Posted on 12/20/2011 2:08:33 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Is anybody else out there also fascinated by the many videos of North Koreans weeping uncontrollably over the death of Kim Jong-il? I can't get enough of watching them. They are both quite fascinating and unintentionally HILARIOUS due to the over the top grieving.
Rush Limbaugh today aptly noted that these mourners look quite well fed, which in a nation where the vast majority are starving, means they are the One Percenters of North Korea aka ruling party members.
So how real is the grief? Well, they HAVE to show over the top grief or be tossed out of the party which means they starve since they would get the same paltry rations as the the masses. Having just come back from a Chinese Seafood Buffet where I slurped down a couple of dozen oysters I can surely sympathize with them. Threaten me with a cutoff of my buffet chow, and I would also be on the ground sobbing my heart out.
One of my favorite North Koreans "mourning" videos is this one: North Koreans weeping hysterically over the death of Kim Jong-il. I really like at the 1 minute mark where the North Korean guy is on all fours pounding the pavement while sobbing hysterically. Another highlight is at about 1:20 where another N. Korean is replicating the performance of the first North Korean.
Oddly enough, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the new feudal ruler, Kim Jong-umph, hasn't shed a tear for Dear Old Daddy. More than likely he is wondering how he can parlay his new position as dictator of North Korea into either a visit to Disney World or the Las Vegas Strip.
We also need to remember that these weeping, fake or not, hate America. We are their number uno Enemy. They remain to this day blaming all their woes on the USA...we are their reason for thier hunger and starvation...we are the reason they do not prosper. They are indoctrinated and fed this daily.
Oh, sure... I know they’re forced to do that. My comment was about how out of touch the leadership is, that they seem to think that these contrived bits of theater will somehow be convincing outside of NK as credible, honest reports. It’s the Emporer’s New Clothes, but played out on the world stage. It should be embarrassing, but they don’t see it. They are drinking their own kool-aid and totally oblivious to how transparent it all is.
It’s one thing that they expect it to sell internally in NK... But to think the rest of the world will buy it, is just delusional.
“Then I would declare that the hottest chicks of North Korea would have to grieve with me in private one by one.”
I think you’re on to something good here....
And I’m thinking follow-up with numbered Swiss bank account, phony documentation, plastic surgery, and then run like h*ll.
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