This reminds me of that scene in "Kelly's Heroes" in which they confront the German tank commander with the question:
"Do you know what is in that bank?"
"Gold."
If I understand, the military has a bit of clout there. So minimising that tension between the two is probably his biggest concern.
Hopefully Kim learned a valuable lesson from Trump—how to sell new ideas to people not used to hearing them.
I don’t think they have gun control, would be one reason.
He has only kept his clout by eliminating the opposition.
The Roman Emperors had, in theory, total power. And were regularly deposed by their own generals.
Indira Ghandi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated by her own bodyguards
“...Kim has to sell the deal...”
You get more cooperation with a smile and a gun than with just a smile.
Buy or die!
The media is up to their tricks again. Korea is a dictatorship. He has to ‘splain to his army that they might actually have food every day.
This reminds me of that scene in "Kelly's Heroes" in which they confront the German tank commander with the question:
"Do you know what is in that bank?"
"Gold."
As in "You can vote for this deal or I can feed you to the dogs. Which will it be?"
IMO, the crux of a transformation for Kim et al will be how they continue to live in North Korea and avoid being prosecuted for human rights violations once the country is freed from their tyranny.
Sell it to them or shoot those not on board already with AA guns.
[[but now Kim has to sell the deal to the Pyongyang power elite.]]
Kim murders his own family when they get in his way- Kim isn’t going to have to sell anything- He’s going to state how things are and the ‘powerful elite’ will clap in approval
I’d say there’s a better than 0.5 probability the DPRK generals bust a cap in his fat @as.
Tin pot dictators are always propped up by the REAL leaders in a dictatorship, the way the Mullahs really run Iran, while the Supreme Leader is the figure head. I am not saying Jong Un has no power, but he only has power because the ruling elite bestow it upon him. If he were to oppose them, he would be gone in a minute. This is how most dictatorships work. Occassionally a charismatic dictator draws power from his influence alone, like Napoleon, but that is exceedingly rare.
I wonder how we would have felt immediately after Munich 1938, without the benefit of hindsight. Would we have cheered Chamberlain?
I don’t quite know yet what to think about this, I’m taking more of a ‘wait and see’ approach, but I am cautiously optimistic.
Sell what to who? His sales pitch is "Do what I want or you will have a date with an anti-aircraft gun or a pack of starving dogs."
What’s there to sell? Either they accept it or they face the multiple barrels of a AAA piece.
He’s the dictator. What he says is law. Anyone who disagrees is killed. The deal is already sold to his country. They will be applauding it, or be disappeared.
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The West simply has no comprehension of how deply and thoroughly KJU and his family have propagandized and brainwashed the citizens and leaders of Nork-land.
Virtually nothing the North Koreans are allowed to see actually reflects reality. NOTHING!! Everything they are allowed to see and hear is an elaborate set-piece -- with nothing real behind the painted canvas.
I have little doubt that the Q team and their compatriots in MI-PsypOps had a great deal to do with formulating and editing that video that Trump showed KJU. And, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't play a role in setting up KJU's "sightseeing tour" to the top of the MBS! (See #805...)
Had I a hand in producing that video, I would start with a night satellite view of the glittering Singapore that KJU had just toured. Then I would pan to South Korea -- and then zoom out to this view:
"This is reality -- and, the way the entire world sees your country. You have seen what is possible. Be the leader who literally lifts his country out of the dark ages. We (the USA and the rest of the world) are ready and willing to help you and your people do that. But, first, you must..."
Then, I'd have sent him home with a sleek little American laptop -- and that movie on a flash drive...
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It's called, "Winning"... '-)
TXnMA
He has to go home and convince himself (since he is the ruling elite), and consult his mini of which I’m sure he has at least one as his companion. 8>)