North Korea stuck in 1950s thinking – expert
Published: 28 May, 2009, 03:31
“These nuclear tests and missile firings are probably designed for internal consumption. The leadership is trying to satisfy the hard-liners in North Korea,” Ivan Eland of the Independent Institute in Washington said.
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Unfortunately, it is not only North Korea that is stuck in the thinking of the 1950s and earlier. Try telling any Russian, from its President and Prime Minister on down, that Stalin brought absolutely no liberty to the Baltics nor to Eastern Europe generally, but merely replaced one totalitarian foreign oppressor with another totalitarian foreign oppressor, and you will be instantly accused of re-writing history. Exactly what Stalin would have said.
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.....is the world at war with North Korea, or is North Korea at war with the world?! .....is it proper for a nation to be at war with the world, when the world needs all the stability it can get , during times of trouble?! .....there's too much power in the hands of people , who will hurt innocent people, when it comes to achieving their hell bent objectives...leadership must ultimately serve the people and not itself. Otherwise, too much can happen, letting the world get out of control too quickly....North Korea must be willing to give the world its due process, before deciding unilaterally, then will be part of the world's problem and not part of its solution.