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Friday 13 March 2015

Kim Il Topcat No Copycats

Usually when a regime is on its last legs, it often exhibits ever more bizarre behaviour at the top .... however there are occasionally some states for whom this golden rule doesn't seem to apply.

'Kim Jong-un' - What's In A Name?
What's In A Name?

One such is of course the 'Hermit Kingdom', aka the 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea', where normal behaviour and rules seem to hold no power.
 
So its no great surprise that the latest pronouncement to be made public from the ruling party, is that anyone who shares the name of the leader, 'Kim Jong-un', to change it, to Barry ..... I am joking of course ..... its not 'Barry' (although it could be), but any other name except 'Kim Jong-un'.

The order was contained in a directive dated from 2011, but that that has only now been made generally public, although one assumes that all those bar one who were called 'Kim Jong-un' were informed at the time. They were instructed to amend their birth certificates and no newborns have been given that name since then.
 
Its alleged that its also been applied to the rest of the dynasty names, Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, and that the changes should be done voluntarily .... yeah, right.

You would have to be a very brave, or an incredibly stupid Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-il or Kim Il-sung to have kept those names .... ever. 

2 comments:

  1. They might have been stupid to have changed their name before this decree lest it was taken as an insult !? Who can know what goes on in a despot's head?

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    1. Actually your right ... can't do right for doing wrong with some people.

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