Political dynasties are a thing…everywhere. I mean…think about how much Americans revere the founders (even if unrightly) and put them in the shoes of a Korean whose “founder” is still in living memory, family still in politics, and technically still at war and besieged by the same enemy as back then.

It’s not monarchism, but it’s definitely sus that 3 generations and 70 years of WPK leadership has been in the hands of a single family. It’s weird that the Party elected a 29-year old to lead them rather than any one of the highly experienced and well-established members of the Party’s leadership under Kim Jong-Il.

the narrative that the Kim family is a dictatorship / monarchy is one completely based in the western propaganda narrative. If Lenin had children, would you not expect them to be involved with the Soviet government? To directly refute the concept that the Kim's are a monarchy, let's review:

The DPRK's ruling leaders are not a "dynasty". You seem to be largely unaware of how their posts function or how they were elected.

From a :reddit-logo: comment by u/ComIntelligence

The best way to understand why Kim Jong-Il, then subsequently Kim Jong-Un were elected after the passing of Kim Il-Sung is to understand who all three are, what their history was like, and what rights and policies were put forth under their tenure.

Kim Il-Sung was a guerrilla warrior who fought against the brutal colonial Japanese and essentially is seen as a liberator from slavery. He lived under intense oppression by the Japanese fascists and fought personally to free his country from enslavement. Once he had freed his nation, he began granting basic rights and freedoms that the people of the DPRK enjoy today.

He then successfully dissolved the landlord classes through land reforms, leading to increased prosperity and a massive rise in equality for the proletarian classes. He dissolved the petty bourgeoisie and enacted a dictatorship of the proletariat, and fought tooth and nail against the Imperialist USA. All of the people in the DPRK I've spoken to see him as an incredibly positive figure of liberation, freedom, and equality.

Kim Jong-Il was elected by the Supreme People's Assembly, but it's important to note that he had been tutored by his father in statesmanship, economics, and Marxism-Leninism for nearly 30 years by the time of his election. The people knew him, he had reached a high rank within the Worker's Party of Korea through a life of dedication and work, and was trustworthy.

Kim Jong-Un was likewise trained and tutored by his father. He has a long background of service in the military and in the WPK. He was also elected by the Supreme People's Assembly. They are all qualified figures who were democratically elected based on their long histories of dedicated service to the country.

Their elections do not have to do with their blood, but instead with their dedication. Remember that Kim Jong-Il had quite a few other sons. Kim Jong-Un has distinguished his tenure as the First Chairman of the National Defense Commission with a construction boom, the securing of the vanguard party, and the discovery of the world's largest deposit of rare earth minerals. Korea is booming under his leadership.

The Korean people have never lived in their democratic people's republic in a time of security. They have always been under the threat of US Imperialism. Instability could spell doom for them. It could herald an invasion, the dismantling of their social programs, the destruction of everything they hold dear.

Read here for information about their electoral system.

I also recommend reading their constitution to get a better understanding of how the DPRK's government works.

Especially when you figure in how super-respectful Koreans are towards the aged. Choosing a leader in his 20s is unprecedented.