The very same society that might just sit back dumb and passionless after Kim dies waiting for the government to tell them what to do and who to worship now……or, it might suddenly explode in rebellion with shocking rapidity.

I think of it as a pressure cooker: Yes, keeping a constant amount of high pressure can cow a people and render them will-less. But, it can also just suddenly explode. I tend to lean toward either interpretation at any given moment.

My gut seems to want to tell me that the sudden explosion is more likely once the people get a chance to see others gaining the idea that their hell is not unchangeable.

Or think of it this way — how Apollo I disaster: 3 astronauts were sitting in a tight space with pure oxygen under higher pressure (at sea level) than it was designed for (outer space). Somehow a tiny spark is lit, and because of the pressure and purity of the oxygen (the spaceship’s environment), a raging, uncontrollable fire rapidly developed killing all aboard.

I tend to think once the bulk of N. Korean society gets a whiff of regime blood, they have a high chance of exploding.

Or not………like I said, you could reasonable argue in either direction based on what we know…