North Korean official records show that the birth of their ‘Dear Leader’ was heralded by a double rainbow and a bright star in the sky. To the rest of the civilized world, Kim Jong Il is the supreme leader of the people’s republic of Korea, of which he assumed power through hereditary succession.
To the people of North Korea he is a god and also believe that he is the most accomplished natural golfer in history. He spends over $600 000 annually on Hennessy whilst the average annual income of a citizen in North Korea is $1000. The cult like fanaticism that his people have for him extends to them sacrificing their children in a fire to protect his portrait, which can be found in every home in North Korea.
The society is very much based on a social caste system which is establishes the military to be the most superior. The military is under the direct control of Kim Jong Il, and only the high ranking members are revered as the higher echelons of society. The lowest ranking members of society remain in that rank for generations, and are made to do grueling amounts of manual labour.
Free speech and expression are suppressed by the internal surveillance system, which operates using a system of informants. Scattered among the local populace informants could be 1 in every 5 to 10, inducing fear to any citizen who may want to step out of line. For those who dare to question the regime, their fate awaits them in one of many prisons directly run by Kim Jong Il, in which mass executions occur on a daily basis.
The majority of the general populace lives in famine with food shortages, nevertheless the funds are allocated towards nuclear research and other weapons of mass destruction including chemical and biological weapons.
The nation only has one news channel and it is state run displaying only propaganda and misinformation on current events that portray Kim Jong Il as the savior of the world, the most respected man on earth and the most accomplished. For example according to North Koreans they won the 2010 FIFA World Cup, beating Brazil in the finals.
If he were to be tried by the International Criminal Court he would most likely be charged and convicted with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes pursuant of Article 5 of the ICC statue. However in the current situation the human rights of the nation are being overlooked by the rest of the world for fear of nuclear weapons, which seems to be what everyone is worried about. Meanwhile millions have died and are dying because of one man’s authoritarian dictatorship and grip on power.
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/kim/them/defector.html)
(http://listverse.com/2010/05/30/top-10-crazy-facts-about-kim-jong-il/)
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