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North Korean dictator culture involves being an "instant expert" for pretty much all industry. I don't know how well KJU does it, but his father would show up a
by drzaiusapelord 10y ago
North Korean dictator culture involves being an "instant expert" for pretty much all industry. I don't know how well KJU does it, but his father would show up at a workplace and start giving random advice. Everyone would applaud his genius and take notes. Lots of face-saving smiles, photo ops, crying, etc would follow. Then state media would report increased productivity in that plant or farm.
Its incredible people have to live like this. Dictatorships are hell.
- strictnein 10y agoI find the note taking in most of his photos the most interesting. Sometimes you'll spot upwards of 10 people jotting down something.
- mason55 10y ago> Dictatorships are hell. Not necessarily, look at Singapore. A benevolent dictatorship can be the best kind of government, the problem is finding the benevolent dictator.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoWell, I think you're being overly generous with Singapore's human rights record, but even ignoring that, what happens when the dictator dies or hands power to his sons or whatever? You have no mechanism for a sane transfer of power nor do you get to vet the candidates. Also, what if he's merely 60% benevolent, how do you fix the other 40%? For example, corporal punishment continues to exist in Singapore. Why would a benevolent leader allow that? Worse, what avenues do you have to change this? You don't have any in dictatorship. Heck, Singapore has the world's highest execution rate relative to its population. It also executes drug dealers. Again, how can you change that in a dictatorship? Who gets to decide what is "benevolent" here?