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Yahoo - According to a global happiness index released in North Korea, the country and its allies are the most cheerful countries in the world. Naturally, the "American Empire" strikes Pyongyang as just plain sad. Shanghaiist reports that North Korea's Chosun Central Television recently came out with a happiness index compiled by local researchers. Their findings? China is the happiest place on the planet, earning 100 points (a perfect score!). At number two is none other than North Korea itself. Cuba, Iran and Venezuela (in that order) round out the top five. The United States places dead last, coming in 203rd. South Korea is nearly just as depressed a nation; it ranks 152nd on the list. Some spots, North Korea's research indicates, are just nowhere near as smiley as the Axis of Evil. The Chinese net is ablaze with the results, screen grabs of which have been posted to popular sites. Implored one commenter on the Chinese online forum Mop: "Please send me to the U.S. so I can suffer, too."
Honestly, I'll buy it. Doesn't seem that far fetched to me, and if this blog results in me sounding like a communist, well then make of it what you will.
I spend a good 90% of my time wondering how I'll go about paying for the rest of my life. I'm only 26, I have a good job, I'm not just skimping by, but I'm constantly nervous as fuck. Thinking of ways to scheme my way through the next 50-65 years. I mean, cars, rent, weddings, houses, potential kids, paying for potential kids shit, potential kids tuition, yachts, vacation homes, ski chalets, lawyers on retainer, and web domain fees. None of that shit is free.
In North Korea? Not an issue. I'm not not 100% sure how communism works, but I'm pretty sure everyone just lives in identical huts or houses, with identical goods and luxuries, and all the free HBO you can dream of (basically I envision living in a communist country like living in a Motel 6).
Plus, if your government has been using propaganda your whole life, its not like you know any better anyway. That tin can of dog food that you and me find disgusting, but they eat on Tuesdays and Thursdays? That's probably like Prince Spaghetti night to them. Forced labor in the factory down town for little money and long hours? Job stability. Get thrown in jail for no real reason? Free vacation. Car payments? Nope you drive a rickshaw. College tuition too costly? Who needs education when ignorance is bliss.
