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The Thoughtful Ape is a primate who is honestly interested in understanding the world he lives in. He is particularly interested in cognitive biases and the limits of intuition. Like most of his species he is both vain and opinionated but is interested in understanding what is true despite these faults. The Thoughtfuls Ape's opinions change and evolve with time. What is posted here reflects his opinion at the date at which it was written.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

The North Korean Thought Police

Totalitarian state are truly grim and frightening things and perhaps none exist today more grim and frightening than North Koreas hideous regime.
Today I read something that blew me away. It is something that I can scarcely believe. It seems like a literary device from a George Orwell novel.. . Maybe a metaphor for the pervasiveness of state influence. It isn’t a metaphor.. It is a literal truth. Of all the things I have read about this bizarre and evil regime somehow this strikes me as the most disturbing.

“In North Korea homes the state issued radios broadcast only one (government) station… North Korean radios can be turned down but not off.”

posted by thoughtfulape | 11:45 AM

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