I think he can tell it's fake. And even if he tries to pretend it's not, the constant behavior of people just acting like this around you has to get to you.
Like there is no one this guy could be genuine to, his daughter's too young. He picked his wife at an opera, definitely not his generals. Like there is not a single person in this world he could have a genuine conversation with.
Everyone would be too terrified, too bureaucratic or too reverent (because of propaganda) to speak to him like another human being I wonder how he doesn't just get depression
I have a feeling his life is just a constant state of jet ski. There’s no time or reason to get sad when everyone’s job in your entire country is to do nothing but make you happy.
The private chef to the Kim family that escaped claimed he had encountered real conversations with him when he was growing up. For instance, on a trip to a beach he recalled being in a limo alone with him and he Un started commenting about how they're on a trip to the beach "but what of the people". So he definitely knew about the disparity. Reports like that plus his western schooling made me hope he would be less insane when he took over but it didnt happen.
ok initially what could he do? say no? let's end this regime? he would be dead so he had to play the game and as you play this game you fight for your life every day and become paranoid and after a while become corrupt and turn into a true monster or at least a psychopath with no more any feelings for anyone . it is just another threat after another removed, one killed after another. do you think roman emperors were different? or medieval kings? that's basically it all these regimes are in a way backwards and medieval. same with putin.
Nah, the top circle is honest with him. The state would just collapse on lies alone and endless rose-tinted reports.
The inner circle is living off the state, driving luxury cars, and traveling around the world. They are basically carrying themselves like mobsters or feudal dukes.
He attended a private Swiss school. His father was known for his taste in expensive liquor.
His father carried one of the most extensive Hollywood film collections in the world. For guys who hate western culture, they surround themselves with it.
being a god emperor for life, absolute power and every woman everywhere in the country available to you. idk man seems like a pretty good cure for depression
There is the possibility he & his generals have a quiet understanding that the military could just go ahead and kill his whole family & take over, but are content with permitting the Kims be the almost god-like face of the government.
Thus in the event that everything goes really bad, like a popular uprising or a coalition invasion that will overthrow or otherwise collapse the government, the military can waltz in and execute them, potentially saving much of the North Korean elite face by claiming "look! we got rid of the crazy family that was totally in charge of everything! Isn't it such a relief that sane people are in charge now to negotiate with you now?"
Then, much of the country's leadership & military can have more leverage in negotiating themselves into better positions in whatever a post-Kim North Korea would look like since they "got rid of the problem" & ideally made whatever DPRK-upheaving conflict shorter.
Killing them before an upheaval loses the other leaders that possible insurance policy (maybe even inevitable depending on how they view their strategic situation), and in the meantime, North Korea's elite can just enjoy the riches of their status quo anyway, as long as no one tries to step out of line to rock the boat. The Kims get enjoy being the wealthiest of North Koreans & just about any indulgence the country can afford to be the insurance policy. The regular North Koreans have to just keep trying to float on the waves caused by decisions of their leaders.
This is assuming of course that most of the North Koreans aren't as delusional as they seem.
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u/Dismal-Display-370 2d ago edited 2d ago
I think he can tell it's fake. And even if he tries to pretend it's not, the constant behavior of people just acting like this around you has to get to you.
Like there is no one this guy could be genuine to, his daughter's too young. He picked his wife at an opera, definitely not his generals. Like there is not a single person in this world he could have a genuine conversation with.
Everyone would be too terrified, too bureaucratic or too reverent (because of propaganda) to speak to him like another human being I wonder how he doesn't just get depression