Well he was elected to the position and things seem to be going pretty darn well. Like what material thing can you even point to in terms of the DPRK being a monarchy other than that document and the current leader? Is Kim Jong Un like super rich and living in luxury compared to everyone else in the country? Is he wasting money that could be used for other things? Or is he just a normal politician or head of state?
True, but while a General Secretary has more power than any other individual, they do not hold the absolute power that a monarch does. That's why General Secretary Stalin sometimes had his votes and decisions overruled.
I guess you're right. I just think that most people are thinking of absolute monarchies when they talk about monarchies, because that's how most European monarchies were before the French Revolution.
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Well, true. But the WPK is the main political entity in the country.
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Well he was elected to the position and things seem to be going pretty darn well. Like what material thing can you even point to in terms of the DPRK being a monarchy other than that document and the current leader? Is Kim Jong Un like super rich and living in luxury compared to everyone else in the country? Is he wasting money that could be used for other things? Or is he just a normal politician or head of state?
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True, but while a General Secretary has more power than any other individual, they do not hold the absolute power that a monarch does. That's why General Secretary Stalin sometimes had his votes and decisions overruled.
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I guess you're right. I just think that most people are thinking of absolute monarchies when they talk about monarchies, because that's how most European monarchies were before the French Revolution.