkeley councilmember Maudelle Shirek insist that the next target for US imperialism was North Korea and that we must work to defend the regime against this threat. I guess that, strictly speaking, she was correct in that such a military attack should be resisted, but I saw no reason to believe that one was imminent (and, of course, it wasn't), and her obvious sympathy for the North Korean regime was depressing (I believe that she called it "our brothers").Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164564889343805575noreply@blogger.com