N. Koreans Eating Their Children To Stay Alive?

**Out of Order** · January 28th, 2013

According to some reports.........

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...-children.html

**not_nadine** · January 28th, 2013

I have no words.

**fljoe0** · January 28th, 2013

That's pretty awful if it's true. the North Koreans are in a desperate state and have been for a long time. I have heard that even birds and other animals are hard to find because they've all been eaten.

What I don't understand about this whole situation is what it is the government of North Korea is trying to accomplish by cutting themselves off like they do. They don't have anything that any other country wants so I'm not sure what they are so paranoid about. South Korea and China along with many other nations are perfectly willing to help them if they would just try and get along with everyone else. I can't figure out what N Korea (the government) thinks it's trying to accomplish by threatening countries and lobbing missiles at them.

**Out of Order** · January 28th, 2013

Originally Posted by fljoe0

That's pretty awful if it's true. the North Koreans are in a desperate state and have been for a long time. I have heard that even birds and other animals are hard to find because they've all been eaten.

I'm thinking that the local fishing hole is pretty much a thing of the past in NK.

What I don't understand about this whole situation is what it is the government of North Korea is trying to accomplish by cutting themselves off like they do. They don't have anything that any other country wants so I'm not sure what they are so paranoid about. South Korea and China along with many other nations are perfectly willing to help them if they would just try and get along with everyone else. I can't figure out what N Korea (the government) thinks it's trying to accomplish by threatening countries and lobbing missiles at them.

Hard to explain. Those in charge in NK certainly don't think their own people are the country's most valuable resource.

**Shasta** · January 28th, 2013

Originally Posted by fljoe0

That's pretty awful if it's true. the North Koreans are in a desperate state and have been for a long time. I have heard that even birds and other animals are hard to find because they've all been eaten.

What I don't understand about this whole situation is what it is the government of North Korea is trying to accomplish by cutting themselves off like they do. They don't have anything that any other country wants so I'm not sure what they are so paranoid about. South Korea and China along with many other nations are perfectly willing to help them if they would just try and get along with everyone else. I can't figure out what N Korea (the government) thinks it's trying to accomplish by threatening countries and lobbing missiles at them.

They're trying to keep their people from knowing how badly they have it. They are concerned they will revolt. Many, many people don't know that others don't live like they do.

**Todash** · January 29th, 2013

Originally Posted by Shasta

They're trying to keep their people from knowing how badly they have it. They are concerned they will revolt. Many, many people don't know that others don't live like they do.

This is true. If you do some reading about NK, you will see that, as Pat said, it really is the world's biggest cult. The people in general are not crazy, guido_tkp. They are brainwashed; they don't know any different. It's really sad, the world's most unethical mind control experiment. I hope this story is an exaggeration, but North Koreans in general are malnourished. The average military conscript stands just under 54 inches. That's four and a half feet. Yes, they're Asian, and yes, Asian people tend to be a little shorter than Europeans, but that is TINY.

Whether the story is true on a widespread or not, the leaders of North Korea are evil. EVIL.

**mjs9153** · January 29th, 2013

[QUOTE=Todash;563070]This is true. If you do some reading about NK, you will see that, as Pat said, it really is the world's biggest cult. The people in general are not crazy, guido_tkp. They are brainwashed; they don't know any different. It's really sad, the world's most unethical mind control experiment. I hope this story is an exaggeration, but North Koreans in general are malnourished. The average military conscript stands just under 54 inches. That's four and a half feet. Yes, they're Asian, and yes, Asian people tend to be a little shorter than Europeans, but that is TINY.

Yep,I saw a video piece as well,not sure if it was sixty minutes or whatever,interviewing school children in N Korea.They seemed to have a real hatred for America,not just put on for their govt minders or the cameras,they really had some disturbing thoughts about wanting America to fail and our people to be killed..what will stop these people in the end? You may laugh,but I believe the net,which is making inroads in China,where people it seems are beginning to question their unswerving loyalty to that regime..just my opinion,anecdotal based on news stories,but the next ten years are going to be fascinating..if we make it through them without a major world war.

**Lily Sawyer** · January 28th, 2013

...and the Telegraph is a respected source. I can hardly stand reading about this, it makes me so sad. MSN also has taken reports from the Asia News Press that this is probably happening:
http://now.msn.com/north-korea-canni...-due-to-famine

Shame on Pyongyang. Shame on them.

**guido tkp** · January 28th, 2013

wow...how depressing, if true...and let's face it, i guess i wouldn't really be all that surprised that it might just be.

it really shows how bad all of our efforts have been

that is exactly the sort of thing that starts revolutions...before you get around to killing your kids and eating/selling their flesh

i'm not by any stretch an interventionist...but, if i were president, and this were proven true...i'd have to think very seriously about using the absolute best methods to identify and lay waste to every govt building in NK, especially military and police...take 'em all out

send in the drones

**guido tkp** · January 28th, 2013

why would we try to understand madness ?
it, in and of itself, does not make sense

shame, my dear friend, is no longer good enough...if all this is true

despite my other post, i'm not sure what more we can do...but clearly nothing is working...if we can aid efforts to foment revolution in other areas..why not there

surely there are nk's and sk's willing to do something about all this ??