The Propaganda Game Page #3

We knew very little

about the country.

So you are influenced by the ideas,

the news, everything you hear.

It affects you.

So, we were somehow...

not afraid,

but we felt we needed

to act with caution

and we told him to be very aware

and to take precaution.

He had an interest in communism,

he was looking

for that model society,

a society that distributed

the riches among all citizens,

that was fair,

because he hadn't found one.

So when he was a member

of political parties

like Izquierda Unida,

or the Communist Party

he realized that

the ideas were beautiful,

but the people in charge

were

selfish,

ambitious,

and that clashed

with his personality

so he kept looking.

The way to reach

the socialist paradise

depends on our Great Leader

Kim Jong-il.

Long live our Great Leader

Kim Jong-il!

Long live the DPRK!

Where are you taking us now?

We are going to the Mansu bronze

statues of our Great Leaders,

President Kim Il-sung and

our Generalissimo Kim Jong-il.

We are going to present a flower

bouquet as a symbol of respect

for April 15th,

which is the birthday anniversary

of President Kim Il-sung.

Everybody can buy flowers

and offer them

as a symbol of respect

for his work and dedication

for the revolution.

That's a tradition.

In all national holidays,

even when you marry, to come

and pay respect to our leaders

because, more than anything,

the leaders are our fathers.

We are part of a big family,

and, in that family

the figures of the leaders

are like the fathers

of the full society.

Our hearts are full of respect

for our leaders.

We come here often,

as if this were our own house,

to thank them.

We North Koreans feel very proud

of having leaders

that the whole world admires.

Good morning, sir.

- I'm Alejandro, the Spanish soldier.

- He's a soldier of our General.

He is doing a great job

making relations for our country.

Yes, my General.

So is he a veteran from the war?

He fought in the revolution war.

I went to the river Nakdong.

Then I fought with

the Chinese People's Army.

I hope in my life

to follow his footsteps

and also give my life

for the motherland

and preserving socialism

and our Great Leaders.

We feel very, very proud

and we feel very strong.

We have the motivation

to fight against imperialism.

And they won't be able to attack us,

we are a very strong country.

I am 82 years old.

Thanks to Great Leader Kim Jong-il

and to Kim Jong-un

veterans like me

enjoy many benefits

from the government.

For example, we have a house,

but there are many other things.

We have a special card

for medical assistance

and we receive all kinds

of treatments and care.

We also have access to limited food,

like some vegetables.

In general we enjoy many

commodities.

Life in this country

as opposed to capitalism,

is guaranteed for all the people.

Housing, medical service,

education in the university

food, clothing,

whatever you need in the daily life

is provided, guaranteed for free.

All the necessary daily necessities

we get from the government.

We don't pay taxes,

we don't pay for the houses...

Under the wise leadership

of our Marshal Kim Jong-un,

the economy of our country

is developing step by step.

As you may see, in Pyongyang there

are many new apartment houses

and new museums and many recreation

places for the people.

Not only in Pyongyang

but also in the countryside,

we are constructing amenities

facilities and many places

which is conducive to improving

the livelihood of the people.

Our Great Leader

Comrade Kim Jong-il

first defended the country

and then created the foundation

on which we can

improve our economy.

So, are you happy?

Yes.

Ok, so here is the main building

of the War Museum.

As you see here the museum

consists of three floors.

And you see this is a statue

of the Great Leader President

Kim Il-sung,

who defeated two imperialisms

in one generation.

As you know he defeated

the Japanese army and the Americans.

And here we'll make a line

and we'll make a bow to our Great

Leader President Kim Il-sung.

We were alone there,

despite the fact that it's Sunday

and it should be full.

It's hard to understand why that is.

Maybe it's only the military

that go there,

maybe it's not open for regular

people... We don't know.

It's nearly built, now.

There were many specialists,

designers...

But I am sure

Marshal Kim Jong-un

instructed it

from the start to the end.

This panorama is an oil painting,

it's 15 metres high

and 132 metres long

and 42 meters diameter.

Also it's only 13.5 metres away

from your seat to the picture

but you can see more than

40 kilometres away from the picture.

So, watching this,

are you proud?

Yes, very proud.

The Korean people can visit here

and they can experience

how the Korean People's Army

have fought against the invaders.

Now we can take the route

of Marshal Kim Jong-un.

Did he...

use the machines?

That's the one.

Muscle development machine used

by our esteemed Supreme Leader

Kim Jong-un.

When our respected Marshal

Comrade Kim Jong-un

was looking around this,

it was not a slide, there was a

step.

But he told us, very wisely

if there is a step, people will get

hurt, by the sharp edges,

and he told our construction workers

to change this into a slide.

Socialist hamburgers

hot dogs, chicken wings...

Not the American McDonald's.

Not American

communist state products.

For the first time in five days,

we are alone.

It's amazing...

Oh, here they come.

This building was built

only last year

so this is the most updated

and modern.

Very luxury.

Watching U.S. movies is prohibited,

strangely, Disney's "Brave"

was playing on the TV.

This building has 300 apartments

and they are all the same.

They are presents from Kim Jong-un

to teachers for spreading his word.

Can you ask her

to show us the fridge?

What is she cooking for tonight?

She is too shy.

We never saw the fridge.

One question that keeps on

coming back to my mind is:

Where is the money coming from?

Lots of new constructions...

Lots of new stuff like this

I mean, this is not a set.

Would you say that living conditions

have improved?

Not only my family,

but all Korean people are happy

to lead such happy, civilized lives

and we are enjoying

this updated amusement park,

so we are happy.

After only 5 days in Pyongyang,

the constant propaganda

was starting to work.

With enough time

maybe even I could be convinced.

What does he do?

I was in the army

but now I have entered university.

So after the army

he went to university.

What is he studying?

Locomotive driver.

What is his aspiration in life?

His dream? His goal?

My dream?

I want to be a locomotive driver

to work for my Great Leader.

- There's a system in North Korea

called songbun.

And it's a ranking

by your loyalty

to the leadership.

And people are divided

into a core class

of those who are considered

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