I've often wondered why brutal dictators like Kim Il Sung of North Korea, who keeps his entire nation suffering from starvation so that they have to eat grass, aren't killed by individuals like terminal cancer sufferers who hate him and have nothing to lose personally. I'd attempt it if I was a North Korean and had terminal cancer.
2006-07-06 09:22:28 · 18 answers · asked by jedema 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
They very rarely make public appearances, they are surrounded by loyal people (loyal under the threat of death), his sidekicks get all they want (money, property, power, women), hard to get to them (you can't just walk up and say hello, you will get shot), and so on and so forth.
2006-07-06 09:27:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rulers like Kim Jong Il and Saddam Hussein have incredibly elaborate security measures. Unless someone in his immediate inner circle wants to kill him, no one will ever get the opportunity.
Dictators like this last so long because they are completely ruthless. The consequences for even mild disloyalty can be horrendous. Saddam's henchmen actually used a wood chipper to kill some victims. When you are confronted with the possibility of being killed in such a gruesome way, it acts as a huge deterrent.
2006-07-06 09:30:34 · answer #2 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically a dictator is not able to stay in place on their own, but is supported by his military and/or personal police guard. The "smart" dictator makes sure these people always get paid and aren't starving and thus retain some sort of loyalty...since they do not know their fate under some other regime but guessing they'd be worse off. Thus they keep assassins at bay and support their leader.
2006-07-06 09:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truly the North Koreans have been brainwashed and all are quite fearful, this has gone on for generations. I agree with you about Kim il Sung he is such a evil man.
2006-07-06 11:57:08 · answer #4 · answered by dottir 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do brutal dictators last so long? Because they are brutal dictators. Do you think they allow a situation that some nut could kill them? Hell no, they are surrounded day and night. Sometimes they even have food tasters to rule out poisoning.
2006-07-06 09:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by acholtz@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our world leaders all have selfish interests.....China,Russia will not allow any UN sanction on North Korea cos of the volume of trade they receive....the rest of the world are either too scared or have their hands tied down in Iraq and Afghanistan!!
2006-07-08 13:17:38 · answer #6 · answered by chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They last so long because no one wants to challenge them. They have made their own people scared to do anything, including stand up for their beliefs. Dictators often repress their people and the people are unable to do anything about it.
2006-07-06 09:28:28 · answer #7 · answered by rockinout 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cus every one was scared to make a stand because of his power and the fact he wouldnt think twice about ordering them to be killed even with terminal cancer he might have made their deaths a heck of a lot worse!!! i mean they had that really painful torture goin on !!
2006-07-06 09:28:35 · answer #8 · answered by m-jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain and simple its is Scare Tactics, just like Saddam Husein used
2006-07-06 10:06:40 · answer #9 · answered by vegaschic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they rule the people with a combination of terror and ignorance and by letting a certain bunch of cronies have power to ensure he keeps his power, and in the case of kim ll sung his people are brainwashed as soon as they can understand.
2006-07-06 09:33:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋