Look ,personally I want this to be perfect ,to include every single detail not mentioned about the DPRK in the west ,also no I’m not gonna tell you how I have contact with a DPRK diplomat ,please ask sincere questions and remember this is a DPRK diplomat, not a citizen so there is stuff that they can’t answer and stuff that they aren’t allowed to answer
If my friend from the DPRK replies ,I will update you but this is for someone else ,I’ve acquired a lot of important info on the DPRK that I want to share with all of you and this is so that it could be perfect ,please ask good questions
So far this is the answer thread
“ I am going to inform you that in one month I will receive a new position and will no longer hold charge of the account . The management of the account will fall to a different Rodong Sinmun employee.
These changes are a large reason for my occupied time. I will attempt to answer all remaining questions before the management of the Reddit account falls under new supervision.”
Said my friend
In the west, television, videogames and social media have been the primary pasttimes that occupy people when not working. Mon-Fri most people come home from work, cook, then engage in one of these for the rest of the evening. What are the pasttimes of people in the DPRK?
“Koreans enjoy the same activities as any other people enjoy, time with family and friends, playing sports, walking outdoors. A specific popular amusement is karaoke.“
Ooooo I really want to ask where they go for karaoke. Whether it’s like a local pubs thing like the UK, specific karaoke facilities like Japan, or just friend’s houses.
Idk but I have a Filipino friend and I swear by Allah they seem to have very similar interest to the (north) Koreans
She’s unironically obsessed with South Korea lol
She’s a good person though
And it’s well known that Filipinos love Karaoke
I will ask
This is his first response
“Hello Comrade.
For the past week, and proceeding into this week I have been busier with work than typical. This means I have less time than typical for discussions.
In the upcoming days, work will clear and with it an increase in time for discussions.
However, thank you for creating a questionnaire in the site Hexbear. This will certainly help with our outreach activities and I will gladly answer as soon as time permits.”
this feels so surreal, incredible
Although I am sad its taking time ,I’m glad he’s willing to answer
My question would be is to ask 'If representatives from the international departments of communist parties from around the would wished to reach out and a establish fraternal connection to the international department of our comrades of the Workers Party of Korea, to whom and where should should we work to reach out towards?"
“I recommend to Alaskball to contact their nearest DPRK embassy. That is a diplomatic question.”
But alaskball is American ,how will they contact the embassy
“That is a more difficult situation. The UK embassy would be the easiest to reach for an English speaker in America.”
That’s pretty sound advice. Thank you for taking the time to ask your contact, and thank your contact and friends as well!
Your welcome comrade
- how do people inside the DPRK regard the recent turmoil in south korea?
- how relevant do people inside the DPRK see the conflicts in the middle east, ukraine to their own national security? And do they feel that their affinity with russia/china/iran has increased or decreased in the last 10 years?
- In the last trump presidency, there was a meeting which appeared to be PR. How did people inside the DPRK regard the last trump presidency, and how do they feel about the incoming one?
- How has the relations of DPRK with Cuba changed since the new south korean embassy?
Something interesting they told me is “ Hello comrade.
I’ll respond to the comment of the DPRK being less devoted than others nation’s.
The DPRK is honest about that fact that development is less than that of the South or the United States, however, they purposefully hinder the DPRK’s industrial and human development by unjust sanctions.
In the face of such crimes the Korean people’s will to survive is momentous and telling. Despite the imperialists best efforts the DPRK stands strong.
Furthermore, the DPRK is honest that investment in the nation has been uneven. That meaning investment from the government has been focused on industrial areas compared to rural areas. However, Respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un pledged to rectify this wrong and put the impetuous behind rural development.
The DPRK is honest in the fact of the state of its development.”
During the talk with my friend (not the diplomat) ,he states that he hopes trump would end all the ongoing wars in reference to the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine and when I asked them ,he told me that he thinks trump will focus on their technology while “we” in reference to me and him can deal with Israel
Btw this is all still not answered ,I’m telling you what I already know ,there’s still more to learn
I haven’t asked the question about Cuba but when I mentioned it ,the diplomat told me that the DPRK is proud to stand by Cuba as an ally and my DPRK friend told me it’s his favorite communist country so it doesn’t seem the embassy changed their views that much
Not to mention they don’t seem to hate South Korea at all tbh ,they know it’s an American occupation but besides that ,they don’t hold much hostility
Keep in mind ,I will update you tomorrow Inshallah
its good to hear that they are trying to put energy where it is needed. I have some more questions:
- How many north koreans work abroad? Roughly speaking, is it common? How does the employment process work: do they sign up with an agency, which arranges the out-of-country work? Are there incentives?
- Is the amount of north koreans working abroad increasing or decreasing?
- How much direct investment is there from china, russia, etc in north korean industry? I.e. are there many international companies operating on north korean soil, joint ventures included? Does the DPRK feel like it is getting meaningful technology transfer out of these arrangements?
- Similarly, how many north korean companies operate abroad, including joint ventures? Do these companies employ mostly DPRK citizens?
How many north koreans work abroad
Radio Free Asia says 100,000 😉
It’s Radio Free Asia, though.
They can’t answer that
Here is his answer
“The people of the DPRK are aware of the constant political chaos in the puppet ROK. They are also aware of the immense corruption stemming form capitalism in the ROK, and as such the frequent political unrest in the South is rightfully seen as product of the unjust system of leadership.
The Korean people see the numerus global conflicts as an extension of the war of the working peoples against the capitalistic oppressors of all people. This means to secure the revolution in the DPRK, the revolution must also be secured abroad. The DPRK’s relations with its fellow nations fighting the U.S. has only improved in the past decade.
No comment about Donald Trump.
The DPRK continues to see Cuba as a critical ally in the global revolution.“
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Do you know much about transgender or LGBT issues?
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Are there any transgender or LGBT organizations that we can write to in the DPRK? There are a lot of LGBT communists that would be very excited for this opportunity! (myself and much of hexbear included!)
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Will you make an account on Hexbear? :P
Thanks again for being a globe trotter Mohammed
On the HexeBear account thing, they told me that they will talk to their superiors to see if they can
There approach to communication is surprisingly open ,though they did tell me that they prefer spaces that have people that don’t support them because communists already know the truth about the DPRK ,they are not interested in support from people who already support them
That been said they still said they will tell their superiors at work
Your welcome friend 😉
I’ll ask them ,hope they answer by tomorrow
This is super cool, I hope it works out!
inb4 this gets spun in the wider fediverse as an example of hexbear spreading DPRK propaganda
It is DPRK propaganda 😂
I know westerners are dumb (I’m not referring to you here comrade) but propaganda doesn’t have to be something inherently “negative” or “false” ,propaganda can be completely true
Are anti Nazi “propaganda” posters a bad thing ??? They aren’t and no one in the world views them as such because they are true
Nazis are bad
oh I get that don’t worry- at least as I’ve seen it used, ‘propaganda’ has primarily the negative connotation in English at least.
Reminds me of the joke of the KGB agent to CIA agent where the CIA agent is like “propaganda, what propaganda?”
Anything pro-west is just ‘the news’ while anything else is regime propaganda.
I mean, it would be exactly that.
And as an admin of another instance I would have to step in and say:
they prefer spaces that have people that don’t support them because communists already know the truth about the DPRK
Um, i don’t!i’d really like a DPRK diplomat here. Perhaps this diplomat is kindly overestimating my ability to escape US propaganda? Learning all kinds of things, even simple things a Diplomat would be able to share about life in the country would be a rare treat.
Ngl it’d also be a treat when those caterwaulin’ libs find out
I’ll make a post later
What do you not know about the DPRK ?
I’ll tell you
Kristina
This is what he told me
“The government of the DPRK does not have an official stance on LGBT rights.
I will discuss with my supervisors on creating a Hexbear account”
So is being transgender legal in the DPRK ?
“There are no laws on the subject.”
Interesting, if there are no laws about transgender stuff or intersex people maybe medications like testosterone and estrogen can just be simply bought somewhere like many other countries with no real legislation 🤔
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Is there anything an American can (legally) do to support the DPRK?
What are elections like in the DPRK? What was the last election [DPRK diplomat] participated in?
This is not from the diplomat but my friend Kye told me that Kim Jung Un won the popular election and that he was a minor at the time so he couldn’t vote ,when I asked him how do they know that the elections are legitimate they told me that there are polling stations in different places in the country to see
“Americans and all individuals in capitalist countries can support the DPRK through promoting the truth of the DPRK on the internet. This can be done by spreading factual information to combat Western propaganda or supplying counter arguments to Western propaganda. Additionally, if enough motivated individuals are found a pro-DPRK event could be arranged.
In DPRK elections citizens arrive at their polling station and receive their voting card and then cast their ballot. I last voted in the 2023 elections.”
He has answered the questions regarding food
When I asked him if he could answer the other questions he responded by saying
“Not currently, every question requires an answer with depth. An answer I cannot adequately provide under my current work circumstances.
It will need to sit for later in the week but I will be able to answer in the upcoming days.”
I would like to ask if they have any good jokes that no one outside of the DPRK would get.
Will the DPRK consider investments in the rebuilding of Gaza and is Pyongyang considering a concrete military alliance with Hamas akin to their relationship with Moscow?
I Will ask but this is something they’ve told me before
“While the DPRK is publicly supportive of the Palestinian cause, and is vehemently against the genocidal actions of Israel the DPRK does not have a public stance on Hamas. , The DPRK holds firm that a requisite of an independent Palestine is a firm Palestine that has sovereignty over all its territory. That is what I can say.“
What is the honest opinion of the DPRK people (or the present leadership) about Kim Jong-il, especially with regards to his relationship with China?
Was he justified in his hatred for China, or did he screw up an important relationship?
I know the diplomat likes Kim Jong Il and my friend from the DPRK liked them all ,though He does seem like the most controversial person of the three
Kim Il Sung being the most popular
Here’s the thing when I asked them on how they view Mao Zedong ,they told me that he had fights with him as well as Khrushchev over de stanlization which Kim Il Sung opposed ,when I told them that people in most of the world view Mao as someone who opposed de stanlization ,this is what they said
I’ll give you it from the beginning
“Hello and thank you for your question.
In the 1950’s Mao Zedong and Nikita Khrushchev came to odds with President Kim Il Sung over De-Stalinization. Mao Zedong made veiled threats of ousting President Kim Il Sung over the issue and that soured the DPRK-Chinese relationship.”
I replied “ That’s what makes me wonder , from what I know the DPRK sees Stalin as a great leader right? ,I might be wrong and that’s how Mao saw it which is why I don’t get what his problem was with the DPRK
As for Khrushchev ,didn’t he also have problems with the DPRK ?
So what did the DPRK do when it came to “De-Stalinzation” ,did it refuse de stanlization or did it accept it ??
That’s my question”
He replied
“Yes. That is correct Stalin is seen as a great leader in the DPRK.
Chinese and Soviet agents together attempted to overthrow President Kim Il Sung over ideological disagreements stemming from the President’s rejection of de-Stalinzation. President Kim Il Sung was opposed to this sudden shift in ideology and did not follow the Soviet line.
The event is called the Second Arduous March which occurred in 1956 if you wish to learn more about the specifics which occurred.”
I replied “ What I don’t understand is that in the west and in the world in general ,Mao was seen as someone who rejected de-Stalinization ,so why and what was his disagreement with President Kim Il Sung over ?
Did Mao at the time accept De Stalinization ?”
He replied and gave an extremely interesting answer
“While Mao Zedong and China was opposed to de stalinization they did not want to fully split from the USSR and enter hostile relations. The attempted removal of President Kim Il Sung was an opportunity for Mao Zedong to demonstrate he was not in favor of abandoning relations with the USSR.”
He continued later “In reference to your previous question the DPRK, being a nation in a constant struggle for survival maintained a straight course in keeping relations with its neighbors, however DPRK policy would react to whichever the USSR or China seemed more likely to fight for Korean independence if necessary.
However border disputes in the late 60’s deeply soured DPRK-China relations for the coming years.”
So tbh I don’t wanna hear any more conversations on who was wrong in the sino Soviet split ,if this is true it’s clear it was absolutely the USSR’s and mainly Khrushchev’s fault, the sad thing is Brezhnev did try to fix relations with Mao ,but Mao was of the deep end at that point in his life
He still hasn’t answered your question btw ,this is just me saying what I have been told from him and my other friend
Ha ha ha ha ha juche gang Stalin gang juche gang Stalin gang juche gang
Yes
I still don’t get it. Seems like Mao turned 180 degrees wrt foreign policy (talking about how China became belligerent towards other nations in Asia, fighting with the US against communists). Sucks.
Actually it’s pretty clear what the diplomat said here ,he basically said that Mao didn’t want to split from the USSR and since Khrushchev wanted the DPRK leadership to be in line with the new Soviet policy of de stanlization, Mao tried to keep their relations by ousting Kim il sung
What ended up happening is that the younger members of the workers party of Korea believed in Kim Il Sung since he was a Korean while the people trying to overthrow them were foreigners
Regardless the DPRK still exists
Late Mao and Deng’s foreign policy are the same policy ,not much difference ,only difference was their domestic policy tbh
Thanks for replying Mohammed! I just meant I didn’t understand Mao’s actions, not that I didn’t understand the reply ♥️
The sino-soviet split was terrible and Maos actions in this time are a massive stain on his legacyI agree
honestly Kim Il Sung had the best take on the sino soviet split
I agree with that
What was it, or are you referring to this text only?
like fr fr, kim wanted the socialist nations to stick together even if they saw each other as ‘revisionist’ for the sake of anti imperialism. A ‘big red tent’ as he called it. Socialist splitting only helps the capitalists.
:yea:
mao, though technically right in it (kruschev was an insane revisionist), but in response called the USSR basically nazi germany and then siding with the USA in the cold war. It just became opportunism and shattered world communism into multiple pieces it didn’t need to be.
Kruschev was also a fucking opportunist because he was forcing dogshit policies onto every country they had influence in. He tried to force the DPRK to ‘destalinize’ which was to basically become an economic and political puppet to the USSR.
It’s so disappointing. Mao basically ended up treating the smaller socialist countries like how the USSR had treated the CPC.
The more I learn about the sino-soviet split, the worse it gets
Every time
Since I have you. Will the diplomat come back to reply to the last questions? (I’ve just edited mine actually 😬)
If not, is there somewhere you would recommend I reach out?Yes he will answer them all (the ones he can answer)
In fact he has told me someones I forgot to tell you guys
Like how he can’t comment on if they have social media or not
He would then tell me when I told him that because Zuhair told me Kye was not used to social media that I assumed that the DPRK didn’t have it which is a good thing
He told me
“The DPRK is aware of how decadent Western behavior is pervasive on social media and does not think it would be beneficial to the revolutionary cause to encourage social media’s usage.”
I am so happy to hear he will answer them all. That’s incredibly gracious of him and also of you. I look (patiently) forward to it.
Cool answer on the social media stuff, can’t disagree.
Sorry, second question, regarding Juche ideology: has the view of the Juche ideology that “men shall prevail over nature” been adjusted given that the harsh climate of Northeast Asia requires the DPRK to spend 20% of their GDP annually just on agriculture alone, and had often caused unpredictable outcomes to crop yield, most notably the disastrous weather effects of 1994-1996 and the great famine that ensued?
What is the DPRK position on climate change? Do they think that the warming climate in the north will be beneficial to them (geopolitically and economically) or will the unpredictable effects of climate change bring further uncertainty to the country?
What is the DPRK position on climate change? Do they think that the warming climate in the north will be beneficial to them (geopolitically and economically) or will the unpredictable effects of climate change bring further uncertainty to the country?
Not a substitute for a direct answer, but while researching various minister positions in the DPRK a while back, I found that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has done work in the North. An excerpt from them on climate change and Korea:
The DPR Korea is seriously affected by climate change. During the last 100 years, temperature changes have affected rainfall patterns and brought frequent occurrences of extreme weather including floods and droughts, which in turn impacted on socio-economic development and people’s livelihood.
The occurrence of frequent natural disasters, mostly caused by erratic and often extreme climatic conditions have significantly contributed to making agricultural production unstable and, hence, to insufficient food supply and national food insecurity in DPR Korea. Natural disasters have the effect of negative impacts twice on food and agricultural sector since these not only damage the crops in the current year but also the infrastructures and material basis for production in the subsequent years. Their impacts last long and, in many cases, extra budgets are needed for rehabilitation.
Thanks for the info
I am not knowledgeable about North Korea other than dumb western propaganda which I believe to be mostly false because they lie about everything else, but nowhere is safe from climate change and everywhere it is a risk. One of the biggest factors of climate change is the changes in the jet stream are going to make weather completely unpredictable and extreme. For example, a heat wave in northern Canada and a foot of snow in Louisiana US.
Sorry I forgot to answer this one but it was just as I expected
“ The DPRK fully supports Chairman Kim Jong Il’s actions during his leadership.”
What’s up with these bears? I found this photo on DPRK’s KCNA news website. The article doesn’t actually explain the photo and there’s no explanation on western media.
http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/6de293cb62be1ed062acc2e46e69b6d8.kcmsf
Looks like your average run of the mill bear v bear boxing match to me
Lmao you got your question answered
“The picture depicts an event of bear boxing”
I asked what is that ?
“Bear boxing is when bear receive boxing gloves and imitate a boxing match.”
I feel this is something unique to the DPRK is it common ?
“It is not commonplace. The event occurs at certain amusement festivals.
I do not pay attention to it personally.”
I feel like I know nothing more from this answer than the pic already said. I guess “imitate” clarifies that these bears haven’t been trained to box to the death I guess, but I still have too many questions to choose from lol. I guess: is it purely show with no real determination of a winner?
I hope he answers ,I’ll ask
Thank you for the thorough investigation.
Your welcome ,even though I’m still puzzled
My korean is not great but i think they’re talking about cairns
Are we asking the diplomat to weigh in on the stacked rocks struggle session
- What are their thoughts on BRICS and the move towards multipolarity? Do they believe it can successfully challenge American dominance? Do they believe it can have a positive impact on the world?
- Has the desire for Korean reunification been completely abandoned or is the recent shift in policy more a recognition of reunification being a far and distant goal rather than something that can be realised on a shorter scale?
- In the best of all possible worlds, what relations would Korea like to have to the west, both political and economic relations but also personal relations between Korean and western individuals.
- What does Koreans think of the way Korea is depicted in the west? Does it make them sad or angry or do they laugh at it?
- What jokes do Koreans tell about the west?
What’s one of the most popular foods that developed uniquely in the DPRK?
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What is the general attitude in DPRK with regards to comics, animation, folk tales? Are they mainly seen as vehicles only to show morality to children, or are they seen more as applicable to a wider audience and acceptable for adults to partake in? I’m aware of The Boy General / 소년장수 being popular among both adults and children, but I was unsure if that was just an exception to the rule or not.
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Are there any aspects of other AES countries that you would like to see implemented in DPRK in the future? e.g. infrastructure, transport etc.
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Childcare in America and other western capitalist countries is very expensive. What is childcare like in DPRK? Do children have free school meals (and if so what is included?), textbooks, uniforms etc.? Do you have to pay a fee at all, or is everything provided by the government? I’ve heard it’s the latter with regards to textbooks and uniforms, but I’d really like some confirmation.
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