Who will take responsibility? You

The journalist was unsure on how to respond to that. He wanted to talk in his own words about how their culture would disintegrate if an alien culture encountered them, but he was forced to stop when he thought back to the interview's instructions to "come up with facts." He didn't want to get fired at this point because doing so would cause his career to collapse.

He didn't want to push his luck at this moment because his query was sufficient. Robin pointed to a different journalist at random and enquired.

"Since you have invaded many nations without any kind of aggression shown towards North Korea in their history, what gave you the rights to be the judge, jury and executioner of the people across the world. Don't you think the court should determine what will happen to the evidence even though it had been presented before it was removed?" Yet another daring reporter enquired.

"Let's use one nation as an example. Consider India. There was a case that had happened 42 years ago and the charges upon the accused were quite bad starting from mass murder to other severe charges. The court took 42 years to sentence 10 individuals, nine of whom passed away, and in the end, a 90-year-old man was given a life sentence." The screen behind Robin displayed the case he was referring to as he spoke. Everything was displayed, beginning with the accusations and how long the legal battle had lasted. The individuals in the room were stunned and unsure of how to react.

"There was another one about a fake rape case in the Indian state of Gujarat, where a lady accused a man of rape and he committed suicide because of the pain and the terrible name he may have as a result of it in the future. Cases like that don't really mean anything since it happens all over the world, but the thing is that the woman who accused multiple men over the years and nothing happened to her and was let go. Many men and women participated in this massive endeavor."

"When NATO killed innocents in Afghanistan and Syria, or how Kim Jong-un and his allies killed and raped thousands of people in the country, nobody asked them the question why did they do so chanting about judge, jury and executioner. I will tell you why you couldn't ask them the questions. It is because Might is Right. This has always been the situation. At least I show evidences before I kill people around the globe and every heinous crimes will be judged. If not by us, then by the general public, as North Korea will soon make evidence of widespread criminal conduct available to the public. They can choose what action to take towards the degenerates."

"And speaking of the courts, they are taking much too long to render decisions, and justice delayed is justice denied. That's just torture for the people who had suffered. The world's courts must soon change, or I shall carry out the change on their behalf. Particularly for nations like India, where the judges appeared to take two annual vacations and merely assign case dates. If the judges don't start acting more like judges, I'll go and remove them myself." said Robin. Such a brazen and unambiguous approach was not what the journalists were anticipating. A leader with that mindset might easily spark a war in any nation, but alas, no one had the guts to fire a missile or deploy a regiment into North Korea. Thousands of judges all over the world experienced goosebumps after hearing his final statement.

If they didn't do their work correctly, their lives would be in jeopardy. Since Robin had just singled out one nation in his address, the judges in India in particular were shaking beneath their feet.

"But then how would we believe that whatever evidences that North Korea is showing is the correct and not the fabricated one?" In the follow-up query, the journalist inquired.

"Have you not heard what your colleague journalist was told in the last response? Why should I contribute resources to make false claims from the very beginning when we have nothing to gain by prosecuting so many men and women? I can do the same without giving any evidences to begin with in social media. I'm taking this action because I'm tired of the current system, which is quite capable of being improved." Robin answered.

"I don't know, maybe the Supreme Leader wants people to be like you," said the speaker.

"Same as me? Hahaha.. I have trespassed into many nations' houses. made a joke on their military and privacy policies. I'm positive that the public despises me. But it's okay. In order to unite humanity, I am willing to accept the hatred of this world." The journalists that were gathered there took a swallow. The Supreme Leader was subjected to the toughest series of inquiries yet, and the replies left them speechless. They realized that this leader was being direct with his responses. He didn't respond with any what-ifs or political arguments.

It was time for another journalist to ask Robin and so another one came up with a question.

"Why are there so many claims on the internet, including Twitter, Facebook, and other social media, contesting your claims and claiming that your evidences were incorrect, if the evidence supporting what you say is true evidence?" A reporter enquired. This had been the case recently where many claims and challenges had popped up and nobody was there to refute those claims and many believed that the government conjured evidences were wrong.

People wouldn't believe government evidence, of course, because governments have a history of lying, as history has repeatedly shown.

"Starting today, any assertions, erroneous data, or incorrect content published online will be labeled as fake news, much like the new Community Notes on Twitter. Even if the article is independent, any assertions made by anyone that are untrue will be noted. People are free to voice their opinions and criticize the administration, and that is OK, but spreading lies to support hostility and criticism will no longer be accepted."

The moment Robin stated it, fact checkers and community remarks began to appear on all social media platforms, including Twitter, YouTube, and even blog articles on independent servers. As though Robin's statements were gospel, every untrue assertion was called out.

People who were following the interviews on social media throughout the world were astounded. They had never witnessed a person with such influence that a few words he spoke caused the internet to shift.

"But that is known as internet censorship. That is known as impairing net neutrality, and it is unlawful." In response, the journalist enquired.

"But that is the fact. You cannot simply deny facts because you disagree with them. The government itself will apologize and make remedies for anything wrong that may have occurred as a result of a false claim made by the government if you can demonstrate otherwise with convincing allegations and evidence." Robin answered.

"How will you make up for it if someone dies as a result of a false government claim?" The journalist wanted to avenge the Supreme Leader and didn't seem to take no for an answer. It appeared as though this had hurt his own opinion.

"Death? The administration has never claimed to be faultless. There will be issues with the government, but we'll do everything we can to fix them. And while I can guarantee you that the government will bear full responsibility if any future deaths result from a false claim the government has made, I'm curious about who will be held accountable in the event that deaths occur or crimes are committed as a result of a false claim and proof. Will you take the responsibility.. You.. Mr. Valentin Ramirez?"

As Robin blurted out his name, the journalist shook in his seat. At that very moment, he realized his career was ended. Even if the North Korean government remains silent, his agency and employer would undoubtedly sack him as a result. He should have stopped in the second question itself since he had pushed the Supreme Leader too hard.

Another journalist was now in line. She wanted to pose a question that is a bit different and much better in a political sense because the atmosphere had become a little unpleasant.

"The public is already aware of a massive circular spacecraft that had been constructed over Jupiter and that, despite governments' best efforts to conceal it, was eventually visible to all. North Korea also asserts that it has previously traveled to space. How far away from space travel does humanity yet remain?"

"Humanity will be able to keep its feet in space in a month or two. The circular spaceship over Jupiter isn't exactly a spaceship but a mining city in order to extract gases required for the military bases that has been established In Mars. Yes.. North Korea has already established military bases in Mars."

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