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veggibles@lemmy.wtf to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 3 days ago

Kim Ju Ae: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un chooses daughter as heir, Seoul says

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Kim Ju Ae: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un chooses daughter as heir, Seoul says

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South Korea's spy agency says Ki Ju Ae's prominent public presence indicates she is the chosen heir.
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  • CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Why TF did Dennis Rodman visit North Korea and why TF did Kim Jong Un let him hold his baby? That’s just wild.

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      Kim is a huge basketball fan. He had Rodman over to watch a game with him and Rodman considers him a friend for life. Source

    • VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Really just goes to show you that any type of person can befriend any type of person.

      Vicious NBA Star/Drag Queen and Communist Dictator, BFFs.

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    So a kingdom it is.

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      His grand father and father being in charge didn’t tell you that already?

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        It did. But each step makes it even clearer.

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      Technically it’s a necrocracy. Kim Il Sung is the “Eternal President” per their constitution.

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    The king is dead, long live the queen.

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    What were the other options? Why announce it now?

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