Mass lethargy?
A 180-degree turn toward and embracing various vices in the West, such as drug use, prostitution, gambling, financial corruption, organized crime?
I am always wondering what Post-Kim, Post KWP North Korea will look like. It will be as if 30 million people are suddenly taken off their cocaine habit and go into DT withdrawls, or suddenly told their God-like cult leader is dead and they are now free to leave the religion and determine their own way.
The mental adaptation to sudden freedom will be a challenge, considering the extremes this current regime imposes on the human mind and free will.
That is why the role of religions is so important in post-Kim Jong-il N. Korea. Many people are relegated to beastly existence. Their mind as well as their body had been abused. It is already a lawless society, only the raw power keeps people in check. Nihilism and hopelessness could creep up unless the spiritual vacuum is filled.