Comments on: NY Philharmonic Plays in Communist North Korea http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/02/26/ny-philharmonic-plays-in-communist-north-korea/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:58:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dhaval M. http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/02/26/ny-philharmonic-plays-in-communist-north-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-5345 Dhaval M. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:37:58 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/02/26/ny-philharmonic-plays-in-communist-north-korea/#comment-5345 I saw a documentary recently on North Korea that changed my life. I had no idea what troubles they were facing. Like literally no clue to it. This philharmonic thing, if nothing, will bring some music to the ears of the otherwise distraught North Koreans. But I'm afraid that the venue and the marketing and promotion behind it will only encourage the madman who runs that country to somehow spin it into a promotion of dictatorship. One thing I learned from watching the documentary was that since Kim Jon Il is no longer satisfied with the idea of "communism" even uttering the word could end up jailing or killing a person. I hope that the North Korean citizens who receive this music use it as a means to enrich their lives and be encouraged to take non-violent steps towards a free North Korea. I saw a documentary recently on North Korea that changed my life. I had no idea what troubles they were facing. Like literally no clue to it. This philharmonic thing, if nothing, will bring some music to the ears of the otherwise distraught North Koreans. But I’m afraid that the venue and the marketing and promotion behind it will only encourage the madman who runs that country to somehow spin it into a promotion of dictatorship.

One thing I learned from watching the documentary was that since Kim Jon Il is no longer satisfied with the idea of "communism" even uttering the word could end up jailing or killing a person.

I hope that the North Korean citizens who receive this music use it as a means to enrich their lives and be encouraged to take non-violent steps towards a free North Korea.

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