The thesis that i gathered from the reading was that when the North Koreans needed help the whole world turned their back on them. When they were being tortured enough to have to leave their home country no other country welcomed them into their homes. This is really sad because no one would ever want to leave their country unless they really have to, for whatever reason that may be. Whether its for, religious reasons, better job opportunities, or even freedom to have a voice. Its hard enough for those people to have to leave their whole life and generations worth of memories behind, but to know that no matter where you go no one is going to accept you in must be even harder for them. The readings are telling us to take actions. The Testimony actually even has a plan as to what they want us to do.
This reading focuses more on poverty and injustice, and how the North Koreans were in poverty while they were in their home country and in injustice when they left.
The situation with the North Koreans sounds similar to the situations like the Holocaust with the Jews, how they were tortured in their country until they were forced to leave and when they tried to flea to another country like the "free" America they were rejected entry and sent back to Europe from the ports. They came in search for freedom and they were rejected that, who is anyone to decide who gets freedom and who doesn't.
I know we already talked about this in class but I also know we can expand more on this. My question is: Is poverty present today? and if it is who decides whether the people experiencing poverty get freedom or not?
One topic I could expand this assingment into a larger project about would be whether poverty is something that can be avoided, even after knowing about all of these incidents in world history.
"First, we should end all aid to North Korea unless we are there to see it consumed." I felt this was a horible thing to say because again here comes the issue of who are we to make decisions for the Koreans. If we are going to give aid to the Koreans it should come from the good in our hearts and we don't need to invade their country and squeeze in just to make sure that we are keeping and eye on how our aid is being consumed. This reading focuses more on poverty and injustice, and how the North Koreans were in poverty while they were in their home country and in injustice when they left.
The situation with the North Koreans sounds similar to the situations like the Holocaust with the Jews, how they were tortured in their country until they were forced to leave and when they tried to flea to another country like the "free" America they were rejected entry and sent back to Europe from the ports. They came in search for freedom and they were rejected that, who is anyone to decide who gets freedom and who doesn't.
I know we already talked about this in class but I also know we can expand more on this. My question is: Is poverty present today? and if it is who decides whether the people experiencing poverty get freedom or not?
One topic I could expand this assingment into a larger project about would be whether poverty is something that can be avoided, even after knowing about all of these incidents in world history.
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