This is belligerence meant to deter the much stronger South Korea and US, and to draw international attention that North Korea can use to bolster domestic propaganda portraying Kim Jong Un as a fearless leader showing up the evil foreign imperialists. It is meant to foment the isolation and tension that has allowed the Kim family to hold onto rule, impossibly, for decades. It has nothing to do with Sonys film, however offensive it may be, with the films portrayal of Kim, or with free speech in America. In believing North Koreas rhetoric strongly implying a connection, we are buying into the countrys strategy and helping Kim succeed.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:46:51 +0000
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