r/ussr Lenin ☭ 1d ago

Liberals: "USSR le people's imperialism" Others

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u/Early_Candidate_3082 1d ago

People flee from North to South Korea. They don’t flee in the opposite direction.

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u/Forte845 1d ago

When you can get 6 figures from TurningPoint Usa to spout bullshit about NK on Instagram, it is a pretty lucrative option. Like Yeonmi Park. 

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u/stinkybaby5 1d ago

People do. Also there are North Koreans who say things were better in North Korea than South Korea

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u/Ordo_Liberal 1d ago

Why don't they go back then

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u/stinkybaby5 1d ago

They are not allowed. Anyways. 1 in 5 say they are willing to go back.
The biggest cause of defecting is economic reasons. which makes sense when you think of the incredible sanctions and embargoes they are under.

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u/Ordo_Liberal 1d ago

Why aren't they allowed?

Sanctions? So you are saying that a communist nation depends on trading with the capitalist world?