THEWULFMAN wrote:The government picks the best athletes they can find, wherever they may find them. So yeah, generally they are just normal citzens. You think they only pick from the top 1% of the population or something? Or only people who are with the government?
What I meant is that more than likely, these people are isolated from the rest of the country. They probably also undergo extensive brainwashing too. I say this because it is in N. Korea's interest to keep out influence from other counties.
THEWULFMAN wrote:But the Olympics is about forgetting all about that, and coming together as a world in peace for friendly competition. Not allowing N. Korea to play accomplishes nothing good.
You do have a point here. I guess I got caught up with the image of the country, and forgot about that. I'm still not convinced that allowing N. Korea to complete will accomplish anything good, but you are right that not allowing them will most definitely not accomplish anything.
