Travis King confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army
saying that he was disillusioned at the unequal American society
Uncritical support
According to US officials, King – who chose to serve his time at a labour camp rather than pay a fine of about $4,000
So the American regime in south Korea has labor camps? Every accusation a confession…
Based.
Notice how “detained” is used so frequently here. He, uh, kinda went there of his own volition, according to the same fucking article? Detained. Lol. They’ll know when he’s “detained” if he unfortunately winds up in the hands of the U.S. military again (after he not only deserted, but committed treason, in their eyes). Here’s hoping the DPRK accepts him as a political refugee.
Makes a military job look tempting.
I mean he is detained. Anyone who enters another country without authorization tends to be detained, more so when they are or were recently part of a hostile armed force. He’s not free to just wander around. He entered the country illegally, was last part of an occupying force that wants to destroy the DPRK, is legally at war with them for 70 years, and they’re likely trying to decide what to do with him, investigate his story, ascertain if he’s a spy or there’s anything off about him like if he’s a threat, etc.
The thing is, what skills does he have to offer them? He probably can’t speak the native language (if he can that would make a huge difference in being accepted because he could actually integrate), he’s going to have culture shock. He’s frankly a risk that if they do accept him, he’ll leave anyways after a while because of the quality of life (no iPhone, no Facebook, no holidays or cultural norms like he’s used to, language barrier, etc), go back to the US, be coached to spin a story of his torture and the horrors of the place in exchange for a book deal or speaking tour and money and then it will have blown up in the DPRK’s face. They consider these things and many others when deciding.
If he’s sincere I wish him only the best and hope he can find a great life in the DPRK but there are many barriers to success.
I just hope this isn’t some kind of psyop like the guy is gonna come back and become Yeonmi Park
