Look ,personally I want this to be perfect ,to include every single detail not mentioned about the DPRK in the west ,also no I’m not gonna tell you how I have contact with a DPRK diplomat ,please ask sincere questions and remember this is a DPRK diplomat, not a citizen so there is stuff that they can’t answer and stuff that they aren’t allowed to answer
If my friend from the DPRK replies ,I will update you but this is for someone else ,I’ve acquired a lot of important info on the DPRK that I want to share with all of you and this is so that it could be perfect ,please ask good questions
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My question would be is to ask 'If representatives from the international departments of communist parties from around the would wished to reach out and a establish fraternal connection to the international department of our comrades of the Workers Party of Korea, to whom and where should should we work to reach out towards?"
“I recommend to Alaskball to contact their nearest DPRK embassy. That is a diplomatic question.”
But alaskball is American ,how will they contact the embassy
“That is a more difficult situation. The UK embassy would be the easiest to reach for an English speaker in America.”
That’s pretty sound advice. Thank you for taking the time to ask your contact, and thank your contact and friends as well!
Your welcome comrade
Is there anything an American can (legally) do to support the DPRK?
What are elections like in the DPRK? What was the last election [DPRK diplomat] participated in?
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Do you know much about transgender or LGBT issues?
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Are there any transgender or LGBT organizations that we can write to in the DPRK? There are a lot of LGBT communists that would be very excited for this opportunity! (myself and much of hexbear included!)
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Will you make an account on Hexbear? :P
Thanks again for being a globe trotter Mohammed
Kristina
This is what he told me
“The government of the DPRK does not have an official stance on LGBT rights.
I will discuss with my supervisors on creating a Hexbear account”
So is being transgender legal in the DPRK ?
“There are no laws on the subject.”
Interesting, if there are no laws about transgender stuff or intersex people maybe medications like testosterone and estrogen can just be simply bought somewhere like many other countries with no real legislation 🤔
On the HexeBear account thing, they told me that they will talk to their superiors to see if they can
There approach to communication is surprisingly open ,though they did tell me that they prefer spaces that have people that don’t support them because communists already know the truth about the DPRK ,they are not interested in support from people who already support them
That been said they still said they will tell their superiors at work
Your welcome friend 😉
I’ll ask them ,hope they answer by tomorrow
This is super cool, I hope it works out!
inb4 this gets spun in the wider fediverse as an example of hexbear spreading DPRK propaganda
I mean, it would be exactly that.
And as an admin of another instance I would have to step in and say:
It is DPRK propaganda 😂
I know westerners are dumb (I’m not referring to you here comrade) but propaganda doesn’t have to be something inherently “negative” or “false” ,propaganda can be completely true
Are anti Nazi “propaganda” posters a bad thing ??? They aren’t and no one in the world views them as such because they are true
Nazis are bad
oh I get that don’t worry- at least as I’ve seen it used, ‘propaganda’ has primarily the negative connotation in English at least.
Reminds me of the joke of the KGB agent to CIA agent where the CIA agent is like “propaganda, what propaganda?”
Anything pro-west is just ‘the news’ while anything else is regime propaganda.
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- how do people inside the DPRK regard the recent turmoil in south korea?
- how relevant do people inside the DPRK see the conflicts in the middle east, ukraine to their own national security? And do they feel that their affinity with russia/china/iran has increased or decreased in the last 10 years?
- In the last trump presidency, there was a meeting which appeared to be PR. How did people inside the DPRK regard the last trump presidency, and how do they feel about the incoming one?
- How has the relations of DPRK with Cuba changed since the new south korean embassy?
Something interesting they told me is “ Hello comrade.
I’ll respond to the comment of the DPRK being less devoted than others nation’s.
The DPRK is honest about that fact that development is less than that of the South or the United States, however, they purposefully hinder the DPRK’s industrial and human development by unjust sanctions.
In the face of such crimes the Korean people’s will to survive is momentous and telling. Despite the imperialists best efforts the DPRK stands strong.
Furthermore, the DPRK is honest that investment in the nation has been uneven. That meaning investment from the government has been focused on industrial areas compared to rural areas. However, Respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un pledged to rectify this wrong and put the impetuous behind rural development.
The DPRK is honest in the fact of the state of its development.”
During the talk with my friend (not the diplomat) ,he states that he hopes trump would end all the ongoing wars in reference to the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine and when I asked them ,he told me that he thinks trump will focus on their technology while “we” in reference to me and him can deal with Israel
Btw this is all still not answered ,I’m telling you what I already know ,there’s still more to learn
I haven’t asked the question about Cuba but when I mentioned it ,the diplomat told me that the DPRK is proud to stand by Cuba as an ally and my DPRK friend told me it’s his favorite communist country so it doesn’t seem the embassy changed their views that much
Not to mention they don’t seem to hate South Korea at all tbh ,they know it’s an American occupation but besides that ,they don’t hold much hostility
Keep in mind ,I will update you tomorrow Inshallah
its good to hear that they are trying to put energy where it is needed. I have some more questions:
- How many north koreans work abroad? Roughly speaking, is it common? How does the employment process work: do they sign up with an agency, which arranges the out-of-country work? Are there incentives?
- Is the amount of north koreans working abroad increasing or decreasing?
- How much direct investment is there from china, russia, etc in north korean industry? I.e. are there many international companies operating on north korean soil, joint ventures included? Does the DPRK feel like it is getting meaningful technology transfer out of these arrangements?
- Similarly, how many north korean companies operate abroad, including joint ventures? Do these companies employ mostly DPRK citizens?
They can’t answer that
Here is his answer
“The people of the DPRK are aware of the constant political chaos in the puppet ROK. They are also aware of the immense corruption stemming form capitalism in the ROK, and as such the frequent political unrest in the South is rightfully seen as product of the unjust system of leadership.
The Korean people see the numerus global conflicts as an extension of the war of the working peoples against the capitalistic oppressors of all people. This means to secure the revolution in the DPRK, the revolution must also be secured abroad. The DPRK’s relations with its fellow nations fighting the U.S. has only improved in the past decade.
No comment about Donald Trump.
The DPRK continues to see Cuba as a critical ally in the global revolution.“
In the west, television, videogames and social media have been the primary pasttimes that occupy people when not working. Mon-Fri most people come home from work, cook, then engage in one of these for the rest of the evening. What are the pasttimes of people in the DPRK?
“Koreans enjoy the same activities as any other people enjoy, time with family and friends, playing sports, walking outdoors. A specific popular amusement is karaoke.“
Ooooo I really want to ask where they go for karaoke. Whether it’s like a local pubs thing like the UK, specific karaoke facilities like Japan, or just friend’s houses.
Idk but I have a Filipino friend and I swear by Allah they seem to have very similar interest to the (north) Koreans
She’s unironically obsessed with South Korea lol
She’s a good person though
And it’s well known that Filipinos love Karaoke
I will ask
This is his first response
“Hello Comrade.
For the past week, and proceeding into this week I have been busier with work than typical. This means I have less time than typical for discussions.
In the upcoming days, work will clear and with it an increase in time for discussions.
However, thank you for creating a questionnaire in the site Hexbear. This will certainly help with our outreach activities and I will gladly answer as soon as time permits.”
this feels so surreal, incredible
Although I am sad its taking time ,I’m glad he’s willing to answer
