Well what else can he do at this point? The people are accustomed to obeying and the country has to remain stable as this process progresses...and with that allow the people time to adjust.
Few know that ‘Singapore’ is a “police state”....which is likely one of the models that would work for N.Korea. Leaders from Singapore have been visiting Kim for awhile now...and Kims been sending people there to learn and be educated on their economics etc. Of course he’ll never bring his country that far nor as far as S.Korea...but he can surely improve it tenfold from where it is now.
One thing that’s been learned when countries come out of harsh dictatorships is you cannot do this too fast before the people have adjusted. In this case you’re dealing with a backword and abused people so all the more this has to be a careful process.
It sure is. And thus it furnishes yet another sterling example of what you end up with when Natural Rights aren't formally recognized (not granted) by the government...
A police state like Singapore is not such a bad thing if its enforced by a pro-capitalist, anti-leftist government ... in fact its a far better option in terms of quality of life than being in a leftist “worker’s paradise” where you wuld not only lose you political rights, but also your right to enjoy the fruits of your labor ...
... I tell you all that the light of civilization is far more likely to be preserved in the Orient in future centuries than it is in Europe (America is still an open question) ... the cultural homogeneity of China, Japan and smaller states like Singapore has proved to be a resiliant anti-body to the cultural and economic Marxist brain-virus that currently infests the West ...