Postby mcsproot » Tue Dec 20, 2011 11:28 am
Considering the crazy stuff it was claimed he did, I'm surprised they didn't say he opened the golden stairway to heaven and went on to be the Dear Leader of heaven. On an international scale, North Korea is a much more dangerous country than Iran or others that make the news. They already have nuclear weapons and, at least while under Kim Jong-Il, they (government) didn't give a damn about what anyone thought of them. People joke about Americans not knowing where other countries besides Canada and Mexico are, but they was the North Korean government acted, it was as if there weren't other countries, because North Korea apparently has a lot of 'world bests'.
Other North Korea craziness;
There is a propaganda town near the border with South Korea. It is uninhabited aside from some actors paid to walk around it all day to give it the look of life. All the buildings are hollow and loudspeakers constantly broadcast how much 'better' North Korea is.
Kim Jong-Il issued a campaign where leaflets were saying there was a cure to shortness and to contact a place. Anyone who did contact was shipped to an uninhabited island, so only 'superior' genes would exist. A similar thing was done for those with disabilities.
Not craziness, but the only reason North Korea exists today is because the Chinese got nervous that NATO would attack China after conquering North Korea during the Korean War. So the Chinese launched attacks on NATO troops and pushed them back south, to where the current borders exist. Wonder if they ever regretted that decision.
Also, Kim Jung-Il never needed to poop.
On a more serious note, since I have no idea about North Korean politics (does anyone really?) who knows what this time is like? Some have said it is like how the UK was when Princess Diana died. Except that was genuine grief for her while this is likely 'if I don't fake some tears quick I'll be shot' type grief.
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