mao zedong had my wisdom. this is kind of a dry topic that i've written a lot at the academic papers about it but it doesn't lend itself to a talk like this i want to give you an example of what this sham doctor looks like because it is a shame doctor. it exist to be praised and not to be read. and exist really only to enable the claim that kim il-sung is a great dialogue. this is an excerpt from a. a representative excerpt i might add. i recognize this pro stockers this is how i used to write in college when i had a term paper the next day. and i had to fill 10 pages and at the same time, make sure that the professor didn't actually read them. [laughter] >> so i would just repeat things over and over again and make it as dull and stodgy as possible. that's what you see in the so-called juche thought. the regime when it has a message that it wants to put across a can do this very well. these are the best propagandist in the world. this is the most ingenious propaganda in the world. and it knows what it wants t

caller: it struck me also that this goes back to the times that people like stalin and mao zedong.still have that frame of mind that they are going to give us security and they promised us security and they don't do it. they don't get it. they give what they want, they do what they want, and you are left with the results. guest: right, i think the caller is quite right that there is a tremendous sense of insecurity. you get suicide bombers, people are not sure if they are safe in their homes. one thing we should remember is that this not true across the vast country of afghanistan, and you have areas that are quite safe, life is quite normal, but areas, particularly in the south and parts of the east, with the insurgent presence is strong. it also happens in the capital city of kabul. that, i think, as a way to move forward and achieve success, reconciliation, i think the idea of population protection and strategy of counterinsurgency is very smart and the right adaptation in our approach. but i think besides that, what is needed is to deal with some of the underlying issues of gov

caller: it struck me also that this goes back to the times that people like stalin and mao zedong. you still have that frame of mind that they are going to give us security and they promised us security and they don't do it. they don't get it. they give what they want, they do what they want, and you are left with the results. guest: right, i think the caller is quite right that there is a tremendous sense of insecurity. you get suicide bombers, people are not sure if they are safe in their homes. one thing we should remember is that this not true across the vast country of afghanistan, and you have areas that are quite safe, life is quite normal, but areas, particularly in the south and parts of the east, with the insurgent presence is strong. it also happens in the capital city of kabul. that, i think, as a way to move forward and achieve success, reconciliation, i think the idea of population protection and strategy of counterinsurgency is very smart and the right adaptation in our approach. but i think besides that, what is needed is to deal with some of the underlying issues o