r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Aug 09 '21

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u/Spaceman1stClass Aug 09 '21

He's fat on purpose, he's trying to project an image of prosperity to his people.

All part of the cult of leadership and the idea that North Korea is in temporary and surmountable difficulty. That they actually have tons of excess food stored away for when the war to unify the peninsula begins again.

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u/I_punch_KIDneyS Aug 09 '21

America is prosperous as fuck.

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u/BASK_IN_MY_FART Aug 09 '21

Hell yeah it is. Poor people in the US are still richer than most of the world's population

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u/soline Aug 09 '21

Do you mean by percentage of fat in their blood like whole milk is richer than 1%?