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Not the hotdogs!

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

For the record:

  • The New Zealand Herald is a credible source: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-zealand-herald/
  • Radio Free Asia is a credible source: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/radio-free-asia/
  • Kim Jong Un is a brutal dictator who starves the people of North Korea, and news stories that document his atrocities aren't racist.
  • If you want to come to this sub to argue in favor of fascist regimes, don't be surprised when your account is banned and your content is removed.
  • The story stays. It's from a legitimate news source, and it's a very bizarre, Onion-y headline.
[–] StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (16 children)

For the record, "arguing in favor of a fascist regime" also appears to mean questioning if this article is actually true. Admittedly, they didn't do the best job. This "brigade" from .ml was an astounding two people, plus one who responded to me with a snarky comment.

Given the originating article was actually from The Sun, a right-wing tabloid, I'm a little skeptical. The Radio Free Asia bit was in reference to a November 2024 article about the crackdown on the other mentioned dishes. Not coming from a tabloid, I'm much less skeptical there.

Also for the record, I commented once in a .ml "Fuck Cars" post. Looking forward to seeing if browsing by all makes me a pro-fascist North Korean supporter.

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[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Just a heads up, I submitted this in World News and it got taken down because of "rule 3" even though it's as you say. It also fairly early on got brigaded by "counterpropaganda" from hexbear, and the alts coming out of the woodworks, ignoring any other community content, just to defend King Jong-un and North Korea's character was ridiculous. ~~I guess lemmy.ml and lemmy.world have more in common than I thought.~~ I got in contact with one of the mods and they confirmed it was wrongly removed and restored it, so it was definitely not a unanimous decision - I take my comment back.

Budae-jjigae is literally made from hot dog sausages, and the ban is tied to maintaining the cultural divide between North and South Korea. This news shouldn't be making as much noise as it is, if it wasn't because of weighted agendas seriously getting concerned. I'm sure you are probably getting a lot of spam to coerce you.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

"No you guys, North Korea is actually a utopia!" - Hexbear probably

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[–] TammyTobacco@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So were the hot dogs banned, or Un-banned?

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Goddammit that's too funny.
Kim Jong un-bans hotdogs. 😜

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

Misread it as "Kim Jong un-bans hotdogs" at first and was confused why cooking them was still an act of treason.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Mmmmmm . . . treason dogs."

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[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Hotdogs/sausages are the perfect food. They are intestine shaped and that’s smart design. Peak art

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Other forms of cooking are fine, but boiling hot dogs should be illegal everywhere (grilling is where it’s at, baby). Regardless, calling it treason is a bit much, and pretty weird.

[–] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is something magical about an all-beef dog boiled in Colorado Kool-Aid.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Never heard of Colorado Kool-Aid before. Just looked it up, and it gets a pass. I’d definitely try one of those!

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[–] TurtleOnASkateboard@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

But veggie dogs are okay, right

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