North Korean trash balloons are dumping ‘filth’ on South Korea

2 years ago by TokenBoomer to c/world

North Korea has adopted a new strategy to contend with its southern neighbor: sending floating bags of trash across the border, carried by massive balloons.

Everyone should read this, it’s hilarious.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister Kim Yo Jong – who is also a senior official in the reclusive regime – referred to the activities as “freedom of expression.”

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Cikos 20 points 2 years ago

is this in response to s koreans sending them kpops and kdrama in usb via balloons?

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bamboo 19 points 2 years ago

Depending on your opinion of kpop this is arguably proportionate.

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Exec 5 points 2 years ago

NK sent back kpoop instead

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spiderman 4 points 2 years ago

if that's true then this response should be the best response of the year.

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Cikos 2 points 2 years ago path: 0 10333931 10334909 10336649, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0
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