North Korea Comparisons

Cluster centers on commenters repeatedly invoking North Korea as an analogy for authoritarianism, government control, censorship, or extreme policies, often in sarcastic or comparative debates about other countries or situations.

➡️ Stable 0.7x Politics & Society
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Keywords

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Sample Comments

Bahamut Jan 28, 2014 View on HN

It's North Korea, do you expect any less?

easy_rider Jan 22, 2012 View on HN

Issn't this what they do in North Korea ?

badc0ffee May 7, 2025 View on HN

Does this hold even for North Korea?

dragonbonheur Apr 21, 2013 View on HN

Makes me wonder if you're based in North Korea...

anal_reactor Jun 18, 2024 View on HN

You still haven't explained how is that different from North Korea.

scruffyherder Apr 15, 2021 View on HN

North Korea has all the chips you need comrade

dizhn Aug 2, 2025 View on HN

Maybe it's not so bad in North Korea? :)

jjgreen Apr 16, 2024 View on HN

It's all getting a bit North Korean here

edgineer Sep 7, 2023 View on HN

Evidence for attribution to North Korea?

gaius Oct 17, 2016 View on HN

Indeed, the North Koreans are proof!