4 ms·

Yes it's more like a collection of anecdotes that have almost no bearing on the title.

• nestlequ1k 15y ago
  It's interesting info. I don't think you're going to find anyone who is able to speak with the full story. Given how locked down that country is, and how many smart people were murdered for no reason.
  • lusr 15y ago
    Agreed; my response reads a bit dismissive, but I did enjoy the article. I would still love to read more about the process of a (presumably innocent) person becoming a dictator. Were they molded, and if so by what forces? How much of it was a natural process like what happened to the guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
    • mml 15y ago
      "under the loving care of the fatherly leader" is a fascinating and quite in-depth history of the regime.
    • nestlequ1k 15y ago
      I think the article sort of gave a better reasoning for the madness of Kim Jong Il. Basically he became ruler because he was so ruthless. His father selected the craziest out of the bunch.