[jim35]

So do increasingly violent mobs of starving people who wish to eat. There isn’t enough firepower in the region when enough people are rioting.

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You might think so, but then how do you explain N. Korea?

[Ghost of SVR4]

Generational brainwashing.
Many have a hint of how good it is on the outside, but have no clue REALLY how good it can be.

[Blue Jays]

"...You might think so, but then how do you explain North Korea?..."

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North Korea will similarly not stand the test of time, like other totalitarian states.