Which regime was worse, Kim Jung Il or Stalin?

Kim Jong Il tried to do a Stalin by trying to take on the USA and its allies, increasing his nation's strike capability in the form of nukes and other defense equipment. read more

Kim Jong Il oppressed his people and killed a lot of his own citizens. Stalin too oppressed his people and killed a lot of his citizens. But he also defeated Hitler, gave the USSR nukes to protect itself from the West and made the Soviet Union a superpower. read more

Instead, the dominant feature of Kim Jong-il’s first two years was domestic crisis, particularly as a terrible famine took hold. In fairness, this tragedy was partially caused by severe floods and the geographical fact that only 18 per cent of North Korea consists of arable land. read more

Kim Jong Il tried to do a Stalin by trying to take on the USA and its allies, increasing his nation's strike capability in the form of nukes and other defense equipment. read more