If Kim-Jong-Un Dies Without a Son Who Will lead North Korea

[Kongfucius]

phaedruss said:

Kongfucius said:

phaedruss said:

How does that fit into the whole ideology though? Aren't the Kims seen as Gods?

He'll make it fit - he'd have control of the propaganda machine, he'd have control of the army to take out anyone who doesn't toe the line (which, even with all the adoration they seem to get, the Kims have also had to do, hence the big secret internment camps). He'd probably portray himself as KJU's beat friend, or most trusted general, or more loyal advisor - maybe even say that KJU named him as his successor on his deathbed or something like that. Stalin didn't a little after Lenin died and painted himself as his most loyal follower and admirer

Yea, makes sense. God damn we just need to go in there and kill all these assholes. I mean really what is stopping anyone from doing that? They don't have any allies left do they?

The Chinese back them to hedge American influence in East Asia - they're not massively supportive but so long as they're there,  their threats discourage a stronger military presence or other measures which the Chinese may not be very keen on - basically they ratchet up the tension and stop the west or Japan from getting hasty just in case they do have viable nukes or other WMDs