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...
Thank you for the comments. They were thought provoking.
I agree with your take on things.
It would be nice if China would see the need to open up the N.K. economy to improve the place.