As North Korea ratchets up belligerent rhetoric against the South Korean government, many of North’s wealthy class seem terrified over the possibilities of war against the United States, Radio Free Asia reported Friday.

“Talks of war are all over the place, on TV and on radio. We are terrified,” a North Korean citizen was quoted as saying. “In Pyongyang, anyone who thinks (North Korea) can beat the U.S. is considered a moron.”

He said that rich North Koreans or diplomats, who are relatively well informed about economic and military capabilities of the U.S., “scoff” at the military’s threats of staging a war.

With geopolitical tensions rising, wealthy people in the North are reportedly buying U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan to prepare for the deflation of the North Korean currency.

But the poor class in the North is not afraid of war, because they “have nothing to lose,” he said. “They don’t know how scary the U.S. is. If there’s a war, (North Koreans) will be slaughtered within seconds by bombings.”


From news reports
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