Even people I know, whom I felt would understand. The narrative around North Korea (at least, in the USA) is cartoonishly evil. Logic and reason dispel most of the myths. But people won't listen. Do other people encounter this and have a way to get people to understand?

https://youtu.be/FBnAZnfNB6U?si=CtRg66PtE8RebVLa

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, arrived in Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, by his private train in the afternoon on September 2 to participate in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-fascist War.

Beijing was filled with the warmest feeling of friendship and enthusiastic atmosphere of greeting the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un visiting the PRC with friendly feeling towards the Chinese people.

Honour guards of the Chinese People's Liberation Army lined up in the platform of Beijing Railway Station.

Seen at the station were Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), member of the Secretariat and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister, Yin Yong, mayor of Beijing, and other senior officials of the Chinese party and government and Wang Yajun, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, who came there to welcome Kim Jong Un.

Also present there were Ri Ryong Nam, DPRK ambassador to China, and his embassy officials.

Kim Jong Un met leading officials of the Chinese party and government and exchanged greetings with pleasure after getting off his private train. Leading officials of China warmly welcomed him.

Saying that he was pleased to visit the People’s Republic of China again after six years, he expressed thanks to Comrade Xi Jinping and Chinese party, government and people for their enthusiastic and cordial hospitality.

2025-09-03

and it fuckin slaps

Nothing harder than earning a sniper’s handshake and photo with Respected Comrade Kim Jong.

From the photos I’ve seen, people genuinely seem to love Kim. I’m trying to pin down exactly what his role is, but he seems to function like a sort of mascot for national pride. Is this an accurate take?