This is partially what I'm talking about.

@Deleted User It was a joke actually.

there's always the theory that china is using north korea as a sort of pawn to get what it wants while still maintaining some semblance of good relations with the west.

I'm not trying to be super political here.

if you want to be all kissinger-y about it.

Say Mcstubbs

yep?

Besides the whole nukes and western bullying

What do you think North and South korea will be doing now

Dabbing. Nah jk.

Sorry, that wasn't at all clear. You implying that the US has policed "idiots" left a terrible taste. You essentially called oppressed groups that have suffered tremendously thanks to US imperialism idiots. And that's not right at all.

Since they no longer intend to cut each other's throats

Probably doing as they planned?

Slowly take over skorea.

That's cutting the throat

well, assuming it wasn't all for show, there's a very real possibility that nkorea could collapse under capitalist pressure.

Of course there is a chance.

But, they have released US prisoners.

Even if it is for show, at least they got out.

yeah, fair point.

You think N-K would try to copy China in order to survive?

that's actually what i was typing

holy shit

Mm.

People have brought the possibility up

And what would that be?

possibly going all deng-y and allowing investment by foreign companies

of course, it would be a while

It still could wotk.

it *could*, but opening up to western influence seems to be the death knell for many a socialist regime

If they don't fix the economy.

We'll (US) will probably raid.

If they don't fix their food either.

They should ya know

even if they do, the US could always CIA them

Try to raise that living standard a bit

again, i'm not a big fan of the kims

And what of the Vietnamese?

If not the kims

Or the chins

they're privatizing a fair bit too