KJU can tell the people what to think. One of the advantages of being a dictator. So he has the public behind him.
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.