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North Korean IT workers have infiltrated the Fortune 500

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145 points cwwc | 4 comments | 08 Apr 25 00:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.954s | source
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throwaway_ab ◴[08 Apr 25 04:27 UTC] No.43618350[source]▶
A flagged post mentions this is racist and typical anti immigration rhetoric.

That's not true, there are only two types of North Korean people you'll meet, either those that have defected and escaped North Korea or those that are agents of the state of North Korea.

There are very few defectors in existence and once they escape they're given full South Korean citizenship. This article is not about those people.

The vast majority of North Koreans outside North Korea are not defectors, instead they are controlled state assets. There are no North Korean people outside the country that are free citizens. Every single North Korean authorised to leave the country is working directly for their government often to raise money for the regime, to steal IP, to infiltrate for some nefarious purpose.

Having one of these North Korean active assets in your company is extremely dangerous, your business is now at risk of leaks, theft, or worst something being modified like added vulnerabilities that could be exploited later in cyber attacks.

So no, this article is not racist at all and really has nothing to do with the recent political situation.

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derelicta[dead post] ◴[08 Apr 25 06:33 UTC] No.43618920[source]▶
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AlecSchueler ◴[08 Apr 25 06:39 UTC] No.43618951[source]▶
It really becomes more and more obvious every day since January. It's tragic.
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derelicta ◴[08 Apr 25 06:45 UTC] No.43618986[source]▶
Tbh, before october 7th I wasn't as radicalised as I am now.

It's just kind of pathetic to see westerns claim to be the free-est free people of the whole world, without showing any form of understanding as to why NK is the way it is. This country's apparent paranoia and distaste for anything westerner is totally unrelated to the national trauma imposed by an imperial power coming from abroad, right guys?

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thworp ◴[08 Apr 25 07:24 UTC] No.43619185[source]▶
Which imperial power? If the US is an imperial power for defending their local dictator, how is PRC not one for doing likewise? Is it because the Communist empires loudly screamed that they‘re anti-imperialist as they went out and conquered their empires?
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derelicta ◴[08 Apr 25 07:31 UTC] No.43619236[source]▶
Til modern China is an Empire. If so, can you name at least one country under Chinese occupation, or one Chinese protectorate?
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leereeves ◴[08 Apr 25 08:03 UTC] No.43619401[source]▶
> If so, can you name at least one country under Chinese occupation, or one Chinese protectorate?

Tibet.

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derelicta ◴[08 Apr 25 08:19 UTC] No.43619468[source]▶
Tibet, before being re-integrated into the Chinese homeland, was a brutal theocracy whose population was 90% made of slaves. I hope you mentioned Tibet out of ignorance, and not out of nostalgia for human trafficking.
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1. leereeves ◴[08 Apr 25 08:28 UTC] No.43619508[source]▶
> Tibet, before being re-integrated into the Chinese homeland, was a brutal theocracy whose population was 90% made of slaves. I hope you mentioned Tibet out of ignorance, and not out of nostalgia for human trafficking.

I suspect that's a lie told by the Chinese, but even if it were true, it wouldn't change the fact that it's a country under Chinese occupation. Attempting to justify empire doesn't mean they aren't an empire.

Anyway, let's set that aside and return to your question:

> If so, can you name at least one country under Chinese occupation, or one Chinese protectorate?

If you won't accept Tibet as occupied by China, consider North Korea as a Chinese protectorate.

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2. derelicta ◴[08 Apr 25 09:56 UTC] No.43619946[source]▶
Except Tibet was part of China before westerns divorced it from China.

I dunno why but I think I'm gonna trust people who used to be the victims of colonial domination and looting over the recidivist offenders of the said colonial domination and looting when it comes to Asian history.

Also NK is a Chinese protectorate as much as the USA is a Republic.

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3. leereeves ◴[08 Apr 25 18:35 UTC] No.43625083[source]▶
I should probably just drop this, but I'm genuinely curious. Why do you think the USA isn't a republic?
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4. derelicta ◴[09 Apr 25 06:46 UTC] No.43629493{3}[source]▶
Because the way the US treats other nations. For most of its history, it has been a war. It bullies other nations, interfere in their democratic process, when it doesn't invade them, or suspend their constitution or fund fascist paramilitary death squads to destabilise them. It could strike and annihilate Denmark tomorrow; a lot of Americans would cheer.

The US is very similar to the french Empire after the 1st Republic. It cloaks itself under the name of Republic, but isn't one itself. It's an evil country ran by evil people. The only difference is that Americans get to chose the Emperor every 4 years, whilst knowing no matter who is in charge, very little will change.

Of course its people aren't inherently evil or anything. But the propaganda is intense and permanent, so Americans unfortunately behave like little emperors themselves. This applies to most of Europe too, naturally.

That's why sometimes, I wish to pray to a higher power to spread class consciousness to the whole masses of America and Europe, but am also aware I'm part of the issue, and that it's wishful thinking.