{"id":2287293,"date":"2024-07-01T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreans-wear-kim-jong-un-pins-as-the-supreme-leader-builds-godlike-personality-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T18:09:36","slug":"north-koreans-wear-kim-jong-un-pins-as-the-supreme-leader-builds-godlike-personality-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-koreans-wear-kim-jong-un-pins-as-the-supreme-leader-builds-godlike-personality-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"North Koreans wear Kim Jong Un pins as the supreme leader builds godlike personality &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-koreans-wear-kim-jong-un-pins-as-the-supreme-leader-builds-godlike-personality-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2287293&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article from \u200dthe\u2062 Washington Examiner discusses\u2063 the sightings of North Korean officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-joe-biden-surrounded-by-us-marshals\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Joe Biden Surrounded By US Marshals?\">wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-is-open-new-york-is-closed-and-ny-has-more-covid-deaths\/\" title=\"Florida Is Open, New York Is Closed, And NY Has More COVID Deaths\">pins<\/a><\/a> depicting their leader, Kim Jong Un, \u200don their lapels. This echoes the cults of personality \u2062created by Kim&#8217;s \u200dfather \u200dand grandfather. The pins symbolize Kim&#8217;s authority and separate him from his ancestors. The article also highlights the \u200cpromotion of the ideology of &#8220;sacred&#8221; heads of state in North Korea, and how Kim \u2064Jong Un is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-it-too-much-to-ask-that-congress-clothe-our-marines-instead-of-financing-ukraines-forever-war\/\" title=\"Can Congress prioritize clothing our Marines over funding Ukraine&#039;s ongoing war?\">seeking \u200dways<\/a> to strengthen his leadership amid economic challenges\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-army-casualties-in-ukraine-estimated-at-315000-through-war\/\" title=\"Approximately 315,000 Russian army casualties in Ukraine during the war\">international\u200c sanctions<\/a>. To read more, visit the Washington Examiner&#8217;s website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">North Koreans seen wearing pins of Kim Jong Un<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/pmchugh\/\">Peter McHugh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-01T13:53:22-04:00\">July 1, 2024 1:53 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_21230\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pins depicting Supreme Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kim Jong Un\">Kim Jong Un<\/a> have reportedly been spotted on the lapels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Korean<\/a> officials, echoing the maneuvers taken by Kim\u2019s father and grandfather in creating their cults of personality.<\/p>\n<p>In photos released Sunday by state media, Workers\u2019 Party officials attending the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee can be seen wearing Kim\u2019s likeness across their hearts. For years, North Koreans have been forced to wear red, flag-shaped pins displaying the portraits of Kim Jong Il or Kim Il Sung. These pins now portray the current leader for the first time, in a move meant to elevate and separate Kim\u2019s authority from that of his father and grandfather.<\/p>\n<p>The ideology of the Workers\u2019 Party, known as Juche, heavily promotes the idea of \u201csacred\u201d heads of state. In 1998 and 2012, the North Korean constitution established Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as the two \u201ceternal leaders of North Korea\u201d following their respective deaths. Towering bronze statues of the two men guard the entrances to state buildings, and their portraits hang from every home and office in the nation. Kim Jong Il\u2019s and Kim Il Sung\u2019s birthdays, falling on Feb. 16 and April 15, respectively, were traditionally two of the year\u2019s largest celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>As North Korea\u2019s economy stumbles in the wake of repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United Nations<\/a> sanctions and a severe mismanagement of the pandemic and agriculture, Kim Jong Un has sought ways to bolster his leadership. This recent display of pins is just one of the many steps Kim Jong Un has taken to establish a divine status distinct from his ancestors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In January, Kim Jong Un announced he would no longer explore a peaceful unification with South Korea, something previous generations had long said they hoped for. In May, Kim Jong Un\u2019s portrait was hung beside Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung at a newly built Workers\u2019 Party training camp. The country has even neglected celebrations of Kim Jong Un\u2019s grandfather\u2019s birthday, reportedly no longer referring to it by its traditional name, \u201cthe Day of the Sun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe latest series of efforts to idolize Kim Jong Un is assessed as a move to dilute his predecessors while establishing his authority as a [unique] leader,\u201d said Kim Inae, a deputy spokeswoman for South Korea\u2019s Unification Ministry, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_21230\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"21230\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kim-jong-un\/\">Kim Jong Un<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/leadership\/\">Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\">North Korea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world\/\">World<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean officials have been seen wearing pins featuring Kim Jong Un, following a tradition of creating cults of personality for the country&#8217;s leaders. This move is seen as an attempt by Kim Jong Un to establish his own authority separate from his father and grandfather. The ideology of the Workers&#8217; Party promotes the idea of &#8220;sacred&#8221; heads of state, with Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il being revered as eternal leaders. As North Korea faces economic challenges and international sanctions, Kim Jong Un has taken steps to solidify his leadership, including no longer pursuing peaceful unification with South Korea and emphasizing his own image over that of his predecessors. This recent display of pins is seen as part of a larger effort to elevate Kim Jong Un&#8217;s status as a unique leader<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3195,"featured_media":2287294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/North-Korea-Kim-Jong-Un-Pins.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33528,32109,33529],"class_list":["post-2287293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kim-jong-un","tag-north-korea","tag-supreme-leader"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/North-Korea-Kim-Jong-Un-Pins.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287293\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}