If you get a divorce in North Korea, you and your spouse will be sent to a labor camp for one to six months to atone for your “crimes,” residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.

Divorce is considered an anti-socialist act, and is generally frowned upon in Korea.

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    4 days ago

    “Divorce is considered an anti-socialist act”

    I don’t even understand what this means.

    I feel like it’s like saying “eating pineapple pizza is generally an anti-banking act.”

    …what?

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      3 days ago

      I’m a firm-believer that if people do not want to understand something, then they won’t.

      It doesn’t take much thought to realize they’re referring to the unity of the nation. Divorces cause problems. They show not everything is hunky-dory. The regime doesn’t want that.

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        3 days ago

        Well since we’re sharing firm beliefs, I firmly believe if your intent is to inform someone then insulting the person you’re supposedly informing is the worst way to go about it. People just get defensive and will attempt to reject information more readily when that is done.

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        3 days ago

        Divorces solve problems. That’s what they are for. What they cause is a glitch in the mirage, you think? Probably, but it might be something more idiotic even.

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          3 days ago

          North Korea is all about appearances, actual solutions aren’t important