[[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
“Kim murders his own family when they get in his way- Kim isn’t going to have to sell anything-”
And THAT is the very proof he does indeed have to sell it. He lives in constant fear that a group will decide he needs to go. He has never personally murdered anyone. He isn’t stupid and knows well that one day, someone will organize the gangster state apparatus against him.
Say China tells his sister they would support her, she and some generals begin to plot..
He murdered that half brother for a very good reason. ALl he had to do was let the right people know how their star would rise if he were in charge.
There are a million ways his infernal machine could turn against him. He is a synapse away from someone wanting him dead. That is why he orders so many murders. He isnt stupid and knows someone out there in his own world can easily give that order for him, and find someone to carry it out. He won’t even let anyone cut his hair. He does it himself.
Yes, he has to convince some extremely dangerous people that he is doing the correct thing. All it takes is for some uncles, cousins, or some relatives to convince the right people that he has deviated from his fathers vision, was corrupted by study abroad. He would be dead by the weekend.
“Kim murders his own family “
Probably not. The Kim’s are the facade. There is no way one person could hold that much power. A single head would be a magnet for a coup by a small group.