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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: enslaved1 on November 18, 2024, 11:26:48 AM
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https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/north-korea-anti-american-propaganda-pictures/ (https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/north-korea-anti-american-propaganda-pictures/)
These propaganda paintings show how North Korea views America and by association the West. They depict the alleged mass murder of Sinchon civilians between October and December 1950.
The regime claims that around 35,000 people were brutally tortured and killed by US forces during that time. Nightmarish pictures show troops pulling out teeth, carving open skulls, and burning people alive.
After North Korea invaded its southern counterpart in 1950, the US dropped approximately 635,000 tons of explosives on North Korea, including 32,000 tons of napalm, during Korean War.
Though North Korean aggression spurred this retaliation, the nation’s then-leader Kim Il-sung quickly realized that fear of this barrage of American firepower had quickly become a major factor in his citizens’ lives.
Couple of examples
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tBarJBPqY30/Xpd-2lQTeyI/AAAAAAAAV70/MWyPYf0tCwgoYp-IaqYgd5c8OvLO4ftdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/North_Korean_anti_american_propaganda%2B%25288%2529.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fLIC8-k9k5k/Xpd-zNzI7wI/AAAAAAAAV7c/mmFNrJzdIhQf7MYgcQUMX6XcOfbtxYFVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/North_Korean_anti_american_propaganda%2B%252822%2529.jpg)
Propaganda is always an interesting study. Helps to notice when it's being thrown at us.