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by ctdonath 4781 days ago
The whole point is that they DON'T get to live anywhere close to how they want. The slightest dissent or disobedience is met with vicious punishment or death. They can't leave, even if they want to. Ongoing starvation is normal. They act odd at the football game because they never go to football games and have no idea how to act; most there likely were told "attend or die". If they "like" this it's because they at not allowed to know any options.

You know that recent news story of three women rescued from 10 years brutal captivity? North Korea is that on a national scale.