That's a bit harsh, but I do agree with warning people like "They don't like us here, don't forget you might be thrown into a hole somewhere and we can't guarantee we'll be able to get you out" when going to places like this. Which I think we already do.
All good brother-man. People should be careful about where they travel though.
I remember, a few years back, ISIS killed a couple of Japanese reporters, I think they were, who were in that area trying to get information or something like that. They did a taped execution, and the prevailing Japanese response among the general population was a lot like yours - "they shouldn't have been there in the first place." So it's not like it's a viewpoint that's unheard of or anything.
If you could do it safely, it would definitely be an interesting view into what effects a totalitarian society has on human beings.
Henry Rollins had a good bit in one of his spoken word things about visiting NK, think it is in this one somewhere but not sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-3RUAqR6ls
I wonder how pissed off Dennis Rodman is going to be over the ban.
for a european its different, they havent been threatening to nuke europe for the last 20 years. i'd love to go there, i just think any american who does so is a fool for perpetuating the regime by just being there or, if they are arrested, whatever ransom or consessions it takes to get released.
dont understand why people go there, they learned nothing from the iranian hostage crisis. the world is not ours to globetrot, anyone arrested or taken hostage there should be left to their own devices.