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Originally Posted by CraigS
It would be really interesting to get a feeling for how the average North Korean person-in-the-street really feels about life and their leader(s).
I have faith that deep down, the one thing that all nationalities have in common is serious doubts about politicians or 'leaders'.
The propaganda perspectives we see about North Koreans idolising their leader(s), I find, confronts my perspectives on human nature (mainly cynicism about politicians).
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One thing to note about North Korea is that their leadership is idolised in a similar way to how religion works. Prior to WWII when Japan ruled the lands, a similar system was in place where the Japanese Emperor had divine powers. Under the current regime their leaders have mythylogical backgrounds with a divine type history.
It should also be noted, that the current North Korean Government has at it's roots the government that first ruled over all of Korea during the short period from August/September 1945 - January 1946, at which time the United States Military Government in Korea took control of the south of the country. The USMGIK dismissed this government because it was communist.
Because of this, I beleive many North Koreans feel as though they just have another occupier in it's lands, as they have not been allowed to formulate their own government without outside influence dictating who is in power. North Koreans don't hate South Korean people, they just hate the USA and it's "puppet regime" that is in place.