I think this is literally the first and only time I've ever seen anybody quote Kim Jong Il. Like, for all the discourse surrounding the DPRK you would think that quotations would be more common. I've also never seen quotations from Kim Il Sung or Kim Jong Un
I'm fastidious about primary sources, but yes, the level of discourse about the DPRK is generally so low that there barely is any reason to quote their leaders. Most of the discourse is concerned about the poverty, or started by people that actually believe that they do inter-generational punishment or that Kim killed his own girlfriend and drowned a general in a tank full of piranhas. In that case talking about the Korean War or simply pointing out the absurdity is enough.
The only places I remember seeing informed discussion about the DPRK is at a KFA event hosted by a local party, and in Russian forums, but online and in English it's never the case. Maybe occasionally on revleft and bunkerchan.
I think this is literally the first and only time I've ever seen anybody quote Kim Jong Il. Like, for all the discourse surrounding the DPRK you would think that quotations would be more common. I've also never seen quotations from Kim Il Sung or Kim Jong Un
I'm fastidious about primary sources, but yes, the level of discourse about the DPRK is generally so low that there barely is any reason to quote their leaders. Most of the discourse is concerned about the poverty, or started by people that actually believe that they do inter-generational punishment or that Kim killed his own girlfriend and drowned a general in a tank full of piranhas. In that case talking about the Korean War or simply pointing out the absurdity is enough.
The only places I remember seeing informed discussion about the DPRK is at a KFA event hosted by a local party, and in Russian forums, but online and in English it's never the case. Maybe occasionally on revleft and bunkerchan.