North Korea

North Korea isn't the worst country to live in. The media makes you think it is by featuring north korea on news instead of some African countries where the life expectancy is 30 something.
Fact is North Korea actually have higher literacy rate than USA. The people there are taught differently, their ideology is not wrong, but just different than what an average American would think.

I agree there are probably 'worse' places to live than North Korea, and I was surprised when I checked on North Korean education on Wikipedia. But they isolate themselves so much from the world - the only part of North Korea anyone sees is the leader with nuke threats.

From what I've seen in the videos, I'm starting Part 7, they live in the political world of the 1950s. Propaganda and half truths seem to be the people's main source of information about the world. (While American media might fit that bill at times, there are always other ways to get information. Wikipedia, for example.)

Then there's North Korea and it's Human Rights issues.

You also have to keep in mind how directed this tour is, so it isn't exactly a fair view of the country. If anything, it should be an exaggerated, positive view... so iunno.

Having different ideology is not mind manipulation. Or else you can say all religions people are being mind manipulated.

Yea, a lot of people argue that. A LOT. Myself included.

There are many things that are not known about north korea, media likes to jump on these unknowns and make speculations about them.
A n example is the report of a Chinese activist who "mysteriously gone missing" after being sentenced to 6 month in prison. The western media not only speculate about how the activist is being tortured or murdered in prison, but mention this news on every subsequent news that's related to China, making readers think that all Chinese activists gets "tortured and murdered" in prison. Until a few month ago, that activist came in contact with bbc and said that he simply changed his address after the 6 month in prison, and he wasn't tortured.

He can say anything he likes. For all we know, he said that to avoid further punishment. I do agree that there are a lot of Unknowns in Korea and China, for that matter. I'll refrain from going into that example as I haven't done any research on it. Hell, I've only heard of it once or twice.

[video=youtube;C9Ulrc-r5xk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Ulrc-r5xk[/video]

Holy pomegranate, I think I came while watching this.