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[–] kryptonidas@lemmings.world 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

War sucks man, these people didn’t want to be dragged to another country to die in some snow covered field.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That wasy thought as well. NK is a heavily propagandized population. Makes me wonder - What are they telling those soldiers, and do they believe it?

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 17 points 1 week ago

At least they got to see videos of girls dancing before they died. Those poor bastards got several North Korean lifetimes’ worth of dopamine thanks to cheap Android phones and relatively uncensored Russian SIM cards.

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

North Korea believes that the south was stolen by Western/US imperialism, and that it is Western influence that keeps it separate from unification under the Kim family. A whole "We're not the separatists. They are." kind of deal.

With the West currently being on the side of Ukraine's independence, the North Korean troops are probably being told that this is a fight against that imperialism, especially with Russia being former and now current enemy of the West.

One side-effect of Trump's pending plan to end that war will undoubtedly be sending some disillusioned, surviving Koreans back home, waiting any day for the reunification with their southern brothers.

I mean, there is an element of truth to all this. If we take our eye off that particular ball, so to speak, South Korea ends up reunifying with the North in a way they very much won't like.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 1 week ago

Ah yo, except samsung makes tanks too

[–] Laser@feddit.org 52 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This makes me so angry, Russia is deploying huge amounts of foreign troops in Europe and leaders are just like "we must not escalate" bruh are you paying attention right now

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Why do they line them up line that (and not rusdians)? Do they have to return them?

Fucking gruesome BTW.

Slava Ukraine!

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Some Ukrainians have suggested that the North Koreans are counting and identifying all their fallen soldiers to make sure that nobody surrendered. Not sure how credible it is though.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be honest I'd expect most militaries would want to identify their casualties

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 14 points 1 week ago

True, the Russians seem to be the exception to the rule in this conflict.

[–] ZetaLightning94@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Sounding like two birds one stone... lets funnel more cash to Ukraine and remove Russia's and North Korean armies in one swoop...