Russia isn’t communist (and seems to be doing just fine regardless), China has an outstanding quality of life and is arguably one of the best places to live in the world, and I quite enjoyed my time in the DPRK. Many of the issues the DPRK suffers is because of sanctions placed on them, not their own government.

You are missing a few horrible rote generalizations. Would you like to say something about Cuban supermarkets to get the full experience?