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Projektovanje represije u nekog drugog idealno je za maskiranje sopstvenih represivnih i nedemokratskih praksi, od borbe protiv terorizma, preko slučaja Grčke do izbegličke krize. Tako da, zapravo, govoreći o Severnoj Koreji, govorimo i o Americi, i o Evropskoj Uniji, i o Srbiji. Sa Severnom Korejom se svakako povezuje i fenomen kulta ličnosti koji često predstavlja osnovnu tačku imaginacije u kojoj se projektuje nesloboda 'nedemokratskih’ društava. Međutim, naspram vidljivog kulta lićnosti u Severno] Koreji, na Zapadu a i šire. u tzv. razvijenom svetu. već nekoliko decenija nalazimo sve jaču vladavinu ’nevidljive ruke tržišta’ koja insistira na slobodi pojedinca kao opravdanju za ideološku hegemoniju neoliberalizma. Zato je vrlo korisno imati tako jasnog, opipljivog i vidljivog neprijatelja kao što je severnokorejski kult ličnosti, jer u njegovoj send razni ’zločini’, sprovođeni pod maskom slobode, mogu proći nezapaženi. Ovo možda zvuči kao poetizovana verzija savremene geopolitičke scene, međutim, to je ne čini manje istinitom.“ Maja Pelevič, Olga Dimitrijević „Dok se. s jedne strane, za savremene države, društva i njihove narode tvrdi da su medusobno povezani i nezavisni kao nikada tokom dosadašnje istorije čovečanstva, Severna Koreja se pojavljuje kao sui generis u medunarodnim odnosima; mesto koje prevazilazi granice pojmljivog, jer ne pripada ni našem svetu ni našem dobu (...). Slika mračne Severne Koreje služi kao mera razlike. Ona nam pomaže da uspostavimo specifične binarne odnose koji prave razliku izmedu, na primer, pojmova slobodaugnjetavanje, bogatstvo-siromaštvo, razvoj-nazadovanje i nada-očaj." David Shim, Visual politics and North Korea „Skrivena ruka tržišta nikad neće raditi bez skrivene pesnice.“ Thomas L. Friedman, A Manifesto for the Fast World

struggle against terrorism, the Greek crisis and the refugee crisis. Therefore, by speaking of North Korea, we also speak of America, of the ELI, of Serbia. North Korea definitely is connected to the phenomenon of personality cult which is the core of the projection of non-freedom of “non-democratic” societies. And yet, while North Korea has a visible cult of personality, in the West and elsewhere in the so-called developed world the invisible hand of market has been getting stronger for decades now, insisting on the freedom of individual as the justification for ideological hegemony of neo-liberalism. That is why it is very useful to have a clear, tangible and visible enemy - for example the North Korean cult of personality - because its shadow offers a disguise for numerous other “crimes” masked in freedom. This might sound as a poetic version of contemporary geopolitical scene but it doesn’t make it less real.” Maja Pelevic, Olga Dimitrijevic "Whereas contemporary states, societies and citizens are said to be interconnected and interdependent as never before in human history, North Korea appears as a sui generis void in international relations; a place beyond the realm of comprehension, being neither a part of our world nor of our era (...). The visuality of showing a dark North Korea serves as a discursive marker of difference. It helps to establish particular binary relations that distinguish, for instance between freedom / oppression, wealth / poverty, development / decline, and hope / despair.” David Shim, Visual politics and North Korea “The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist.” A Manifesto for the Fast World, Thomas L. Friedman

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