Comments on: The Sopranos State http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/ Korea... in Blog Format Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96598 SomeguyinKorea Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:43:05 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96598 I just remembered, I read that Kim Jong-il gives nicknames to the people in his inner-circle (a-la Sopranos). I just remembered, I read that Kim Jong-il gives nicknames to the people in his inner-circle (a-la Sopranos).

]]> By: SomeguyinKorea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96495 SomeguyinKorea Sun, 15 Jul 2007 01:34:28 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96495 #1 The South Korean movie director who was abducted by the North wrote in his book that Kim Jong il told him that everything was just for show (he'd know all the stuff written books is fake since he's the one who hired the ghost writers). So, yeah, it's like a cult run by gangsters. #1

The South Korean movie director who was abducted by the North wrote in his book that Kim Jong il told him that everything was just for show (he’d know all the stuff written books is fake since he’s the one who hired the ghost writers). So, yeah, it’s like a cult run by gangsters.

]]> By: judge judy http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96449 judge judy Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:33:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96449 russian hookers and all? russian hookers and all?

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96433 sanshinseon Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:44:04 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96433 heh! :-) heh! :-)

]]> By: Sperwer http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96419 Sperwer Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:44:47 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96419 Shades of "The Layer Cake", with Daniel Craig. Shades of “The Layer Cake”, with Daniel Craig.

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96414 R. Elgin Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:11:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96414 So "sanshinseon", they are actually a giant, evil, devil's food cake? This calls for lots of black coffee. So “sanshinseon”, they are actually a giant, evil, devil’s food cake?

This calls for lots of black coffee.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96413 sanshinseon Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:01:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/07/14/the-sopranos-state/#comment-96413 I have always taught my classes that the "government of North Korea" is really just a particularly amoral/nasty group of mafia-gangsters, that pretends to be a religious cult, which pretends to be a nationalist/communist movement, which pretends to be the government of a nation. This 'layers' theory is the only way i can find to make sense of the DPRK... I have always taught my classes that the “government of North Korea” is really just a particularly amoral/nasty group of mafia-gangsters, that pretends to be a religious cult, which pretends to be a nationalist/communist movement, which pretends to be the government of a nation. This ‘layers’ theory is the only way i can find to make sense of the DPRK…

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