North Korea explodes myth of Kim dynasty

North West Asian Weekly ^ | 2013/12/21 | Foster Klug

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Vol 32 No 52 | 12/21-12/27, World News

North Korea explodes myth of Kim dynasty

Posted on 21 December 2013. Tags: 2013, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27

By Foster Klug

Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea’s propaganda machine has long kept alive the myth of a serene, all-powerful ruling dynasty that enjoyed universal love and support at home. In a single stroke last week, that came crashing down.

In attempting to justify the execution of his uncle, who was also considered North Korea’s No. 2 official, young leader Kim Jong Un has given the world a rare look behind the scenes of a notoriously hard-to-read government.

It is not a pretty sight, and many analysts believe Pyongyang’s eagerness to pillory Jang Song Thaek not only destroys the image of unity projected by state-run media, but also acknowledges dissension and a dangerous instability.

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Kim Jong Un “has managed to tarnish his own image, look like a modern Caligula, and give the lie to 90 percent of the bombast emanating from Pyongyang,” said Bruce Cumings, a history professor at the University of Chicago.

“Whatever one thinks of this regime, from the standpoint of the top leadership, this was a politically stupid, self-defeating move,” he said.

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[TigerLikesRooster]

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[GeronL]

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[SierraWasp]

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[tet68]

“Whatever one thinks of this regime, from the standpoint of the top leadership, this was a politically stupid, self-defeating move,” he said.

In actuality, it is from the standpoint of a history
professor. The Un leadership does not consider it so
or they wouldn’t have done it.

One of the same problems we face with Islam, they
ARE NOT LIKE US, they DON’T THINK like us so we
must not project our thinking on to THEM.
We do so at our peril.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Actually I like North Korea because I can shove in the face of every lib who supports a Marxist. “Ya like this? You like big government? Centralized power you dumb s**t?”

[Wanderer99]

Norks piss off China yet?

[alloysteel]

“Dynasty” - to suffer a very horrible death.

When the Chinese have had their fill of Kim Jong Un, they will pull the chain on him.

[MeshugeMikey]

[freeangel]

Not to worry—Dennis will save the norks.

[TexasFreeper2009]

um... if you hand leadership of a country off to your kids... you are a kingdom.

[GeronL]

A commie country with kings, lol.

[Revolting cat!]

Utopia, the kind of Obama’s wet dreams.

[GeronL]

Yes. NK is the perfect epitome of everything the leftists want.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

There was a picture of some NK higher ups standing with a family. I remember the absolute fear on the faces of the family while the NK political figures were grinning like banshees. It was horrific.

[jmacusa]

The Cult of Personality works only as long as that personality has the support of the army and the intell services although the army is the most important ‘’big gun’’ to have in your corner. It also works as long as the personality has the ‘’cred’’ of actually haveing ‘’made his bones’’ by being a true, founding revolutionary and war hero as fat boy's grandfather was or a stone cold , ruthless apparatchik willing to order the executions of anyone and everyone necessary in order to maintain power while at the same time projecting some kind of ‘cred’’ as fat boy's dad did. “Chubby’’ here hasn't any of that. He's still really just a kid and the brand of being the ‘’Great Leaders’’ grandkid is sure to go stale soon. If there are still any of the old fighters from the days of The Korean War among that crowd of fossils with the big hats who are always behind “Chubsie’’here I'm sure one or two of them must be thinking “I froze my ass off at the Chosin Reservoir just so this little fat slob can off me with a mortar round when he gets pissed?'' "I don't think so. "Time for fat boy to have an ''accident''.

[TexasFreeper2009]

In a true communist country everyone would be equally poor, including the political leadership (think Cuba under Castro)

China today is more like a feudal kingdom with rich politically connected lords that rule over the masses of peasantry and control every aspect of their lives (even their ability to have more than one child)

[dfwgator]

In a true communist country everyone would be equally poor, including the political leadership (think Cuba under Castro)

Castro is one of the richest men in the world, they just hide it real well.

[TexasFreeper2009]

wow, I didn’t know that. Everytime I ever saw him he was wearing some old tattered military uniform that looked like he dug it out of a pile of discarded clothes and was standing in front of some dilapidated building that would be red tagged if it were in a US city.

[GeronL]

Leftists also use that cop-out

“That’s not true communism”

to me, if the people aren’t free, then its an ism