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2003-05-11 Korea

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-05-11 04:34 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Nobody really knows to what extent the Korean people really worship Krazy Kimmie. Unlike Saddam's Iraq, the people may truly be under his spell and not just intimidated. I read a review recently of a new book about the Soviet Gulag and how victims of Stalin persisted in idolizing him and his government, believing that their imprisonment or persecution was all some regrettable mistake or the result of the perfidity of some low level functionary. I can imaging that even the most blighted N. Korean peasants blame their predicament on almost anything except the Kim regime and it's Juche philosophy. The Hermit Kingdom may never collapse Soviet style as long as all knowledge of the outside world is prohibited. This truly is the most nightmarish government the world has ever seen.

Another striking thing about the article is that it sounds like the actress/director couple kidnapped by him suffered a serious case of Stockholm Syndrome when it comes to the Dear Leader as an individual, in spite of all their suffering. I wonder if a large part of South Korean society is subject to this phenomenon. They will never take a hard-line stance on confronting the North. Also, notice the quotes from that Newman woman who was part of Albright's team. It sounds like they really sucked up Kimmie when they were there and she sounds like she was downright impressed with his person and the Orwellian circus/display put on for their benefit by a stadium full of practical slaves. A disgusting revelation of wretched appeasement by the Clinton era State Dept. Why do people still insist that we have to play nice with these people?!

Posted by Tokyo Taro 2003-05-11 21:13:30|| 2003-05-11 21:13:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Insane, hilarious, terrifying. But we already knew that.

Posted by tu3031 2003-05-11 22:42:31|| 2003-05-11 22:42:31|| Front Page Top

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