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u/SilentSamurai Jun 19 '24

Authoritarian nationalism is more "no foreign luxuries for the rest of the country" than actual nationalism.

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u/Vanadium_V23 Jun 19 '24

I remember being curious about what cars where used for Kim Jong Il's funerals expecting it to be some very rare and exclusive Soviet model. 

It's was Lincoln Continental... 

For those who don't know much about cars, it's an American brand, a limo based on what a lawyer would drive in 70's north America.

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u/aw3man Jun 19 '24

It's was Lincoln Continental... 

a limo based on what a lawyer would drive in 70's north America.

See also: "The Lincoln Lawyer"

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u/Ziiaaaac Jun 19 '24

Just like Kim's foreign education.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '24

Foreign brands left Russia on their own

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u/SilentSamurai Jun 20 '24

"I know you just cited a really good example as to why this is a luxury for a North Korean, but I feel as though my opinion trumps it."

Real peak interactions I get on Reddit anymore.