# The (North Korean) War on Xmas. Newslink **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-north-korean-war-on-xmas-newslink/606087 "2011-12-13T22:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-north-korean-war-on-xmas-newslink/606087/1 "2011-12-13T22:04:45Z")
Kim swears to [del]shoot down Santa Claus[/del] blow up a huge-@ss Xmas tree! > **[North Korean despot threatens to shoot down 100ft 'Christmas tree' erected...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2072861/North-Korean-despot-threatens-shoot-100ft-Christmas-tree-erected-near-border-enemy-South.html)** > > The Communist North warned its southern enemy of 'unexpected consequences' if it went ahead to turn on the lights, saying Seoul would bear the 'entire responsibilities'. > [@](#): > > Atheist North Korea has threatened to shoot out the lights of a giant Christmas tree-shaped tower that South Korea plans to illuminate near the tense border. > > The Communist North warned its southern enemy of ‘unexpected consequences’ if it went ahead to turn on the lights, saying Seoul would bear the ‘entire responsibilities’. > > It is thought that North Korea is concerned the lights will be regarded as a sign of the affluence of the South and will weaken the regime’s ideological control of its hungry people. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-north-korean-war-on-xmas-newslink/606087/2 "2011-12-13T23:16:41Z")
Maybe 50 lit Christmas trees and a boat with Christmas lights on it would be a better [del]reminder[/del] response. Or lights in the shape of yummy food.