C.B. Murphy  .:. Writer

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Both of my sons came to me, separately, oddly moved by Kim Jong-il’s death. At first I found it puzzling. He was old and a pretty nasty dictator, why the feelings? My youngest said, he’s been a part of our jokes since I can remember. And he began singing the song from TEAM AMERICA WORLD POLICE: I’m so rone-ry, so rone-ry… Yes, in bad taste from the word GO but consider the source, the geniuses Trey Parker and Matt Stone of Southpark (and now Book of Mormon) fame. There aren’t many world leaders who created a bigger target for humor than Kim Jong-il. He was odd looking, full of strange eccentricities (Hollywood movies, porn stars, stealing Japanese actors), and presiding over a kingdom that was much less funny. In the tradition of the Kim Jung dynasty each leader is supposed to be addressed by outrageous fawning phrases like Dear Leader, Father, Fearless Leader and Generalissimo. His people live in one of the most restrictive countries in the world. Compare the global night map of lights of civilization and South Korea burns bright while the North is dark. There were rumors that the population turned to cannibalism (mostly children) during the famine of 1992. Not so funny. So we bid adieu to the Easy Target, The Little Prince, The Strange One, The Weirdest One. May your the son of the continuing democratic dynasty be more human. Note: That’s my own portrait of The Strange One.