Ausmumof3 Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 What going on there? There are reports that Kim Jong Un is dead, at a beach resort, infected with coronavirus, in a vegetative state after heart surgery. And if he does does his sister take over? 2 Quote
Liz CA Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) No clue but this is what I found on top of the pile: https://nypost.com/2020/04/25/north-korean-dictator-kim-jong-un-rumored-to-be-dead/ Edited April 26, 2020 by Liz CA 2 Quote
itsheresomewhere Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 Something is definitely up since he missed an extremely important day for the country (Army day). 2 Quote
itsheresomewhere Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Slache said: What happens if he has the dead? One article I read says his sister takes over. But it might not be received well as she is female. If she does take over, it could be interesting to see how the country handles it. 2 Quote
TCB Posted April 25, 2020 Posted April 25, 2020 Not sure if he is dead. Saw something about a medical team from China going over there, so maybe he’s alive but very sick. 1 Quote
Tanaqui Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 40 minutes ago, Slache said: What happens if he has the dead? God, who the heck knows? Revolution? Nukes? Peaceful transition to his sister? Less peaceful transition to somebody else? 1 Quote
Slache Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 1 minute ago, Tanaqui said: God, who the heck knows? Revolution? Nukes? Peaceful transition to his sister? Less peaceful transition to somebody else? I half expect a revolution. I don't understand why he doesn't have children. He's a mess. Quote
Liz CA Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 His sister? Wow. Somehow I am having difficulty picturing that. I was musing the same thing though. If not the sister, who else is in line or is there a line? Quote
itsheresomewhere Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 23 minutes ago, Slache said: I half expect a revolution. I don't understand why he doesn't have children. He's a mess. He has three. One boy, one girl and the last one was born in 2017 and they never revealed if it was a girl or boy. 1 Quote
Ausmumof3 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 30 minutes ago, StellaM said: Nobody knows. Either what's going on, or what will happen. But, can I just say, that this was a bad time for the rest of the world to pick a fight with China, given we rely somewhat on China to help control NK, or at least, communicate with NK. I reckon China has been pretty good for a fight since we shut borders though and I don’t see how that’s avoidable. I mean we can de-escalate I guess from here. But I feel like they should be somewhat accountable though how that happens who knows? 2 Quote
Slache Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, itsheresomewhere said: He has three. One boy, one girl and the last one was born in 2017 and they never revealed if it was a girl or boy. Wow. I am so up on current events. It's impressive. 1 2 Quote
gardenmom5 Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 1 hour ago, itsheresomewhere said: Something is definitely up since he missed an extremely important day for the country (Army day). I thought it was his father?/grandfather's? BD celebration. whatever - it was a not to be missed occasion. that he wasn't there is a big deal. 1 Quote
Arcadia Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Liz CA said: His sister? Wow. Somehow I am having difficulty picturing that. I was musing the same thing though. If not the sister, who else is in line or is there a line? His kids are too young. His sister, Kim Yo Jong, is his “right hand man” for sometime and the govt representative to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Asia had women in power dating as far back as the first woman emperor of China in 690 CE. Edited April 26, 2020 by Arcadia 5 Quote
Shoeless Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 He trusts his sister. She would be rule as regent until his oldest son is old enough to rule independently. 1 Quote
Ausmumof3 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, StellaM said: Well, what I have to say about it would be too political for this board. Let's just say, the AU government inflamed it recently for reasons of their own. Yeah true. I’ve been reading too much Chinese propaganda lately and it’s making me cranky. But that’s another story. 1 Quote
Ausmumof3 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, Arcadia said: His kids are too young. His sister, Kim Yo Jong, is his “right hand man” for sometime and the govt representative to the 2018 Winter Olympics. Asia had women in power dating as far back as the first woman emperor of China in 690 CE. Yes I get the feeling that it would be less surprising in an Asian than a us or Aus context to have a woman leader? 3 Quote
mommyoffive Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/train-belonging-to-kim-jong-un-spotted-as-health-rumors-persist/ar-BB13bLQ7?ocid=spartandhp Quote
Arcadia Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 46 minutes ago, Ausmumof3 said: Yes I get the feeling that it would be less surprising in an Asian than a us or Aus context to have a woman leader? While Asians tend to prefer males, there are plenty of precedence for female leaders e.g. Benazir Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Corazon Aquino, Chandrika Kumaranatunga, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Aung San Suu Kyi. 3 Quote
Ausmumof3 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Posted April 26, 2020 55 minutes ago, StellaM said: My disagreement with the inflaming of the situation is more one of timing - and timing being based around requests of foreign govts and not our own national interests. Not with the substance of the thing. Yep. Agreed. There’s a way to deal with it. 1 Quote
Lanny Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 This story has a lot of "Fake News". Only one of the theories can be true and accurate. With time, we will know what is happening. 4 Quote
mathnerd Posted April 27, 2020 Posted April 27, 2020 I am wondering if Kim got COVID19 since their closest allies are China, thousands of Chinese laborers work inside NK and they have a border with china through which there is constant traffic to and fro. Given the current global situation, it would make sense that NK got hit by the pandemic too and Kim got infected or is quarantined. Quote
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