Poetry's Role in Kim Jong-il's Selection of Successor

The International Business Times explains how Kim Jong-il selected his successor, and how one of his sons was passed over because, according to Jong-il's personal sushi chef, his youngest son, Kim Jong-chul is "like a little girl." This accusation stems, in part, from Jong-chul's writing poetry:

Jong-chul, who also wrote poetry occasionally, didn't share his father's authoritarian mentality, which is apparent in one of his poem obtained by the Newsweek.

"If I had my ideal world I would not allow weapons and atom bombs any more.

I would destroy all terrorists with the Hollywood star Jean-Claude van Damme.

I would make people stop taking drugs.

I would even destroy the word "DRUG" to make people forget about it.

I would make everybody get good jobs.

Everybody would be happy: no more war, no more dying, no more crying.

Then I would make a rule (Do not believe in God.) God doesn't help and there is no God.

I would make people believe in themselves, and they would work hard for their happiness and success waiting in their future.

I would make the whole world use only one language, which would be Korean, and I would make all people have the same amount of money: no rich people, no poor people.

Only in my ideal world can the people have freedom and live very happily."

Kim Jong-il's eldest son Jong-nam was supposed to be his heir until 2001, but after he was detained in Tokyo in 2001 for using a fake Dominican passport, Jong-il swiftly took the decision to shun him in favor of the youngest son. Jong-nam, who is overweight and diabetic, later told the media that he had no interest in politics.

Did you know that Jong-il penned six operas that were "better than any in the history of music." Writing operas, apparently, is "manly."