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North Korea
2017-01-03, 1 mention2017-04-11, 2 mentions2017-05-16, 1 mention2017-08-13, 3 mentions2017-08-27, 1 mention2017-10-08, 1 mention2018-01-15, 1 mention2018-02-06, 1 mention2018-02-20, 1 mention2018-05-16, 1 mention2018-06-13, 1 mention2018-08-09, 1 mention2018-11-02, 1 mention2019-12-29, 1 mention2020-03-29, 1 mention2020-04-26, 1 mention2021-06-06, 1 mention2022-08-07, 1 mention2023-10-22, 1 mention2023-12-30, 3 mentions2024-02-03, 1 mention2024-06-22, 1 mention2024-11-23, 1 mention2024-12-14, 1 mention
Tim’s take
He mostly uses North Korea as the go-to shorthand for total state control, invoking it alongside China as the endpoint of both fascism and communism converging on the same loss of individual choice 1:00:00, and leaning on Hitchens' line about a place with no dissent, not even a joke, to make that point stick 54:12. He also treats its official name, the "Democratic People's Republic," as proof that democracy is just a euphemism regimes slap on themselves 1:22:14, and lists it as one of the rotating, focus-grouped enemies the US cycles through after Russia and China 24:41.</p><p>The other half of the material is a standing bit rather than an argument: he pitches North Korea as a bleak tourist destination, then argues Americans would visit any dictatorship, ignore the atrocities, and come home praising how quiet and orderly it is 38:16 49:37. He runs the same joke watching Putin and Kim goofing around in a limo, mock-defending the country's scenery, and again riffing that Americans secretly want to live somewhere just like it 59:02 11:06.</p>
Every Reference (29)
"China has been taking out massive amounts of money and wealth from the US in totally one-sided trade, but won't help with North Korea."
Neoliberalism, Charlie Rose Funding, and Trump's Twitter Diplomacy — Life In The Bloodbox+158s into the segment"we're on the verge of World War Three. China sent troops to their border with humanitarian supplies in case we preemptively attacked North Korea."
"that was a fair hair I thought there was more to it no danger North Korea thrown out a missile because they usually every year they do"
"the CFR I mean he should because I mean he didn't know about North Korea until the Chinese president told him the fact so he He should"
Trump-Russia Skepticism and the True Believers of the Deep State — The Long Island Way+92s into the segment"good place. I don't know what the end game is here. I do think North Korea is interesting thing."
"Like, oh, this will not work because, you know, they are instantly. All this bullshit. It's all been written without the idea that I got like Trump's in the White House scaring the shit out of them."
"read about it, Christopher Hidgens wrote a great article about North Korea. It is a very, the society itself is an impoverished state It's"
Hysteria, the Google Memo, and Growing Up With a Mentally Ill Mother — Alt Ass Eating+25s into the segment"claiming he was opposed to have a he's trying against a war with North Korea, right? It's like what there's no foundation for any type of"
"like Sunday. And what's he talking about? Talking about what? North Korea. Oh my God. He said, don't waste your time negotiating. Yeah,"
"people on the ground. We're shocking we need to know about North Korea, I think, me and you. What I think most of the country is. I"
"must act now. Unification. I love that he just blames it on North Korea. He's like, cells of Koreans of... I'll tell you, man, It's"
Trump's PBS Interview and the 'Sloppiest False Flag' Theory — What Does Your Brother Do In The Navy+34s into the segment"Sunday It's ready over right everything's already happened. The North Korean cheerleaders are already been activated by then I mean listen,"
Sick of the World: North Korean Cheerleaders and the Winter Olympics — A Can of Sweetened Honey+12s into the segment"like, it's, and if you look at it from a certain perspective. North Korea. Yeah. Now they, they. We treat them very differently than we"
"I can't wait for North Korean imports to finally start coming back a lot of good shit flip-flops a lot of good stuff so how will we get a flip-flop without them right I've heard they make the best flip flops in the world."
"I mean, look, it couldn't get worse than when Trump, this maniac comes in, starts fucking talking shit in North Korea, treating a guy like an animal. They're going back and forth. The guy in North Korea couldn't seem less stable."
Is Capitalism Failing? History of Private Property, the Post-War Middle Class, and Military Spending — Not A Fancy Man+615s into the segment"If you remember that game came out like when we were almost at war with North Korea or maybe not almost at war, but we're having this exchange of, you know, fiery words from the Trump and Kim Jong Un"
Revolution, Manifesting Reality, and Pokemon Go Terror — The Morman and the Meth Head with Jessa Reed and Aaron Woodall+221s into the segment"you were kind of fighting for something good right look at North Korea now it's right good right there's something off about the utopian"
Boomer Victimhood, Golf Regrets, and Growing Up in Ridgewood Queens — #180 - History Hyenas | The Tim Dillon Show+283s into the segment"it see it in China you see it in a lot of places you see in North Korea and if you think it cannot happen here you're insane it'll be"
Government Power Grabs Disguised as Public Health — #193 - Fun Easter Foods | The Tim Dillon Show+443s into the segment"taken for yo Christopher Hitchens made a great point about North Korea he goes you know nobody's choking around here nobody's talking"
QAnon, Conspiracy Culture, and Trump-Jesus Fascism — #197 - Essential Episode | The Tim Dillon Show"do shut down the internet they'll go phenomenal we'll do it north korea you just have to yeah north korea just shut down the internet"
Government Crackdowns and Bitcoin as a Decentralizing Force — #255 - Bitcoin Winklevoss Jake Paul | The Tim Dillon Show+42s into the segment"know weird anomalous things like for example you ever heard of north korea like do you know the official name what's the official name"
Chris Hedges, Shutting Down the Empire, and the Definition of Democracy — The Acid Story with Curtis Yarvin | The Tim Dillon Show #310+303s into the segment"and now it's China China we gotta fight China we're fighting North Korea for a minute there we're fighting North Korea it's there's always"
America Always Needs an Enemy — Knuckleheads & Dodo Birds | The Tim Dillon Show #366+38s into the segment"Korea North Korea would do this North Korea is trying to become a tourist destination uh they're also ramping"
North Korea Should Become a Tourist Destination — Dead-Eyed Monsters | The Tim Dillon Show #375+2s into the segment"the caning it is all positive Americans will they'll go to North Korea and go I like what they do over there I'm telling they will"
Americans Will Praise Any Dictatorship on Vacation — Dead-Eyed Monsters | The Tim Dillon Show #375+88s into the segment"I hope that you know North Korea figures out that the only people that are going to truly appreciate your dictatorship are Americans"
Tour Dates and Tim Dillon Comedy Wishes — Dead-Eyed Monsters | The Tim Dillon Show #375+9s into the segment"because we want to live in North Korea we want it with like all all of our the we want our loyal are"
"I've had enough with the demonizing of North Korea I won't stand for that anymore look how nice these dogs are look how pretty and green it is in the summer"
Putin and Kim Jong-un's Joyride in a Russian Limo — Rodent Men & Justin Timberlake | The Tim Dillon Show #396+51s into the segment"firing us missiles at Targets deep inside Russia in response to North Korea's entry into the war a shift in US policy that took on an Ur"
North Korean Troops, Escalation, and Wanting to 'Wrap It Up' — Matt Gaetz & The Non-Binary Capitalist | The Tim Dillon Show #418+73s into the segment"can go somewhere else he's not goingon to stop he'll go to North Korea like he's not gonna stop he'll keep going to places you could"
The Christian Missionary Freed From Syrian Prison — Drones, Mangione & Selling Syria | The Tim Dillon Show #421+243s into the segment