When someone mentions North Korea to me, the first thought that pops up in my head is: why is this still going on? An article on The Christian Science Monitor called "Path of patience toward North Korea" talks about how Trump will be the forth president to have to deal with North Korea and its nuclear threats.The other presidents have tried all the other options already, whether it be cutting off all trades with North Korea, offering support in hopes it'll get on their "good side", or supplying South Korea with the means to defend itself. But the article here describes an unusual approach: to just be patient. Patience is hard to come by nowadays, just drive down I-35 in Austin, TX around 5:00 P.M on a Friday evening and you'll see just how "patient" people are. If you are not from Texas, I'll summarize it pretty quickly: they are NOT patient. But the author of this article is aiming at the general public to advocate patience with North Korea, stating that the upper class in North Korea already sees the regime there heading towards self destruction, with that thought process becoming increasingly more common throughout the population there. The author believes that as time goes on and as more and more information comes into North Korea from the outside, exposing the lies that the country's prosperity and reputation is still positive, the population will rise up against the leaders there. I have to agree with this statement too, maybe choosing to follow the route of patience will undoubtedly help avoid any unnecessary bloodshed or violence. Until there is an immediate threat to our safety, I agree with the author that just being patient could be the best course of action to take right now.
Now if only we could apply patience to our daily commute in Austin, TX....
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