
Now that Kim Jong-il, has died his youngest son Kim Jong Un is the new Successor. The above photo says it all.As you can see Kim Jon Il is clapping with his non genuine mask -like smile with teeth clenched together. If he was living in the US many would deem it to look like a socioopathic smile.
The soldiers in the photos are clapping along with the Successor and looking at him and doing exactly as he does, but none of them are smiling. In fact they are looking quite scared. They don’t know what to expect and neither does anyone else. The older soldiers dressed in uniform show a great deal of tension in their faces which indicates nervousness and uneasiness.
The truth is that they should be scared and we should be scared as well . After all these are soldiers of the Korean People’s Army, where they no doubt have spent a lifetime being soldiers. Now their 28 year old new leader, who never served in the army and was only home schooled in Computer Programming has risen to the rank of what is equivalent to a Four Star General. To the Korean military and to everyone else , it is scary that someone who never served in the military is now running the military.

In fact he was only carted out publicly a year ago when he attended a political party meeting and sat two seats away from his father. Photos were taken which were designed to give the public spin that this youngest son was important politically.
Before he died Kim Jong Il made people swear an oath of loyalty that they would support his son, but now that he is dead, will they carry out that oath? Apparently he also encouraged citizens to support his son by singing a newly composed song of praise to his son.
SIMILAR TEMPERAMENT IS A BAD THING
Based on reports of his personality traits his younger son has the same temperament as his father, which is not a good thing.
That means he most likely will rule as his father did with an iron fist.
SHYNESS – MAY BE A DETRIMENT
But unlike his father he is reported to be of very shy temperament and not very social. Apparently he has been like this since childhood according to sources. As he grew older his shyness became more evident as it was reported that when he was in school in Switzerland he has little to do with other students and has his own chaperone all the time. Since one does not always outgrow their shy behaviors, his alleged shyness may be a very bad thing on the world stage.
It is a bad thing because there is no room for shyness and non communication when dealing with world leaders. It is also a bad thing in that his shyness ( if he still has it) will continue to keep him and his country isolated from other world leaders which will interfere with the peace process.
On the other hand, he may be verbally shy or socially shy but not computer shy perhaps he feels more comfortable communicating online. As a person who was educated in Computer Programming his shyness may be irrelevant, especially if he communicates via the internet. This may serve as a shield to mask his shyness and thus enable him to communicate with others more freely.
FLUENCY IN ENGLISH AND LOVE FOR NBA MAY BE A GOOD THING
On a positive note, besides being internet aware, unlike his father he
- speaks fluent English as he was educated at the English-language International School of Berne, Switzerland,
- is a huge basketball fan and loves the NBA Michael Jordan and a few other players and even allegedly had his photo taken with certain players.
These two things, along with his internet awareness may have positive affect on how the views the world . It may makes him less isolated and more connected to the outside world and the people in it.
Because he is fluent in the international language- English he is much better equipped communicate directly with international leaders than his father was and not lose the impact of what he and other leaders are saying because of any loss of meaning in the translation process.
The fact that he that he loves basketball and certain players is also an excellent thing. If things get tough the US in particular can send over Michael Jordan and the NBA as an ambassador to make to make things right. One often listens more readily to those they trust, like and respect.
NOT BEING SOCIALIZED IS A BAD THING
But on the negative side, even with his English he does not seem socialized or equipped to deal with those in the West. In fact it has been reported that while he was In Switzerland studying English, he was not social and did not associate with the other students, In fact it was reported that he was constantly chaperoned by an older student throughout his stay.
BEING A BIG DRINKER AND NEVER ADMITTING DEFEAT IS A BAD THING
According to his late fathers personal chef named Fujimoto, Kim Jong un has superb physical gifts, is a big drinker and never admits defeat.”
Perhps the physical gifts he is referring to is Kim Jon un’s size as he is big and tall and apparently strong and athletic.
But even so , it has been reported that he too suffers from the same health issues as his father- diabetes and hypertension.
The fact that he is a big drinker is very very bad for any world leader. It can affect his judgment and perception. His anger can be induced via alcohol which would be a disaster in terms of his international decisions. It may make him more aggressive and irrational towards other countries he perceives as enemies. If someone is a big drinker at 28, unless they stop drinking or get help for their drinking they will most likely continue to drink. This is also not good sign as his drinking may get worse as he ages.
When someone on the world stage cannot admit defeat or cannot see the other side there is no room for growth or compromise. That is a bad thing. In fact it is a very, very bad thing in terms of never being able to compromise or to work towards world peace.
HE ONCE REVEALED COMPASSION WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
Even though it allegedly happened ten years ago when when Jong-un was 18, Fujimoto, his father’s chef described an episode where Jong-un questioned his lavish lifestyle and asked, “We are here, playing basketball, riding horses, riding Jet Skis, having fun together. But what of the lives of the average people?”[29]
If this is true and he did actually make this statement , it shows that Kim Jong un may have much more compassion than his father. On the other hand, it was allegedly said a decade ago and much can change in a person’s viewpoints during that period of time, especially of they are indoctrinated.
He was obviously indoctrinated by his father as he was hand picked to become the Successor when his father realized his failing health.
In 2009, however he was elevated to a mid-level position in the National Defense Commission, a branch of the North Korean military and a year later elevated to the equivalent of a Four Star General when he in fact never served in the military.
POSSIBLE MUTINY?
To further promote his son as a leader he made his son’s birthday a national holiday. Also in 2010 he made sure his sone was named as the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and appointed to the Central Committee fo the Workers Party which was a sign he would be the successor. To conform his son’s position on the political stage, his father mad sure a lot of press was present to document his son’s presence at the worker’s Party’s 65th anniversary where he was seated near his father.
But none of that may matter now that his father is dead. His extreme inexperience may be a huge detriment in his leadership which may cause a mutiny of sorts or it may cause him to make some very wrong decisions in leading a country as volatile as North Korea has been in the world.
Since North Korea is a highly militarized state, Kim Jong-eun faces the Herculean task of holding everything together and maintaining it as it was. But since he is inexperienced militarily, the big question is how can he even think of running a highly militarized state? No doubt there will be resentment at his never having served in the military or knowing much about the military which could lead to internal struggles within the country.
THE CITIZEN’S ANGER AS PART OF THEIR GRIEVING PROCESS

There is also the psychological issue that the citizens will face in grieving the loss of his father whom they loved and reveared.
Statements heard on video reports made by the citizens such as Why did he leave us like this?” or “How could he leave us now?” may reflect the anger stage in the grief process that the citizens will go through. In mass, this may possibly create a rebellion and mutiny among the citizens of North Korea.
Stephen Bosworth, who was the US envoy for North Korea policy until this past October said “The young man will not take office with the same authority his father had,”.
That is a hugely significant statement from someone in the know. It means that his son will not have the same respect of the people or the military that his father had which may translate into a weaker leadership and a rebellion.
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