Dr_Phibes wrote:Rooster wrote:
That you view Kim Jung Il as the good guy and Trump as the fool in this situation speaks volumes about the kind of regime you’d support and just how vile your politics are.
Kim Jong Il is dead. Jong Un is the symbolic secretary of the Korean Workers Party and State, his power is equivalent to Elizabeth II. The position of Supreme Leader was abolished after Kim Il Sung's death. The Supreme Assembly (mostly old guard) make all decisions on policy, foreign and domestic. The Party controls the country and the daily decision making process, presenting it as a test of wills between two individuals just shows how far the western public is detached from the reality of the situation. And ill-equipped to deal with it.
S'cuse me, Phibes, but Queen Elizabeth doesn't go around murdering her relatives and administrators. Fat Boy, on the other hand, seems like something out of the 15th century...here's some of his prominent executions..(and you really don't know what the fuck you're talking about--any more than basic physics)..
2017
Five senior officials | State Security Department
Why: Issued 'false' reports
Date: Feb. 26, 2017
Method: Anti-aircraft guns
Kim Jong Nam | Half-brother of Kim Jong Un
Why: Perceived as threat to Kim
Date: Feb. 13, 2017
Method: Assassinated with chemical nerve agent
2016
Ri Yong Jin | Education ministry official
Why: Showed disrespect to Kim
Date: August 2016
Method: Anti-aircraft gun
Hwang Min | Agricultural official
Why: Challenged Kim's leadership
Date: August 2016
Method: Anti-aircraft gun
Kim Yong Jin | Vice premier of education
Why: Showed disrespect to Kim
Date: July 2016
Method: Firing squad
Gen. Ri Yong-Gil | Army chief of staff
Why: Corruption
Date: February 2016/Unconfirmed
Method: Firing squad
2015
Choe Yong-san | Vice premier
Why: Did not agree with Kim's forestation policy
Date: May 2015
Method: Shot
Unnamed official | Manager of turtle farm
Why: During Kim's visit to the farm, the official attempted to explain why turtles had died, including power failures and lack of water and food. The official was executed " to set an example."
Date: May 2015
Method: Shot
Hyon Yong-chol | Defense minister
Why: "Showed disloyalty to the leader"
Date: April 2015
Method: Anti-aircraft gun
Four unnamed musicians | North Korea's Unhasu Orchestra
Why: Unknown; former colleagues of Kim's wife, Ri So-ju
Date: March 2015
Method: Unknown
Gen. Pyon In Son| Head of army operations
Why: Corruption, failure to follow orders
Date: February 2015
Method: Firing squad
2014
O Sang-hon | Deputy minister, public security
Why: Corruption
Date: December 2014
Method: Tied to stake, burned alive with flame thrower
Sim Chol-ho | Telecommunications minister
Offense: Unknown
Date: October 2014/Unconfirmed
Method: Unknown
Chang Ung | Sports official, member of International Olympic Committee
Why: Corruption
Date: August 2014/Unconfirmed
Method: Unknown
Gen. Ri Pyong-Chol | Commander of air force
Why: Unknown
Date: August 2014/Unconfirmed
Method: Unknown
Ma Won-chun | Architect
Why: Unknown
Date: August 2014/Uncomfirmed
Method: Unknown
Kim Kyong-hui | Widow of Jang Song Thaek; Kim's aunt
Why: Protesting husband's death
Date: May 2014
Method: Poison
2013
Jang Song Thaek | Kim's uncle by marriage
Why: Insurrection, other crimes
Date: December 2013
Method: Shot. An early report said he had been fed to a pack of dogs, but this has been proven false.
Jang Kye-sun | Sister of Jang Song Thaek
Why: Connection to Jang Song Thaek
Date: December 2013
Method: Poison
Jon Yong-jin | Husband of Jang Kye-sun; ambassador to Cuba
Why: Unknown
Date: December 2013
Method: Unknown
Jang Yong-chol | Brother of Jang Kye-sun; ambassador to Malaysia
Why: Connection to Jang Song Thaek
Date: December 2013
Method: Unknown
Unnamed nephew | Nephew of Jang Song Thaek
Why: Connection to Jang Song Thaek
Date: December 2013
Method: Unknown
Unnamed sons | Two sons of Jang Yong-chol
Why: Connection to Jang Song Thaek
Date: December 2013
Method: Unknown
Jang Su-gil | Deputy of Jang Song Thaek
Why: Unknown
Date of execution: 2013
Method: Anti-aircraft gun
Ri Ryong-ha | Deputy of Jang Song Thaek
Why: Unknown
Date of execution: 2013
Method: Anti-aircraft gun
2012
Ri Yong-Ho | Army chief
Why: Unknown
Date: July 2012
Method: Killed in gun battle as forces tried to arrest him
Kim Yong Chun | Deputy defense minister
Why: Unknown
Date: May 2012
Method: Mortar round
Kim Jong Gak | Armed forces minister
Why: Unknown
Date: May 2012
Method: Unknown
Kim Chol | Vice minister of army
Why: "Disrespecting" Kim
Date: April 2012
Method: Mortar round
U Dong-chuk | Deputy director, state security
Why: Unknown
Date: April 2012
Method: Unknown
