SINGAPORE -- Some years ago, I visited an observatory near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. From there, one could see a massive statue of Kim Il-sung, the late North Korean leader. His right hand was stretched southward, as if seeking to entice southerners to go over to his communist utopia.
Nearby stood low concrete buildings of simple construction. According to a tour guide, they were unoccupied, but had lights that would be automatically switched on at night and off at dawn. This was to convince southerners that North Koreans lived in “bustling cities.”
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