Kim Jung Un threatens war over an upcoming James Franco and Seth Rogen movie.

[retromike22]

This isn't an Onion article:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28014069

The film's trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj3uHftd5FQ

[eric82oslo]

Time to take down Kim Jung Un and finish this despotic regime once and for all. North Korean have suffered enough now.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Time to take down Kim Jung Un and finish this despotic regime once and for all. North Korean have suffered enough now.

Yes, let's invade now after he threatens two of America's most talented actors and not after he bombarded that island, sunk that ship, or threatened that nuclear war in 2013 .

[eric82oslo]

Time to take down Kim Jung Un and finish this despotic regime once and for all. North Korean have suffered enough now.

Yes, let's invade now after he threatens two of America's most talented actors and not after he bombarded that island, sunk that ship, or threatened that nuclear war in 2013 .

The US shouldn't do it on their own of course. Maybe NATO can do it or a joint US operation. The problem is that it should all be kept secret, or else Kim will almost certainly retaliate in advance.

[Beet]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

[retromike22]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs our Seoul in the process.

[The Mikado]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

Why?

[ingemann]

I guess USA would have no problem with some other country making a movie where the heroes had to help assassinate the American president. The truth are that the movie is very bad taste, and comparing to usual North Korean rhetoric, it was more or less what you could expect.

[eric82oslo]

I guess USA would have no problem with some other country making a movie where the heroes had to help assassinate the American president. The truth are that the movie is very bad taste, and comparing to usual North Korean rhetoric, it was more or less what you could expect.

It's not at all bad taste. What's bad taste is North Korea. I guess you approve of terrorizing your own people for decades. In any other country, it would not at all have been acceptable, at the very least not for any longer than a few months or years. Yet since it's North Korea, we seem to have accepted it. What's been going on constantly in North Korea (without the world apparently caring too much) is arguebly the worst thing (very basic human right injustices, no civil liberties, constant brainwashing & living on the brink of death/deadly hunger, as well as the famous work/death camps) the world has seen since World War 2.

[Mr. Morden]

We need to go back to making more tasteful movies about North Korea, like Team America.

[Beet]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

Why?

It's a cancer. Cancers don't go away; they just metastasize. Yesterday, it would have cost Seoul. Today, Seoul and Tokyo. Tomorrow, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Los Angeles and San Francisco. What you have is a highly unstable regime with steadily progressing rocket technology. One day they will have working ICBMs. Maybe not this year or next year, but that is the trajectory. The sooner this thing is ripped out the better we can take stock of our existing losses.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

Why that's very bravely of you.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

Why that's very bravely of you.

Indeed, most people would be to chicken to sacrifice even one single innocent person for the greater good, but Beet is bold and would sacrifice 10 000 000 innocent lives if that's what it takes, heck he'd probably even dare the double.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their Seoul?

[Simfan34]

To be fair, if there was a movie made about assassinating any other country's leader, by name, do you think they wouldn't be fuming about it? Obviously they wouldn't be as ridiculous as the North Koreans are being but it's not like any other reaction is to be expected.

[ingemann]

I guess USA would have no problem with some other country making a movie where the heroes had to help assassinate the American president. The truth are that the movie is very bad taste, and comparing to usual North Korean rhetoric, it was more or less what you could expect.

It's not at all bad taste. What's bad taste is North Korea. I guess you approve of terrorizing your own people for decades. In any other country, it would not at all have been acceptable, at the very least not for any longer than a few months or years. Yet since it's North Korea, we seem to have accepted it. What's been going on constantly in North Korea (without the world apparently caring too much) is arguebly the worst thing (very basic human right injustices, no civil liberties, constant brainwashing & living on the brink of death/deadly hunger, as well as the famous work/death camps) the world has seen since World War 2.

The North Korean regime are monstrous, but that's no reason to be rude to them. If there live a psychopathic lunatic in the neighbourhood, I don't insult them, I call the cops on them.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Important to note that South Korea is also fairly oppressive as well; the government and police routinely beat up and silence left-wing activists/parties and strikers.

[ingemann]

Important to note that South Korea is also fairly oppressive as well; the government and police routinely beat up and silence left-wing activists and strikers.

With this little change, you post now describes every country in world with a functional government. 

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

The North Korean regime is a cancer in the heart of Northeast Asia that must be ripped out- even if it costs Seoul in the process.

Why?

It's a cancer. Cancers don't go away; they just metastasize. Yesterday, it would have cost Seoul. Today, Seoul and Tokyo. Tomorrow, Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Los Angeles and San Francisco. What you have is a highly unstable regime with steadily progressing rocket technology. One day they will have working ICBMs. Maybe not this year or next year, but that is the trajectory. The sooner this thing is ripped out the better we can take stock of our existing losses.

OMG WE ALL GONNA DIE!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Lotta stupid in this thread.

[eric82oslo]

I guess USA would have no problem with some other country making a movie where the heroes had to help assassinate the American president. The truth are that the movie is very bad taste, and comparing to usual North Korean rhetoric, it was more or less what you could expect.

It's not at all bad taste. What's bad taste is North Korea. I guess you approve of terrorizing your own people for decades. In any other country, it would not at all have been acceptable, at the very least not for any longer than a few months or years. Yet since it's North Korea, we seem to have accepted it. What's been going on constantly in North Korea (without the world apparently caring too much) is arguebly the worst thing (very basic human right injustices, no civil liberties, constant brainwashing & living on the brink of death/deadly hunger, as well as the famous work/death camps) the world has seen since World War 2.

The North Korean regime are monstrous, but that's no reason to be rude to them. If there live a psychopathic lunatic in the neighbourhood, I don't insult them, I call the cops on them.

And the world police doesn't seem to care about this regime at all.

[eric82oslo]

A great Norwegian poet, who wrote about the rise of the German nazi regime in the 1930ies, wrote a poem containing this famous line: "You must not endure so very well, the unjustice that does not affect yourself."
This summarizes what I feel about the North Korean regime, the real axis of evil.

For the whole poem, in an English translation, see this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1768546

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Are you willing to fight the North Korean army yourself Eric? Would you join the Swedish military if they joined in an international mission to fight North Korea? Or do people like my cousin's ex husband and the guy at Miami Subs who I used to work with, who are currently in the military, have to go and fight this war so you can feel better about the world?

[eric82oslo]

Are you willing to fight the North Korean army yourself Eric? Would you join the Swedish military if they joined in an international mission to fight North Korea? Or do people like my cousin's ex husband and the guy at Miami Subs who I used to work with, who are currently in the military, have to go and fight this war so you can feel better about the world?

Noone would have to fight it on the ground. The believe in ground troops is pretty old-fashioned.
The navy can do the job, with the additional help of drones. It's enough to bomb their central intelligence (presidential palace, military capacity, that sort of things).

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Are you willing to fight the North Korean army yourself Eric? Would you join the Swedish military if they joined in an international mission to fight North Korea? Or do people like my cousin's ex husband and the guy at Miami Subs who I used to work with, who are currently in the military, have to go and fight this war so you can feel better about the world?

Noone would have to fight it on the ground. The believe in ground troops is pretty old-fashioned.
The navy can do the job, with the additional help of drones. It's enough to bomb their central intelligence (presidential palace, military capacity, that sort of things).

You don't understand modern warfare at all, do you?

The North Korean military has enough artillery and troops on the border to storm into South Korea at the first instant. If we can break through their air defenses quick enough and destroy their leadership compounds, the order will be thrown out to nuke Seoul and storm across the DMZ.