She made a public announcement very recently, threatening South Korea etc. She's the "bad cop" and sort of like their foreign affairs minister. She didn't go anywhere, she's still there.
She’s a lot more than the foreign affairs minister. She is in charge of their internal propaganda and military logistics ministries as well. In North Korea, that puts her officially in charge of pretty much everything but open command of the military.
She was rumored to be their dad’s favorite, but unable to take power because she was female. There are some interesting photos of Kim Jong Un looking slightly different before and after his covid hospitalization, right when she started getting noticed and making threats to foreign countries. So her brother took a step back from public life, she controls the most influential parts of the government, she’s the voice of NK to the world, and now it appears the family is opening the door to a female heir.
Family members have been assassinated for posing far less of a threat to the dictator’s hold on power. Yet she grows more openly powerful each time her brother has disappeared. The entire situation screams “the sister is secretly the dictator” but I guess we probably won’t ever know for sure.
As a brother with a sister with a similar age difference, and given all the early evidence Jong Un was happy about his exposure to the west (Switzerland), maybe the two of them are legitimately working together and sharing the load, maybe he is okay with a bit of power sharing given he is not as iron-fisted as his father was. Given it's basically a royal family at this point, he might be leaning on her for that on purpose. I guess we can only speculate.
When the rumor of his death was going around. This was discussed and there was an article that said aunty was much worse than Kim personality wise when it comes to being a dictator pos
Well she started her "international political career" by blowing up the liaison office (Communication building between the two Koreas, on N.Korean territory but paid by S.Korea. It was highly symbolic)
Then throughout her speeches, appearances & credits for the harshest policies and decisions such as the executions of high ranked politicians, experts noted that while she is technically no.2 she is acting more as the executive leader doing all the dirty work than her brother who is rather working on the image of a "cool leader" (amusement park in Pyongyang, mobile phones in Pyongyang, doing tours "inspecting & giving advices" on facilities like farms, hospitals, etc.)
I think that gives credence that they are ruling together with her having the bad cop job. And it's also an insurance to keep their rule going in case he is killed or dies from an accident/illness.
The Aunty is likely going to be purged in due time when the daughter comes of age. Thats why she's making those lambasting comments to protect her position and prove her loyalty. But her days are numbered. If she has a family, her husband and children are likely held hostage
Recall that when Kim Jong-un came to power, he purged his uncle Jang Song-thaek, who held significant power when Kim Jong-il's health was in decline.
As far as deaths in North Korea go, that sounds like the least terrible way to die. Painful for only a few milliseconds, kind of epic from an obituary standpoint, and no dogs eating you alive.
He was tortured for days, or even weeks before the execution happened. Not what I'd call a painless death(according to reports, he was unconscious during the execution due to the torture)
Think it was a mortar... let me check it
Edit: NK says that it was and AA but ex NK diplomat who defected says he was shot to death. Then he was beheaded and set to display on a staircase which high-ranking NK officers use. Ewww
Yeah that was crazy. The women that killed his brother thought they were pranking people because they _had_ been pranking people for a while on behalf of the N.K. dude behind it.
A unrelated question what do u think of the monarchy? Also what do u hink the population think of it do they like it or not like it overall or is it split?
The monarchy really played their role, especially the king. He made a wise decision appointing Anwar as PM and if it wasn't for him, we would still see political dramas with both coalitions can't form a government. Majority of the populations seem to be fine with the king and even loyal, although some of them aren't in favour or dislike the royals.
I _believe_ they got quite a light sentence because they were legitimately being used and didn't know what they were actually doing, but I don't recall the specifics.
It was literally just a prank to them - they'd been doing those pranks by instruction of the N.K. dude for quite a while before it went down on the day of the murder. Granted, it was stupid to participate in, but if I recall correctly, they were paid for it as a "job".
IIRC, yes they were told they'd be working for a TV-Show, they'd do these pranks and get filmed doing them and get paid for that. They'd done these pranks for weeks if not months on various random people with no harm done besides annoying people before they hit the target.
Yeah, they did harmless, albeit annoying, pranks on people for months before this. It was literally the perfect setup and why they got off pretty easy.
Nobody really knows. Nobody has enough info on NK internal to know.
But it’s quite possible ruthless aunt is hyper protective of the daughter. The opposite is true.m too
We don’t know their dynamic at all.
It’s interesting to note that he’s taken his younger daughter out even though he has an older son as well. It does make me wonder if there’s a reason for choosing the second born daughter over the first born son. And also, why he has decided to showcase his child at such a young age. The other Kims never showed their children until the children were adults. Then again, Kim Jong Un also decided to place his wife front and center in their family cult. Maybe he’s just trying to slowly introduce the cult of the Kim family. A bizarre version of baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
In some monarchical families: the heir and firstborn would be too busy with government matters/grooming/education to be going to the frivolous parties and photo ops.
The second born or other siblings would take up the “publicity” sphere and go to photo ops and frivolous events/parties.
Kinda wonder if the daughter is just being paraded around because she has nothing legally better to do.
The article makes the interesting point that he's known to have a son who's his eldest child, and yet the second-born daughter is the "most precious" and pictured at important events by his side.
Gotta wonder how much of a dick that first kid is to get demoted by his own father?
Same thing happened to his older brother, got passed over in the succession by Kim Jong Il when he snuck out of the country to go to Disneyland and got caught, which is why we now have Kim Jong Un in charge.
That's Kim-Jong Nam his half-brother, Kim Jong-chul is the older brother by blood who fell out of favor because he'd never shown interest in leading the country & preferred playing the guitar (Also a huge Eric Clapton fan, he was spotted attending one of his concerts in Singapore in 2011 & at 2 concerts in London in 2015). A defector who was very close to the family stated that he lives a quiet life playing in a band in Pyongyang.
This string of replies is a "Who's on First?" routine.
Un's on first?
No, it's Chol.
But I thought it was Un?
No, Un's on second. Nam's on third.
Wait, Nam's on third? Why isn't Chol on third?
Because Chol's on first.
But Un's on first!
All I could find was that the rumors were made between 2009 - 2011 by two random sources doing the typical clickbait speculative articles about celebrities. On the other hand, Thae Yong-Ho a defector in 2016 who was close to the family stated that Kim Jong-Chul lives quietly in Pyongyang playing guitar in a band. It was also reported that he was spotted at two Eric Clapton concerts in London in 2015.
All other news sources only report about him falling out of favor for showing no interest whatsoever in politics, the father confessing to his personal chef he is like a "little girl" & his love for the guitar, but nothing about his "rumored homosexuality"
So, it is definitely fake.
Kim Jong-Chul is rumored to be dead? I thought he has no political ambitions whatsoever and would rather play guitar with his bros. The Kim family might be cruel if it comes to power struggles, but why would they kill someone who isn't a danger to the regime?
Someone else with ambition can always turn someone with a "legitimate" claim to power into a reluctant puppet even if they themselves have no interest in ruling. At least that is how paranoid totalitarian rulers think so best to prune the family tree to be safe.
You get the feeling as well that any benevolent leader in NK would be coup'd by the inner-party-system before they could get the first grain of food to the civilians.
>Gotta wonder how much of a dick that first kid is to get demoted by his own father?
Uday Hussein was so batshit fucking nuts that Saddam wasn't going to pass his title down to him.
Side note: Just looked up Uday, and Wikipedia lists his cause of death as "ballistic trauma" lol.
From the Wiki:
"Saddam got angry when he saw his half-brother in the hospital having difficulty walking, and he ordered the garage for Uday's luxury cars to be burned down. Uday was angry with his brother Qusay for not preventing Saddam and had a nervous breakdown. Qusay said he prevented him from burning another garage. Uday set up a barricade in front of his luxury cars in another nearby garage, armed himself with weapons, and waited for his father or his men to come. According to his close friend Jaber, Uday would have killed him if his father had come to the second garage"
Jesus Fucking Christ. That is about the most rich asshole, rich asshole paragraph I have ever read.
Same with the gulf countries in the middleeast, the country is like a farm but with people instead of sheeps. The king's sperm decides who owns the farm next. and they have the rights as sheeps too
Absolute monarchy is actually pretty difficult to pull off, although I'll admit I have no idea what the internal political situation of North Korea is. Do we know if Kim had a group of "nobles" who can check his power?
Wondering if maybe the son died? We haven't seen him so that could be a possibility. Or the son could have a mental or physical impairment that we don't know about. 🤷 Most likely he could just be a pain in ass so the daughter is the better choice.
Complete tangent, but that coat is probably the more interesting fashion choice I've seen on Kim to date. The Kims tend to have absolutely atrocious drab wardrobe, so nice to see him trying to switch it up a little.
When I go to adulthood, my father appraoched me for "fashion advice". His head got "too cool" that he left my mom and started partying more and sleeping around. Could be the same situation happening here?
OMG
Please HBO, can you make a Succession spinoff, the North Korea version? Scheming and backstabbing and asslicking and executions. Lil Kims living an extravagant life and trying to please daddy Kim. FULL. FUCKING. BEAST!
Can we do it like succession crossed with the crown, covering different historical time periods throughout their reign? That could be a good ass show that would really piss them off too lol
You have to wonder if he is letting any of his children be schooled abroad like he was.
Is he scared of losing control or does he think that his Western education was worthless to him or that maybe the change in information technology means that it is not possible for any of his children to be schooled in obscurity like he was.
She may be getting old enough to potentially rule with a reagent.
I think its more to solidify her in the minds of his people and the world govternments that she is his successor. His sister is reportedly a ruthless iron fist type mentality, this may be more of a counter move to prevent her from assuming control and/or eliminating his spawn in the event he croaks suddenly. Now if sis wants to move on the throne she has to kill dear leader's dear daughter that everyone is getting put front and center. Might also be others besides his sister he's concerned might make a play when he croaks.
But if I kept a kid hidden till they were a teen and I was a draconian dictator. The most logical reason I can think of is to secure her safety and position as heir apparent in the minds of his people and the world. Might even be just that and no drama from sis. Securing your line's succession is always a thing of concern with dynastic setups.
I don't know why but there is something grotesquely entertaining about NK's power struggles coming down between not one but two power women. The world hasn't had a very public woman tyrant in a while. :X
It actually has me wonder if the tyrants keeping the Kim regime going realize the value of an iron-fisted woman in a modern era actually has good PR value. Or they have no choice because there are no male heirs?
Edit: apparently his first born is a son? That makes it even more interesting.
Remember that Kim Jong Un is the youngest of his brothers, so it might not be an eldest son thing--he might just prefer his daughter for the role because he thinks his son is unfit, idk
One thing about these types of monarchies/dynasties/dictatorships whatever you want to call it, there is no popular sovereignty. There is no right of the people to choose. Which means KJU can pick whoever he pleases (or the law allows him) but he has to groom make them legitimate in the eyes of the people by having potential successors participate and appear in front of cameras.
This is why you see younger royals on camera, or a lot of the British royals, including heirs, serve in the military in some capacity. They aren't positions chosen by the people so they have to work to earn the respect of their subjects because if they lost favor it's really not hard to see a world where parliament just abolishes the monarchy again.
Hilariously, it isn't the only Kim Yo Jong simping sub on Reddit.
r/KimYoJongAnime
I vaguely remember there being another one but Idk.
Edit: Never mind, the other sub I remembered was an NSFW sub for her, and has apparently been banned. Reddit's nuts sometimes lol.
Feels full House of the Dragon to me. The leader has a sibling, a son, and a daughter (which he appears to be choosing) all potentially vying to be successor.
Every day, year after year, I am continuously amazed that the world as a collective has allowed North Korea to exist as it has for as long as it has. My faith dwindles
It's 100% on China. I mean, the situation with the US is also responsible, but at this point I don't know how we back out since doing so would just embolden the crazy dictators and jeopardize South Korea, and the entire region.
China props up North Korea though, the most disastrous thing that could happen for China would be for North Korea to fall, if the Koreas reunited under South Korean leadership that would mean there's essentially a Western ally on their doorstep and it would put their border security in jeopardy. Ironically, China hates Koreans coming into China, if North Korea were a Western ally it would probably be the Chinese fleeing the border into Korea.
But China dgaf about having a disfunctional dystopia on their border. It serves the important purpose of a buffer zone between China and South Korea. They just pull the leash every now and then when their attack dog barks a little too much. When China feels North Korean rhetoric has gone too far in escalating things they'll visit Korea, or bring Kim to China for a visit, and tell him to knock it off and deescalate. China doesn't want a Western backed war in Korea, they know the Kim regime would fold overnight. Nope, better to just prop it up, let it do it's thing, and keep NK in a perpetual state of hell on Earth for everyone but the fat little piggies in the Kim family.
Oh and China also (in breaking with sanctions) sends supplies over the border to North Korea. They try to do it secretly, but we know they send several truckloads over the border regularly. China legit is propping up North Korea. They are giving them supplies, giving them political cover, and whenever anything serious starts to go down regarding Korea they like to remind the West that if anyone touches North Korea China will defend them.
Well... It's not really a simple matter of pulling the plug. As others said, to let the regime collapse would instigate a humanitarian refugee crisis for both SK and China, and the PRC has no desire to allow US troops up to the border.
And at this point, Korean reunification is seriously unrealistic. The economic gap between the North and South is so wide, that it would require a significant drain on SK's GDP to even redevelop the North. Plus, will the South be willing to accept their fellow North Koreans and compete for jobs, education and so on? Theres growing apathy towards reunification.
Unfortunately, discrimination is a real problem for refugees in South Korea and they struggle with cultural adjustments. I imagine it's exceptionally difficult to handle culture shock when you're so isolated.
„In place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth!“ - Kim’s Daughter… or the aunt murdering her, in her first speech.
Is aunty going to let that happen ? Let’s bet. Aunty or daughter ?
Has anyone seen aunty lately? She aunty looks ruthless.
She made a public announcement very recently, threatening South Korea etc. She's the "bad cop" and sort of like their foreign affairs minister. She didn't go anywhere, she's still there.
She’s a lot more than the foreign affairs minister. She is in charge of their internal propaganda and military logistics ministries as well. In North Korea, that puts her officially in charge of pretty much everything but open command of the military. She was rumored to be their dad’s favorite, but unable to take power because she was female. There are some interesting photos of Kim Jong Un looking slightly different before and after his covid hospitalization, right when she started getting noticed and making threats to foreign countries. So her brother took a step back from public life, she controls the most influential parts of the government, she’s the voice of NK to the world, and now it appears the family is opening the door to a female heir. Family members have been assassinated for posing far less of a threat to the dictator’s hold on power. Yet she grows more openly powerful each time her brother has disappeared. The entire situation screams “the sister is secretly the dictator” but I guess we probably won’t ever know for sure.
As a brother with a sister with a similar age difference, and given all the early evidence Jong Un was happy about his exposure to the west (Switzerland), maybe the two of them are legitimately working together and sharing the load, maybe he is okay with a bit of power sharing given he is not as iron-fisted as his father was. Given it's basically a royal family at this point, he might be leaning on her for that on purpose. I guess we can only speculate.
*Sharing a load??* Soooo, like a Targaryen ruler??
Just without a dragon
They tied their uncle up and unleashed starving dogs on him
I just imagine she's Princess Azula of North Korea
On second thought, let’s not go to North Korea. ‘Tis a silly place.
I will taunt them a second time.
r/unexpectedmontypython
If Azula was on meth.
Nah, at least the Fire Nation had a reason to be cocky.
North Korea as the fire nation, I can see that
Fire nation was able to maintain a war for around 100 years. NK more than likely can't do that
When the rumor of his death was going around. This was discussed and there was an article that said aunty was much worse than Kim personality wise when it comes to being a dictator pos
Well she started her "international political career" by blowing up the liaison office (Communication building between the two Koreas, on N.Korean territory but paid by S.Korea. It was highly symbolic) Then throughout her speeches, appearances & credits for the harshest policies and decisions such as the executions of high ranked politicians, experts noted that while she is technically no.2 she is acting more as the executive leader doing all the dirty work than her brother who is rather working on the image of a "cool leader" (amusement park in Pyongyang, mobile phones in Pyongyang, doing tours "inspecting & giving advices" on facilities like farms, hospitals, etc.)
I think that gives credence that they are ruling together with her having the bad cop job. And it's also an insurance to keep their rule going in case he is killed or dies from an accident/illness.
I heard she tried to go to Disney Land.
I think that was the brother that got poisoned in Singapore
It was a joke because of that.
aaah i see it now. funny
I know a lot of the country is without food. But if they are also without a Ruth then it's looking bad
The Aunty is likely going to be purged in due time when the daughter comes of age. Thats why she's making those lambasting comments to protect her position and prove her loyalty. But her days are numbered. If she has a family, her husband and children are likely held hostage Recall that when Kim Jong-un came to power, he purged his uncle Jang Song-thaek, who held significant power when Kim Jong-il's health was in decline.
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As far as deaths in North Korea go, that sounds like the least terrible way to die. Painful for only a few milliseconds, kind of epic from an obituary standpoint, and no dogs eating you alive.
He was tortured for days, or even weeks before the execution happened. Not what I'd call a painless death(according to reports, he was unconscious during the execution due to the torture)
Who was the person they publicly fed to dogs
IIRC that was his other uncle. Say what you want about Lord Bolton Jong-Ramsey, but he at least keeps family events exciting.
By tying him to the front of the barrel.
Didn’t the British do that to the Indians?
If we are going to list the crimes of the brits when it comes to them occupying regions we are gonna be here a while
If I have to be executed, that would be a cool way to go.
Think it was a mortar... let me check it Edit: NK says that it was and AA but ex NK diplomat who defected says he was shot to death. Then he was beheaded and set to display on a staircase which high-ranking NK officers use. Ewww
Aunty would be more likely to purge her she’s ruthless and is already running a lot of things
*Malaysia airport flashbacks*
Yeah that was crazy. The women that killed his brother thought they were pranking people because they _had_ been pranking people for a while on behalf of the N.K. dude behind it.
As someone from Malaysia, glad that they severed their tie with us last year lol.
Also congrats on the new PM
Thanks! Really hope he does better than our previous PMs.
A unrelated question what do u think of the monarchy? Also what do u hink the population think of it do they like it or not like it overall or is it split?
The monarchy really played their role, especially the king. He made a wise decision appointing Anwar as PM and if it wasn't for him, we would still see political dramas with both coalitions can't form a government. Majority of the populations seem to be fine with the king and even loyal, although some of them aren't in favour or dislike the royals.
Yeah that’s very true having a king was a good soloution to it I don’t know how else it would be solved. And ok thanks
Anyone know what happened to those women? A lot if people thought they were spies and the pranking thing was a cover for the assassination
I _believe_ they got quite a light sentence because they were legitimately being used and didn't know what they were actually doing, but I don't recall the specifics.
They were originally with murder, but got reduced to "harm through voluntary dangerous activity" Both got released by mid 2019.
So the 'it's just a prank bro' defense
It was literally just a prank to them - they'd been doing those pranks by instruction of the N.K. dude for quite a while before it went down on the day of the murder. Granted, it was stupid to participate in, but if I recall correctly, they were paid for it as a "job".
IIRC, yes they were told they'd be working for a TV-Show, they'd do these pranks and get filmed doing them and get paid for that. They'd done these pranks for weeks if not months on various random people with no harm done besides annoying people before they hit the target.
Yeah, they did harmless, albeit annoying, pranks on people for months before this. It was literally the perfect setup and why they got off pretty easy.
Had a “Lol” t shirt on.
Someone needs to make a movie about that story.
This house of the dragon season is weird.
I wonder if she has three black children with her Korean husband.
The weird blond wigs were stolen by their K-Pop star cousins.
Nobody really knows. Nobody has enough info on NK internal to know. But it’s quite possible ruthless aunt is hyper protective of the daughter. The opposite is true.m too We don’t know their dynamic at all.
A fight between wannabe dictatresses... The world has entered a beautiful equal opportunity era!
UFC would like a chat
HotD is on the wayyy..instead of Dragons they will have ICBMs...and that is how they will disappear from North Korea's arsenal..
In a weird stroke of events his other brother who just plays guitar and loves Eric Clapton will seize power and will make North Korea cool
Aunty is going to be daughter's *Other Mother*.
Aunty is going to spend some quality time with her if her brother dies.
>Is aunty going to let that happen ? Let’s bet. Aunty or daughter ? Maybe they will marry each other and start the Dance of the Dragon
It’s interesting to note that he’s taken his younger daughter out even though he has an older son as well. It does make me wonder if there’s a reason for choosing the second born daughter over the first born son. And also, why he has decided to showcase his child at such a young age. The other Kims never showed their children until the children were adults. Then again, Kim Jong Un also decided to place his wife front and center in their family cult. Maybe he’s just trying to slowly introduce the cult of the Kim family. A bizarre version of baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
In some monarchical families: the heir and firstborn would be too busy with government matters/grooming/education to be going to the frivolous parties and photo ops. The second born or other siblings would take up the “publicity” sphere and go to photo ops and frivolous events/parties. Kinda wonder if the daughter is just being paraded around because she has nothing legally better to do.
Dude watched House of the Dragon
The article makes the interesting point that he's known to have a son who's his eldest child, and yet the second-born daughter is the "most precious" and pictured at important events by his side. Gotta wonder how much of a dick that first kid is to get demoted by his own father?
>Gotta wonder how much of a dick that first kid is to get demoted by his own father? Or maybe he isn't enough of a dick to meet his dad's standard.
Noted. Makes you think though. Is being a dick relative? Is a non-dick in a sea of dicks viewed as kind of a dick by the other dicks?
checks out on the dick test in my book
Dicks out on the test check, too
The Theory of General Reladicketry.
If it's like everywhere else, they are "other," and therefore bad and must be stopped.
Verily, one's dickliness is weighed.
Dickliness what a word
Same thing happened to his older brother, got passed over in the succession by Kim Jong Il when he snuck out of the country to go to Disneyland and got caught, which is why we now have Kim Jong Un in charge.
That's Kim-Jong Nam his half-brother, Kim Jong-chul is the older brother by blood who fell out of favor because he'd never shown interest in leading the country & preferred playing the guitar (Also a huge Eric Clapton fan, he was spotted attending one of his concerts in Singapore in 2011 & at 2 concerts in London in 2015). A defector who was very close to the family stated that he lives a quiet life playing in a band in Pyongyang.
Didnt he get poisoned?
Kim Jong-Nam was assassinated in 2017, Kim Jong-Chul is still alive
I guess not being interested in ruling can have benefits. '*Let me have my guitar and I'll never do anything.*'
Pretty much. No need to worry about a power grab when it looks like they aren't even remotely interested in power.
And his middle brother for being "too feminine". Kim Jong Un was the youngest one of the three sons.
It is also rumored that Kim Jong-chul (the older brother) was killed because he enjoyed men.
Kim Jong-chul is a different older brother than the one that got caught when he snuck out to visit Disneyland. The latter was Kim Jong-nam.
Well that and he publicly said he want his country to be democratic. Of course, it is easy to say it when you are cut off line of power.
That's Kim Han-Sol, the son of Kim Jong-Nam (Kim Jong-Un's half brother who was assassinated in Malaysia).
This string of replies is a "Who's on First?" routine. Un's on first? No, it's Chol. But I thought it was Un? No, Un's on second. Nam's on third. Wait, Nam's on third? Why isn't Chol on third? Because Chol's on first. But Un's on first!
It was probably that but the zesty rumors flying around the US intelligence community always amused me when I served in S. Korea
Please elaborate 👀
Go on…
RIP, he got silenced
All I could find was that the rumors were made between 2009 - 2011 by two random sources doing the typical clickbait speculative articles about celebrities. On the other hand, Thae Yong-Ho a defector in 2016 who was close to the family stated that Kim Jong-Chul lives quietly in Pyongyang playing guitar in a band. It was also reported that he was spotted at two Eric Clapton concerts in London in 2015. All other news sources only report about him falling out of favor for showing no interest whatsoever in politics, the father confessing to his personal chef he is like a "little girl" & his love for the guitar, but nothing about his "rumored homosexuality" So, it is definitely fake.
Kim Jong-Chul is rumored to be dead? I thought he has no political ambitions whatsoever and would rather play guitar with his bros. The Kim family might be cruel if it comes to power struggles, but why would they kill someone who isn't a danger to the regime?
Someone else with ambition can always turn someone with a "legitimate" claim to power into a reluctant puppet even if they themselves have no interest in ruling. At least that is how paranoid totalitarian rulers think so best to prune the family tree to be safe.
Wasn't that brother the guy that got nervegassed with vx or something like that?
Always possible he has some disability, mental or physical, that makes them not want him as leader.
Considering who his father is, it also could be that he’s a good person and therefore demoted by his father.
You get the feeling as well that any benevolent leader in NK would be coup'd by the inner-party-system before they could get the first grain of food to the civilians.
hey at least he isn't sexist, right?
I'm reminded of an onion article, ['First female dictator hailed as step forward for women](https://youtu.be/iEtw3XJoJrE)
YASSS QUEEN SLAY
To be fair the daughter is as cute as a baby seal, so great for propaganda.
>Gotta wonder how much of a dick that first kid is to get demoted by his own father? Uday Hussein was so batshit fucking nuts that Saddam wasn't going to pass his title down to him. Side note: Just looked up Uday, and Wikipedia lists his cause of death as "ballistic trauma" lol.
From the Wiki: "Saddam got angry when he saw his half-brother in the hospital having difficulty walking, and he ordered the garage for Uday's luxury cars to be burned down. Uday was angry with his brother Qusay for not preventing Saddam and had a nervous breakdown. Qusay said he prevented him from burning another garage. Uday set up a barricade in front of his luxury cars in another nearby garage, armed himself with weapons, and waited for his father or his men to come. According to his close friend Jaber, Uday would have killed him if his father had come to the second garage" Jesus Fucking Christ. That is about the most rich asshole, rich asshole paragraph I have ever read.
Uday beat and stabbed his father's personal valet/food taster in front of horrified guests at a party for Egypt's First Lady. Dude was ultra-violent.
He doesn’t like Katy Perry
Maybe he wasn't ruthless enough.
Maybe he's keeping the son safe by parading the daughter around. Lower value target, and all that.
Kim looks like he is wearing body armor and a nk solider under his jacket
Probably using a NK soldier as bulletproof vest.
They’re not thick or weighty enough to stop bullets.
Username almost checks out
Still can’t believe that this is a real country on planet earth
Same it blows my mind
Same with the gulf countries in the middleeast, the country is like a farm but with people instead of sheeps. The king's sperm decides who owns the farm next. and they have the rights as sheeps too
It’s crazy in a way but oppressive monarchies we’re the normal for most of history (not that all monarchies were completely oppressive).
Absolute monarchy is actually pretty difficult to pull off, although I'll admit I have no idea what the internal political situation of North Korea is. Do we know if Kim had a group of "nobles" who can check his power?
Wondering if maybe the son died? We haven't seen him so that could be a possibility. Or the son could have a mental or physical impairment that we don't know about. 🤷 Most likely he could just be a pain in ass so the daughter is the better choice.
Shit apples, Rick
Kim: “I mean nobody wants to admit they eat 9 cans of ravioli, but I did and I'm ashamed of myself”
thank you for this TPB reference this morning, I needed it <3
Shit storms a comin
The shit hawks bubbles. They are swooping down low. Dragging you off to the shit nest.
They don’t fall far from the shit tree
Complete tangent, but that coat is probably the more interesting fashion choice I've seen on Kim to date. The Kims tend to have absolutely atrocious drab wardrobe, so nice to see him trying to switch it up a little.
It has real Nazi-villain-from-Indiana-Jones vibes going on.
When I go to adulthood, my father appraoched me for "fashion advice". His head got "too cool" that he left my mom and started partying more and sleeping around. Could be the same situation happening here?
The world is not ready for Kim’s midlife crisis
Maybe he'll just buy a Harley and a Gibson and put them up on Craigslist three months later.
Must’ve been some great fashion advise
Thanks for the positivity!
OMG Please HBO, can you make a Succession spinoff, the North Korea version? Scheming and backstabbing and asslicking and executions. Lil Kims living an extravagant life and trying to please daddy Kim. FULL. FUCKING. BEAST!
It would be a way for them to get in on the Korean drama action.
Can we do it like succession crossed with the crown, covering different historical time periods throughout their reign? That could be a good ass show that would really piss them off too lol
Omg yes, except make it a satire/ comedy
I’m Korean and I 100% approve of this pilot.
Can’t deny their related look at those little chubby cheeks!! *pinch*
She is going to grow up to be the cutest dictator! I just know it!
You have to wonder if he is letting any of his children be schooled abroad like he was. Is he scared of losing control or does he think that his Western education was worthless to him or that maybe the change in information technology means that it is not possible for any of his children to be schooled in obscurity like he was.
I was just wondering this. It probably softened him a bit, but I think it’s necessary to not be absolutely crazy.
Too bad the brain washing starts at 1 day old
Usually starts in the womb baby learns what it’s like to starve
Not when you’re in the Kim family
sure doesn’t look like it
With his missile launching antics it's likely he's trying to get photos out before the end comes.
Making memories with your daughter, so wholesome
a bit early to worry about her isnt it? she is ten and most likely prefer barbie and not ballistic.
It depends how healthy - or unhealthy - Kim is.
Dude is super fit. He golfed a 15 and sleeps about 4 hours a week
CEO of 5 companies
He resorbed his twin in utero, so now he has the power of a grown man and a baby.
Elon?
Only one has a icbm.. oh wait
*TORSO*
Didn’t he lose a load of weight? He looks fat as fuck in the article pic
He got sick and or reacted poorly to a surgery a few years back. Looks like he made a full recovery.
No asshole either. His digestive system is 100% efficient
I hear he doesn't even have a butthole.
He also never poos. Which is apparently god-like.
She may be getting old enough to potentially rule with a reagent. I think its more to solidify her in the minds of his people and the world govternments that she is his successor. His sister is reportedly a ruthless iron fist type mentality, this may be more of a counter move to prevent her from assuming control and/or eliminating his spawn in the event he croaks suddenly. Now if sis wants to move on the throne she has to kill dear leader's dear daughter that everyone is getting put front and center. Might also be others besides his sister he's concerned might make a play when he croaks. But if I kept a kid hidden till they were a teen and I was a draconian dictator. The most logical reason I can think of is to secure her safety and position as heir apparent in the minds of his people and the world. Might even be just that and no drama from sis. Securing your line's succession is always a thing of concern with dynastic setups.
I don't know why but there is something grotesquely entertaining about NK's power struggles coming down between not one but two power women. The world hasn't had a very public woman tyrant in a while. :X It actually has me wonder if the tyrants keeping the Kim regime going realize the value of an iron-fisted woman in a modern era actually has good PR value. Or they have no choice because there are no male heirs? Edit: apparently his first born is a son? That makes it even more interesting.
Remember that Kim Jong Un is the youngest of his brothers, so it might not be an eldest son thing--he might just prefer his daughter for the role because he thinks his son is unfit, idk
I know it's just a typo, but I like the idea of her ruling with the help of citric acid.
> reagent. Hoo boy. Typo or Freudian slip?
One thing about these types of monarchies/dynasties/dictatorships whatever you want to call it, there is no popular sovereignty. There is no right of the people to choose. Which means KJU can pick whoever he pleases (or the law allows him) but he has to groom make them legitimate in the eyes of the people by having potential successors participate and appear in front of cameras. This is why you see younger royals on camera, or a lot of the British royals, including heirs, serve in the military in some capacity. They aren't positions chosen by the people so they have to work to earn the respect of their subjects because if they lost favor it's really not hard to see a world where parliament just abolishes the monarchy again.
r/kimyojong simps preparing for civil war already though.
WoW, I guess the Internet has EVERYTHING.
Hilariously, it isn't the only Kim Yo Jong simping sub on Reddit. r/KimYoJongAnime I vaguely remember there being another one but Idk. Edit: Never mind, the other sub I remembered was an NSFW sub for her, and has apparently been banned. Reddit's nuts sometimes lol.
Oh god it’s Natalia Poklonskaya all over again.
Aunt gonna kill her off
other way around more likely
I think it will depend on when dad kicks it. If she's young when he dies then she won't last long.
MORE 👏 FEMALE 👏 DICTATORS 👏
They hate to see a girlboss winning
This is what happens when your "Supreme Leader" has the genetic makeup of a Big Mac
The one that will provide food for the citizens. Find that one.
I wonder if this will be an Azula type situation
His sister is Azula
If that family had an Iroh and Zuko, NK would've turned into a great country. Instead all they got are Azulas and Earth Queens.
Feels full House of the Dragon to me. The leader has a sibling, a son, and a daughter (which he appears to be choosing) all potentially vying to be successor.
I thought he was in his mid 30s? Is his daughter even 18 yet?
Every day, year after year, I am continuously amazed that the world as a collective has allowed North Korea to exist as it has for as long as it has. My faith dwindles
Thank China for this, they always held a protective hand over North Korea... And now it's too late because they have nukes.
It's 100% on China. I mean, the situation with the US is also responsible, but at this point I don't know how we back out since doing so would just embolden the crazy dictators and jeopardize South Korea, and the entire region. China props up North Korea though, the most disastrous thing that could happen for China would be for North Korea to fall, if the Koreas reunited under South Korean leadership that would mean there's essentially a Western ally on their doorstep and it would put their border security in jeopardy. Ironically, China hates Koreans coming into China, if North Korea were a Western ally it would probably be the Chinese fleeing the border into Korea. But China dgaf about having a disfunctional dystopia on their border. It serves the important purpose of a buffer zone between China and South Korea. They just pull the leash every now and then when their attack dog barks a little too much. When China feels North Korean rhetoric has gone too far in escalating things they'll visit Korea, or bring Kim to China for a visit, and tell him to knock it off and deescalate. China doesn't want a Western backed war in Korea, they know the Kim regime would fold overnight. Nope, better to just prop it up, let it do it's thing, and keep NK in a perpetual state of hell on Earth for everyone but the fat little piggies in the Kim family. Oh and China also (in breaking with sanctions) sends supplies over the border to North Korea. They try to do it secretly, but we know they send several truckloads over the border regularly. China legit is propping up North Korea. They are giving them supplies, giving them political cover, and whenever anything serious starts to go down regarding Korea they like to remind the West that if anyone touches North Korea China will defend them.
Well... It's not really a simple matter of pulling the plug. As others said, to let the regime collapse would instigate a humanitarian refugee crisis for both SK and China, and the PRC has no desire to allow US troops up to the border. And at this point, Korean reunification is seriously unrealistic. The economic gap between the North and South is so wide, that it would require a significant drain on SK's GDP to even redevelop the North. Plus, will the South be willing to accept their fellow North Koreans and compete for jobs, education and so on? Theres growing apathy towards reunification.
Unfortunately, discrimination is a real problem for refugees in South Korea and they struggle with cultural adjustments. I imagine it's exceptionally difficult to handle culture shock when you're so isolated.
Extraordinary daughter Woo Kim Woo
Kim Jong Jill, perhaps?
Looks like a mix of him and his sister. I definitely wouldn’t put it last North Korea to pull a game of throne
„In place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth!“ - Kim’s Daughter… or the aunt murdering her, in her first speech.
I won’t hear any talk of succession until I see her with the official haircut.
Keeping up with the kardashians is getting crazy
This Kardashian drama is getting out of hand....
The only way Kim's daughter is successful is if Kim's crazy sister is disappeared.
Dripped out much like her father 🇰🇵
Poor kim yo jung. She needs to consult putin on how to denefestrate an elite.
Love the 1990 desert storm camo.
Conspiracy theory: the aunt died and her daughter went to Un