Kim Jong Il Dead

[classicman]

I wonder if and how much they were paid to cry for a man who murdered millions.
I didn't actually see any tears either. Lots of wiping and wailing, but no real tears.
Dunno, maybe its just me, but it looks staged.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by classicman

I wonder if and how much they were paid to cry for a man who murdered millions.
I didn't actually see any tears either. Lots of wiping and wailing, but no real tears.
Dunno, maybe its just me, but it looks staged.

.... why not? I don't know why the Korean public would be demonstrably smarter than, say, the American public. And we've got some folks around here who believe some seriously crazy shit. In fact, they're the ones *most* likely to get on the evening/global news.

And this in a culture where the degree of control of information is vastly more restrictive than it is here. I'd say most North Koreans don't have a fucking chance to make an informed decision as to the validity of their tears.

[glatt]

I'm probably insensitive to think this, but that video was hilarious. Much of it looked fake, but a lot of them were really crying. Which is nuts!

[tw]

Originally Posted by glatt

Much of it looked fake, but a lot of them were really crying.

Those truly in morning were the power brokers who used Kim as their front man. Those are the greater wacko extremists. Without Kim and other more moderates to hold them back, then now is a very dangerous time. Doubtful that Kim Jung Il's 28 year old kid has the balls or experience to keep those wackos in line.

Wacko extremists (both here and there) will do almost anything to create war. Since war creates bogeymen that only entrench extremist power. Making the north an undefined entity. Especially when George Jr told North Korea that we would unilaterally attack them - without provocation - the 'axis of evil' speech.

[kerosene]

Originally Posted by classicman

I wonder if and how much they were paid to cry for a man who murdered millions.

Paid the absence of a beating, maybe?