Oh man, I remember when the anime_titties debacle happened. My front page was suddenly full of hentai one morning, and I didn't no why. I thought my account had been hacked at first lol
SpookyGenderCommunist
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Holy fucking shit
I think that's a fair point. I've also read some stuff about how, when the two previous Kim's died, they split up their positions and diffused power. So, when Kim Il Sung died, he was President, which made him Head of State, Head of Government, and Commander in Chief, but they then made those three roles into separate offices, which is why he's the "Eternal President", because he's the only president.
I don't have anything to back this up, it's just a hunch and academic studies on the internal complexities of dprk politics are incredibly rare in the English language, but I get the impression that there's a line struggle around the personality cult, with with certain cleavages wanting to diffuse that power, and others wanting to reinforce it.
Even more of a hunch, so take this with an even bigger grain of salt, but I also suspect it's possible that this might stem from the historic influence of anarchism in Korea. Lots of Korean anarchists went on to defect to the DPRK, and some even became pretty high ranking officials. That said, I couldn't tell you if that influence is still there, this many decades on.
Just finished re listening, in preparation for season 4 and it's just so well told. Libs like to treat North Korea like some kind of comical yet existentially threatening pariah.
They don't see the modern DPRK as what is it: a product of the material conditions that the United States thrust upon out.
Like ok libs, I don't like the cult of personality around the Kim family either, but why do you think that's the case? Hmm? Why??? Does bombing the entire peninsula to dust, occupying half of it, and constantly threatening the half that's not yours, maybe have a little something to do with why a country might turn towards a centralization of power?!?!
Anyway, I'm just yelling at the liberals in the walls now.
We're the Boogeyman of Lemmy
A Spectre haunting, you might say
This also reminded me of how the dems all sang a song on some terribly inappropriate day (roe V wade? School shooting? I can't remember), and when asked just went "well it was scheduled in advance".
I remember Nancy Pelosi introducing a thing for the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6th riots, and saying something to the effect of "Jan. 6th was a horrible day for our democracy where our sacred halls were desecrated. Now, here's a performance from the cast of Hamilton."
Don't know if that's what you're thinking of, but it was peak lib.
If they cared, they'd commit to undoing the centuries of colonialism that have ravaged black communities in this country. Not performatively kneel.
Just like all those singles in my area
Bernie in the 80s was kinda based tho
I'm doing my part!
The best and most celebration worthy parts of southern culture almost entirely come from black people. Not whatever this shit is
Oh yes it is