Kim Jong Il Dead at 69 or 70

[GwJ]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576321193199255166.html

Thoughts on the future of North Korea? Think his son will keep everything the same?

 

[Glöwworm]

Well, Kim Jong Il chose his youngest son for a reason I'd assume. Maybe because his youngest son more closely resembles his views? The article says that his son is believed to be 27 to 28 years old. That's pretty young o.O

EDIT: This should go on the Current Events sub-forum. Maybe a mod will move this.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I think Kim Jong Il chose the third son to be his successor a while ago, right? Because the son is highly ranked (four-star general, etc.)

 

[Mic_128]

Funnily enough, Homefront came close to predicting this, being off by 2 weeks.

Just hopefully he doesn't follow Homefront and annex Japan.

 

[Lore]

It's good that he's dead, but hopefully number 2 will shortly follow.

 

[NTA]

:o Heart attack

 

[GwJ]

This just in. Bad leaders from around the world begin dying of heart attacks at intervals of one hour apart.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

"...at 69 or 70."

Oh Korean age, how you mess with us so.

 

[Claire Diviner]

If we're lucky, his successor won't be as much of a nuke fanatic as Kim was.

 

[Vinylic.]

That's what I pretty much intend to think.
Kim's son at such a young age wouldn't know and do as much as his father's thoughts and needs.

 

[GwJ]

Kim's son has the same mindset as Kim Jong Il according to reports.

 

[Claire Diviner]

Kim's son has the same mindset as Kim Jong Il according to reports.

Well ****. Then the possibility of a World War III is still on.

Maybe this 2012 "end of the world" thing will come true after all.

 

[Falconv1.0]

Yes, because whether or not WW3 is gonna happen is on North Korea's shoulders.

Sure. That's totally a reasonable stance.

 

[황미영]

Alright guys, it's time for me to take over.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

alright guys, it's time for me to take over.

당신은 미쳤어, 기시루형.

 

[황미영]

예. 해요.ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

[Crimson King]

That's what I pretty much intend to think.
Kim's son at such a young age wouldn't know and do as much as his father's thoughts and needs.

Kim Jong Il had three sons (and a daughter, but she is irrelevant to succession). The first son was groomed to replace him, but they fell out. The second son, I think, is gay, so he is out. The third son is who we have.

Reports are that Kim Jong Un is JUST like his father except worse. His father's primary concern was controlling locally, but he has been trained to want world control.

Time will tell if he can handle it, but we traded one mad man for a madder man.

 

[Teran]

We'll be fiiiiiine.

 

[Crimson King]

Probably. He was taught his whole life that North Korea is the best. When he realizes they aren't, his worldview will be shattered.

 

[Claire Diviner]

Reports are that Kim Jong Un is JUST like his father except worse. His father's primary concern was controlling locally, but he has been trained to want world control.

Wasn't world control what Hitler wanted? The problem with world domination is that it's usually one country vs. the rest of the world. So unless said country has some super advanced and exclusive weapons technology, they will ultimately fail, no?

Probably. He was taught his whole life that North Korea is the best. When he realizes they aren't, his worldview will be shattered.

The real question is whether he can accept N. Korea not being the greatest country in the world when or if he realizes it's not. Some people are just too stubborn or just plain ignorant to accept the obviousness of the truth.

 

[GwJ]

Maybe Kim Jong Il was working on time travel stuff like Hitler was and got it right. Maybe they're being recluses because they are already infiltrating the future world. Maybe his son is already ruling the world in 2100.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

And maybe North Koreans play in the 2100 NBA while they're at it.

 

[Spelt]

Don't be silly Tery, Koreans can't play basketball.

 

[Pluvia]

Why would you travel to the future to rule? A more technologically advanced place with various unknowns to thwart you.

 

[GwJ]

Duh, he went there to meet up with Hitler who will rule the world with him.

 

[Takota]

He died at 69.... lol