what is imperialism- in terms of north korea

from a dictionary, imperialism is the remote adminstration of a superpower over a country, this can mean troops, trading merchants, regular visits by business people, and on long term basis, installation of foreign lifestyle.

also from the left corner, the definition of imperialism is another one: historically just the highest form of capitalism. however, their classical texts are old, from the time, when britain still was an empire, and maintained "colonies".

now condolezza rice, secretary of the state (USA), writes: US cool on closer N Korea ties

"Even though Condoleezza Rice said she was pleased about news the New York Philharmonic Orchestra was being allowed to play in North Korea, she insisted denuclearisation was the priority and that North Korea was "not a regime the United States is prepared to engage broadly". -"

what could this mean- to engage broadly?

1. if you take a look at japan, from a certain viewpoint the interrogation was required. however, after end of the war, occupation happened, and installation of american lifestyle. rock music, commercial love, second hand shops, navy bases. it is clear the japanese asked for help (after end of the war), but also the americans monopolized the situation. nowadays, not everyone in japan will show daily smile about the americans. for instance, in the 1980s, rivaleries about manufacturing, and trade, appeared.

2. korea was not a country without culture, a disordered 3rd world republic, after WW2 ended, and the americans also occupied korea. they (the americans) seem to forget, that korea was only occupied by the japanese, shortly after 1900, and before of that, korea was an independent kingdom. this resulted in the korea war. in the follow up, the americans occupied south korea (until today), and in the northern half of the peninsula, the DPRK (democratic republic of korea) was proclaimed.

in terms of north korea, the US imperialist provoked a war of aggression, and struggled the young republic in its cradle.

think yourself, if in the view of the korean people, the occupation was righteous, or imperialist. pyonyang was bombarded, destroyed completely, and 2 million people died.

now this was the history situation. if you read the news, they say "no human rights", "floods", and "people dying from starvation". maybe they are living in primitive huts? i have researched the truth on the internet, including materials produced by the DPRK itself. it occured, they have modern buildings in pyongyang, sport stadiums, electricity, even computers. OK there are mass games (150,000 people display picture shows using colored cards), and the "million man show" (a large military parade).

it seems to be true that they spend more than ten percent of their money on military, and for unknown reason, they maintain the most spook building of the world: the ryugyong hotel! it is a large pyramid, guess 105 floors, but it remains unfinished since the early 1990. it is the largest building in pyongyang.

you should take a look yourself, how the koreans understand themselves, and also i guess, they do not want our drugs, commercial love, rock music with bad lyrics, and scare stories. yes it seems to be true that they maintain censorship, and to protect their people, travel to the outside world is very limited (it is not impossible, if you have money).

i have attached some pictures, and also here links to slideshows. you can see various pictures from pyongyang.  

slideshow 1 - north korea
try this link, if slideshow does not show up

slideshow 2 - pyongyang try this link, if slideshow does not show up

OK the slideshows are SWF objects, sometimes they work, sometimes not.

the truth is that if i take a look the out-of-this-world attitude of modern pop stars, show-biz figures, i am scared too. i think if i criticize them, they maybe can make me worries (if i write their names). so what is up with democracy. you like the bad lyrics, the glamour and red-light, or you better be quiet. or they say "you are round the bend", or "we can not understand you".

i do not write this article, to give myself a "red paint". it is not true, i think free trade is good, nike, coca-cola, and advertising. but the reason is, to make people understand the culture of DPRK, for instance their karaoke. they do not understand themselves as 3rd world country, ready to catch up foreign cultural property, such as rock music. this maybe has worked in japan, after the atomic bombings, but it won't work in korea. in their own words, their "motherland" means more to them, than their youth and own lives.

but also the good message is, i think korea wants to progress, to improve trade relations, to rise their living standards, or for instance, modernize human right. if you say, korea can not, or is not willing to move one millimetre, than this is not true. but it is not only the politicans, the common people should have a better understanding of korea, and that the occupation was a glitch, in the view of the koreans, not righteous. also they are not dreaming of american lifestyle, even if it has the "desire of the unknown". koreans are known for brutal police, long prison sentences, and from some sources, even executions. for this reasons, foreigners should not try to push content into this country. the result would not only be that they are expelled, but their korean partners imprisoned, together with their families!

OK this is some "scary lore" i gathered through research on youtube, and other places on the net. i have attached one video, which is very obviously criticizing western photography papparazzi methods. awaiting your comments... 

my hope is that the koreans will learn the lesson to differentiate from US imperialist to imperialist. i think it is their right if they do not want imperialism, but at one point of time, they could stop to discriminate the USA to maintain status quo, being world's no.1 imperialist.