Kim Jong and North Korea
There are few rulers in the history that are as crazy, misguided and ill-suited for ruling a country as Kim Jong. His decisions have led his country into economic ruin and have placed him so far outside the respect of the international community that his country may never recover. He has put forth disastrous economic policies and uses massive portions of the country’s budget to fund the 4th largest military in the world. He has absolutely no military experience but he is a General in his army.
He is one of the most ruthless dictators in the world and yet there are aspects of his leadership that border on the ridiculous and the absurd. It makes it seem like the country is ruled by a petulant toddler who wants everyone to think his hair is cool (and therefore everyone must have the same hair) instead of a world leader.
He continues to provoke the world with his threats of attack and missile tests. He also attempts to provoke South Korea into war which would likely bring its more powerful allies to stand against Kim Jong. The hatred for the leader of North Korea is felt worldwide especially as more people risk their lives to escape the impoverished country. His recent decision to sentence an American to 7 years’ hard labor for stealing a poster has once again brought the ire of the world against him and public attention to the numerous human rights abuses in the country. With all that he has done wrong to impoverish his people and do little to modernize his country, it is not surprising that he is outranked by a dead man. Kim Jong is actually outranked by his grandfather who is the eternal leader of North Korea. While Kim Jong’s mistakes may not have affected the world like mistakes of other leaders, they have had disastrous effects for his own country.