Absolutely ridiculous how half-assed an attempt at appearing democratic you have to put forth in order to have an election with [I]one[/I] person.
Might as well not have an election at all.
The republic of Dave
Wow I was pretty worried he'd have some competition this year but I'm glad our glorious leader will serve another term
[QUOTE=Banhfunbags;44188070]Congrats Kim Jong Un!![/QUOTE]
Of [i]course[/i] the guy with the Kim Jong Un avatar would say this!
Thank God our dear leader won. Now we can be subjected to more starvation and torture!
i demand a recount
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;44194060]i demand a recount[/QUOTE]
Recount completed. A few ballots were lost behind a couch. Vote now stands at 102 % Kim Jong Un
At least the turn out wasn't 146%. I think this makes Un a more legit leader than Putin..
[QUOTE=Jsm;44194399]At least the turn out wasn't 146%. I think this makes Un a more legit leader than Putin..[/QUOTE]
If N.Korean government resembles any of the ex east european comunist ones, then Kim's regime is more like a parasite than a leader of the community.
So they had a vote on who is going to be their next Dictator, with 1 person on the list.
I bet they feel like a Democracy, and think why the rest of the world is complaining about Best Korea.
What a shame, Il's the better Supreme Leader.
Un probably ate the ones that voted for his dad.
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44187516]I love that even though he was the only person on the ballot, he still stuffed the boxes... insecure, much?[/QUOTE]
Here's something to consider: Even though it's a single-candidate election, voters are still given a yes/no choice. They can use their 'no' votes to show their lack of confidence and support for Dear Leader. (Shortly before being sent to a work camp where 'accidents' happen often.)
Imagine if North Korea reported a 40% "no" vote; that would be a staggering crisis for the government, as the legitimacy of the entire system (because it's a fucking dictatorship as-is) would fall into question in the minds of the Best Korean people. It's a job satisfaction survey more than anything else, but if that percentage of the population were to defy Kimmy, shit would go down, and I don't just mean that 40% of the population would be sent to camps.
And anything less than 100% in Kim's home district would start to crack the edges.
To be clear, I think the cult of personality and probably less than truly ethical and open voting process means people would be scared (or brainwashed) out of voting no, so I don't think there was anything resembling 40% in dissent that's been fudged, any more than a token opposition to make it less than 100% in every district (statistically almost impossible in fair elections) would be damaging to Kim's regime.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;44199148]Here's something to consider: Even though it's a single-candidate election, voters are still given a yes/no choice. They can use their 'no' votes to show their lack of confidence and support for Dear Leader. (Shortly before being sent to a work camp where 'accidents' happen often.)
Imagine if North Korea reported a 40% "no" vote; that would be a staggering crisis for the government, as the legitimacy of the entire system (because it's a fucking dictatorship as-is) would fall into question in the minds of the Best Korean people. It's a job satisfaction survey more than anything else, but if that percentage of the population were to defy Kimmy, shit would go down, and I don't just mean that 40% of the population would be sent to camps.
And anything less than 100% in Kim's home district would start to crack the edges.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but even if people did vote no they would just disappear them and mark them down as a 'yes after-all'
[QUOTE=frozensoda;44199189]Yeah, but even if people did vote no they would just disappear them and mark them down as a 'yes after-all'[/QUOTE]
Well, I said that, but even when you factor in the intimidation and brainwashing that would discourage people from voting no, Kim still has plenty to fear from that number being too high (i.e. anything other than really small) because it would show that he does not have the absolute loyalty and confidence of the entire population -- that there's something wrong with him.
[QUOTE=Antdawg;44187554]The North Korean government is a joke. Sometimes I still can't believe that shit like this still happens in 2014.[/QUOTE]
As a Canadian living under the Harper Government, I can.
[QUOTE=EcksDee;44190651]Il and Un are still pretty godlike. I mean we're talking perfect golf/bowling games, never shits or pisses, omniscience etc.[/QUOTE]
Kim Jong Il came into power just after Sung's death in 1994 - and exactly at the start of one of the most serious famines in recent times. Life under Kim Il Sung wasn't that bad, honestly - it was actually better than in South Korea up until not too long before 1980. Kim Jong Il, on the other hand, got off to a bad start, and while he probably appears godlike to a good deal of the North Korean people, it's not the case 100% of the time, and definitely not to the same degree as his father. I can't say too much about Un, but I don't think he's necessarily much more popular than Kim Jong Il.
[QUOTE=Mingebox;44188463]North Korea is like 1984 if 1984 were written by Douglas Adams.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about [I]that[/I]. It's possible to find tiny little nuggets of humour in NK if you look really hard.
There's none of that in Douglas Adams' work.
[sp]and now I flee for my life[/sp]
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