Kim Jong Ill - Dead?

[Omega Man]

Just saw it come across the wire. :dance:

[JRD77VET]

Is his son as much of a nut job as the dad?

[Sea Six]

Oh, happy day. :hurray:

[Sea Six]

Is his son as much of a nut job as the dad?

I heard he has potential.

:sadangel:

[Blademaker]

Just saw it come across the wire. :dance:

We can hope :hurray::hurray::hurray:

[Sea Six]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/comic-riffs/mikeluckovich0615.jpg

[boracayjohnny]

If true, which POS nutjob takes his place?

[DAB]

Unrest to come.

[Bill]

I doubt much will change, just like the passing of the torch from Fidel to his brother.

Those who have power have a vested interest in retaining power.


Hope I'm wrong, though. I know S. Korea is just itching to reconcile. Think of all that cheap labor that will suddenly become available to build Hyundais, Kias, and Samsungs. Plus, the cheap labor will speak the same language.

On second thought, S. Korea is already kicking our ass economically, maybe it's better they stay apart from the north.

[Kerrmudgeon]

If that's true, the world breaths easier tonight, as long as junior isn't as psycho as the old man! Thank the Lord, merry Christmas, one less tyrant in the world :seasix:

[Blademaker]

Bingo :seasix:

Kim Jong Il, North Korea?s ?Dear Leader? Dictator, Dead at 70 - Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/kim-jong-il-north-korea-s-dear-leader-dictator-dead-at-70-yonhap-says.html)


:hurray: :dance:

[Omega Man]

Unrest to come.

This. His son is just as crazy as his dad and his grandfather. Son has spent more time outside of Korea, but is still a spoiled little fish headed (armed) brat bastard.

[DAB]

This. His son is just as crazy as his dad and his grandfather. Son has spent more time outside of Korea, but is still a spoiled little fish headed (armed) brat bastard.

Fat little bugger does not have the loyalty from the generals that his dad did.

[Kerrmudgeon]

:party::party::party:

[JRD77VET]

just broke into the local news to report it. :seasix:

North Korea listed his cause of death as "physical and mental overwork" :crazy:

[Blademaker]

:party::party::party:

:iagree: With the Cranky Canadian :seasix:

[FasterTraffic]

This. His son is just as crazy as his dad and his grandfather. Son has spent more time outside of Korea, but is still a spoiled little fish headed (armed) brat bastard.

:iagree:

They named him "Brilliant Comrade" not "Champion of Democracy."

[Blademaker]

just broke into the local news to report it. :seasix:

North Korea listed his cause of death as "physical and mental overwork" :crazy:

Chain smoking had nothing to do with it, however. :rofl:

[DAB]

Chain smoking had nothing to do with it, however. :rofl:

Pickled in cognac. He'd burn for days if cremated.

[Kerrmudgeon]

:iagree: With the Cranky Canadian :seasix:

"Who you callin' cranky CRACKER".....:roll::roll:

[...Whitepower...]

I'm a Korean Music Video - YouTube

[NEVRL8T]

Team America - Kim Jong Il lonely song - YouTube

[Sea Six]

http://kimchimaiden.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/kim-jong-il.jpg

[JRD77VET]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has died | General Headlines | Comcast (http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20111219/AS.Korea.Kim.Jong.Il/)

Asian stock markets moved lower amid the news, which raises the possibility of increased instability on the divided Korean peninsula.

South Korea's Kospi index was down 3.9 percent at 1,767.89 and Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.8 percent to 8,331.00. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 2 percent to 17,929.66 and the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 2 percent to 2,178.75.

[DAB]

Dang communists gonna cost me $$$ :beat:

[Sea Six]

So, how many people did he kill?

[Joecooool]

South Korean military just went on full alert.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Dang communists gonna cost me $$$ :beat:

Calling any of the so-called communist countries Communist is a farce. They should be called what they are.....Dictatorships!
Western democracy is closer to the actual definition of communist than any of these countries that treat their own people as a nuisance! Power is their only objective!:slap:

[snide]

:hurray:

[ApexOversteer]

Merry Christmas indeed! :hurray:

[Entropy]

kim jong-il looking at things (http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.com/)

:lolsmile:

[MEANZ06]

I'm a Korean Music Video - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9K_aG9jhtg&feature=youtube_gdata_player)

:rofl:

[Scissors]

Calling any of the so-called communist countries Communist is a farce. They should be called what they are.....Dictatorships!
Western democracy is closer to the actual definition of communist than any of these countries that treat their own people as a nuisance! Power is their only objective!:slap:

"Communism" refers to the state's role in the economy. It has nothing to do with how the government itself is selected or run. You can have a Communist Dictatorship or you could have a Communist Republic, where the government is elected.

[69camfrk]

"Who you callin' cranky CRACKER".....:roll::roll:

As one of Blademaker's fellow Georgians....that will be MR. CRACKER to you!!!:D

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Dead. Sadly nothing will change.

[Bucwheat]

Good riddance

[onedef92]

He be Illin, now he be permanently chillin.'

[...Whitepower...]

:rofl:

Another good one..:D

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[Yerf Dog]

Ronery no more.

[mrvette]

"Communism" refers to the state's role in the economy. It has nothing to do with how the government itself is selected or run. You can have a Communist Dictatorship or you could have a Communist Republic, where the government is elected.

RONG!!!!


U gotta be kidding....

[Burro (He/Haw)]

RONG!!!!

WTF!!!

[onedef92]

This. His son is just as crazy as his dad and his grandfather. Son has spent more time outside of Korea, but is still a spoiled little fish headed (armed) brat bastard.


Truth. This.

Top 10 Crazy Facts About Kim Jong Il (http://listverse.com/2010/05/30/top-10-crazy-facts-about-kim-jong-il/)

[Scissors]

[/COLOR]

RONG!!!!


U gotta be kidding....

In a box of crayons, you're the furthest thing from Yellow, White, or Orange.

Come back and play when you actually understand the terms you're using. Or, at the very least, can spell them.

[Scissors]

WTF!!!

Communism, like Socialism and Capitalism refers to the government's role in the economy.
Capitalism, in its pure form, means that the government isn't involved in any way with regulating the economy. In practice there are often some regulations in place. Technically, since the people are the government, everyone owns everything collectively. Thus the name.

The next step along the scale is Socialism, which means that the government controls production and distribution of goods. There is still some freedom in that services are still private, people are still considered to work for themselves, and (regulated) private businesses can still exist. At this level people still receive greater pay for better or more important work.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is Communism, which means that the government fully controls the economy, any so-called "companies" are state-owned, and everyone works for the state (in its pure form). Additionally, in priciple if not in practice, everyone gets what they need and each provides what he's capable of.

These are not to be confused with how governments are run or selected, which is also not as cut-and-dry as the above. Those I list here:
Democracy (Pure)- Everyone votes for the laws. Basically mob rule.
Republic (also now known as a Representative Democracy) - The people vote for representatives who, in turn, vote for the laws.
Dictatorship - A dictator dictates the laws.
Oligarchy - An "elite class" (be it a family, the rich, a party, a military, corporations, etc.) control how government is run and set the laws.
Monarchy - The head of state is a lifetime role and the next ruler is typically chosen along family lines.
Theocracy - A specific religion runs the government.
Autocracy - See "Dictatorship"
Anarchy - Everyone for themselves.

Then you have your modifiers:
Constitutional - How the government is to run is laid out in a document (a "Constitution").
Totalitarian - When the state controls every aspect of the people's lives.

Obviously some of the various forms can be mixed and matched and, in real life, are combined in most cases. You can have a Constitutional Socialist Oligarchy (such as the USSR), for example. You can't have a Totalitarian Anarchy, however, as the two are mutually exclusive (one requires a government to exist, and the other doesn't have a government).

When people vote in a Republic for representatives who promise to take over or regulate a private business, you have an example of a Socialist or Communist Republic in action. Or if you have a hippy commune where everyone votes and there's no private property, that's an example of a Communist Democracy.

And, of course, the forms are constantly changing in any given country. Sometimes Capitalist systems move toward the Communist end of the spectrum, and sometimes it's the reverse. This goes for the structure of governments as well.

People who don't understand these fine distinctions have no business in any political or governmental thread. :lol:

[Sea Six]

Gene, would you like to elaborate on how Scissors is "rong?"

:funny:

[mrvette]

Show me a commie republic, not some stupid theory of some college professor, but in reality, once a party like commies gets control, they almost impossible to get rid of....i'ts about power and control since the cave man daze.....that power and control today is coming from money and banking....
show me a actual free election in a commie society....they CALL themselves communists, but in fact there never was any such thing, just another dictatorship run by a political party and one ruling person or like NK, a family...you will NEVER see a communist republic.....


and I love irritating speeling nazis, great entertainment to see them flip out on a tiping error,

Scissors, specifically and to whit, I know more about politics than you do....


CASE CLOSED......:rofl:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Did you see the crap on the news about this. The state run news service shows everybody wailing in sadness! What a crock of shit! I'd like to see all the poor starving millions cheering in celebration. :hurray::hurray::hurray:
:party:

Imagine him sipping 800K worth of Hennessy cognac a year, while his people starved!:slap:

[mrvette]

Did you see the crap on the news about this. The state run news service shows everybody wailing in sadness! What a crock of shit! I'd like to see all the poor starving millions cheering in celebration. :hurray::hurray::hurray:
:party:

Imagine him sipping 800K worth of Hennessy cognac a year, while his people starved!:slap:

Even the newcasters notice not ONE tear in evidence, it's all fake...them people are all cheering and laughing inside....talk about a iron dictatorship, that's it....

[Scissors]

Show me a commie republic

Show me a true democracy.

Just because no nations currently use a specific combination of economic and government structures doesn't mean they can't, or that they are incompatible.

, not some stupid theory of some college professor, but in reality, once a party like commies gets control, they almost impossible to get rid of....i'ts about power and control since the cave man daze.....that power and control today is coming from money and banking....

*sigh*

show me a actual free election in a commie society....they CALL themselves communists, but in fact there never was any such thing, just another dictatorship run by a political party and one ruling person or like NK, a family...you will NEVER see a communist republic.....

True motorcycle clubs are microcosms of a communist republic or communist democracy. They vote for their officers, or vote directly on matters, but the money earned or goods produced are owned by the club collectively.

Of course, being a club, the members are also members of the host nation, so they are also subject to it.

and I love irritating speeling nazis, great entertainment to see them flip out on a tiping error,

Those aren't typing errors. They're ignorance of the English language.

Scissors, specifically and to whit, I know more about politics than you do....

CASE CLOSED......:rofl:

You know more about politics than precisely nobody. Same goes for economics. And science.

[Scissors]

By the way, there are exactly zero truly (as in pure) Communist nations. So dwell on that for a while.

[Thud]

This thread needs more Traffic Lady.

DPRK (North Korea): Pyongyang - "Traffic Lady" Part 1 - YouTube

[mrvette]

Show me a true democracy.

Just because no nations currently use a specific combination of economic and government structures doesn't mean they can't, or that they are incompatible.



*sigh*



True motorcycle clubs are microcosms of a communist republic or communist democracy. They vote for their officers, or vote directly on matters, but the money earned or goods produced are owned by the club collectively.

Of course, being a club, the members are also members of the host nation, so they are also subject to it.



Those aren't typing errors. They're ignorance of the English language.



You know more about politics than precisely nobody. Same goes for economics. And science.

Typical overbearing Wash Dc bureaucrat, over paid by 50% or better, under worked, 1/2 hour late in the Am, 1/2 hour early in the PM, and 2 hour lunchs on most days, then you all think you know something, while every lawyer in town belabors every detail over nothing, DC is the biggest make work WPA town there ever was in history of the world, with possible exception of Moscow.....You forget I grew up in that town, spent 53 years there, wound up hating the joint for what the lawyers there are doing to the American people and their employment/lives/families....destroying them financially, stopping anyone from actually solving this nation's problems, most of which are so incredibly simple to solve, but the smoke and mirrors of DC make it impossible, as they bury everything in bullshit....

I seen it myself, State dept is one of the worst offenders, then we go down through the rest of the agencies, about 70% of which should be disbanded and the 'workers' laid off.....fired, no benefits, just like private industry....
DHS, HHS, USPS, even DOD to a much lesser extent, EPA is a good one to shut down cold, Interior is another one....jeez the list of groups reads thick as the NYC phone directory, all 5 boroughs.....

:sadangel::leaving:

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I know more about politics than you do...

Rong!!!!!!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[PortDawg]

http://www.stupidgifs.com/images/full/444.gif

[themonk]

It's better to be in bed with the devil you know than the one you don't.

Mark my words.

[Scissors]

Typical overbearing Wash Dc bureaucrat,

Except that I'm not. But it's not surprising that you know about as much about me as you know about politics, government, or economy.

over paid by 50% or better, under worked, 1/2 hour late in the Am, 1/2 hour early in the PM, and 2 hour lunchs on most days, then you all think you know something,

See above. :lol:

while every lawyer in town belabors every detail over nothing, DC is the biggest make work WPA town there ever was in history of the world, with possible exception of Moscow.....You forget I grew up in that town, spent 53 years there, wound up hating the joint for what the lawyers there are doing to the American people and their employment/lives/families....destroying them financially, stopping anyone from actually solving this nation's problems, most of which are so incredibly simple to solve, but the smoke and mirrors of DC make it impossible, as they bury everything in bullshit....

At no point do I come in contact with lawyers working here.

I seen it myself, State dept is one of the worst offenders, then we go down through the rest of the agencies, about 70% of which should be disbanded and the 'workers' laid off.....fired, no benefits, just like private industry....
DHS, HHS, USPS, even DOD to a much lesser extent, EPA is a good one to shut down cold, Interior is another one....jeez the list of groups reads thick as the NYC phone directory, all 5 boroughs.....

Once again, spouting off about things you have no true experience with. Like a guy who's never traveled trying to tell me what people in other countries are like.

But it's fascinating that instead of posting up a coherent, logical rebuttal to attempt to prove me "rong" [sic], you instead simply go for an attack. A poor one, at that.