Oh Kim, you wacky guy...

[Little Raven]

Purifying the gene pool, are we?

North Korea has no people with physical disabilities because they are killed almost as soon as they are born, a physician who defected from the communist state said on Wednesday.

Ri Kwang-chol, who fled to the South last year, told a forum of rights activists that the practice of killing newborns was widespread but denied he himself took part in it.

"There are no people with physical defects in North Korea," Ri told members of the New Right Union, which groups local activists and North Korean refugees.

He said babies born with physical disabilities were killed in infancy in hospitals or in homes and were quickly buried.

The practice is encouraged by the state, Ri said, as a way of purifying the masses and eliminating people who might be considered "different."

Nasty business, that. And generally frowned upon by those pesky Ivory Tower westerners.

See Kim, if you really want to get this kind of program going, you need to tap into the power of technology. Do it right, and your population will purify the gene pool for you, with a bare minimum of fuss. Though I grant, it's probably hard to convince people to spring to first trimester screening when they can barely find enough to eat. Might want to fix that first.

 

[amadeus]

Let's see to it that they continue to purify the country, hopefully starting with the Central Committee.

 

[PrinceOfLeigh]

Isn't Kim too busy watching movies, heard he likes them quite alot

 

[El_Machinae]

LR: First Trimester screening is pretty expensive. I'm quite sure that (for some people) 10th month screening is cheaper. It slows the growth rate, but not appreciably.

(btw: I'm quite disgusted by your article)

 

[The Last Conformist]

In a country where average height and intelligence are going down due to malnutrition, this sort of eugenics seem a little pointless.

 

[Little Raven]

In a country where average height and intelligence are going down due to malnutrition, this sort of eugenics seem a little pointless.

On the contrary: In a country where even healthy people can't find enough to eat, the temptation to lighten the load must be very strong.

 

[The Last Conformist]

On the contrary: In a country where even healthy people can't find enough to eat, the temptation to lighten the load must be very strong.

The alleged motive is "purification", not getting rid of superfluous eaters.

 

[MobBoss]

Hmmm, perhaps they are trying to genetically engineer a worker that has the strength of a gorilla and yet is able to digest sawdust.....

 

[Perfection]

I'm just surpirsed that with all the starvation, the pople aren't eating the babies.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

I'm just surpirsed that with all the starvation, the pople aren't eating the babies.

Youve got to tell them! Der kinder ist menschenfleich!"

 

[ThePrankMonkey]

Hmmm, perhaps they are trying to genetically engineer a worker that has the strength of a gorilla and yet is able to digest sawdust.....

they'll be there in a couple generations im sure...

I'm just surpirsed that with all the starvation, the pople aren't eating the babies

ive read articles that supoosedly some people have turned to cannibalism. not sure if its true or not since we know krazy kim wont let anyone find out the truth but it wouldnt surprise me if it was happening.


im really thinking we went after the wrong dictator a couple years ago...i really do.

 

[Xanikk999]

I'm just surpirsed that with all the starvation, the pople aren't eating the babies.

Actually they do sometimes. I read a newspaper article of a distrought mom who had to eat her baby because she was starving. I feel sorry for them both for the sad state of affairs in that country.

 

[Cuivienen]

I'm just surpirsed that with all the starvation, the pople aren't eating the babies.

Dear Jong-il,

I would like to offer you this Modest Proposal. It can be found attached.

Sincerely,

Johnathan Swift

 

[ThePrankMonkey]

actually its not mr jong-il its "beloved leader" thats what he makes his "people" call him.

his father was refered as "great leader".

great and beloved my hairy white butt.

 

[Cuivienen]

It would be Mr. Kim - or Jong-il. Korean, like other East Asian languages, puts the family name first. Johnathan Swift, of course, would write colloquially.

 

[Sparta]

Dear Jong-il,

I would like to offer you this Modest Proposal. It can be found attached.

Sincerely,

Johnathan Swift

-

 

[~Corsair#01~]

It surprises me that people seem to know so much about a country so famous for not allowing information to leave.

 

[ThePrankMonkey]

It surprises me that people seem to know so much about a country so famous for not allowing information to leave.

even a dam has leaks.

 

[shadowdude]

It surprises me that people seem to know so much about a country so famous for not allowing information to leave.

When people get out they tend to tell all about the horror story. It should also be noted that getting info out of a country has never been easier at any point in history, we live in a wired world.

 

[FriendlyFire]

From one extreme to the other.

Strange how the policys of the extreme right match those of the extreme left.