Inside the cult of Kim

摘要

Itis hard to talk about normality in North Korea. But as its leaders each day cranked up the threats of merciless all-out war with America and South Korea, residents in and around the capital, Pyongyang, appeared to be busier preparing for the coming of spring than a coming war. At a time of high tension on the Korean peninsula, a propaganda blitz in Pyongyang" warning of something akin to a doomsday "do-or-die" battle was relentless. On March 26th people crowded around television screens to watch a newsreader in pink bark out orders from the top brass of the Korean People's Army for field units to be ready to attack American bases and conduct "physical action" against South Korea.