alt Hacker News>It is universally agreed between the two governments (and their citizens) that a unification should happen at some point
South Koreans don't seriously believe this would ever be possible do they?
>It is universally agreed between the two governments (and their citizens) that a unification should happen at some point
South Koreans don't seriously believe this would ever be possible do they?
All Koreans hope for it to happen, especially those who aren't part of the very upper echelons of the DPRK. Just because folks live in DPRK and are bombarded with bullshit doesn't mean they aren't very well aware of what their realities are like when compared to that of the South.
Sneakernet is (was?) alive and well in DPRK and most of the population knows they're living nowhere near the levels that those in the South are. They just are fucking terrified of them and their families being killed by hard labor if they say otherwise.
So; sure; it's /possible/, but until something big changes, it won't happen. The only reason it's not actually happening is because of the humanitarian crisis it would create. No one wants to deal w/the fallout.