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The 'dear leader' of DPRK has always been a man who wants to be revered and responds aggressively in public to criticism. Who really knows what these visits by
by drsim 14y ago
The 'dear leader' of DPRK has always been a man who wants to be revered and responds aggressively in public to criticism.
Who really knows what these visits by high profile figures accomplishes behind closed doors? If nothing else, exposing Kim Jong-Un or just his inner circle to different thinking plants seeds.
It's very slow. Isolation doesn't work to promote openness.
- anigbrowl 14y agoKim Jong Un has only been dictator of the DPRK for one year. I think you're mixing him up with his Father, Kim Jong Il. Jong Un is only 28 or 29 and was educated in Switzerland as a teenager.
- drsim 14y agoMy point is that each leader displays similar traits and is expected to act/react in a certain way
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoHe is still following "the script." Let's see what happens when he gets a little bit more clout and confidence and is ready to step out of his dad and grandfather's shadow.