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I was listening to the radio while assembling some furniture popuko-hammer when I heard the presenter tell a story about how kim-jong-il once beat a few records playing golf, and because he didn't want those records to ever be broken by anyone, he decided to be a petty little shit and ban-hammer golf in the DPRK. Ah yes, totally true story, I'm sure. made-it-the-fuck-up

So I looked up golf in the DPRK, and not only is golf not banned, but apparently they run an annual golf tournament that's even open to foreign players. wat

It took me literally less than a minute to debunk that ridiculous claim. Even NATOpedia has a page on the fucking tournament. agony But as usual Westerners just can't help themselves and just have to pull nonsensical claims about bAD cOuNtRy out of their colonial stinky doodoo asses. Unreal. live-slug-reaction

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The shit about kim having a perfect golf game is also a myth: https://golf.com/news/behind-kim-jong-ils-famous-round-of-golf/

Media misread his scorecard because it was in shorthand.

[–] blame@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] absolutefuckinidiot@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

makes me wanna shed my skin the way author of this article genuinely thinks they're really super fucking smart and sharp

[–] SSJMarx@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My first few days in Pyongyang were grimly absorbing, consisting mostly of Potemkin Village tours of grandiose landmarks.

As opposed to tours of literally any other city in the world, where they will checks notes take you to see the city's most grandiose landmarks.

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

Their authoritarian monuments and cults of personality.

Our impressive art and great men of history.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

ten years hard labor for this author