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** Ironically subverted with their rocket program; whereas Germany's V-2 program was functional and a real threat to surrounding countries, North Korea can't even get their rockets to stay together in midair (Unha-3 being their latest effort).
* [[Acceptable Political Targets]]
* [[A God Am I]] / [[God-Emperor]]: Kim Il-Sung, and later his son, Kim Jong-Il, who rule over and are (all but) worshiped in North Korea. (Note the present tense on "rule". Though Kim Il-Sung died in 1994, he retains his position as "Eternal President"). They have assembled a
** A few journalists have reported that they are directly worshiped, or at least prayed to.
*** Children are taught to thank the [[Glorious Leader|Great Leader and Dear Leader]] before eating.
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** [[Dystopia Is Hard]]/[[Reality Ensues]]: It also shows just how poorly run Oceania really is (in that it keeps the people in line, barely, and that's about it).
* [[Egopolis]]: Pyongyang, the capital city, has pretty much been rebuilt as a tribute to Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il.
** The [[Cult of Personality] in [[North Korea]] is so widespread that [[wikipedia:Propaganda in North Korea|propaganda]] celebrating the [[wikipedia:List of leaders of North Korea|Kim]] family is legally required to displayed nearly everywhere. [http://www.cracked.com/article_19646_5-creepy-forms-mind-control-youre-exposed-to-daily_p2.html\]
*** [[Christopher Hitchens]] stated that when he managed to get permission to visit North Korea with some of his friends, one of them claimed that when he went to the zoo the ''parrot'' started singing Kim Jong-il's praises! Whether it had actively been taught to do this, or had just heard it so often over the loudspeakers that it learned on its own is anyone's guess.
* [[Enemy Mine]]: North Korea's hatred of the USA was toned down for a brief moment in 2007, when a US Navy vessel assisted in the rescue of a North Korean vessel from Somali pirates.
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