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submitted 3 days ago by veggibles@lemmy.wtf to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why TF did Dennis Rodman visit North Korea and why TF did Kim Jong Un let him hold his baby? That's just wild.

[–] uss_entrepreneur@startrek.website 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Kim is a huge basketball fan. He had Rodman over to watch a game with him and Rodman considers him a friend for life. Source

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Really just goes to show you that any type of person can befriend any type of person.

Vicious NBA Star/Drag Queen and Communist Dictator, BFFs.

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So a kingdom it is.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

His grand father and father being in charge didn’t tell you that already?

[–] bufalo1973@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

It did. But each step makes it even clearer.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago

Technically it's a necrocracy. Kim Il Sung is the "Eternal President" per their constitution.

[–] bonenode@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago

The king is dead, long live the queen.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

What were the other options? Why announce it now?