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Kim Jong Il: Dead

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Blackthorne TA, Dec 19, 2011.

  1. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Hopefully his son (or whoever gains control if not him) is not as crazy as he was and will start to bring North Korea out of the benighted state it's in.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Dec 19, 2011
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    I wouldn't count on it.

    As an aside, I'm enjoying all of the "Team America" video clips that are being forwarded everywhere.
     
    The Great Snook, Dec 19, 2011
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    Another dictator who won't be missed. Too bad his son is old enough to continue his grandfather's and father's excellent work of Nation Demolition.
     
    Montresor, Dec 19, 2011
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    Oh no.. it really couldn't happen to a nicer mass-murdering ****-head.

    I hope he burns in hell.
     
    Barmy Army, Dec 19, 2011
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    My only reaction was, "Oh, good."

    Pretty much speaks volumes.
     
    dmc, Dec 19, 2011
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    [​IMG] He's gone, great, and maybe things with North Korea will improve. But that's a really slim chance.
     
    LKD, Dec 20, 2011
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    Does this mean many of us are old enough to lead a nation? We would be if we were part of the royalty in the North Korean monarchy.
     
    pplr, Dec 20, 2011
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    Good, that's all I would say.

    I'm afraid that's not too likely. There's got to be a reason the guy was made the heir apparent instead of his two elder brothers.
     
    The Shaman, Dec 20, 2011
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    Bush eventually went, now Obama is happily contuning some of the worst of his policies. Change? Lol.

    I wonder why people always identify states and regimes with single persons. Kim didn't run his country on his own. He had a ruling class just like everybody else.

    That said, he was a horrible ruler. Good riddance.
     
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    Ragusa, Dec 20, 2011
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    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    Just too bizarre, Osama, Khadaffi and Kim Jong-Il, all notorious terrorists (amongst other things). Gone in one year :D
     
    Morgoth, Dec 20, 2011
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    Well, the glass half full approach is that there's really only one direction for the move to go...
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Dec 20, 2011
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    A twitter post from journalist Josh Trevino sums it up for me:

    "I'd like to think God let Havel and Hitchens pick the third."

    :)
     
    Death Rabbit, Dec 20, 2011
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    Not only have we lost the Dear Leader and the Son of the 21st Century, we have also lost a legendary golf player who - alas - played far too little:

    Source

    I almost think Kim Jong-Il could have beaten Chuck Norris! :grin:
     
    Montresor, Dec 20, 2011
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    I read that he also bowled a perfect game in his first try, had the kidnapped filmmaker mentioned in the link make a communist propaganda version of Godzilla (!), and invented the hamburger. Seriously.
     
    Gaear, Dec 21, 2011
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    I've only heard about the second, but I'm not amazed.

    It's chilling to see all those videos of people uncontrollably sobbing. I don't know what's worse - those who actually believe it, or those who might get carried away and disappeared for not looking like they believe it enough.

    The king is dead, the guards aren't.
     
    The Shaman, Dec 21, 2011
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