Friday, December 06, 2019

North Korea Is Back On Dotard Alert

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I don't really like any of the characters in Silicon Valley, to which I've been addicted as I binge watch all 6 seasons but... if I had to pick one favorite, it would be Jian-Yáng (played by Hong Kong-born stand-up comedian and actor Jimmy O. Yang). Yang doesn't remind me of Kim Jong Un because they are both East Asian. Yang reminds me of Kim Jong Un because they are both hilariously funny assholes... even if one of them is nuclear-armed. If you're not familiar with Silicon Valley, watch the Best of Jian-Yang video clips above.

Yesterday Kim Jong Un threatened to resume insulting the Erlich Bachman of U.S. politics. Top North Korean officials have already reminded anyone who may have forgotten that Trump is a dotard.


Choe Son Hui, the first vice foreign minister, issued the warning via state media days after Trump spoke of possible military action toward the North and revived his “rocket man” nickname for North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un.

The comments came as prospects dim for a resumption of nuclear diplomacy between the two countries. In recent months, North Korea has hinted at lifting its moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests if the Trump administration fails to make substantial concessions in nuclear diplomacy before the end of the year.

Choe said Trump’s remarks “prompted the waves of hatred of our people against the U.S.” because they showed “no courtesy when referring to the supreme leadership of dignity” of North Korea.

She said North Korea will respond with its own harsh language if Trump again uses similar phrases and shows that he is intentionally provoking North Korea.

“If any language and expressions stoking the atmosphere of confrontation are used once again ... that must really be diagnosed as the relapse of the dotage of a dotard,” Choe said.

On Wednesday, the North’s military chief, Pak Jong Chon, also warned that the use of force against the North would cause a “horrible” consequence for the U.S. He said North Korea would take unspecified “prompt corresponding actions at any level” if the U.S. takes any military action.



During a visit to London on Tuesday, Trump said his relationship with Kim was “really good” but also called for him to follow up on a commitment to denuclearize.

“We have the most powerful military we ever had, and we are by far the most powerful country in the world and hopefully we don’t have to use it. But if we do, we will use it,” Trump said.

Kim, Trump added, “likes sending rockets up, doesn’t he? That’s why I call him rocket man.”

In 2017, Trump and Kim traded threats of destruction as North Korea carried out a slew of high-profile weapons tests aimed at acquiring an ability to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland. Trump said he would rain “fire and fury” on North Korea and derided Kim as “little rocket man,” while Kim questioned Trump’s sanity and said he would “tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire.”

The two leaders have avoided such words and developed better relations after North Korea entered nuclear negotiations with the U.S. last year. Trump even said he and Kim “fell in love.”

Kim and Trump have met three times, starting with a summit in Singapore in June 2018. But their nuclear diplomacy has remained largely deadlocked since their second meeting in Vietnam in February ended without any deal due to disputes over U.S.-led sanctions on North Korea.

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3 Comments:

At 6:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

South Korea has reportedly conducted talks with China recently, and the motive is believed to be having an agreement with China to keep Kim and the North on a short leash. It's what I would do if I was in the Seoul government, for it's VERY clear that they can't count on Trump - especially after what Trump did to the Kurds.

 
At 12:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

It makes sense, 6:53. China cannot afford for the Koreas to unify and create that big a low-wage labor pool to compete against. The S. Koreans already cause the Chinese tech problems with competition. They don't want 25M more hungry and able workers helping that.

It has long been known that the Chinese need NK to buffer SK, which is why they are willing to support Kim with fuels and political protection.

And, believe me, the viral 'laughingstock' video of last week proves that the entire world is on dotard alert.
The question is how much longer the world will tolerate someone so inconsistent and odd before just all going to China for what they need... like a different currency to invest in.

If WE americans re-elect him, I look for treasuries to flood the world markets at very steep discounts. How deep a global recession might that cause?

 
At 4:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

if you had to choose whether to "deal" with trump or kim, which one would you choose?

seriously, which one?

 

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