WHAT THE FUCK IS ALL THE NORTH KOREA SHIT ABOUT ANYWAY!?
If there’s a topic that can incite anxiety in even the most unaware of people, it contains the words ‘North Korea’. The country also known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was founded in 1948 by the current Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s grandfather, Kim Il Sung after, following the events of WWII, the Peninsula of Korea had been divided in two.
The northern part was occupied by the Soviets, while the southern was under the control of the USA. After many disagreements over what kind of government they wanted and whether they should reunite, both countries broke into war in 1950. In 1953, an armistice was signed that restored the original border at the beginning of the war.
Following the armistice, a sense of “peace” settled, but it would be shattered often due to skirmishes in the border separating both countries, and assassination attempts by North Korea, amongst other causes. There were attempts in the 1970s to hold talks between the Koreas, and plenty others followed throughout the 50+ years of their separation, even though most of them went nowhere.
Now, in the 21st Century, with North Korea often in the news due to missile launches and back and forth name-calling between Kim Jong-Un and USA’s own dotard, Donald Trump, it seems nearly inconceivable to imagine North and South Korea having peaceful communications would be in the news.
Yet Kim Jong-Un left everyone flabbergasted in his New Years’ Speech on the 31st, wishing the South luck with the Winter Olympics, which will be happening in February in the South Korean city of Pyeongchang. Not only that, but he also expressed the desire for his Nation to participate. So, for the first time in two years, both nations will hold high level diplomatic talks with the goal to alleviate tensions before the event, and to improve Inter-Korean relations. Another reason might be to stop the orange man with small hands, and access to nukes, in the US from unleashing the apocalypse.
These talks will happen on the 9th of January, in the Demilitarized Zone that separates the Koreas, and will be the first official talks since December 2015. Whether this is good news or not is left to be determined, it all seems well and good, but due to South Korea’s relations with the USA and the shit-talking war between Trump and Kim Jong-Un, it might be best not to get our hopes up.
Once again, sophisticated, sensitive issues being discussed by nation leaders can be ruined by the tweets of a cheese ball turned president. We can only hope Melania decides to hide his phone for the next few years.
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