OPINION....a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
I don’t think any of us on the outside have a decent measure of the inner politics of the NORKs. I suspect though that any of the photos that reach us of The Supreme Leader and his retinue of laughing hyena generals each-to-a-man trying their best to mimick his perpetual cachinnations lest they end up in a field tied to a stake while laughing boy has mortor shells lobbed at him gives us a clue as to who’s really in charge.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
He knows all those people he's letting starve to death will come cut his thought should they get a good life from our Pres.
There was no hidden agenda here---I simply stated a condition, that based on previous observations, is in play in Kim's thinking. The laughing generals are doing so because of Kim's iron hand as well as his allowing them great social and economic advantages---let him loosen that grip and life changes.
I shared that only because I haven't seen it discussed publicly.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Good point Dave, give us a little more wisdom with good facts, need more of that here.
Thank you Billy but I have a very limited taste for it anymore. I decided to post that only because I thought it was not controversial and apolitical--even that didn't work out.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
Actually, the majority wont, as we know from the gulf and how few actually know and understand what freedom is and means & how few actually fought for it, they will not rise up to fight. They do not have a basic understanding, let along the concept of freedom. THe one thing they all fear is fear, strength, power as that is all they know and respect even if it is a fear/respect thing.
The immediate threat to Kim is not the citizenry. It is the military who have something tangible to protect---their life style, which improves with rank.
The over the top annual military parade is not for Kim, nor the citizenry, it is for the military to allow them a chance to show off and strut their importance.
Every advantage they now enjoy will be in jeopardy if relations are normalized.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
I read a couple of articles sometime last night that pretty much said the same thing.
Our relations will never be "normalized" in the true sense of the word because of that, Kim has no intention and no desire to give up his lot in life either.
I think his desire to talk now is his fear of loosing his perks because he'll be dead if he doesn't We need to remember that the devil we know is often better than the one we don't.
This is your mind on drugs!
Correct, he rules with bat**** crazy thoughts and ideas, but so have the previous rulers.
He kills military and political leaders or uses them as examples & demands loyalty or death....
The parade is also to show the world how strong they are.....its a world political statement as well....
But yet at the same time, look at all he has to loose by normalizing relations.....you can't real with bat chit crazy, you have to show them your not a pussy and wimp & will cave & give them what they want for broken promises either...
Nobody thought the Berlin wall would come down either.....