◆ Investigated Just for Saying "The Parents Who Lost Their Children Are Pitiful"
—— Was there not some people saying that it is all just government propaganda?
Since young people died in combat during peacetime, not war, people initially thought it was strange and whispered, "Why, where did they die?" They can't say it openly. These days, with such frequent propaganda, there are also reactions like "Isn't it better than dying from malnutrition?"
A few days after that (propaganda video) came out in August, an elderly woman in her 60s was called to the police and investigated just for saying "The parents who lost their children are pitiful." Her children were also criticized together. I don't know what happened after that.
◆ There Can Be No Criticism of War Deaths
—— Control of information regarding war casualties must be strict.
Since there are none (war dead) in our neighborhood, I don't know the details, but it's unthinkable to voice criticism or complaints about war deaths, and I hear almost nothing from those around me either. Still, there are voices saying it's fortunate that they died for the fatherland and will be remembered forever. At schools, campaigns are being conducted to learn from and follow the heroes.
I don't know what families say among themselves, but now here it's become a world where we can't say a single word about what the country does.
Where people gather, they only say "loyalty," "resolute implementation," "for the fatherland," "our Republic." With constant propaganda, haven't the residents perhaps developed some faith (in what the government says)?
※ASIAPRESS maintains contact with its reporting partners through Chinese mobile phones smuggled into North Korea.
