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Who will Kim Jong-un kill next?
| January 15th, 2014 at 7:01:23 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22938 | You get the feeling there is a lot of insomnia in higher circles of government in N. Korea right now? How long do you think this dictatorship line will last? What will bring it down? "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| January 15th, 2014 at 7:14:22 PM permalink | |
| s2dbaker Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 13 Posts: 241 | What makes you think that he hasn't murdered more people already? Most of the time, they don't tell you who got a bullet in the head. |
| January 16th, 2014 at 3:21:30 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
I don't see it falling. The USA, China, and S Korea really do not want it to fall. The world is littered with failed nation-states that hardly function. Nation-states that need to be put into a sort of bankruptcy/receivership, have an appointed leader with total power and be rebuilt. In this day and age that will not happen. I see one of two things happening. The kid is young and still out to prove himself. He will either have a long, Saddam-like reign where he cleans house every now and then, keeping his cabinet in constant fear; or sooner or later one of his underlings will develop the "real power" and the kid will be a figurehead to the people who are so brainwashed that for any other face to be in charge would be chaos. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| January 16th, 2014 at 10:11:49 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 165 Posts: 6377 | I'm guessing the Uncle did not screw up with his nephew the dictator, but ticked someone else off. There is an Iago in the picture here I think [which makes the Uncle a male Desdemona] I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| January 29th, 2014 at 11:01:51 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Historically rulers who solve problems at a young age by executing someone, continue to do so with increasing frequency as they get older. The first one is the hardest. There are always problems to be solved, and executions provide some immediate relief. Bloody Mary executed her 17 year old first cousin (one generation removed) in 1554 even though Mary felt that she was personally innocent and was manipulated by her step father. After the execution of Lady Jane Grey, the last four years of Bloody Mary's reign were (of course) a bloodbath.  Antonis Mor (1554) La reina María Tudor, reina de Inglaterra, segunda esposa de Felipe II.  PAUL DELAROCHE - Ejecución de Lady Jane Grey (National Gallery de Londres, 1834 |
| January 29th, 2014 at 9:19:08 PM permalink | |
| beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 |
Ironic to me personally, I come over here to see what's up because of the fussing in the other forum, and the first thread I read contains the most fascinating picture I saw in 1977. I sat in front of the original of this in the National Gallery for probably 2 hours, just looking at all the details and the story of it. Still resonates with me. Thanks. Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |