It's no surprise - Kim Jong-Il is hailed as a God-like savior of the Korean people.
Kim Jong-Il has been ‘re-elected’ as North Korea’s leader by the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea. It is likely that Kim will attend the inaugural session which will be his first public appearance since his rumored stroke last year.
It’s hard to speculate who else could have possibly been up for election, if any, seeing as North Korea does not tollerate any opposition to Kim Jong-Il.
News about Kim Jong-Il is hard to come by; only state propaganda that usually shows Kim Jong-Il visiting places, giving wisdom and advice on almost all aspects of industry. Though South Korean intelligence reports that Kim Jong-Il suffered a stroke last August were strongly denied by the North Korean government – which is to be expected because the North does not want any sign of weakness, especially with its leadership that it has portrayed as God-like to their populace.
It is also hard to contend with the fact that he is educated as a savior and God-like to North Korean’s from a young age. This is part of the indoctrination that North Korea has adopted to keep their population in check, as well as the fact that North Koreans live a highly censored lifestyle and that they are totally oblivious to their countries current standing in the world, believing that the regime is much wider supported than reality makes apparent – so you cannot blame the North Koreans for being stupid, blind, or naive – it is all they know.
