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North Korea says it will stop sending trash-filled balloons after South Korea’s outcry

I find it absolutely mind-boggling that two neighboring countries are engaging in a bizarre war of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker propaganda. The fact that South Korea has to literally plead with North Korea to stop sending such disgusting items over the border is both comical and absurd. It almost feels like a script out of a Looney Tunes episode rather than a real-life geopolitical issue. The idea of garbage balloons being floated over the border is simply ridiculous.

The fact that North Korea had to be asked to stop sending such trash-filled balloons, and that they actually agreed to stop, is both amusing and concerning.… Continue reading