North Korea has been in a totalitarian state for some years now. It was transformed by Kim Il-sung after he took them into the Korean War. His son, Kim Jong-il took over after his death and continued ruling with total control, however a little bit harsher. By the time Kim Jong-un made it to power, a path of violence was laid out for him. He was a young leader trying to prove himself strong to the world and even threatened a nuclear war with America. Within the country itself, the North Korean people are taught to obey the government and face execution if not. Within the last year, public executions have become popular and Kim Jong-un even had has uncle killed after hearing he was plotting to overthrow the government. Citizens of North Korea attempt to escape into neighboring China, but if they do not make it, they face torture in prison camps.
I do not think North Korea will continue on much longer on this path. The North Korean leaders have tried to keep the flow of information in and out of the country to a minimum. However, information has not only leaked out, but the reality of the outside world is leaking into the people of North Korea and I feel like with knowledge of what life could be like, a revolution could strike up. Or even more scary to the people of America, U.S soldiers may have to intervene.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secret-state-of-north-korea/
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_words/2010/02/a_nation_of_racist_dwarfs.html
http://www.latimes.com/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-north-south-korea-threats-war-games-20140116,0,3304168.story#axzz2qfjaWwur
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