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LiberalElite

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Thu Dec 4, 2014, 12:00 AM Dec 2014

NORTH KOREA DECREES NO ONE ELSE CAN BE NAMED JONG-UN

http://7online.com/news/north-korea-decrees-no-one-else-can-be-named-jong-un/420670/


SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has decreed that no one else can have a name that is similar to the name of their dictator Kim Jong-un, and those that have the name Jong-un must get a new name.

Jong-un is a common Korean name for both men and women.

A document dated Jan. 5, 2011 -- a few months after Kim was publicly named as the next heir to his father Kim Jong-il -- recently came to light detailing the Kim's sole claim to the name.

The document instructed officials of the Workers' party and public security agencies to make sure that people already named Jong-un voluntarily adopt new names, according to South Korea's national broadcaster KBS.

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I love that they want to "make sure" people "voluntarily" adopt new names...NK - where "voluntarily" means trying to avoid being put in a death camp.
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NORTH KOREA DECREES NO ONE ELSE CAN BE NAMED JONG-UN (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2014 OP
How do these sick fucks dominate their population? FiveGoodMen Dec 2014 #1
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