A dictator and a criminal are fundamentally different. A dictator may be respected for his accomplishments, as Park Chung Hee of Korea, Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore and Deng Xiaoping are often considered great leaders. But there is no such thing as a great and respectable criminal. Once Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un are branded as criminals, the anti-government movement will expand among North Korean residents and the country’s elite. And such negative public sentiment will advance the end of autocratic rule.
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