Kim Il-Sung’s ‘revolution’ to be continued by ‘son and grandson’
Proving once again that murderous insensitivity, brutal ineptitude, and psychotic brinksmanship run in the family, North Korean Brutal Dictator/ Glorious Leader Kim Jong-il has confirmed that the reins of terror…er, power…will be passed to one of his three sons.
Hmm…let’s see…North Korea is an economic basketcase, an international pariah, and a diplomatic laughing stock. It’s difficult to believe that anyone would actually WANT to become the leader of the world’s only remaining Stalinist regime (yeah, THAT experiment worked well, eh??) It seems an awful lot like being given command of a leaking garbage scow.
Kim, who turns 63 on Feb. 16, became the first ruler in communist history to succeed a father as head of state in 1994 when his father died at the age of 82. Kim Jong-Il had been anointed by his father 20 years earlier when his father embarked upon a two-decade-long transition program.
“Our (national) founder Kim Il-Sung, when he was alive, emphasized that if he falls short of completing the revolution, it will be continued by his son and grandson,” the North’s Central Broadcasting Station said Jan. 27. The term “grandson” referred to one of Kim Jong-Il’s heirs apparent, North Korea watchers said.
“This is a philosophy that revolution should be completed even if it takes place in the next generation. If our tradition is great, then the inheritance of it should be great as well,” the broadcast said.
The state-run media also quoted Kim Jong-Il as saying he would “uphold father president’s instructions,” an indication of an impending another power transfer program.
Analysts in Seoul say the report appears to be tantamount to official confirmation that the world’s only communist dynasty would hand the reins to a third generation.
And then they’ll tell two friends, and they’ll tell two friends, and so on and so on…
In the meantime, how many innocent North Korean civilians will starve as a result of the corrupt and venal policies of a leadership that cares for nothing but their own self-aggrandizement?
