KJI Takes A Page Out Of Tokugawa’s Book
In order to keep is Daimyo’s loyal, Tokugawa would look after their children for them while they were away. In a culture where what goes unsaid can be just as important as what is said, it was an unspoken threat to the Daimyo’s saying, ‘if you ever think of betraying me, I’ll kill your children.’
Apparently Great Leader, in his infinite wisdom, thought it to be a good idea tells us this BBC article. However he made a flaw, in trying to be nice; something a leader that rules not out of competence, but of fear can never do. Up until 2002, foreign NK diplomats could take only one child abroad, leaving the others behind to as a reminder that if they do anything that doesn’t please KJI, he can hurt them. But being the nice guy that he is, the old rule was changed, and diplomats could take all their children with them. But now in troubled times as these when loyalty is more important than ever, The Ronry One has decided to revert back to the pre-2002 ways, and in a rare display, his diplomats are resisting.
North Korean diplomats stationed overseas are reportedly refusing an order to send their children home, according to South Korean media.
The order was issued earlier this year in an apparent attempt to stop defections from the hardline regime.
It said diplomats should send all but one of their children back to North Korea by the end of March.
But South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said diplomats were resisting the order, in an “unprecedented” move.
Yonhap quoted an unnamed source as saying the incident could trigger a “major political scandal”, given how unusual it is for North Korea’s ruling Communist Party to be disobeyed.
Diplomatic postings are highly sought-after jobs in North Korea, and are only given to the most loyal supporters of the regime.
But analysts say that once overseas, diplomats’ exposure to foreign thinking brings them under official suspicion in secretive North Korea.
Way ta go boys, that’s sticking it to the man! Now if they’d all just defect and divulge any secrets they may have, all free nations of the world can bind together to make the Earth a better place to be.
