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The Kingdom of Kim

The Kim Dynasty has been in power since the beginning. That's a pretty strong sign of approval in that country. Voters are able to vote for whomever they want.

Are you serious?
I have to ask. Nearly anyone else, I'd assume they were joking but...
 
Are you serious?
I have to ask. Nearly anyone else, I'd assume they were joking but...

As far as I know, in North Korea, the elections are based on popular vote and every citizen has the ability to vote for whomever they want. Since voting is mandatory, all citizens have a voice and will be heard.
 
As far as I know, in North Korea, the elections are based on popular vote and every citizen has the ability to vote for whomever they want. Since voting is mandatory, all citizens have a voice and will be heard.

Bull****. Any North Korean citizen who actually attempted to vote for whoever they wanted would shortly thereafter vanish, along with their entire extended family.
 
Bull****. Any North Korean citizen who actually attempted to vote for whoever they wanted would shortly thereafter vanish, along with their entire extended family.

Do you have proof of this? And even if true, their vote would still count.
 
my two cents which are based on pure speculation and personal observation.

North Korea sucks. The people are poor and its not going to get better anytime soon by normal methods. So Kims idea is to be a giant pain in the ass to the world and hope to negotiate with them to buy his cooperation. He does this by appearing to be crazy and embrace policies and actions which could spell WW3 and the end of civilization as we know it.

Western nations give lots and lots of welfare to people who're expected to then be good little boys and girls and not piss in the punchbowl and let the civilized adults enjoy the ball. Thats the basic agreement.

That is what North Korea is about. This is a way for their leadership to extort hundreds of billions of dollars that they could never generate in any other peaceful and normal way and thereby improve their miserable little craphole of a country.

Well said. Kim rattles the sword, we throw them a bone or two. It has happened in the past.
 
Have you heard of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
 
As far as I know, in North Korea, the elections are based on popular vote and every citizen has the ability to vote for whomever they want. Since voting is mandatory, all citizens have a voice and will be heard.

How do you know this? Did you research the topic or just make it all up?
 
How do you know this? Did you research the topic or just make it all up?

Not much is known about the DPRK however this is how the elections work in North Korea. It is quite different from the electoral college system.
 
It is important to remember however these are defectors that have committed treason. I don't necessarily condone the punishment however these are people that deserve to be punished just as the United States has punished those that have committed treason against their country.

No Bucky, these are not spies. These are people whose only crime was leaving North Korea. And I hate to break it to you but leaving a country is not the same thing as committing treason.

You are so desperate to defend the horrific hellhole that North Korea is that you are willing to defend any human rights abuses, no matter how severe, because the North Korean people "deserved it".
 
No Bucky, these are not spies. These are people whose only crime was leaving North Korea. And I hate to break it to you but leaving a country is not the same thing as committing treason.

You are so desperate to defend the horrific hellhole that North Korea is that you are willing to defend any human rights abuses, no matter how severe, because the North Korean people "deserved it".

Tiger, Kim's brother was trying to overthrow his brother, the same as his uncle. This is a korean affair, so it is difficult to evaluate based on a western lens
 
Tiger, Kim's brother was trying to overthrow his brother, the same as his uncle. This is a korean affair, so it is difficult to evaluate based on a western lens

Kim thought his brother was trying to overthrow him. Whether the guy was or not is rather.....questionable.
 
Are you serious?
I have to ask. Nearly anyone else, I'd assume they were joking but...

Yes GM, I am entirely serious.

You see the people of North Korea and they show a dedication and reverence for their leader that is unheard of anything in the United States. The people have the DPRK have it good. They live a very easy and simple life. Imagine living a life where you do not have to think critically or be taught what to believe. In one instance I feel sorry for these people but on the other hand, I envy them.

Again, do not blame Kim Jong Un for the crimes of his father and grandfather.
 
Yes GM, I am entirely serious.

You see the people of North Korea and they show a dedication and reverence for their leader that is unheard of anything in the United States. The people have the DPRK have it good. They live a very easy and simple life. Imagine living a life where you do not have to think critically or be taught what to believe. In one instance I feel sorry for these people but on the other hand, I envy them.

Again, do not blame Kim Jong Un for the crimes of his father and grandfather.



What concessions or accommodations can North and South Korea make to promote dialogue, peace and partnership?








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Russia took the Crimea. China took Tibet. Russia and China directly support NK. China owns a lot of gold.... Neither nation is interested in human rights and both have nothing to lose through global destabilisation.

Kim Jong arsehole will create a further wall of innocents (collateral damage) before submitting.

Saddam had some kind of allegiance to people who shared his faith...... KJ Areshole does not have any allegiance with his subjugates.

If they do take him out and it's nuclear then we'll cop some fall out. He needs taking down before he starts WWIII or we get dragged into it by our warmongering politicians. It's not just Trump who needs to produce a rabbit from his hat to stay on his throne, May needs to as well and will probably do a Blair at the first opportunity.
 
Now it appears to have reached the point of "Fire, fury and power". I wouldn't be surprised if we don't watch this unfold in the coming days. If NK launch this next missile in the direction of the US base, then there'll be one hell of a firestorm that will wipe out strategic targets across NK. It may not send them back to the dark ages, but it will prevent this dictator holding court on a world stage for a very long time.
 
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