Citizens sang praises of Kim Jong Un as a 'friendly father' and expressed hope for future under his leadership
Kim Jong Un attended the ceremony and arrived in an armored limousine given by Putin
New song titled 'Friendly Father' was performed at a development ceremony in Pyongyang
Rimhung Street development will see construction of 50,000 new homes in Pyongyang within five years
Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has been praised in a new song titled 'Friendly Father'. The song was first performed at a ceremony to mark the opening of a new residential development project in Pyongyang, which will see the construction of 50,000 new homes by 2025. The event was attended by Kim Jong Un himself, who arrived in an armored limousine given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The song was sung by citizens of all ages and backgrounds, expressing their admiration for the North Korean leader.
The Rimhung Street development began in 2022 with the building of 10,000 homes in the Hwasong district. Kim Jong Un confirmed that next year's project will also be in the same area. The new homes are part of a larger promise by Kim to employ the military to build 50,000 new flats in Pyongyang within five years.
The song praises Kim Jong Un as a 'friendly father' and expresses hope for a brighter future under his leadership. The lyrics also reference the Rimhung Street development and Kim's promise to build more homes for the people of North Korea.
North Korean state television has been airing the song extensively since its release, further cementing Kim Jong Un's cult of personality within the country.
It is important to note that while this article provides factual information about the event and the song, it does not endorse or promote any political ideology. The purpose of this article is to provide a clear and unbiased account of the facts.
North Korea released a new song and music video titled
Accuracy
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Deception
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The article contains selective reporting and emotional manipulation. The author focuses on the new propaganda song and music video praising Kim Jong Un while omitting any mention of the ongoing human rights abuses and poverty in North Korea. The author also uses emotionally charged language such as 'cruel lie' to manipulate readers' emotions towards Kim Jong Un.
Kim may come off in the video as a good sport with a bad haircut, but if – as the song says – people follow him, it’s because they have no choice. He will stop at nothing to stay in power.
The happy utopia it depicts, however, is a cruel lie.
There were no tortured poets in sight for the release of ‘Friendly Father,’ an energetic pop-style piece of state propaganda praising North Korea’s dictatorial leader Kim Jong Un.
Fallacies
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The author uses inflammatory rhetoric by describing the North Korean song and music video as having 'all the subtlety of a beerhall polka' and a 'propaganda classic'. This is an opinionated statement that does not provide any logical reasoning or evidence to support it.
The tune has all the subtlety of a beerhall polka – and the makings of a propaganda classic.
Bias
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The author uses language that depicts the North Korean regime as a cruel lie and Kim Jong Un as someone who will stop at nothing to stay in power. These statements are not objective and demonstrate a negative bias towards Kim Jong Un and the North Korean regime.
Kim may come off in the video as a good sport with a bad haircut, but if – as the song says – people follow him, it’s because they have no choice. He will stop at nothing to stay in power.
> The happy utopia it depicts, however, is a cruel lie,
North Korea is building 50,000 new homes in Pyongyang by 2025 (article fact not found in other articles)
Kim family has ruled North Korea since its founding days and have sought to strengthen their grip on power by building cults of personality around them (article fact not contradicted but not found in other articles)
Accuracy
North Korea has released a propaganda song praising leader Kim Jong-un
North Korean state television aired a song praising Kim Jong-un as ‘friendly father’
Singers serenaded Kim Jong-un with the ‘Friendly Father’ song
Deception
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Fallacies
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The author's statements are mostly descriptive and do not contain any obvious fallacies. However, there is an instance of an appeal to authority when the author mentions that 'state media Korean Central News Agency reported' about North Korea building 50,000 new homes in the capital by 2025. This does not constitute a significant enough proportion of fallacies to lower the score significantly.
