Korea was divided by both United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union organized elections, rigging towards a rather unpopular figure, even within the national socialist circles, for their imperialist purposes.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but where did OP state was american? How is their nationality even relevant here? How is the american descent to authoritarianism, which is still far from a autocratic socialist regime (at least yet), relevant to NK being distrusted even by USA's opposition (i.e. China and Russia)?
Anyways my ability to comment has been throttled because apparently I'm posting to fast. Meanwhile you've made several posts in a much shorter timeframe. So I'm not going to bother replying anymore, so much for free speech aye? God Bless America.
> “North Korea is economically isolated because they refuse to be normal even by communist standards.”
“Kim is isolated because she refuses to be normal like the other submissive housewives beaten by their husbands”
You are blaming the victim while acting like the aggressor oppressors actions are not their own responsibility.
> You are blaming the victim [...]
Pray tell, what crime did USA commit that motivated the abduction of 2 innocent citizens?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abduction_of_Shin_Sang-ok_and_...