(November 12, 2013 at 12:47 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Hm. What the N. Koreans really need most is information. We have the technology to suppy entire libraries of information contained in a solar-powered device. They can have not just a Bible, but practical information on technology, history, current events, politics, philosophy, and so forth. Such a thing would be a real treasure, and I wouldn't mind it containing a Bible as long as it also contains science. It could all be stuff in the public domain, making the only cost the device. It would be a good project, and it seems to me that every group wanting to get their favorite book in would be willing to contribute for that consideration.
Of course, it would need a safe delivery method.
In that type of society, it'd be virtually impossible for those in power to not realize that their citizens are being given smuggled ipads or what have you. In the end they'll be the ones to suffer for it.
There's no easy solution to the north korea problem, but I don't think this would be one of the avenues. They barely have enough food to eat, I watched this documentary and the streets are so empty, these people are incapable of mounting a revolution even if they want one.
If we're talking about giving them a better quality of life, I have to say food trumps books any day when they're starving so badly.
