Comment on How come nobody does anything about North Korea?

• RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  North Korea was the one that started the war by invading the South

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  • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You can’t really “invade” your own country. North and South Korea were two sides in a civil war, with both sides claiming each other’s territory and aiming towards unification. It’s like saying that George Washington “invaded” Yorktown or that Lincoln “invaded” Virginia.

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    • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The South did invade the North though in the US civil war.

      The Maryland campaign (or Antietam campaign) occurred September 4–20, 1862, during the American Civil War. The campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of the North.

      And if you don’t want to use the word “invaded”, I guess you could just say that North Korea attacked the South, kicking off the war

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      • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Sure, the North attacked the South. In fact, the North also attacked the North. That’s generally how revolutions work, after all.

        None of this really pertains to foreigners coming in and levelling the country and dropping chemical weapons everywhere and slaughtering a ton of civilians.

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  • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is like saying Ukraine started the war by invading Donbas

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    • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If Donbas was at the time part of Russia it would be like that. So it’s not really like that. Since North Korea actually went into South Korea with the intention of taking it over.

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      • BrainInABox@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        If Donbas was at the time part of Russia it would be like that.

        You think South Korea was part of the USA?

        Since North Korea actually went into South Korea with the intention of taking it over.

        No, that’s like saying “Ukraine went into Donbas with the intention of taking it over.”

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• anachrohack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What war? The Korean War from 70 years ago? Because they’ve been at peace since then, but some loonies in this thread want to go over and start trouble with them.

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    • Ninjasftw@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not peace. Peace treaty never signed just not currently engaged

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      • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        The difference between peace and an indefinite ceasefire is a scrap of paper. For all intents and purposes, they’re at peace.

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    • anachrohack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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      • Objection@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        “Koreans started the Korean War by invading Korea, so naturally the US had no choice but to drop a ton of chemical weapons on civilian targets, to defend itself.

        Also, I’m an anarchist.”

        Cool.

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