Crimes Against Humanity
In the wake of Kim Jong-il showing up all feeble looking in front of his people a couple weeks ago, and promoting his brother-in-law to a high position inside the government, the issue of the N. Korean regime comes to light.
For decades, the policies of N. Korea have been regarded as "unsustainable." Their only viable exports are nuclear technology, missiles, and counterfeit US notes. Over the past decade over 1 million N. Koreas have died of starvation. Who knows how many more have died because of poor medical care etc.
It is believed that about 1million more are currently at risk of starvation.
Which leads to my question: what duty does the world have to the citizens of N. Korea. Those individuals are not in any way shape or form voluntary citizens of an organized political unit: their situation is much more akin to serfs under a "divine" king of the middle ages. They have no political freedom, no ability to organize against the govt, and nothing to do but starve to death.
I would argue that the World community has a responsibility to remove the current regime from power, and allow the N. Korean's a chance to govern themselves. Yes, this would be expensive. Yes, it would be risky. Yes, there is no legitimate precedent (I believed in invading Iraq for exactly the same reasons, but I would like to see some more tenable form of legitimate internationalism.)
For decades, the policies of N. Korea have been regarded as "unsustainable." Their only viable exports are nuclear technology, missiles, and counterfeit US notes. Over the past decade over 1 million N. Koreas have died of starvation. Who knows how many more have died because of poor medical care etc.
It is believed that about 1million more are currently at risk of starvation.
Which leads to my question: what duty does the world have to the citizens of N. Korea. Those individuals are not in any way shape or form voluntary citizens of an organized political unit: their situation is much more akin to serfs under a "divine" king of the middle ages. They have no political freedom, no ability to organize against the govt, and nothing to do but starve to death.
I would argue that the World community has a responsibility to remove the current regime from power, and allow the N. Korean's a chance to govern themselves. Yes, this would be expensive. Yes, it would be risky. Yes, there is no legitimate precedent (I believed in invading Iraq for exactly the same reasons, but I would like to see some more tenable form of legitimate internationalism.)
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