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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 53 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I know a good number of North Koreans would love to defect if there weren't going to be consequences for their families back home. Put those people in a situation where they can just disappear and have it explained as being honorably slain in combat? Seems like a golden opportunity if the country they defect to doesn't just send them back.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I know a good number of North Koreans...

How do you know so many North Koreans?

[–] 5oap10116@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I'm a quarter NK. All the NKs I know are dead tho

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 22 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hah, got me there.

I did actually meet a North Korean once when I spent a fair bit of time in Seoul during a study abroad program, but she "defected" as a child (read: smuggled into the South via China by some Christian group) and didn't really have much recollection of what life in the North was even like. Definitely not many though!

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago

One is more than a lot of us can claim.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago

Nice try, Kim!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

Hi Kim, me and my whole family wants to def .. go to Ukraine and die for you!!

The whole family!