Believe it or not, it’s not just Kim. North Korea is thriving. At least the elite are (But hey, who else matters right?) There’s now an area of Pyongyang called “Pyonghatten” where the small population of “rich” North Koreans go to dine on fine food, buy luxury goods and clothing. They enjoy themselves like westerners while the rest of the country lives in abject poverty and is encouraged to eat 2 meals a day.

Why would he want to endanger this lifestyle – both his and his closest allies? If he nukes the west, he’s not only damning himself to be killed and ensuring his regime’s defeat, but he’s also destroying the very source of his pleasures as well as “bread and circuses” that keep his power base at bay. Still, even with all this rationalization, the potential threat of nuclear weapons is hard to ignore.

I wouldn’t blame the President if he decides to strike first, even though I don’t think he should. The government’s job IS, after all, to protect its citizens. The weapons are actually present and in the hands of our proclaimed enemies. I don’t blame anyone for being scared, especially since we’re all making educated guesses on what the actual fuck is going on in that country.