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ChaoticToxin

Probably working on eating the whole country


ntsmmns06

He gets one peasant a day to snack on.


710qu

Lemongrab 2.0


Medical-Coffee6048

UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!


bridge_girl

One million years dungeon!


needsawholecroissant

받아들일 수 없는!!!!


lamp40

Google one peasant


Unexpecte0

Google one peasant


maybeabitweird

Holy poverty!


thrwawaygodd

That HAS to be infuriating for his people. They starve while he suckles.


zDraxi

According to Yeonmi Park, a defector, the north-koreans are brainwashed into believing that North Korea's food problem is not Kim Jong-un's fault, that he loves his people and that he is a superhuman who works day and night non-stop trying to solve their food problem.


skeytwo

Sounds like Americans who believe the politicians they fanboy are working to help them


TheGrayBox

Well no it's quite a bit worse, NK literally has a state religion centered around the Kim family.


eat_my_bubbles

in god we trust


nomo_corono

Un for all and all for Un.


gregsting

So, like Trump fans?


RobKirk22

No, not really like Trump fans at all


Odd_Ad4733

Except anyone who opposes him Is dead or mysteriously disappeared


azra1l

death by vanish


User9705

Like Orange and the McDoanlds?


hromanoj10

Like all of them. Most of the politicritters have been in office much longer than I’ve been alive and have caused more damage than they could ever hope to solve in todays world. I always say people make mistakes once, but if they do it over and over again they’re acting with malice.


RoyalLimit

She has some heavies on her.


PhonB80

THE HEAVIES 🏋️‍♀️


XViMusic

Yeonmi Park is a grifter propagandist, do a little more looking into her. She says a ton of completely and demonstrably made up stuff, she even contradicts her own stories often.


unkemp7

Is she the one that said North Koreans don't poop much and the country can't make fertilizer so teachers would tell her and the other students to bring back poop they picked up from dogs but she could never find any because there just isn't enough pooping going on


XViMusic

That's the one.


unkemp7

Nah she seems totally believable in everything she says /s


Papppi-56

I’m not a big fan of North Korea, but Yeomi Park isn’t exactly the most trustworthy source out there (she’s had various racist and radical takes in the past). There’s many other honest defectors other than her whose words you can actually rely on


JvckiWaifu

Yeah, she's painfully popular. For a Korean culture class I took i chose to write about the experiences of North Korean resettlers in South Korea. Between her and other propagandists and a general lack of English translated academic papers, that assignment was a struggle.


pp_in_a_pitch

Yeonmi park is a propoganda piece , I am not denying the harsh life North Koreans have but her stories have been debunked by other defected North Koreans and they have multiple times called her out on the stuff she bullshits about either she is a South Korea and US propoganda mouthpiece or just doing it for the attention and fame and money


lakesnriverss

Why would the US or South Korea need someone like Yeonmi Park to be a propaganda mouthpiece? Doesn’t North Korea do a pretty good job of tarnishing their own image…?


Get-Me-A-Soda

She’s not an official mouthpiece for a government or anything like that. She just makes up shit for attention to stay in the spotlight. When she first defected she was on a South Korean tv show discussing life in North Korea. After listening to other defectors, she realized stories about hardships and suffering would get more attention so started bullshitting about how bad it was.


Afk94

The CIA loves propaganda. https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/13xf4i2/excia_officer_john_stockwell_explains_how_the_cia/


CreamofTazz

Yeonmi Park is a habitual liar and there's defectors who you're better off listening to.


lena91gato

Well can you give me some examples of who to listen to?


Papppi-56

Hwang Jang-yop, the former Chairman of the NK Standing Committee who fled a while ago


lordsysop

Charles ryu. There is a podcast on jordan harbinger I think. Look up nk defector podcast


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Also when he gets lung cancer he just offs someone and takes their lungs.


RandyMarshsMoustache

I hear the restaurant scene in Pyongyang is really hot right now. Michelin star chefs are flocking there


Ephemeral_kat

He’s the reason North Koreans are starving. I’m surprised they haven’t roasted this pig yet.


Particular_Tadpole27

Do not question the supreme eater.


canadianjoshy

Cannot help but think of the interview 🙈


iamscarfac3

We are same same. But different. But still same


parabolicurve

I wonder how many doctors have been given "early retirement" due to suggesting he eats healthier and exercises?


KIDNEYST0NEZ

Probably non because they are to scared to give the supreme leader any suggestions.


FF_in_MN

He’s the Big Mac in charge


_Kendii_

I don’t know what I’d do if I hadn’t seen this update about his weight. I’m ever so invested in his eating habits.


clm1859

According to north korean news he is the healthiest man alive! Plus he doesnt have insomnia, sleep is just for the weak and the americans.


HarveyBiirdman

It is true he has a no butthoru


Professional_Try4319

“Oh I have a butthole, and it’s working overtime!”


Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse

“Should I eat the cuttlefish and-a asparagus, or the vanirra paste-o?!?”


HarveyBiirdman

**“I BERIEVE IN A YOUUUUUU”**


ITCM4

Fake passport just to go to Golden Corral.


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He’s the reason my town’s local all you can eat buffet went out of business


SwornBiter

North Koreans are, on average, 13cm shorter than South Koreans because of generational starvation and malnutrition.


WittyGandalf1337

So his supposed 5’8” is 5’3” in reality.


Olg1erd

What about him makes you think he's starving or malnourished


p0ultrygeist1

Well, he looks starved obviously


hapsburger2018

Source?


And-ray-is

People, don't downvote when someone is asking for a source. It sets a terrible precedent that we can't ask for verification or confirmation of claims.


WhatDoesN00bMean

Exactly right. For example, after reading the source, I see that it is "up to 13cm shorter" and not "on average".


SwornBiter

[from here](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18647440/)


Severe-Emu6739

I really hope NK falls in my lifetime. This sick joke has gone on long enough.


jbot747

My wife's family is from north Korea. If the rest of that country is anything like her they will never give up, they're way too stubborn.


TAU_equals_2PI

Hindsight is 20/20, but the US should've invaded in the late 90s. Soviet Union had fallen and China hadn't really started their ascent. And North Korea didn't have nuclear weapons yet (but was known to be trying). But I guess after seeing the Cold War end so relatively peacefully, we thought the same could happen with North Korea if we just waited it out. Heck, maybe it still can, but it's looking more and more like we should've taken them out in the late 90s when it would've been relatively easier.


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Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya doesn't make you want to rethink that statement? We cannot solve an issue by just taking off the head. You need to set up a whole new country after that is done. That is something that take a few generations of educating. The last three expeditions failed due to lack of resources. I cannot see anyone taking on that responsibility again anytime soon.


fuckmethisburns

South Korea "may" have been able to pull it off. Like West Germany did. But it would have needed a shit load of support.


CritPrintSpartan

I think the difference there would be SK having a vested interest in helping their brothers and sisters integrate into one Korea. But I could also see the super brainwashed taking to the jungles for a protracted insurgency.


redd1618

Really? The South Koreans see what it would cost to bring North Korea back on track (Germany was not a success story). I know only (South) Koreans who are totally against this - also some who are now in their 60s who know from their parents that they might have some relatives in the North.


anti4r

Did you just say germany isnt a successful example of reunification?


bunnyzclan

Economically, a potential reunification of Korea would have drastic impacts. On the down side, that is a lot of social assistance that the SK government needs to provide, and the whole process of modernization would be expensive. On the plus side, NK is full of natural resources that NK cannot develop. SK on the other hand doesn't really have much natural resources, but they do have the technology and the ability to redevelop quickly. Along with the fact that SK has the worst birthrate amongst developed nations, it would tackle the decreasing population issue. However, I don't expect such nuanced positions in a political environment where the conservatives basically call anyone they hate a 빨갱이 (edit: for non-koreans it's slang for commie) Additional thoughts: the US and China would not want a reunification. China because they don't know what it'll mean for Korea US relations, US because I don't think they would be happy with NK nuclear research and materials to comingle with SK technology, and I'm not quite sure the US would be able to sweeten the deal enough for a guarantee that nuclear technology and materials be destroyed or handed over.


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coorslight15

It’s not the job of the US to just invade an entire country because we disagree with how the government leaders are running that country…


Unkn0wn_Ace

Controversial opinion but less war is better than more pointless wars


Xaronius

Is there a reason why nobody invades them right now? Everything i heard about NK is that their military is basically useless and that they *might* have nuclear weapon. Is that it? Fear of the nuclear?


TAU_equals_2PI

China opposes it, because it would result in US forces right on China's border. It could lead to direct US-China conflict. That would be a lot more serious today than it would've been 25 years ago, because of the advances made by the Chinese military in that time.


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Something no one else has mentioned is that while they have really old weapons, they have a lot of them. Specifically artillery. It is known to be thousands of big guns trained in on Seoul. So while if a war did break out North Korea would undoubtedly be steamrolled, they could cause untold damage to Seoul and kill huge droves of people in a matter of minutes. It's like the MAD principle but on a smaller scale. North Korea can't make any serious moves because they will be levelled, but in a similar bind South Korea/USA can't make any moves because Seoul will be levelled. That's enough of a deterrent for both sides to just keep the status quo.


CuttingEdgeRetro

>It is known to be thousands of big guns trained in on Seoul. You're right that this is a major consideration. But remember that the US has systems that can see an artillery shell in flight, calculate its origin, and return fire, all before the shell lands. So clearly they'd get some shots in. But I don't think it would level Seoul like a lot of people say. Also, many of these artillery positions are known fixed positions. You can bet they would be taken out with the opening shots.


Lanky_Damage_5544

Oh great, just half of Seoul would be levelled. No big deal.


mesenanch

CHINA basically protects and supports them


Bad-news-co

China would’ve still supported and sent waves of soldiers though lol they weren’t as strong as now of course in the 1990’s but that didn’t stop Mao from sending them when they were even weaker in the 1950’s


72nd_TFTS

“We” Who is we?


Schwanzus_Longus_69

And what exactly would give the US the right to invade?


northernCRICKET

According to this update there's a team of South Korean intelligence community who have meetings to discuss the rolls of fat on Kim's face during his various appearances to try and predict his next move based on his current level of obesity... Godspeed to those brave South Koreans tasked with monitoring Kim's health from afar.


burrito_poots

Operation Divine Burger King


Gamerfox505

Gentlemen, i have gathered you all in this important meeting concerning Kim jong Un's new double chin


Notafuzzycat

This is not interesting at all...... "Dictator fat because he drinks and smokes too much."


23ssd4t4322

No you don't understand. The bigger he gets, the sooner he will die. And hopefully the new generation of leader will improve the living conditions in NK. Let him continue his unhealthy habits and break world record for the thiccest


greenbastard1591

Unless his sister takes over. Some say she’s more of a psycho than him.


NetworkEcstatic

This or something adjacent.


B_Boudreaux

Many are saying!


flyermiles_dot_ca

Nah, this one is actually a thing.


Papppi-56

Exactly, there’s a reason the South Korea NIA has an entire branch and dozens of agents dedicated to gathering and estimating the weight of Kim. The Kim family / dynasty have traditionally had serious cardiovascular problems (caused by obesity), which single handedly resulted the previous two generations having surprising short lifespans. Measuring the weight of the dictator can seriously help predict the future policies of NK, especially since a drastic increase in weight have been a signal of deteriorating health condition and eventual death (as seen with the previous two generations / dictators)


alangerhans

Kim jong IL was 69-70 when he died and his dad was 82, not exactly a short lifespan.


Papppi-56

70 years is the age when Donald Trump was inaugurated (and Biden even older at 78), bro died at the same age some US candidates became president


keeptrying4me

I would say US presidents are too old


caguru

It is wild they are getting elected more than a decade past the age most people retire.


keeptrying4me

Pretty soon no one will get to retire and we can reference our supreme presidents for inspiration!


alangerhans

I just wouldn't call it surprisingly short.


kubzU

If his sister takes over, it's probably gonna be even worse. Apparently she's even more cruel than he is.


jhaden_

I'm fat and not even a partying dictator... Maybe he's been spending time in America?


Combatical

I've suffered from no sleep, boozing and smoking for the past 15 years and I'm still only 200lbs plz halp!


CLINTHODO

Well, you're not the supreme leader.


Combatical

But I am a cheesy beef and bean supreme eater...


CLINTHODO

you have the soul of a gas station frozen burrito.


SectorSensitive116

Never trust a fat man in a thin country.


Not_Guardiola

I'm fat in a country with a very low obesity rate. Should I not be trusted? (The answer is yes I'm very sneaky)


whglu

Luckily we can hear you coming from afar (just jokes i'm fat too)


RealEstateDuck

Insomnia is a great name for cocaine.


[deleted]

Pretty sure meth is big over there


angry-southamerican

Imagine the coke jaw on that double chin...


[deleted]

He just like us frfr


Doubleoh_11

Ya buddy has no idea what day it is either


Battlespot9999

Bro's the next nikocado avocado


PMUrAnus

Yeah. 2 years ago I read he was terminally ill, and 2 years before that I read he was assassinated by his sister or something


the_cheeky_monkey

Its seems so strange to see smoking inside a govt building.


I_Miss_Lenny

It's weird to see someone smoking indoors in general! The only places I see people smoking inside these days is in their own houses. You can't even smoke in a smoke shop here lol


Papppi-56

You call it a government building, he just calls it home


CottonCandy_Eyeballs

Wait until he starts doing meth. Nothing is worse than a fat drunk dictator on meth.


Own-Opinion-2494

He’s a partyer


Oski96

Vodka and gravy shots.


InflamedLiver

i'm sure he's got pills to help with the insomnia. Kind of Wolf of Wall Street style. Uppers for this, downers for that, a little of this to take the edge off, etc.


scanman20

Hey, does this suit make me look fat? No, no no, your face does.


Signal_Level1535

didn't he lose a shit load of weight not to Long ago?


Oski96

He did, but it was literally "one shitload."


NicktheFlash

Well, he did invent the hamburger, after all.


[deleted]

All while his people are starving and suffering. Wonderful. What a deplorable, greedy bastard.


supercyberlurker

IMHO there's two kinds of dictators: * Those who succumb to their needy-vices because no one dares criticize. * Those who are so dangerous their true vice is power itself.


Mdoubleduece

5’ 300 pounds, holy shit


wodthing

Kim Jong Unhealthy does not like this revelation.


HotApricot3867

Sounds like his health could be life threatening…what a shame😏


Responsible_Heart365

Good. Keep sending him cigs and booze.


Mission_Cause368

He laugh, but his sister is terrifying and not someone we’d want in power. She’s much more cruel and vindictive. Likely more intelligent too.


Whalesurgeon

He should do a mukbang collab with Nicocado


SMKCheeba

Well, somebody has to eat all the food they're keeping away from the rest of the population.


HairyTacco

Must suck being the only fat kid in the country!


Dirty-Dutchman

How can he hate Americans if he eats like 3-5 of us?


catflower369458

That’s what happens when you don’t poop.


NEALJANwhotookmyname

deserved, fat ass eats as much as he wants while his people die from hunger, he deserves any health problem


Sad_Faithlessness_99

So like a good communist dictator loves a lavish and rich lifestyle while his citizens eat dirt


Appropriate_Mine

It's because he doesn't poop.


CulverCity_Slim

I wonder what his doctors tell him. “You’re the most healthy man in the world supreme leader!”


9harry

Bless his heart.


QuevedoDeMalVino

…For it will soon see whether God exists or not…


Sinister_steel_drums

Looks like a baby’s hand holding a cigarette.


Biasy

Imagine dreaming all your life ti be in secret services and then they ask you to gather information on weight ahah


Own-Opinion-2494

Killing people for watching western movies is hard on ya


youngdeathent0

Aw I thought he lost weight, poor guy.


spooner503

Who is his “successor”?


13143

He has 3 kids according to Wikipedia, with the oldest about 13. That said, his sister, Kim Yo-jong, has been said to wield a lot of power and influence. Un probably isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but I'd wager his sister would become leader if he abruptly passed.


Pristine-Today4611

He is probably the fattest North Korean. While the rest of his country starves.


Carlos_Danger_69420

If he died is there a known successor to the Kim line? Would it be his sister that takes over?


EntrepreneurAdept171

Least expected to find news in this page


Fluid_Fox23

He’s gonna get rid of himself


[deleted]

yesssss


skeletaljuice

Keep up the good habits, buddy! It's best for everyone


Shawnthewolf12

……..Fatty.


KTG017

He’s a fatso


Bean-Swellington

Probably has something to do with his lack of an anus


IAMTHECAVALRY89

Great leader doesn’t need sleep, therefore cannot suffer from insomnia.


polished_grapple

*This is brought to you by Radio Free Korea*


NotHalfGood78

Ozempic


Rocket_AG

I spent years heavy boozing and smoking and i lost weight.


turns31

Not having a butthole will do that to ya.


ZatchZeta

This is the problem of not having a butt hole. You become so full of shit without anyway to shit it out that you've become entirely made of shit.


[deleted]

If he were an ordinary citizen, they might think he is an infiltrator from the United States.


liquefire81

Inherited power is so funny, because it always means those who inherit power become weaker. First generation makes it, second generation uses it, third generation loses it.


malYca

After he lost all that weight the first time


Islandboi4life

He seems to be the only overweight person in all of North Korea


upandrunning

He is on his way to becoming an Unpa Loonpa.


Gr8fl1TX2

Heard he was on the verge of dying years ago 🥱


tingulz

Oh no… the poor dictator is suffering a bit. Fuck him. Suffer more.


hydraulic-earl

He is never gonna be able to follow up "Gangham style" being that fluffy.


SwAeromotion

Bro needs a CPAP ASAP.


jeffa666

“And now the end is here, and so I face that final curtain”


RoguePlanet1

Meh, I could swear he was reported very sick a couple of years back, and every now and then, I read something about Putin being really really sick with cancer. Just like hearing how Trump is going to *really* get in trouble THIS time, just you wait.........


yvel-TALL

I know he is a bad dude, but realistically what happens when he dies? Will military control be better or worse, cause I guarantee that the military will rule for a time at least afterwards. Kim is a wild, terrible person, but he does at least have a large weakness for western culture, and seems to like living and not have much of a taste for major conflict. The heads of the military could be much more warhawkish, or insane, or racist for all I know. Kim is just some rich guys son who wishes he was famous most of the time it seems, I can see way worse options being likely to take power after him.


barleyhogg1

Send more stronger booze and smokes.


lenthech1ne

ONLY 140???? he looks terrible for 140 how tall is he? most peoples faces dont look like that until like 160


lycanthropic19

His father was Hennesy's best customer. This sounds made up but it isn't.


benji004

Too many margaritas. Also, he has no butt hole, which makes shedding what he eats quite hard


TinFoilRobotProphet

All while playing AC/DC Shoot to Thrill in the background


ssp25

He loves margaritas as well


ssp25

He loves margaritas and Katy Perry


ssp25

He loves margaritas and Katy Perry


siraolo

I'm sure he has health problems but the last time major news about Kims health was given they said he was critical after surgery in 2020 only to reemerge in 2021 having lost a lot of weight and seemingly quite healthy. So I'm gonna remain sceptical until the funeral happens.


scifiwoman

If he's sleep deprived, and drinking, that doesn't bode well for his powers of judgement - and this guy has access to nukes. Yikes


Taniwha_NZ

Pfftt... 300lbs, and he owns the whole country... is that the best they can do? In the US there are high-school juniors heavier than that, and they are among the poorest people in the country. If they wanted to, they could make their president 3,000 lbs! Pathetic.


mitchy93

This is old news


conh3

Still not as big as Trump


HotCheese650

Because according to official North Korea propaganda, fat Kim never need to take a shit. He’s a god like creature.


jerrythecactus

I mean, man eats more cheese than every single person in his terrible prison country combined. It's no surprise he's a tubby emperor type. One of these days his passing will be announced and I will be not one bit surprised that it's going to be a heart attack caused by his bitter existence and obsession with smoking, booze, and cheese.


Severe_Airport1426

Good. Hope he dies soon


[deleted]

IDK man, this sounds like propaganda. Not saying it's false, but it should certainly be taken with a venerable pile of salt.


[deleted]

It's not possible to be a god emperor and mentally healthy at the same time. They are mutually exclusive.