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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.
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.