Sunday, March 3, 2013

Rodman, The Face of the U.S?

In communist N. Korea, Leader Kim Jong Un has made many threats against the U.S. Additionally, he has violated many basic human rights for people in N. Korea. This being said, he invited former NBA player, Dennis Rodman to go to N. Korea and talk with him. Kim Jong Un is a big basketball fan, and wanted the chance to talk to one of basketball's greatest players. Click here to read about Rodman's experience, and watch an interview with Rodman. 



After watching the interview with Rodman, I began to think whether it was beneficial or not to have him go and meet with Kim Jong Un. Rodman has many tattoos and piercing's (look above), and is not very educated. Additionally, he has had issues with alcohol, domestic violence, and interfering with cops.

For these reasons, I don't think it was in the best interest of The United States to have Rodman travel to North Korea, especially because relations are very tense (and serious) between the two countries. He went as a private citizen but to many in North Korea he may represent more.  What do you think? Was Rodman's trip to North Korea beneficial to the U.S?
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  1. S. BolosApril 4, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Hi Tom,

    A very timely post given the current round of sabre-rattling by NK. But it seems overly simplistic. First of all, what's the problem with "Rodman has many tattoos and piercing's"? I don't have those, but many Americans do. Secondly, we don't get any sense of Rodman's interaction in NK because you haven't really analyzed the video or the linked text.

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