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Pimpmust
Oct 1, 2008

I think it was the Guardian or Reuters who pointed out his younger sister as possibly being "put in charge" :iiam:

e: Didn't find the article I was thinking about, but this one is pretty much the same:
http://thediplomat.com/2014/10/kim-jong-uns-sister-takes-control-in-north-korea/

NK Officials deny anything being wrong though:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/05/us-northkorea-kim-idUSKCN0HU00R20141005

Pimpmust fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Oct 6, 2014

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Pimpmust
Oct 1, 2008

Hodgepodge posted:

One interesting part of the argument of the author whose lecture was posted above is that North Korean propaganda has been so effectively racist that they're terrified of most of the world outside of North and maybe South Korea and wouldn't want to leave unless the alternative is literally starvation.

With the material elements he (very effectively) argues take precedence over paternalistic imagery in the Kim cult, I could see Jong-Il's daughter replacing her brother quite smoothly; perhaps with a new conciliatory attitude that is less aggressive towards the outside world in exchange for aid and perhaps even legitimate trade to a degree.

e: Reading his book now, and his opening quote is pretty :catstare:

Dunno which documentary that went into it, but North Korea isn't quite paternalistic (as we'd imagine it) and got this weird "Mother" thing going on with their leadership image. :iiam:

Pimpmust
Oct 1, 2008

chitoryu12 posted:

Civilians are still using wood-gas trucks in North Korea. The army is lucky they get something oil-based.

All of Best Korea is equipped with only the latest in biofuel technology, Truly Best Korea has achieved a sustainable and self-sufficient military long before the decrepit west and he will laugh as Ersatz (South) Corea sink beneath the waves of globally warming juche.

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