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yuiyoshida

(41,861 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2015, 01:20 PM Jul 2015

Failure to vote considered treason in North Korea

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Failure to vote considered treason in North Korea (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jul 2015 OP

on the positive side lapfog_1 Jul 2015 #1

Many say the same about Cuba. Turns out, that wasn't true. Mika Jul 2015 #3

Hey, you get fined in Australia... malthaussen Jul 2015 #2

I saw "The Interview" couple months ago. oasis Jul 2015 #4

lapfog_1

(29,223 posts)

1. on the positive side

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 01:25 PM

Jul 2015

the ballot is really simple

Mika

(17,751 posts)

3. Many say the same about Cuba. Turns out, that wasn't true.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 06:30 PM

Jul 2015

Of course, it took being there during an election season to see for myself. I don't rely on western media for any accuracy on the types of governments of nations on the "enemies" lists.

(Not defending NK's system, just giving my anecdote in comparison.)