THE GULAG SNUFFLEUPAGUS

John Venlet at Improved Clinch expresses his dismay at the lack of media attention regarding the emergence (via a BBC documentary) of apparent gulag camps in the glorious people's democratic republic of the northern portion of the Korean peninsula. It's, to say the absolute least, a legitimate complaint, echoing and citing the one made here by the Washington Post's Anne Appelbaum

Seemingly acknowledging that the documentary, in all likelihood, was quite accurate. What I’m wondering, is why, if the “allegations” more than likely are true, why that truth, of what occurs in totally state managed societies, isn’t used to, daily, pound sense into peoples heads about the evil of socialism, under whatever guise it may take. It may appear all friendly and good for everyone at the start, but it’ll end bad.

Because, John... the "state capitalists" pictured above perverted the noble sanctity of Marx' vision. You silly. Look at them, goofy goose. Kim il Sung's wearing a business suit for goodness' sake. How you can somehow extrapolate that socialism is evil from a business suit-clad state capitalist despot's nation-as-personal playground is beyond me.

Supplemental: Free North Korea dot Net