North Korea dropping balloons with garbage on South Korea

[y_p_w]

I get that they have their differences, but this just seems really petty to drop refuse.

North Korea's trash rains down onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here's what it means

North Korea floated huge balloons to dump trashes like manures, cigarette butts, scrap cloth pieces and waste batteries across rival South Korea.

apnews.com

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

It's a response to SK sending items over via balloon.

 

[wemay]

Yeah, in response to activists from the South dropping anti Kim Jong Un leaflets in the North.

 

[y_p_w]

Yeah, in response to activists from the South dropping anti Kim Jong Un leaflets in the North.

Propaganda leaflets and K-pop recordings wouldn't seem to equate to dumping cigarette butts I would think.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Propaganda leaflets and K-pop recordings wouldn't seem to equate to dumping cigarette butts I would think.

The North Koreans likely ate them.

It’s probably fake news. The North Koreans wouldn’t waste manure when there all starving.

 

[y_p_w]

The North Koreans likely ate them.

It’s probably fake news. The North Koreans wouldn’t waste manure when there all starving.

I think "manure" might have been a more polite way to describe human waste.

 

[wemay]

Propaganda leaflets and K-pop recordings wouldn't seem to equate to dumping cigarette butts I would think.

Yeah, of course. In the real world maybe. But we have to remember who we're talking about here. Despots live off their victim status, projecting it onto their followers. Then comes the over disproportionate revenge.

 

[y_p_w]

Yeah, of course. In the real world maybe. But we have to remember who we're talking about here. Despots live off their victim status, projecting it onto their followers. Then comes the over disproportionate revenge.

I heard that in previous drops, North Korea did include propaganda leaflets in addition to trash.

 

[bbhero]

Yeah, of course. In the real world maybe. But we have to remember who we're talking about here. Despots live off their victim status, projecting it onto their followers. Then comes the over disproportionate revenge.

That is a totalitarian state… “ Forced followers “. . .

If the South Koreans sent leaflets over…

Well is that any different than radio operators in WW II sending messages to that one country in Europe?

It’s not. Just different in delivery system.

 

[I<3oil]

Chemical/biological warfare is a war crime nowadays. Waiting for the ICJ to bring charges against the lovely Communists.

 

[andrew_j]

Does not say a lot about Korean air defenses.

 

[SC Maintenance]

Does not say a lot about Korean air defenses.

I recall a balloon over here that said not much about ours as well.

 

[02SE]

I think "manure" might have been a more polite way to describe human waste.

It was in the recent past, and likely still is, required of the people to collect their own waste, to use as fertilizer on Government farm fields.

 

[dishdude]

It was in the recent past, and likely still is, required of the people to collect their own waste, to use as fertilizer on Government farm fields.

I guess this morning can be considered the recent past.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

It's only leaflets coming from Stormy Daniels, showing the N. Korean citizens what color t-shirt and boxer shorts Kim Jong Un likes to wear most in HD livid colors.