re: North Korea

Success_Machine — 4/12/2004 12:55:30 PM (archived)

According to the CIA there is a 99% literacy rate in N.Korea, and the average life expectancy is ~71 years. Canada doesn't have a 99% literacy rate! But we do live longer on average. What's up with North Korea?! What is the root cause of their problems?

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World's worst genocide - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2004 4:57:59 PM
- Most American Aborigines died of European illnesses, not deliberate warfare or genocide. - David F Mayer - 4/16/2004 4:38:04 AM
- re: World's worst genocide - Publius - 4/10/2004 5:10:57 PM
  - "Does this count?" Good question. - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2004 8:56:18 PM
  - Why should it be? - Lee - 4/10/2004 7:25:19 PM
- re: It was a barbaric time - Success_Machine - 4/10/2004 12:20:48 AM
- clearly a biased list, but - R.L. - 4/9/2004 6:17:53 PM
  - re: clearly a biased list - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2004 4:58:23 AM
    - Lets look at your irreavent link.... - R.L. - 4/10/2004 10:39:08 AM
      - R.L. . . . - Justin Kelly - 4/11/2004 6:24:39 AM
        
        re: North Korea - Success_Machine - 4/12/2004 12:55:30 PM
        
        re: North Korea - Tom Brosz - 4/17/2004 2:11:24 AM
        
        Definitions of literacy vary from nation to nation - Mary Anne - 4/17/2004 6:01:06 PM
        
        Literacy rates - Mary Anne - 4/17/2004 12:53:14 AM
        
        Wow!.....I just didn't know...... - Publius - 4/11/2004 1:12:13 PM
        
        re: Wow!.....I just didn't know...... - Justin Kelly - 4/11/2004 3:25:57 PM
        
        re: Turds - Raoul - 4/11/2004 9:40:44 AM
        
        re: Turds - Justin Kelly - 4/11/2004 4:16:35 PM
        
        Ask the question, do the Turdish people have the right to self-determination and soverignty? (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2004 1:16:42 PM
        
        self determination? is that what we are calling negligence nowadays? - Justin Kelly - 4/11/2004 4:02:41 PM
        
        Jeeeez Justin get with it! "TURDISH" people? really dude, you are taking yourself far too seriously.... (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2004 10:48:03 PM
        
        re: Another viewpoint - Mary Anne - 4/11/2004 4:22:50 PM
        
        I'll spare you the letter to S. Korea - Justin Kelly - 4/11/2004 4:39:20 PM
        
        I want to invade North Korea just as much as I wanted to invade Iraq. - Mary Anne - 4/11/2004 5:01:23 PM
        
        Mary Anne's got the cutting edge again........ - Lindy - 4/13/2004 4:31:07 AM
      - re: Lets look at your irrelevant link.... - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2004 8:40:37 PM
    - :) Tom I posted that for the sole reason that I knew you would reply exactly as you did- THANKS FOR PLAYING, KIDDO... a challenge to partisans of either ilk - R.L. - 4/10/2004 9:47:29 AM
      - P.S. - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2004 8:37:12 PM
      - re: :) Tom I posted that for the sole reason that I knew you would reply exactly as you did- THANKS FOR PLAYING, KIDDO... a challenge to partisans of either ilk - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2004 8:35:53 PM
        
        I have said it before and I will say it again... - R.L. - 4/11/2004 2:20:21 AM
        
        re: I have said it before and I will say it again... - Tom Brosz - 4/11/2004 4:54:02 AM
  - The Native American genocide counts as starting with Columbus. - Mary Anne - 4/9/2004 7:31:21 PM
    - Oops. Error message: - Mary Anne - 4/9/2004 7:58:32 PM
  - I honestly don't know about it being in the top 5 or 10... - Larry J - 4/9/2004 7:02:14 PM

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