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North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Il Dead at 70

Posted by timothy on from the trying-to-contain-my-tears dept.

As reported by numerous sources, Kim Jong Il has died at the age of 70 (69 by some tallies), after 17 years as the brutal head of North Korea. While the cause of death is uncertain, Bloomberg News says "Kim probably had a stroke in August 2008 and may have also contracted pancreatic cancer, according to South Korean news reports."

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  1. Re:It's a big deal by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Better than NK's in every respect. Not all cultures are equal; ones that crush individuals are inferior to those that promote equality. (Now you are going to reply, like you always do, with something along the lines of `yeah, well, fuck the usa, the are far more evil than stalin! those purges were just part of soviet culture, but the usa is evil'.

    Do you honestly think that U.S. has the best laws in the world?

    Nice strawman\red herring\lots of other shit..., cockpuppet. Have an ad hominem. You are wrong because you are an idiot. Aren't logical fallacies fun?

  2. Re:It's a big deal by SharkLaser · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Majority of Chinese nationals think government should restrict free speech. Why do you want to force them to change their views? Doesn't that sound to you a little bit like dictatorship?