I think that's kind of the problem in general, the real issue is, the firewalls and controls. It's not about believing the western propoganda, but simply the lack of non-propoganda sources. IE how can you find out if finland's policies are better than america's.

Hop into a public chat room, chat with someone from finland, or book a vacation to Finland or maybe find someone from Finland who's visiting or moved to the united states.

Not something you can really do with North Korea.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago

You can still talk to exchange students who attend Kim Il Sung university and other visitors to the DPRK. There are also those from the DPRK who work abroad, such as those in China, as well as those who live in New York for UN purposes.

[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 month ago

Think of it this way: how can you know the Finnish person you're talking to is how the average Fin lives? How do you know you're not talking to a bot?

If a Fin can travel to other countries, theyre already part of Finland's privileged classes. They surely don't represent the lower classes, which are usually the masses.

Now when it comes to visiting DPRK, you can always do that assuming youre not an American. Your government doesn't allow it. But countries that don't see the DPRK as an enemy state that needs to be destroyed see thousands of tourists visiting the DPRK every year.