Okay… so we can’t like… put this offer on the table just yet… as it would likely result in a general launching a Coup once it is confirmed the west sees Jong Un as being basically a weak puppet… but there is going to come a sudden realization on either Jung’s side or by South Korea or someone else they will have a very short time table to offer him a way out, alive, preferably with his wife… if it comes to the point of the eventuality of a military coup.
Problems arise:
Civil Rights abuse by his father and grandfather- though not HIS FAULT, he definitely benefited from them. Given the means of succession, being given then taken away from his older brothers, suggest that while his father was alive, he wasn’t ever his ‘own man’… having to do what his father wanted… and once he came into power, he had a moment of open mindedness- which might suggest his personal outlook, only to be overtaken by a clique within the military, forcing him into a more militant position. It’s hard to say given the closed nature of his regime- who’s character is inherited, that he had much of a option in deescalating the situation, be it human rights or martial outlook, without looking soft and loosing his position, likely under lethal circumstances, and to be replaced by someone worst.
However… however ‘innocent’ he might be overall… it’s speculation, educated speculation, but speculation none the less. If we offer asylum to him, someone has to deal with having him… I’m not too certain he would fit in the US, no matter how into disneyland and youtube he becomes… given none the less the track record of his nation. The Emperor of Japan got out of his situation by showing himself to be a unwitting actor in Japan’s rise to militancy, and it was necessary to secure his support for a successful, stable Japan in the occupation years.
It would be ideal to offer him sanctuary, and work the inside of north korea so him, or his child, can return as a savior in relieving the burden of the North once the regime there shows a weakening… but isn’t assured, and has complications realistically itself. China perhaps… but China is within easy reach of North Korean Assassins. Russia perhaps.
Secondly… funding… what assets can we give to what is essentially a royal household in everything but in name, given it’s Marxist origins? Does anyone really want to pitch in and give him a estate and a sports car to drive around in, and money for food and basic luxuries? It’s easier for kingdoms ruled by kings with a decadent nobility to pull this off… and the two most obvious examples- Japan and England, don’t seem to be too accepting of Sung showing up amongst them.
It’s a possibility, one that isn’t unknown in history, but is delicate. Honestly, we can’t head to the peace talks with the offer of political asylum to someone who is supposed to be, and may very well be in actuality, a despotic dictator of his own choosing. None the less, I see it bending to him being a pawn… and so this needs to be discussed now, in advanced to get the ball rolling.
How do you feel about your country hosting Kim Jong Un moving into your country? Do you think some sort of international court will prosecute in even if he isn’t really responsible on his end, and do you think he could ever provide proof it wasn’t him? Likewise, why would you oppose the offer being extended, or the request denied? Imagine yourself in his shoes- your basic personality, with military cliques floating around you, your asshole dad… and seeing what happened to your brothers. You played the nice guy option, and the military clique threatened you in such a way that threatening to start nuking the most powerful nations in your region and the world and declaring war on them sounded like the better option.
How do we play this option when and if it comes up? Is there any place left in the world he could go?