I can scarcely imagine anyone - never mind myself - being this emotional about the passing of a head of state, spiritual leader or favourite celebrity. People cared about JFK, Pope John Paul II or Elvis, sure, but please tell me we weren't like this?
Thing is, Kim was all three rolled into one.
It has been suggested that these are actors playing to the press - notice the absence of any real tears?
Images from http://publicintelligence.net/kim-jong-il-hysterical-mourners/
One has to wonder about this nation's 'rehabilitation' from this bizarre cult of hero-worship, how, assuming the present dynasty is not permanent, they might as a nation 'recover' from the brainwashing and be a part of the modern world. We can call it batshit crazy and laugh at them, or we can feel sorry for them and realise what a humanitarian tragedy their isolation is. Do you suppose people there have any idea how the rest of the world sees them? It's like a giant social experiment gone horribly wrong.
North Korea is not, of course, 'Communist'. It's just called that because of relations with Maoist China. Kim Jong Un is the new Emperor.
Soros.org is in the business of 'helping nations make the transition from communism' ... perhaps they'll be able to help? But for now, can't see the DPRK having much to do with outsiders, least of all America, can you?
North Korea Vows No Change in Policies
AntwortenLöschenUPDATE: In the United States, politicians are always promising change. In North Korea, it seems, it’s just the opposite.
In its first official pronouncement since young Kim Jong-un took over as supreme leader from his late father, North Korea declared that there would be no change in its policies. That includes its implacable hostility toward its neighbor, South Korea.
“We declare solemnly and confidently that the foolish politicians around the world, including the puppet group in South Korea, should not expect any change from us,” the country’s National Defense Committee said in a statement, according to the New York Times. “We will never deal with the traitor group of Lee Myung-bak.”
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still tracking this story - KIM JONG iI HAS KICK THE BUCKET
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/21/kim-jong-il-death-disputed-south-korea
AntwortenLöschenyeah - there are some conflicting stories about where and when he died - this story might be a back track thing
AntwortenLöschenmy guess is that all this confusion is about protecting a high level source.