Well, does Kim want to let the genie out of the bottle, by making any steps to free market reforms, allowing foreign investment, etc.?
Does he want to open up a closed society, a society which has been isolated from the rest of the world?
Does he fear losing control if he takes such steps?
Starving people don’t think about real estate. Distraction.
Kim is surrounded by an ultra-hardcore communist military command.
It will be interesting to observe this staunch echelon in reaction to this new agreement.
I agree Kim wants to preserve the regime.
He is not fixated on ideology but on power.
He realizes his country is weak and backward and needs to modernize to survive.
Japan did it in the Meiji Era and became a leading Asian power.
The question is whether the Kim regime is willing commit North Korea to such a goal in the 21st Century.
I agree Kim wants to preserve the regime.
He is not fixated on ideology but on power.
He realizes his country is weak and backward and needs to modernize to survive.
Japan did it in the Meiji Era and became a leading Asian power.
The question is whether the Kim regime is willing commit North Korea to such a goal in the 21st Century.
Here is what Trump did in a nutshell.
Think of “Paradise Lost”. Specifically, better to rule in hell than serve in heaven.
Now, is it really better to rule in hell, when the average South Korean lives better than you do?
With an honest answer, we arrive at a solution to this issue.
That’s what Trump did.