Kim Jong-Il, the North Korean ‘Great Leader’, has admitted to failing North Koreans quality of life and living standards.
He said that althought North Korea had become politically and militarily powerful, much is to be desired in terms of people’s quality of life.
North Korea had to adopt a Military-first policy after the country faced economic meltdown in the 90’s. To remain in control of the country, they had to adopt this policy. No North Korean is allowed to leave the country. Few foreigners are allowed to enter; and their access is extremely limited.
Since then, North Korea’s political priority has been the military and the country continues to experience horrific food shortages.
The key to the North Korean Government’s survival is to keep propoganda pumping out, which there is no shortage of, and keep a strong hold of the military, even if it’s people suffer. This is how Kim Jong-Il stays in power, how he remains a God in the DPRK people’s eyes, and blinds them from the reality and what lies on the outside.
It seems fortunate that Kim Jong-Il is now at least acknowledging the failures to his people.
“The president has said that people should be allowed to eat white rice and meat soup, wear silk clothes and live under tiled roofs,” Kim Jong-Il was quoted as saying by Rodong.
“But we’ve so far failed to carry out this goal,” he said. “I will certainly resolve the issue of people’s livelihood within the shortest possible period and achieve the president’s last wish,” he said.
