I read an article a short time ago, that referenced the populace of losing on average 20 pounds. I don’t know how you prove that. I didn’t give it much weight.
One person who escaped the nation told the story of starving people. She had seen some of the bodies.
Right now there isn’t food. Gasoline is in such short supply on his top government officials can buy gasoline.
These types of dictators have fail-safes built in. They have everyone reporting on everyone else. These folks are terrified to make a move. They don’t know if anyone will help them or not.
When each day could be your last for even some small act or mistake that meant nothing, you have a very hard time coming up with a plan to take the leader out.
I’m not convinced he will be taken out.
At some point prior to this, something should have happened if that was possible. It hasn’t.
We simply cannot kick this can on down the road. It will only get worse.
The people are brainwashed to believe that ‘their’ starvation is the sacrifice they give to their country and it’s dear leader...but the blame for them starving is the United States which of course they also believe.
This explains some..
Even though rice and other food bags are clearly marked US many of the defectors didn’t realize the food was from the US..they thought US was just another trade mark of a company from China... until they defected and learned it was the US actually feeding them. For many it was the first time they believed they were lied to by Fat Boy and his father about the US.. once they learned the truth.
The ‘top’ leaders are, as I said, very much aware of the outside world as they travel it as well. They will not be those who take out FatBoy...it will be those in the lower rungs and this ONLY if China is on board.
Should China think themselves better off with new leadership in N.Korea they will certainly be the ones to determine who that new leadership will be.....You can be certain of that. There will not be that many changes to N.Korea and what will change will be slow...