Economist (December 31)
2011/ 12/ 31 by jd in Global News
To die naturally without pain, Kim Jong Il was luckier than he deserved, given the pain and suffering he inflicted on an entire country. “The whole country was his movie set, where he could play God and have the people revere him.” Now his son looks set to become the new movie director. The show must not go on. Change mus be encouraged. “The regrettable truth is that not just China but also America (fearful of another global crisis), South Korea (fearful of the costs of adopting a country that seems alien to many young Koreans) and Japan (fearful of a united Korea) have propped up a murderous regime.”
Tags: China, Japan, Kim Jong Il, North Korea, South Korea