• kristina [she/her]
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      6 months ago

      people say theyre being threatened with death if they dont show adoration have never seen how fans react to a celebrity or rock concert. the idea of people genuinely liking a politician is just so forlorn to them

      • PKMKII [none/use name]
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        6 months ago

        Also, like, if they all really despised him, then they’d just coup his ass. There’s this illogical nature to these “all stick no carrot” fear-based analyses of foreign leaders antagonistic to the West. As if pure force of personality can maintain a state.

        • WeedReference420 [he/him, they/them]
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          6 months ago

          It's like how everyone in the DPRK has apparently been living in post apocalyptic conditions for decades and yet the government hasn't collapsed somehow.