That is what the Japanese people believed up until the end of WW2 and the introduction of the A-bomb.
These things can be cured but it takes a generational shift
Agreed, the cult-like similarities are there.
The NK peoples do harbor significant but hidden rage against the Kim’s. Most Norks have lost a family member or friend to the purges. If the regime was destabilized and the people had some way to arm themselves it would be a bloodbath like Romania.
That is the reason why the Nork troops are not generally issued ammunition or even weapons.