Quote (babun1024 @ 11 Nov 2024 20:57)

Trump didn't invite any warmongers into his team ( Pompeo and Pence being the most prominent ones). Also, he is rather calm this time around without outbreaks in X. He is trying to appease to the middle class. All of his program is really about MAGA (internal politics with lots of reform packages).
I am pretty sure Ukro - Russian war is gonna end very soon. US will just stop supplying Ukraine and will delegate the role to the EU. The EU isn't capable of sustaining such an effort for a prolonged time by itself.

Quote (babun1024 @ Nov 11 2024 12:57pm)

Trump didn't invite any warmongers into his team ( Pompeo and Pence being the most prominent ones). Also, he is rather calm this time around without outbreaks in X. He is trying to appease to the middle class. All of his program is really about MAGA (internal politics with lots of reform packages).
I am pretty sure Ukro - Russian war is gonna end very soon. US will just stop supplying Ukraine and will delegate the role to the EU. The EU isn't capable of sustaining such an effort for a prolonged time by itself.

Quote (Thebarba @ Nov 11 2024 01:37pm)

South Korea's birth rate is extremely low. They're okay for now due to a massive advantage over the norks in many respects, but in 20 years, their army will consist of a bunch of geezers using their walkers as clubs. You need to make new people to have a civilization.

Quote (Malopox @ Nov 11 2024 07:29pm)

If anything this is a win/win for North Korea. They can get access to food to stave off literal starvation of their citizens in exchange for something they do well - produce artillery shells.

As they expand on that mutually beneficial cooperation with Russians and hopefully this will help lift them out of cultural, technological and economical dependencies on China as their sole supporter.

Integrating North Korea more and more is bound to open their society up to eg Russian tourism (exotic!) and this will hopefully make them less backwards and more open going forward.

Ultimately they should follow Chinas model of transitioning away from pure communism and cult of Kim to a more modern, Chinese take on communism with private property, open borders and enhanced cooperation with the rest of the world.

North and South Koreans are genetically the same people so if South could find a way to prosper so should the North. In the end mutual prosperity should pave a way for reunification of Koreas, hopefully in our lifetime.

Quote (Fnall @ 11 Nov 2024 15:38)

NK pure communism right now :rofl: ?

NK cannot prosper same way Russia cannot prosper, when you have a shit dictator as your leader and no answers what will happen when he dies, when it happen anarchy and corruption will rule, until new strongman rises resulting in never ending loop. That what Russia finds itself in today

Quote (Malopox @ Nov 11 2024 11:46pm)

I believe you are describing precisely what is happening in Ukraine. An unelected strongman who has no popular support and no democratic basis for his rule, has usurped power and will probably be displaced soon by the far right militants who will cause anarchy and plunder the state.

The economy is in complete shambles - supported by foreign donations & loans as well as tariff free access to the EU market (at the expense of EU farmers and other producers who are crying foul and can’t wait to block UA exports to EU again).

The wealthiest regions decapitated and taken over by Russia (with the exception of Kiev).

What’s your plan?

Quote (Fnall @ 11 Nov 2024 16:14)

No described what happen to what was left from Soviet Union (Russia) and been happening since, just organized criminal groups under gauntlet of strong man (Putin) running everything (anarchy) and corruption (Russia is one of most corrupt nation)

Putin fascist regime drained russian of their future, it never will be like this in SK.

Idea of reunification between NK/SK is fairy tale, just like idea that some Russian tourism will affect anything in NK :lol:

Quote (Malopox @ Nov 12 2024 12:19am)

I think you really need to doublecheck again. The reality and facts all tell a different story, no matter how you look. Russia has its slew of issues, that much can be said, but it’s much better at adapting and is clearly not collapsing anytime soon.

I know you struggle to criticize your motherland, but you really need to wake up and smell the roses, Zelenskyy regime is coming to an end and it’s not going to be pretty.