cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18629062

According to the debate, they had their reasons. But still – when one hundred and eighty six nations say one thing, and two say another, you have to wonder about the two.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    116·
    1 month ago

    And why was North Korea being sanctioned? The dictator didn’t prefer to have his subjects starve (that’s pretty rare for pragmatic reasons, although not unheard of) but he certainly didn’t prioritize feeding them.

    • alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
      78·
      1 month ago

      why was North Korea being sanctioned

      Do you want me to explain the entire Korean war to you?

      Here, best I can do is a podcast. It’s very well sourced though

      The dictator didn’t prefer to have his subjects starve

      This was the 90s, North Korea had just watched Russia experience a famine after the west had their way with them. The only thing the US would have accepted to lift sanctions would have been opening up North Korea to be eviscerated the same way the USSR was.

      he certainly didn’t prioritize feeding them.

      Sure, that’s why they stabilized the situation by increasing imports and building massive irrigation projects.