I'll never forget reading about how N. Korean citizens - especially the children - were eating drywall and insulation during the famine of the 90's.
North Korea's leaders, Kim Jong Il and the ruling party, haven't had to experience the pain, suffering, or sacrifices they've caused to be experienced by the people.
The continuing state of of North Korea is further proof that Communism and Socialist are truly nothing but modified versions of dictatorships and they don't work - not for the bulk of the people.