North Korea families pressuring elderly to commit suicide

[brassmonkey]

SEOUL, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- More senior citizens in North Korea are being pressured to kill themselves because of intergenerational conflicts and the skyrocketing cost of medicine.

Elderly North Koreans who can no longer depend on the country's welfare system must also cope with their children who are sometimes apathetic to their needs, Radio Free Asia reported Thursday.

A source in North Hamgyong Province told RFA on Tuesday it is a common sight at parks or train stations to see senior citizens gathered together, even as temperatures continue to drop in some of the coldest parts of the country.

"[Korean War] veterans are among their numbers; it is heartbreaking to see them there," the source said.

The elderly, who are no longer employable, leave their homes during the day to avoid friction with their children. They shiver in the cold outdoors until the sun sets, the source said.

The financial burden they impose on their adult children who also struggle to make ends meet has led to family crises, where it is the children who are asking their aging parents to commit suicide, said another source in North Hamgyong Province.

The notion of killing themselves is not unfamiliar to elderly North Koreans, particularly war veterans who once devoted their lives to the Workers' Party and sacrificing for North Korea founder Kim Il Sung.

Their devotion has not paid off, as neither the state nor their children are tending to their needs, according to the report.

Adult children complain chiefly about the cost of medicine and their parents' inability to participate in a market economy.

Out of frustration, they hang a scroll in their parents' bedrooms that reads, "Spirit of Self-Destruction" or suicide.

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[pimpmaster9000]

Thanks US foreign policy!

[NatalieK]

sad news & sorry state of affairs

[Phoenix]

That is creepy. Koreans in general commit suicide at alarming numbers.

[Paul Markham]

And why should I care?

I've accepted that the world is full of places where the "Me" culture is supreme or the rulers gobble up all the wealth and resources while most live in poverty.

I paid my taxes in full and some of it went towards helping the less fortunate of the country I lived in at the time. Should I have paid more so parasites could come and join us, or that the money should be sent to countries where the rulers would take the lions share and pass little on?

Because that's what the liberals want to happen.





Which of the above countries do you regard as friendly to the West, has a falling population (a sign that the country needs helping) and no billionaires living off the proceeds of workers getting poverty wages or natural resources?

[pimpmaster9000]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

And why should I care?

because countries like your exploited the shit out of 2/3 of the globe and got fat, whilst starving 100-s of millions of people to death literally...then the US went on to """"""""defend"""""""" the USA in asia and the UK licked its asshole deep...deeeeeeep....

how many indians starved to death to feed yours during ww2 paul?

india had 25% of the worlds GDP and after 100-s of years of british invasion it fell back to 2%...

I know you understand

LOL at colonialist immigrant complaining about immigrants

tell me paul, what part of england was this picture taken in?






parasite
ˈparəsʌɪt/Submit
noun
1.
an organism which lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
"the parasite attaches itself to the mouths of fishes"

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

Thanks US foreign policy!

No, the reason is the North Korean leaders. Whatever the West does the regime won't change its stance of not cooperating with the West and keeping the country isolated. One enough North Koreans realise they've been lied to, they will take up arms and rebel. All it needs is the soldiers to wake up to reality.











This is what the US foreign policy achieves.





North Korea could have that if not for the evil men running the country.

[EddyTheDog]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

And why should I care?

Because we are all human - What the fuck does a border actually mean?..

[romeo22]

its all about Trump or Clinton now

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

Because we are all human - What the fuck does a border actually mean?..

If it were human to care about strangers. The world would be far better off. The reality is very few care about anyone accept family and friends. The West is being made to feel guilty for being successful so the less successful can get aid.

Are the populations of these countries falling, are they peaceful and not killing each other, do they have democracy, do they care about us?

If it were human to care, they wouldn't need aid.

A border is our only insulation from those who don't care about us, coming in.

[EddyTheDog]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

If it were human to care about strangers. The world would be far better off. The reality is very few care about anyone accept family and friends. The West is being made to feel guilty for being successful so the less successful can get aid.

Are the populations of these countries falling, are they peaceful and not killing each other, do they have democracy, do they care about us?

If it were human to care, they wouldn't need aid.

A border is our only insulation from those who don't care about us, coming in.

If you think that is the way it has to be then I think that is a very sad thing...

Of course there is a ton of shit that needs to be sorted out before we can be a truly worldwide society - You seem to have written it off totally though - That is sad - You are condemning us to endless wars and violence.....

You are not just condemning old cunts like you and me - You are saying there is no hope for future generations as well - And that it's not worth even trying...

[altmman]

NK is a sad place. Over 200k living in concentration camps tortured daily, put there for no reason. Babies born in camps. Getting limbs cut off for no reason. Like living in the movie 'Saw'. So fucking sick and nothing anyone outside NK can do about it.

[j3rkules]

Certainly not a nice country to live...

[pimpmaster9000]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

No, the reason is the North Korean leaders. Whatever the West does the regime won't change its stance of not cooperating with the West and keeping the country isolated. One enough North Koreans realise they've been lied to, they will take up arms and rebel. All it needs is the soldiers to wake up to reality.

oh so the regime is not cooperating with the friendly west that invaded I wonder why all of asia hated your western asses for decades? maybe its because they knew you <-----this

its hilarious that you enjoy the fruits of exploitation but you get angry because immigrants want some of their fruit back

[Look Chang]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

I know it's undefensible but when I see this picture, I feel a kind of nostalgia ...

[BitcoinConsultant]

Originally Posted by jerkules

Certainly not a nice country to live...

Nonsense. Best Korea is paradise on earth.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

If you think that is the way it has to be then I think that is a very sad thing...

Of course there is a ton of shit that needs to be sorted out before we can be a truly worldwide society - You seem to have written it off totally though - That is sad - You are condemning us to endless wars and violence.....

You are not just condemning old cunts like you and me - You are saying there is no hope for future generations as well - And that it's not worth even trying...

I've become a realist over the years. Can the West save the victims of regimes like NK without invading the country and losing 10,000s of Western lives? NO

Can it give these countries aid and apply pressure on them to be more civilised? NO

Can the UN do anything? NO

So stop worrying about them and start giving more help to out own. The people we can help.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

oh so the regime is not cooperating with the friendly west that invaded I wonder why all of asia hated your western asses for decades? maybe its because they knew you <-----this

its hilarious that you enjoy the fruits of exploitation but you get angry because immigrants want some of their fruit back

Why do you think it's only Westerners who invade countries and exploit them? Stupidity is the right answer.

I will give you that we do it better than most others. but for your education here's a list of others who were good at it. Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Zulus, Incas, etc.

[Paul Markham]

Stupidity is easily replied to.

[pimpmaster9000]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Why do you think it's only Westerners who invade countries and exploit them? Stupidity is the right answer.

I will give you that we do it better than most others. but for your education here's a list of others who were good at it. Mongols, Chinese, Japanese, Zulus, Incas, etc.

spoken like a true cripp

[Adnium_Ivana]

Having watched a few secretly filmed and/or unbiased docs on NK, I doubt this news report and that this is a widespread practice

[celandina]

Old news in Canada

[marlboroack]

Originally Posted by celandina

Old news in Canada

Jesus

[JFK]

Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

Because we are all human - What the fuck does a border actually mean?..

I will be sure to bring it up, next time I'm in line at a customs check point

[femdomdestiny]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

This looks like femdom / lezdom to me.