Reading this brought back a vivid memory of listening to Voice of Korea about 20 years ago.
I had a shortwave receiver in my Honda Civic - a Sony AM/FM/shortwave/cassette that was a drop-in replacement for the factory radio. On the way to work at Adobe in San Jose one day, I tuned in North Korea's English-language broadcast beamed to North America.
One news announcement stuck in my mind so vividly that I remember it word for word to this day:
"Scientists are studying the brain of Respected Comrade Kim Jong-il, because the Respected Comrade is capable of feats of mental power beyond the ability of ordinary human beings."
Hard to disagree. Am curious to see what they found. I imagine most powerful/manipulative peoples brains are shaped differently and excel in ways we mere mortals don’t necessarily consider.
I had a shortwave receiver in my Honda Civic - a Sony AM/FM/shortwave/cassette that was a drop-in replacement for the factory radio. On the way to work at Adobe in San Jose one day, I tuned in North Korea's English-language broadcast beamed to North America.
One news announcement stuck in my mind so vividly that I remember it word for word to this day:
"Scientists are studying the brain of Respected Comrade Kim Jong-il, because the Respected Comrade is capable of feats of mental power beyond the ability of ordinary human beings."
Brainwashed: Growing up in North Korea:
https://medium.com/@penguinpress/tears-of-blood-life-in-nort...
Voice of Korea official site and Wikipedia page:
http://www.vok.rep.kp/index.php/home/main/en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_Korea