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Kim Jong-Il Was an "Internet Expert"
pigrabbitbear writes "The late Kim Jong Il made many bizarre claims and bestowed upon himself many extravagant titles during his iron-clad rule over North Korea. But here's one that's particularly interesting in light of the recent SOPA debate – 'Internet expert.' The DPRK's Dear Leader fancied himself as such during an international summit in 2007. Seven years prior, he had asked U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright for her email address, indicating that the North Korean internet black hole was perhaps not as thoroughly opaque as we made it out to be — at least not for those at the top."
in NK it does.
why? if you're the only dude around using internet, then you're the internet expert. simple as that. it's always about contrast.
world was created 5 seconds before this post as it is.
Anybody who thought that North Korea's draconian rules applied to those at the top (especially to the one at the very pinnacle) does not understand how totalitarian systems work, or what their purpose is.
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. James Madison
The way Kim Jong-Il is holding the mouse in the accompanying picture, there is no denying of his internet expertise.
Oh don't bother. For some reason /. hates Al Gore. One of the most technically literate people in office. Actaully facts will ahv eno bearing on that.
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This could apply to other areas of North Korean life.
"I'm a food expert, and I've seen what damage it can do... you don't want it."
Redundancy is good And also good.
Dude, we all fucking know this. Just like we know that when Chuck Norris does pushups, he does actually push himself up and not push the world down. The veracity of the statement is not the focus of the humor.
What people who fall for the "they create jobs" meme fail to see is that they don't need a job, they need money. The job is just the means to the end, not the end itself.
A job is much, much more than just "a way to make money".
Being able to work for your own and your family's sustenance and improvement gives people a purpose in life, makes them proud of their own accomplishments and basically makes them MORE than mere consumers.
Which is what just giving them money makes them into.
Mind you, I am not speaking against government or anyone else helping out those in need or those unable to work or fully support themselves or their families through their work.
Personally, I believe that acts like that don't just make us more civilized but also "good". Or at least better.
Monetary help - good and often needed.
Sustaining and fulfilling work - much better.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens