North Korean Government The type of government that exists in North Korea is brutal. The citizen’s living conditions are poor, most citizens are oblivious to what North Korea does, and North Korea’s government is gradually driving itself away from aid from other countries.
North Korea is a communist dictatorship. There is no true definition for a communist dictatorship government. However, the definition of communism involves advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. The definition of a dictatorship involves being governed by a single dictator. The various branches of government are controlled by one political party: the …show more content…
However, the Caritas International report about a recent trip to North Korea’s about its conditions described would have most people in pure shock and disbelief. Its authors recall sitting in unheated homes in temperatures well below freezing, with windows replaced by plastic sheeting. Decrepit orphanages whose children were severely stunted due to malnourishment pleaded for necessities as little as mattresses and diapers. According to the United Nations, more than 40 percent of North Korean children under 5 are chronically undernourished—and more than 2 million of them now face “a high risk of dying.” The average life expectancy has dropped to 66.8 years (from 73.2 years in 1993). Donors (such as Tokyo) are growing frustrated with the obvious lack of progress despite the $2 billion in international assistance. Tokyo has been one of the largest food donors to North Korea and it has already suggested that it will be less generous next year. More and more are starting to argue that without long-term economic and agricultural reforms, continued short-term food aid is useless. One Japanese business man who visits North Korea frequently says donated grains are often simply resold at black markets around the country. Since North Korea remains on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the U.S. can’t provide anything more than the bare minimum in aid dollars. Unfortunately, none of this will …show more content…
There are four ministries in Orwell’s novel: Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty, and the Ministry of Truth. George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth (which deals with changing information from the past and tying it into the present news) was a colossal 300-meter, three-sided pyramid-shaped concrete building. Slightly bigger, the Ryugyong Hotel is a colossal 330-meter, pyramid-shaped concrete building. The Ministry of Truth had 3,000 rooms and the Ryugyong was originally planned to have 3,000 rooms (though its numbers has been significantly reduced due to structural constraints and the inclusion of facilities generally expected of five-star hotels) (Peninsularity Ensues). It may have been possible that Kim actually did set out to build the Ministry of
North Korea is a communist dictatorship. There is no true definition for a communist dictatorship government. However, the definition of communism involves advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. The definition of a dictatorship involves being governed by a single dictator. The various branches of government are controlled by one political party: the …show more content…
However, the Caritas International report about a recent trip to North Korea’s about its conditions described would have most people in pure shock and disbelief. Its authors recall sitting in unheated homes in temperatures well below freezing, with windows replaced by plastic sheeting. Decrepit orphanages whose children were severely stunted due to malnourishment pleaded for necessities as little as mattresses and diapers. According to the United Nations, more than 40 percent of North Korean children under 5 are chronically undernourished—and more than 2 million of them now face “a high risk of dying.” The average life expectancy has dropped to 66.8 years (from 73.2 years in 1993). Donors (such as Tokyo) are growing frustrated with the obvious lack of progress despite the $2 billion in international assistance. Tokyo has been one of the largest food donors to North Korea and it has already suggested that it will be less generous next year. More and more are starting to argue that without long-term economic and agricultural reforms, continued short-term food aid is useless. One Japanese business man who visits North Korea frequently says donated grains are often simply resold at black markets around the country. Since North Korea remains on the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, the U.S. can’t provide anything more than the bare minimum in aid dollars. Unfortunately, none of this will …show more content…
There are four ministries in Orwell’s novel: Ministry of Love, Ministry of Peace, Ministry of Plenty, and the Ministry of Truth. George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth (which deals with changing information from the past and tying it into the present news) was a colossal 300-meter, three-sided pyramid-shaped concrete building. Slightly bigger, the Ryugyong Hotel is a colossal 330-meter, pyramid-shaped concrete building. The Ministry of Truth had 3,000 rooms and the Ryugyong was originally planned to have 3,000 rooms (though its numbers has been significantly reduced due to structural constraints and the inclusion of facilities generally expected of five-star hotels) (Peninsularity Ensues). It may have been possible that Kim actually did set out to build the Ministry of