History's Heroes: STO or STS?

[Monica]

This is indeed a very interesting and quite complex subject.

North Korea springs to mind.
This is a society where people at the lower end of the spectrum are treated like animals.
The prisons look horrific, many of the stories we hear are desperate beyond belief.

Why do developed countries not just send in the troops and liberate these people?

Could it however be that this environment is actually exactly the right 'classroom' for these human beings to develop and grow?

How does a young soul learn to value 'life' or 'freedom'?

I'll leave it to the forum to ponder.

This is the story of Shin Dong-hyuk.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Dong-hyuk

Good point. We know that, ultimately, this classroom has its purpose. But isn't part of our curriculum learning to respond to catalyst?

There are really 2 issues here: Liberating the oppressed, and actually being an oppressor.

We don't all have an opportunity to liberate those oppressed people in North Korea. But what about those who do have an opportunity? And, what about the people living in North Korea who are actually doing the oppressing?