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Discussion, North Korea → Democratic People's Republic of Korea, discussion, No consensus to move, 21 September 2005
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The infobox is intended to summarise the body, yet the body does not make the claim that it a socialist state, but rather the softer claims that a) the constitution makes such a claim or b) they were socialist historically. I apologise for this not being researched in much depth, but I have heard that it is contested that it is a socialist state, and a brief Google appears to justify this. A full-blooded endorsement of it being socialist therefore appears inappropriate. At minimum, the information should reflect sourced body content. Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 06:27, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou for the link. I find the discussion contained of whether "socialist" is applicable very inadequate and detached from sourcing. I don't really have the energy to press this at this time, but I will ask if you think it's bad that North Korea being socialist is unsourced in the article. Rollinginhisgrave (talk | contributions) 03:32, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I will be convinced when the source is directly from the North Korean government and not "a map uploaded to RedNote" by a "self-described Korean learner". No mention of how the map was obtained by the anonymous user or how the Newsweek writer verified its authenticity. If this is the quality of journalism Wikipedia is supposed to take at face value, then I too will make my own map but to the contrary, slap a quote on it, and upload it to RedNote. Yue💌07:17, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]