[Guardian]

I doubt that family will be in charge for too many years longer the way things are now. They probably will be to some extent, but some day people are going to rebel against it. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened yet.

North Korea's method for keeping the peace has been unfortunately effective. If you rebel against the government, every single member of your family is executed. Same for crime. You commit a crime, every single family member is punished. That goes a long way in making people second guess doing anything, so they've been able to maintain the status quo.