Persuasive Essay On North Korea

According to famous author George Orwell, “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear.” One thing that we take advantage of is our emotion, our voice our expression. In North Korea, they don’t value these things for their citizens. They not only don’t value these things, they consider punishment if committed. According to Hawaii.edu, “ around two and half million people have died from murders.” This number consists of deaths from the government for just simply stating your opinion on something that could change the mind of the rest of the citizens. I think that North Korea does not get their opportunity to say what they think.

To begin, when going against the North Korean government, especially for press they will get tortured and threatened. “On Monday,

“ a gargantuan bronze statue, a mausoleum, and a city square all dedicated to Kim Il-Sung can be found just in the vicinity of the center of the capital city, Pyongyang. According to Bok Ku-Lee, a defector who used to reside in Pyongyang, all people, from the lowliest of street vendors to the most prominent of state officials, are required to bow before Kim Il-Sung’s statue each time they pass by it.” (North Korea’s Oppression of Freedom of Speech 1) If not, they will be sent to a camp like the Nazi’s put the Jews in or get publicly executed. They are being manipulated and brainwashed, all of the propaganda in the country is saying that North Korea is the best place to be. Some people still try to travel or leave the country but the access is denied. Very few people have access to news and they are all tuned to North Korean channels. The people that live in North Korea have no idea what the rest of the world is like. They don’t know that in most places you can speak your mind. That is why the North Korean people are treated