Comments on: (MUST READ) DPRK could descend into warlordism: report

By: OneFreeKorea » Kremlinology, Luxury Goods, and Stolen Rice

OneFreeKorea » Kremlinology, Luxury Goods, and Stolen Rice — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 19:28:34 +0000

[...] I don’t expect Resolution 1718’s luxury goods ban to have much of a short-term impact on North Korea, beyond focusing attention on all of the frivolous things Kim Jong Il would rather buy than rice. For the longer term, however, Korea watcher Ken Gause, in what is probably the definitive work of North Korean Kremlinology (ht) did a pretty good job before-the-fact of explaining the gradual trends we seem to be hoping we can advance (Gause actually spends almost none of his 50-page paper discussing any real possibilities of North Korean “warlordism,” although he does talk about Kim Jong Il’s painstaking measures aimed at preventing just that). Gause mostly discusses who served on what dead old revolutionary’s funeral committee, and what that may / may not tell us about each member’s career prospects, and those of his proteges and chums. It’s often surprising that this was released open-source, and it’s certainly worth reading for hard-core North Korea watchers. [...]

By: stat

stat — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:12:45 +0000

Thanks sanshinseon and montclaire for Suryong posts. Any idea where there’s some detailed info on the matter?

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:49:43 +0000

This will not happen in NK. See NK is not a country. It is a religious sect worshipping Kim IlSung and his son, Kim Jongil. They call him the Sun of Korean people.

This religion is spreading into the South. Whole Koreas will be under KJI. You wait and see. Stupid and ignorant (in world events) Korean people will bring it about.

Actually there is some merit to some of this. Koreans do have this passion for cultism, i.e., religious sects and the single-minded devotion to such. I do not think that KJI will ever survive the Christian-based evangelicalism that is slowly coming his way. It is more likely that such will infiltrate the North Korean regime sooner and change it than for the reverse to occur.

By: sanshinseon

sanshinseon — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:24:07 +0000

Izzat so? OK, thanks for the info…

By: montclaire

montclaire — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:12:34 +0000

Suryong is only used in regard to Kim Il Sung. Ain’t no Dear Suryong. Dear Yeongdoja yes.

By: bluejives

bluejives — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:19:56 +0000

First we had the “NK is gonna collapse” theory. Since that doesnt seem to be happening anytime soon, now we have the “warlord theory”. I working on my own theory. It’s called “the STFU already” theory.

By: baduk

baduk — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:39:19 +0000

This will not happen in NK. See NK is not a country. It is a religious sect worshipping Kim IlSung and his son, Kim Jongil. They call him the Sun of Korean people.

This religion is spreading into the South. Whole Koreas will be under KJI. You wait and see. Stupid and ignorant (in world events) Korean people will bring it about.

By: R. Elgin

R. Elgin — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:23:37 +0000

Oddly enough, this sounds very much like a RPG scenario. Perhaps KJI should apply for a patent — before it is too late.

By: sanshinseon

sanshinseon — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:01:46 +0000

Suryong just means Leader, in the fascist sense.
father was/is the Great Suryong and son is the Dear Suryong…

By: stat

stat — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 09:21:52 +0000

The article says Jong Il is known as Suryong - is this title used for both father and son?