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[–] sore_ass_losers 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
He's known for having people killed on a whim, yet if I understand correctly, some of those supposedly dead people showed up at the Olympics in South Korea.
(Tried to find support for this; I do read a lot of crappy sites and have a bad memory, so...)
[–] Tromso ago
I fly with him in DCS, he's a badass in a Mig-19
[–] SirJiggzalot ago (edited ago)
He likes to have his "enemies" killed by firing anti-aircraft gun at them, which he personally fires. He allowed mass starvation in his country a few years back when 200million dollars wort of food would have prevented it. That same year the military budget was 6 billion dollars. The entire country is little more than a giant forced labor camp/ cult. But hey, you cant make an omlette without breaking some eggs.
[–] midnightblue1335 [S] ago
That's what I thought... if he indeed participated in these activities, absolution doesn't come for him. He needs to fucking DIE. I don't think dictators can be "rehabilitated".
[–] SirJiggzalot ago
No, if justice prevails the people will rise up and his head will end up on a pike in Pyongyang. The people have been so beat down and brainwashed I doubt that will happen though.
[–] boredTech ago
They'll wait till America doesn't care any more, then they'll overrun the south and china will overrun both. SK is kind of the prize for NK, China, and Japan (especially with much less land for their children to grow but not glow). But, given that Kim is responsible for one of my favorite executions (via AA gun) I don't think he'll ever go down as a hero, except in NK history books.
[–] Tallest_Skil ago
Why speculate? Wait for reality to show us the future.
[–] midnightblue1335 [S] ago
Some of us may not be around to see such things, so speculation is all some of us have.
I'm definitely interested in seeing how NK situation unfolds, if the people are granted any form of liberties- and most importantly, what they do with them. I'd imagine there will be a ton of angry plebs ready for the blood of the Kim family. But maybe they've had a boot on their necks so long that they won't even have the willpower for that.