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Washington Post reported yesterday (Tuesday, September 28) that dictator-president Kim Jong Il promoted his youngest son and his sister to high military rank positions. It has been rumored for quite some time now that the young Kim Jong Eun (27), the youngest of three sons, is considered the likely heir of the cultic dictatorship. That he should promote his sister, Kim Kyong Hui (64), as a four star general as well is quite a surprise. Then again, Kim Kyong Hui’s husband is none other than Vice-Chairman of the National Defence Commision, Jang Song Taek.
I doubt the Worker’s Party will accept a woman as the ailing Kim Jong Il’s successor, but they could possibly accept her as regent while her nephew is groomed into his role. But will the Army accept them? Neither Kim Jong Eun (who spent his childhood in Swiss boarding schools) nor his aunt Kim Kyong Hui served in the military, so there new general statuses are basically “honorary degrees.” Will the other military generals who served for decades in the military value the ranks of these Kims?
Chosun Dynasty was called Yi Family Chosun. And there are people saying that North Korea is another form of Kim Family Chosun.
ReplyDeleteNorth Korea's official name is "조선민주주의 인민공화국", Democratic People Republic of CHOSUN. They were smart to take the name of CHOSUN looking as successor of Korean Dynasty.
And South Korea took its name of "대한민국" from 대한제국(the Empire of Great Han) which was result from the negotiations between pro-Japanese political leaders of Korean Peninsula and post-Meiji Japan. And also, two political rival in South Korea, Lee Seung Man(the first official president of ROK) and KIM Gu(the Prime Minister of Provisional Government)did want to take the power in South Korea. Probably that was also the reason for deny the name of CHOSUN since they wanted to make their own kingdom as well.
That's why North Korea still declares itself as official successor of CHOSUN Dynastie and they have duty to free South Korea which is colony of the USA.
I am not pro Kim Jung Il, but I strongly think that South Korean politicians since 1950 don't have solid philosophical background about our nation.
So, North Korea, I mean Kim's Chosun will remain as another form of Kim Family's Kingdom.
Interesting; thanks for the background information.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with the idea that South Korea is basically a US colony. Every Korean person writes a TOEIC test and pay around $30 for this. That money goes straight to the US. It's crazy. And Korea has a obsession with English. Most Korean will never use English in their job, yet they all have to have a certain level of English. Then there are all those trade agreement laws that favour America, and also the American military, which is so prevalent in Korea.
South Korea may not be an oppressed colony, but it undoubtedly has many of the characteristics of a colony.