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NORTH KOREA REMOVING ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
By Kevin Ryan
Decades-old anti-U.S. propaganda murals are being painted over and displays promising “merciless revenge” on the “rotten, diseased, pirate nation” of America are being torn down. It’s the latest sign of a thaw in North Korea‘s relationship with the U.S.
One tour manager said he’s never seen anything like it. “All the anti-American posters I usually see around Kim Il-sung Square and at shops, they’ve all just gone,” he told Reuters.
The North Korean government is erasing much of its anti-U.S. propaganda following dictator Kim Jong-un’s Summit with President Trump earlier this month, replacing it with messages touting a “lasting peace” and prospects for Korean reunification.
• Murals, banners and posters depicting the U.S. as a brutal, imperialist aggressor hell-bent on destroying North Korean and enslaving its citizens are gone.
• Postcards and stamps showing North Korean missiles on their way to Washington are no longer being sold.
• Anti-American trinkets have been removed from souvenir stores.
• News reports that once depicted the U.S. as hostile imperialists have ceased.
• The country’s main state-run newspaper hasn’t featured a direct attack on Trump since March, when he agreed to meet with Kim, and is no longer reporting anti-U.S. news.
In place of the aggressive rhetoric, there is now a focus on more positive messages:
• Items showing themes of Korean reunification fill the stores.
• Posters pushing economic progress and the inter-Korean rapprochement have gone up.
• Murals depicting the Panmunjom Declaration signed at the inter-Korean summit are now seen in Pyongyang’s central square.
• The papers are filled with pictures of the Trump and Kim’s summit.
“In tone, the US is now depicted as if it is a normal country,” explains Peter Ward, North Korea expert. “All references to US actions that North Korea considers hostile have disappeared.” There's even what Ward describes as “neutral” coverage of the US quitting the UN human rights council.
“This is fascinating,” Ward told the BBC. “Generally speaking, neutral or positive coverage is normally reserved for countries that Pyongyang has friendly relations with.”
SOURCES:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44557818
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-gifts/north-korea-scraps-anti-american-souvenirs-after-summit-tour-operators-say-idUSKBN1JG0XB
https://www.nknews.org/2018/06/new-north-korean-propaganda-posters-promote-april-27-panmunjom-declaration/
NORTH KOREA REMOVING ANTI-AMERICAN PROPAGANDA ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY
By Kevin Ryan
Decades-old anti-U.S. propaganda murals are being painted over and displays promising “merciless revenge” on the “rotten, diseased, pirate nation” of America are being torn down. It’s the latest sign of a thaw in North Korea‘s relationship with the U.S.
One tour manager said he’s never seen anything like it. “All the anti-American posters I usually see around Kim Il-sung Square and at shops, they’ve all just gone,” he told Reuters.
The North Korean government is erasing much of its anti-U.S. propaganda following dictator Kim Jong-un’s Summit with President Trump earlier this month, replacing it with messages touting a “lasting peace” and prospects for Korean reunification.
• Murals, banners and posters depicting the U.S. as a brutal, imperialist aggressor hell-bent on destroying North Korean and enslaving its citizens are gone.
• Postcards and stamps showing North Korean missiles on their way to Washington are no longer being sold.
• Anti-American trinkets have been removed from souvenir stores.
• News reports that once depicted the U.S. as hostile imperialists have ceased.
• The country’s main state-run newspaper hasn’t featured a direct attack on Trump since March, when he agreed to meet with Kim, and is no longer reporting anti-U.S. news.
In place of the aggressive rhetoric, there is now a focus on more positive messages:
• Items showing themes of Korean reunification fill the stores.
• Posters pushing economic progress and the inter-Korean rapprochement have gone up.
• Murals depicting the Panmunjom Declaration signed at the inter-Korean summit are now seen in Pyongyang’s central square.
• The papers are filled with pictures of the Trump and Kim’s summit.
“In tone, the US is now depicted as if it is a normal country,” explains Peter Ward, North Korea expert. “All references to US actions that North Korea considers hostile have disappeared.” There's even what Ward describes as “neutral” coverage of the US quitting the UN human rights council.
“This is fascinating,” Ward told the BBC. “Generally speaking, neutral or positive coverage is normally reserved for countries that Pyongyang has friendly relations with.”
SOURCES:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44557818
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-gifts/north-korea-scraps-anti-american-souvenirs-after-summit-tour-operators-say-idUSKBN1JG0XB
https://www.nknews.org/2018/06/new-north-korean-propaganda-posters-promote-april-27-panmunjom-declaration/
