Comment on North Korea sent me abroad to be a secret IT worker. My wages funded the regime

• witheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You can have healthy skepticism without jumping to the other end of the spectrum of DPRK stan.

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  • Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Normal people can, yes, but .ml isn’t full of normal people. There’s a good reason for the instance’s stereotype.

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• GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You’re not addressing the fact that BBC admits they didn’t/couldn’t substantiate his claims, which apparently is no problem for your own journalistic standards.

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  • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Why would i address that?
    Was i ordered to adress anything other than what I've already commented on?

    Have I been compelled to address it?

    Do i believe in any way that NK isn't unfortunately a shithole fascist dictatorship of a country?

    Do i feel bad for you for wanting to think NK is a theme park sunday stroll paradise?

    No.

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    • GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You’re tedious and annoying.

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      • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        If tedious and annoying means you can't handle reality, yes, yes I am.

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  • markko@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They are reporting on what he told them. Would you expect a news outlet to be able to somehow verify the testimony of a prisoner of war before reporting on it?

    The title and article both make it clear that they are reporting his story.

    Additionally, the rest of the article - including the ones before and after your quote - discusses numerous cases of other similar scenarios.

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    • GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Would you expect a news outlet to be able to somehow verify the testimony of a prisoner of war before reporting on it?

      “If the circumstance were different would you expect something different?” is what you are asking me. The interviewee isn’t a POW, but a defector. And not an escapee, because according to the article he was already sent abroad, so it’s not like he fled with merely the clothes on his back and a story to tell. So I would presume he would have a bit more to share with the BBC than just a story.

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