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      otto warmbier, was caught trying to steal a poster at his hotel in the dprk and died after being repatriated following serious health complications during his incarceration

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          He died after his conviction. American coroners found no evidence that he was killed or tortured. The settler probably never worked a real day in his life.

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          No they detained him because he was acting sketchy as hell stealing shit and acting like a spy. Then he had a medical issue while incarcerated, went into a coma and there’s no evidence of DPRK doing anything to him.

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          His body had no bedsores on it and no evidence of torture. They were turning him multiple times a day to prevent bed sores, just like medical professionals are supposed to

          The torture accusations are completely unfounded.

        • TheDialectic [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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          Looks like he got beat up by the cops after he caused a disturbance. Then died of complications. Not great. Maybe if we let the dprk have proper medical supplies that wouldn’t have happened

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              Not a good take. We absolutely do need to justify whatever degree of violence we think it will take to replace capitalism – how else are we supposed to get popular support for it? Even the “we shall not make excuses for the terror” quote immediately excuses the terror by pointing out how it’s a response to the violence of “the royal terrorists.” The “there were two reigns of terror” quote does the same. Justifying violence also clarifies which types of violence are necessary and which are excessive, which is another key part of building and keeping popular support (see Mao separating the PLA from the warlords by mandating that they pay for supplies from peasants rather than just stealing them, see the Red Army’s punishment of sexual violence during WWII).

              And that’s in a revolutionary context. In a post-revoutionary AES state there’s even more rationale to justify whatever violence we think is necessary to maintain that state, as the threats it faces are less imminent and it has more resources and time.

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          The American coroner who did the autopsy identified no evidence that he was physically harmed by anyone in any way. Why exactly do you think the American coroner would lie to protect North Korean prison guards from Americans’ disapproval?

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      Also in addition to what others have said, this wasn’t just a poster in some random hotel. It was a poster from a specific floor in that hotel that was used for official military purposes, has restricted access, and he was told explicitly NOT to go there.