It's All Goodnow

I was reading today that an American citizen was sentenced to 15 years hard labor (whatever the fuck that means) by the North Korean Supreme Court for plotting to overthrow the government.  He was caught taking a picture of orphans living in the streets. So here is my take on North Korea: North Korea (as a nation state, not its people) is like that weird kid you knew back in grade school.  Didn't shower much.  Wore glasses with smudges on them. Always a bit off, but you didn't pay any attention to him because he was scrawny and it made no difference to you.  You simply avoided him and his little world of video games or board games or whatever it is that weirdo ten year old boys do. But he gets older.  In middle school he starts kicking dogs, playing with fire, and you suspect he smokes.   It isn't that he is the first kid to do this, but you know how it has ended up.  Everyone avoids him and leaves him to his devices.  Violent video games and a whole lot of Mountain D