The Kims: East Asian Lucretia & Cesare?

[Old Zealand Founder]

Possible that he is simply in lockdown from the virus. Maybe it hit his country and is wreaking havoc.

Possible that he contracted rona and is really sick from it (smoker + fat).

Possible he died

North Korea is extremely conservative so it is unlikely that his sister will be able to take control even if she is the most capable candidate. His brother is reportedly apolitical and simply plays music. His children are too young to grab power for themselves. This leaves Kim Pyong Il or a general.

Kim Yo-jong is the most powerful woman in North Korea, as they say. She is a top contender for the "throne". Kim Pyong-il meanwhile is a diplomat; having lived outside the country until very recently, he would not be popular with the people (remember that North Korea is juche and thus the government's national image hangs on the support of the public).

[Pilipinas and Malaya]

Has anyone tried poking him with a stick to check if he's dead?

I don't think the DPRK has that medical technology yet.

Pretty sure Pyongyang has decent medical equipment, especially for the high class party members.

[Purpelia]

Possible that he is simply in lockdown from the virus. Maybe it hit his country and is wreaking havoc.

Possible that he contracted rona and is really sick from it (smoker + fat).

Possible he died

North Korea is extremely conservative so it is unlikely that his sister will be able to take control even if she is the most capable candidate. His brother is reportedly apolitical and simply plays music. His children are too young to grab power for themselves. This leaves Kim Pyong Il or a general.

Very unlikely. The DPRK is a country that's essentially in lockdown by default. There are very few if any foreigners coming in and their citizens don't get to travel abroad much either. So the odds of the virus having made it into the DPRK are exceedingly low.

Ya China would invade the DPRK before a civil war happens.

I doubt South Korea and the US would stand idle on that... given all the tensions between US and China lately, probably both sides would be willing to take part in the NK game of thrones, should it arises.

I doubt that there isn't already a deal in place for such a contingency.

[Vivolkha]

I don't think the DPRK has that medical technology yet.

Pretty sure Pyongyang has decent medical equipment, especially for the high class party members.

Pretty sure Pyongyang has good doctors, but the hospitals themselves are in ruins (that we know of). It would not surprise me if high ranking party members receive their treatment secretly in China.

[Perpetual Death]

Everyone in this forum seems to be experts in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea topic. All I can say is, we won't know it unless there is definite proof.

[Vivolkha]

Everyone in this forum seems to be experts in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea topic. All I can say is, we won't know it unless there is definite proof.

I said it many pages earlier - we will not know anything unless the KCNA itself comfirms it, and even if it is true they will comfirm it whenever they feel like.

[Purpelia]

Everyone in this forum seems to be experts in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea topic. All I can say is, we won't know it unless there is definite proof.

This is an internet forum. Its only purpose is for people who are bored and stuck inside to shitpost for our own amusement. Of course we are going to have threads with speculations so wild they'd make tabloids blush.

[Albrenia]

Everyone in this forum seems to be experts in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea topic. All I can say is, we won't know it unless there is definite proof.

This is an internet forum. Its only purpose is for people who are bored and stuck inside to shitpost for our own amusement. Of course we are going to have threads with speculations so wild they'd make tabloids blush.

The Purple One Speaks Truth.

[Shanghai industrial complex]

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

[Samudera Darussalam]

This is an internet forum. Its only purpose is for people who are bored and stuck inside to shitpost for our own amusement. Of course we are going to have threads with speculations so wild they'd make tabloids blush.

The Purple One Speaks Truth.

Ethel?

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

(Image)

I have Vietnam flashbacks-

[The New California Republic]

To be honest I think that the humanitarian crisis stemming from regime collapse is the biggest concern of its Asian neighbours, as this is a population who have spent the last 70 years more or less cut off from the outside world, thinking that their leaders are infallible gods. The culture shock alone, stemming from their entire belief system suddenly being pulled away from under them, will likely result in large numbers of people being unable to cope and committing suicide.

That's a bit of a pessimistic take.

I'm fairly certain most North Koreans aren't brain dead idiots that truly believe their leaders are gods. More likely than not they accept their leaders are extremely powerful and cannot be overthrown so they're too afraid to try. Same problem in China. That's how dystopias work; nobody really believes the propaganda, they're just too afraid to challenge it. The Black Market is big in North Korea. They smuggle in Western media all the time. People escape all the time, risking everything in the process.

It might be overwhelming for some, but only when they find out how much better life outside North Korea is than inside it. Committing suicide because you're not starving to death anymore? Sorry, that just sounds absurd.

No I completely stand by what I say. Completely.

[Agarntrop]

Possible that he is simply in lockdown from the virus. Maybe it hit his country and is wreaking havoc.

Possible that he contracted rona and is really sick from it (smoker + fat).

Possible he died

North Korea is extremely conservative so it is unlikely that his sister will be able to take control even if she is the most capable candidate. His brother is reportedly apolitical and simply plays music. His children are too young to grab power for themselves. This leaves Kim Pyong Il or a general.

Kim Yo-jong is the most powerful woman in North Korea, as they say. She is a top contender for the "throne". Kim Pyong-il meanwhile is a diplomat; having lived outside the country until very recently, he would not be popular with the people (remember that North Korea is juche and thus the government's national image hangs on the support of the public).

this is north korea. if kim likes him he becomes popular.

[North Dusan]

this is north korea. if kim likes him he becomes popular.

Or her, in this case.

[Union of Sovereign States and Republics]

The Purple One Speaks Truth.

Ethel?

The man behind the slaughter.

[Baltenstein]

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

(Image)

If I had to picture "female oriental dictator", this would be the sort of mental image I'd get. She could totally be a politically incorrect Marvel supervillain called "The Dragon Empress", "Lady Jade", "Black Lotus" or some other cringy name like that.

[Nakena]

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

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If I had to picture "female oriental dictator", this would be the sort of mental image I'd get. She could totally be a politically incorrect Marvel supervillain called "The Dragon Empress", "Lady Jade", "Black Lotus" or some other cringy name like that.

But shes never coming to power. It's a meme. Not gonna happen. Memes don't get into power.

Like Trump will never become President... oh wait.

[Union of Sovereign States and Republics]

If I had to picture "female oriental dictator", this would be the sort of mental image I'd get. She could totally be a politically incorrect Marvel supervillain called "The Dragon Empress", "Lady Jade", "Black Lotus" or some other cringy name like that.

But shes never coming to power. It's a meme. Not gonna happen. Memes don't get into power.

Like Trump will never become President... oh wait.

To be honest, Trump used memes. Watch EmperorLemon's video on it.

That being said, every electoral campaign in history is a meme or uses them to some effect. Meme doesn't just mean "funny joke on internet haha," it's an actual field of scientific study that I find very interesting.

[Nakena]

But shes never coming to power. It's a meme. Not gonna happen. Memes don't get into power.

Like Trump will never become President... oh wait.

To be honest, Trump used memes. Watch EmperorLemon's video on it.

That being said, every electoral campaign in history is a meme or uses them to some effect. Meme doesn't just mean "funny joke on internet haha," it's an actual field of scientific study that I find very interesting.

Ill look it up as we speak. I like the start already.

I appriciate your recognition of memetics from a scientific perspective.

[Aureumterra]

you think the syria refugee crisis was bad? wait till you see the korean refugee crisis -- except unlike in 2017, way worse

To be honest I think that the humanitarian crisis stemming from regime collapse is the biggest concern of its Asian neighbours, as this is a population who have spent the last 70 years more or less cut off from the outside world, thinking that their leaders are infallible gods. The culture shock alone, stemming from their entire belief system suddenly being pulled away from under them, will likely result in large numbers of people being unable to cope and committing suicide.

Based on accounts from North Korean defectors and other intelligence, it’s estimated that most people start questioning the propaganda around the time they turn 10. By the time they’re adults, most people don’t legitimately believe most of that stuff

Bad comparison, but think of when you’re taught about Baby Jesus/Santa Claus/Babushka at Christmastime

[Ethel mermania]

The Purple One Speaks Truth.

Ethel?

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

(Image)

I have Vietnam flashbacks-

I am not purple, I am move of an olive.

[ArenaC]

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

(Image)

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[The New California Republic]

To be honest I think that the humanitarian crisis stemming from regime collapse is the biggest concern of its Asian neighbours, as this is a population who have spent the last 70 years more or less cut off from the outside world, thinking that their leaders are infallible gods. The culture shock alone, stemming from their entire belief system suddenly being pulled away from under them, will likely result in large numbers of people being unable to cope and committing suicide.

Based on accounts from North Korean defectors and other intelligence, it’s estimated that most people start questioning the propaganda around the time they turn 10. By the time they’re adults, most people don’t legitimately believe most of that stuff

Bad comparison, but think of when you’re taught about Baby Jesus/Santa Claus/Babushka at Christmastime

I don't think anyone really knows how the population will react to the collapse of a type of regime that really has no parallels in modern times.

[-Astoria]

I am not purple, I am move of an olive.

I like to move it... _{OK I'll leave.}

[Fartsniffage]

[Stellar Colonies]

Lovely sister, Queen of the North

(Image)

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Yes, yes...

*Mind control asserts itself*

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As of yet, I still haven't seen anything definitive about Kim Jong-un's health.