North Korea flood footage released, est. 200,000 homeless currently. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]North Korea suffers from what the U.N. calls an "emergency situation" due to flooding. CNN's Jennifer Delgado reports.[/QUOTE] Video link: [URL]http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=wo_c2#/video/world/2012/08/06/pkg-delgado-north-korea-flooding.cnn[/URL]

This could result in some deep-seated political effects as a reaction either by the government, or if not then by the people. [editline]8th August 2012[/editline] Nothing we're likely to hear about though.

God so many of those buildings looked to be in shitty condition already. Can't imagine how they'll fare now. Those poor people :(

[QUOTE=Marbalo;37133955]Hopefully this'll just stimulate additional foreign aid.[/QUOTE] I think the national media basically released to footage as a way to ask for foreign aid.

Ofcourse this flood was the work of the great Kim Jong-un. All hail our leader.

I wonder if they would accept western aid help like we did with Japan after the tsunamis if the situation is really worse than we know. I highly doubt it though, unfortunately. Their national ego is more important than their peoples suffering. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tomodachi[/url] [editline]8th August 2012[/editline] By the looks of that video they need all the help they can get. [editline]8th August 2012[/editline] Not money or extra food, they need [i]help[/i]. Physical help.

[QUOTE=OvB;37134115]I wonder if they would accept western aid help like we did with Japan after the tsunamis if the situation is really worse than we know. I highly doubt it though, unfortunately. Their national ego is more important than their peoples suffering. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tomodachi[/url] [editline]8th August 2012[/editline] By the looks of that video they need all the help they can get. [editline]8th August 2012[/editline] Not money or extra food, they need [i]help[/i]. Physical help.[/QUOTE] The North Korean government would not allow Western aide until things were 10 times worse than they are currently. The current situation is horrible, but NK wouldn't show that kind of national "weakness" unless they knew it was a "live or die" situation. That being said, a lot of people are going to continue dying before that happens.

A flood is consuming his home and the only thing the guy saves are his portraits of the Dear Leader all kinds of fucked up

[QUOTE=Loriborn;37134167]The North Korean government would not allow Western aide until things were 10 times worse than they are currently. The current situation is horrible, but NK wouldn't show that kind of national "weakness" unless they knew it was a "live or die" situation. That being said, a lot of people are going to continue dying before that happens.[/QUOTE] That's what I'm saying. It's awful. If I was the president I would offer our assistance, even though it would no doubt be turned down.

It would take a nuclear disaster for them to ask for western aid.

I believe Kim Jong-Un has already asked for food aid. That being said, who the fuck rated the article funny? I don't even understand how this could be funny in any way.

[QUOTE=Milkdairy;37134208]I believe Kim Jong-Un has already asked for food aid. That being said, who the fuck rated the article funny? I don't even understand how this could be funny in any way.[/QUOTE] Generations of brainwashed and oppressed people starving and drowning isn't funny to anyone, it's just dickheads rating funny because they know someone is going to post about it.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;37134230]Generations of brainwashed and oppressed people starving and drowning isn't funny to anyone, it's just dickheads rating funny because they know someone is going to post about it.[/QUOTE] Good point. I'll rage when the title's main rating on the main SH page has 87 funnies. And don't you motherfuckers dare :suicide: Also, source on my food aid statement: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19107049[/url]

[QUOTE=soad_jonas;37134179]A flood is consuming his home and the only thing the guy saves are his portraits of the Dear Leader all kinds of fucked up[/QUOTE]I still wonder if they actually love him or they just act that way for fear of punishment.

[QUOTE=l l;37134286]I still wonder if they actually love him or they just act that way for fear of punishment.[/QUOTE] Of course they actually love him, that's how it is in every totalitarian country ever

It's sad that it's so bad the only logical thing they can do besides protect their loved ones is protect images of their leaders in hopes that they will spare them and help them in this dire time of need.

[QUOTE=Milkdairy;37134066]I think the national media basically released to footage as a way to ask for foreign aid.[/QUOTE]Indeed, they would never release anything that would make them look bad under any other circumstances.

[QUOTE=Chernarus;37134193]It would take a nuclear disaster for them to ask for western aid.[/QUOTE] They actually have loads of western aid but food rations are often claimed by greedy officials. Other aid such as tractors for agriculture are accepted even though they tell the rest of the world they are entirely self sufficient.

[QUOTE=Laserbeams;37134331]Of course they actually love him, that's how it is in every totalitarian country ever[/QUOTE] That's extremely sad. [t]http://puu.sh/PIYZ[/t]

[QUOTE=l l;37134742]That's extremely sad. [t]http://puu.sh/PIYZ[/t][/QUOTE] Pigs were biologically prepared for this. They are basically pink hippos.

North Korea really reminds me of East European countries during the Soviet Union.

[QUOTE=l l;37134742]That's extremely sad. [t]http://puu.sh/PIYZ[/t][/QUOTE] Pigs can swim pretty good. The problem is they can't eat whilst swimming.

[QUOTE=proch;37135037]North Korea really reminds me of East European countries during the Soviet Union.[/QUOTE] Except that they weren't doing THAT bad.

Hopefully they wont just give all of the food to the military instead of the civillians Who am I kidding, this is north korea, no civillian will see that food.

[QUOTE=soad_jonas;37134179]A flood is consuming his home and the only thing the guy saves are his portraits of the Dear Leader all kinds of fucked up[/QUOTE] Im thinking its either that or DEATH

[QUOTE=proch;37135037]North Korea really reminds me of East European countries during the Soviet Union.[/QUOTE] The difference is that the USSR was a leech upon Eastern Europe, whilst North Korea has nothing to leech onto or off of (Besides Western Aid).

[QUOTE=Loriborn;37134167]The North Korean government would not allow Western aide until things were 10 times worse than they are currently. The current situation is horrible, but NK wouldn't show that kind of national "weakness" unless they knew it was a "live or die" situation.[/QUOTE] What? NK has received (and asked) lots of food and energy aid before.

[QUOTE=soad_jonas;37134179]A flood is consuming his home and the only thing the guy saves are his portraits of the Dear Leader all kinds of fucked up[/QUOTE] He's either so indoctrinated that he believes that, or he's afraid that they'd kill him if he didn't save the pictures.

[QUOTE=soad_jonas;37134179]A flood is consuming his home and the only thing the guy saves are his portraits of the Dear Leader all kinds of fucked up[/QUOTE] Korea is known for its ancestor worship. [QUOTE=Sobotnik;37137642]The difference is that the USSR was a leech upon Eastern Europe, whilst North Korea has nothing to leech onto or off of (Besides Western Aid).[/QUOTE] Lol the USSR was not a leech, if anything the satellite states were 'leeches' because they almost entirely relied on soviet investment and exporting the product to comecon members. Do you know anything about history sobotnik? North korea was no different. Hell during most of the cold war north korea was the superior economy and supplying aid to the south.

Wow, that last guy was all, Nothing is more precious than the portraits of our leaders, so that's all I managed to grab before everything was destroyed That generation is lost