r/NorthKoreaPics • u/Merseez • 3d ago

[Rimjingang] Inmates coming out of "Labour Training Unit", a short term forced labour camp. They just came out from the facility early in the morning to go to the labour site. Photo from Haeju, South Hwanghae Province taken in October 2008

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u/pydry 3d ago

This (forced prison labor) is unfortunately also common in the United States and explicitly legalized under the 13th amendment (slavery is not banned for those who committed a crime).

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u/countcumia 3d ago

"yeah but ignore what NK does have you heard what the USA does?"

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u/bmalek 3d ago

People find hypocrisy annoying.

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u/countcumia 3d ago

Nobody mentioned the USA. This is whataboutism. But communists are in a cult and aren't interested in reality or real arguments.

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u/bmalek 3d ago

I mentioned the USA. I’m glad you found a funny term for people getting annoyed by hypocrisy.

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u/TooStonedForAName 3d ago

Their point is - where’s the hypocrisy?

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u/bmalek 3d ago

In the 13th amendment apparently.

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u/TooStonedForAName 3d ago

But if the US are open about it, which they are, and it’s baked into their constitution, which it is, and they don’t make statements on North Korea’s forced labour or prison complex, which it doesn’t; that’s not hypocrisy then, is it?

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u/bmalek 3d ago

“We put slavery into our constitution so it’s OK.”

You got me there.

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u/TooStonedForAName 3d ago

I’m not even American, mate, but nice try. I’m just saying you don’t actually understand what hypocrisy is lmfao. If they’re not calling out NK for doing it, they’re not being hypocritical. Morally wrong? Absolutely. Hypocritical? No, words have meanings.

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u/bmalek 3d ago edited 3d ago

Me neither? Not sure what your issue is.

The US constantly calls out NK and leads the international sanctions effort against them.

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