North Korea sends rare announcement to all Koreans, calls for unification

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters




Reuters•January 24, 2018

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to "all Koreans at home and abroad" on Thursday, saying they should make a "breakthrough" for unification without the help of other countries, its state media said.

It said all Koreans should "promote contact, travel, cooperation between North and South Korea" while adding Pyongyang will "smash" all challenges against reunification of the Korean peninsula.

The announcement, issued after a joint meeting of government and political parties, added Koreans should wage an energetic drive to defuse the acute military tension and create a peaceful climate on the Korean peninsula.

Military tension on the Korean peninsula was a "fundamental obstacle" for the improvement of inter-Korean relations and unification, the North's official news agency said.

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[Archae]

1. Translation of North Korean: "Unification" - North Korea conquers South

It's been their goal ever since 1950.

[jmowreader]

2. North Korea will only accept reunification if the whole peninsula adopts its government

South Korea also wants reunification - badly enough that they have an entire government agency devoted to it:

http://www.unikorea.go.kr/eng_unikorea/

but South Korea will not accept a reunification that leaves it under North Korean rule.

As sticking points go, this one's a doozy.

[Yupster]

10. Must be pretty tempting for the citizens of South Korea

You mean we can have what they have up north? Sign me up.

[The Mouth]

3. Maybe Kim can be bought off with a few billion, an island somewhere and being left alone

Hell, set him and his family up with their own reality show. He's might not be so dumb- the alternative for him is not going to be good if the war gets got, he's young enough.

[7962]

4. This is all a sham. Just like the Olympic attendance. Its just to make them seem normal.

"look! they're just like us!"
No. They're not

[Akoto]

5. Reunification seems like it would be extremely difficult.

At this point, the north and south have evolved into two very different societies. The culture is different, the outlook, the politics. How on earth do you unify a democratic society and a totalitarian dictatorship, particularly without the latter trying to take over?

As brainwashed as many people in the north are, I just don't know how they could manage to reintegrate into a single society while respecting the new cultural differences on both sides. I'd hope they could find a way, though. Better the pursuit of peace than the tensions of potential war.

[maxsolomon]

8. Remove the Totalitarian Dictatorship would be Step 1

Supposedly, the NK people are quite aware that the outside world does not reflect the propaganda that's inflicted on them.

[Eyeball_Kid]

11. Before that: open up the borders. Allow free movement between North and South.

The rest will take care of itself.

[maxsolomon]

16. I think you are correct.

But that is why Kim won't allow it.

[Hortensis]

17. Yes. Remember East and West Germany? This would

likely be much worse.

[byronius]

6. That would be a wonderful thing to happen.

Who cares if it's posturing. I love it.

[Liberalagogo]

7. I believe the Romulans tried this once

with the Vulcans.

Didn't turn out well.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. So long as Kim Jong Un is supreme leader

[Turbineguy]

12. We can be equal partners

if you do everything my way.

[nolabels]

13. Is that you Donald?

[Paladin]

14. How many nanoseconds did it take for trump to take credit for this? (nt)

[dembotoz]

15. east and west germany pulled that off...yes i know way different....

shit the cray cray north k guy would walk off with the nobel peace prize and time mag man of the year....

yes i know ain't gonna happen...but wow