I like reading books about North Korea. I've mentioned it before, but my favorite author on the subject is Barbra Demick, who wrote the brilliant "Nothing to Envy", about ordinary lives in North Korea. Most of the people she wrote about and chronicled in the book have already moved to South Korea-but right now, I would love to hear what she is thinking about the current crisis.
North Korea tried to launch a missile over the weekend. It had the same success as Geraldo did when he looked in Al Capone's Vault. It was a colossal misfire and a national disgrace to them. However, their entire country is sort of a giant disgrace. I have enormous pity and compassion for the people of North Korea and the lunatic family they have had to live under since 1948. If you ever doubt that evil exists in the world (a foolish and incredibly naive way of thinking) look at North Korea.
In my view, (and yes, I stand alone on this) America and the first world nations have to play the adult in the room and over throw the North Korean regime. You need to stand up to bullies in life or they will walk all over you. Too often, the establishment enables bullies and punishes those standing up to them. Teachers in school do this-but when you get out of school, you can start standing up for yourself without interference. Thank God for adulthood.
We need to do something. These people have suffered enough. It's time for America to be the adults of the world.
That is one of the saddest truths I've seen as well. In the old days, when you saw someone getting mugged, you went and helped them out. When an injustice happened, we intervened. Now a days, when we see a fight, instead of helping, the first thing we do is take out our cameras and start filming. Our hearts as a nation have grown cold. Unfortunately, history has shown that nations that start caring only about themselves find that they eventually collapse from within.
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