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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Re: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Post by xnxn »

zalew wrote: post #71
hartror wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agreed, the tone and community here provide interesting discussion and insights on the really big turning points such as these. Comparably on reddit there is a lot of chaff to work through to get to the interesting kernels.

please show me those "interesting discussion and insights" http://i.imgur.com/GaBJJ.png

Since you asked, http://i.imgur.com/NpexT.png

I've highlighted the sort of discussion I'd like to see more of in blue, and the ones that I'd like to see fewer of in red. The unhighlighted comments provide no value to me but I don't mind their existence. Under this scheme, my own comment would be red, because it's meta and off-topic.

Re: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Post by philwelch »

jarek wrote: post #64
joshuahedlund wrote: post #54

Saddam Hussein: dead at 69. Gaddafi: dead at 69. Kim Jong-Il: dead at 69. How did Fidel Castro get out of this?

Climate in Cuba is way nicer than any of the other places.

Also, he's not an isolated international pariah whose own people want to kill him, just a thorn in the side of the US.

Re: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Post by phaus »

blhack wrote: post #41
Murkin wrote: post #27

Talk about good timing. With the political climate of change in afrika and middle east, this might be a great reason for the goverment to tear itself apart as various factions try to take over 'in the name of the people' We do live in exciting times

He's been grooming Kim Jong Un (his son) for quite a while now.

In North Korea "grooming" refers to randomly placing some spoiled little fat kid in charge of the entire North Korean military ahead of all the four star generals after you have a stroke and realize that you aren't the immortal demigod that you once thought you were.

This isn't meant as a jab at your comment, I just think it is really funny that anyone including his father would think that he is capable of running a country. On the other hand I guess he can't do much worse than dad.

Re: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Post by jokermatt999 »

ivankirigin wrote: post #78
yahelc wrote: post #76

Is there an algorithmic reason this post isn't higher on the front page? It has more upvotes and is newer than everything but 1 or 2 things ahead of it. Here's a screenshot: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/397675/Screen%20Shot%202011-12-18%20...

I bet it has many flags

That sounds likely to me. Part of the guidelines say "No current events", which probably led to people flagging it. I'd rather not comment on the story's appropriateness, but I'm pretty sure that's why.

Re: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Post by charlieok »

nekojima wrote: post #77
Tsagadai wrote: post #28

I've lived in South Korea for two years and this is the most I've ever heard people talk about Kim Jong Il or North Korea. Even the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010 didn't generate this much talk. This is also the first time I've ever heard anyone tell a joke about North Korea. People are telling jokes in the street right now.

North Korean jokes/humour First story Jung Man Yong, a farmer at a collective farm in North Korea, catches a large fish in the river. Exalted, Jung comes back home and asks his wife to fry the fish. “We can have fried-fish for dinner!” said Jung. “But we don’t have oil.” “Then, let’s have steamed fish.” “We don’t have an iron pot either!” “OK, then let's just grill it.” “There is no firewood.” Angrily Jung goes back…

Love the third and sixth

Re: N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

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Post by jevinskie »

diamondhead wrote: post #31
jevinskie wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't think this headline will be running across all the world's newspapers tomorrow?

I don't give a piece of shit to international politics. If I did, I would read globalsecurity.org which does it very well. BTW American newspapers are much more interested at the politics of other countries because of the leadership of US.

I see, I thought you were saying that it is only of concern to Americans and thus not suitable for HN.
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