The Never Ending Genocide On February 12th, 2016, North Korea tested its most popular nuclear weapon, stirring debate around the world. During the previous super bowl North Korea flew spy satellites over the super bowl stadium. These recent and almost invasive events are the just the icing on the cake, North Koreas history for being a ruthless and extremely hostile country under its dictatorial leaders is long standing. This aggressiveness is not limited to its enemies, their treatment of their own citizens domestically is atrocious. They repress and limit their citizens to having extremely limited food, water, media, and contact with the outside world. They hold hundreds of thousands of people in concentration camps, including children and
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Kim Jung- il would be the first in the dynasty to begin to be extremely hostile. During his reign he had up to 200,000 political prisoners held in concentration camps and strongly repressed all free speech, press/media, and freedom in North Korea. He made him self look like a God to his people and they treated him as such. During his time in power, the North Korean economy plummeted, leaving almost the entire country in famine and poverty. Even with the lack of resources Kim Jung- ils people still loved and respected him because of the way he deceived them. After his death, his son Kim Jung un was brought to power in 2011. Kim Jung Un is one of the youngest leaders in North Korea’s history, being brought to power at the age of 28 (BBC Par.1). Since his overtaking Kim Jung un has been proven to be nothing less than a ruthless and over aggressive leader, the day he was brought to power he ordered over 60 executions of people he felt betrayed or went against the name of his family. Since his upbringing he has repressed and cut off all outside communication and freedom to the North Korean people as possible. Kim Jung un has put more than 500,000 people in concentration camps (BBC Par.2) and has executed almost as many. Kim Jung un has made four nuclear threats towards the Untied States in the past 5 years. During his time he has been tricking his people to believe they are rich, healthy, and have basic resources. This is simply not true, the entire North Korean
Kim Jung- il would be the first in the dynasty to begin to be extremely hostile. During his reign he had up to 200,000 political prisoners held in concentration camps and strongly repressed all free speech, press/media, and freedom in North Korea. He made him self look like a God to his people and they treated him as such. During his time in power, the North Korean economy plummeted, leaving almost the entire country in famine and poverty. Even with the lack of resources Kim Jung- ils people still loved and respected him because of the way he deceived them. After his death, his son Kim Jung un was brought to power in 2011. Kim Jung Un is one of the youngest leaders in North Korea’s history, being brought to power at the age of 28 (BBC Par.1). Since his overtaking Kim Jung un has been proven to be nothing less than a ruthless and over aggressive leader, the day he was brought to power he ordered over 60 executions of people he felt betrayed or went against the name of his family. Since his upbringing he has repressed and cut off all outside communication and freedom to the North Korean people as possible. Kim Jung un has put more than 500,000 people in concentration camps (BBC Par.2) and has executed almost as many. Kim Jung un has made four nuclear threats towards the Untied States in the past 5 years. During his time he has been tricking his people to believe they are rich, healthy, and have basic resources. This is simply not true, the entire North Korean