based on my observations over the last two weeks, it's unironically something along the lines of "zoomers throwing molotovs at the police over being deprived of fortnite", because the people who come up with these fantasies project their character traits upon a radically different population. something akin to expecting the Afghani to take up arms against the Taliban over that one McDonald's shutting down in Kabul.
Maybe slow down the traffic so ppl just get frustrated things are slow.
Maybe even get gov.ru to redirect to images from Ukraine… something that shows the ppl what is happening (although I feel even if they are in Ukraine right now - they will still deny it)
The Kim family managed to keep one generation sufficiently oppressed that they could raise all the children to believe leader to be a god. Then they had a sufficiently clear line of succession (ie it’s a dynasty) that they could continue to build upon the foundation laid in that first generation rather than engage in power struggles.
I think the sanctions and isolation then came later.
Could Putin pull that out of the hat? It doesn’t seem likely to me in this day and age.
I think North Korea is very much an outlier and has a unique set of circumstances.