Recently, the North Korean regime has been busy with more ways to export their propaganda into western civilizations. Only this time, it is disguised in a different way. Normally, we are used to the North Korean propaganda that depicts the United States as the true evil and their issues with us. They usually try to show how strong of a military they have by flashing their arsenal as part of their tactic. However, now we are starting to see them shift away from this blueprint and into a different light.
North Korean vlogger, Una, is now taking to the streets of North Korea to show a more softer side of her country. She shows viewers classrooms, grocery stores filled with items, places to run, and even all of the things you can do for fun in North Korea. The interesting part is she speaks in English and has French and North Korean subtitles. This is no doubt an attempt to export their propaganda into western countries.
We have talked a great deal in class about capitalism vs. socialism. Considering North Korea is one of the last remaining true socialist countries and there is a rise in people with socialist ideals within the United States and other countries this might become interesting. My only question is do you think this tactic will work or has North Korea is "too far gone" in the eyes of everywhere else?
https://www.wsj.com/video/north-koreas-new-push-to-export-its-propaganda/20405C1A-228A-46A9-844D-E43C64FA9EBE.html
4 comments:
I believe that the whole world pictures North Korea as an outcast and it would be really hard for them to paint a different picture of themselves. Every other week we hear news about Kim Jong-Un's death or disappearance. Therefore, it is really hard to believe any news that comes from North Korea or any vloggers in North Korea. However, I do believe that sometimes the media wrongly portrays the life of people in a country. It is always interesting to see what the people have to say about their own country rather than a foreign country generalizing the life of those people.
I think that north Korea is too far gone in the eyes of the world. Even if the regime was toppled it would be difficult for people in this decade to think of the country any different then we do now and this obvious spread of propaganda to the world will not help.
North Korea has never been connected to the world. They have done things according to themselves and according to what they feel is suitable for their country. I think that that the blogger's words can also be biased as to what they are thinking, so believing them is not something that I believe is the right thing to do. If there was a change to come to North Korea, I feel that it would not take a couple of months but many years.
I feel like the media sometimes portrays a lot of bad and wrong in terms of what really goes on in a country. With that said, it will be hard for North Korea to change its reputation. They will have to work hard as their reputation has been painted in a very bad light for the past years. However, nothing is impossible, and stuff the vlogger is doing is commendable. Human psychology is funny in a way that they tend to believe in change and sometimes like to see evil become good. Thus, in due time with a similar initiative, a change in North Korea's reputation is possible in the long run.
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