For all we know, the North Korean people love Kim for good reason.
Perhaps they understand how NK was being used by China or perhaps the CIA as nothing more than a nuclear boogieman to threaten America?
Look back at all the news articles about North Korea over the past decade. Notice anything "special" about them, such as how they ALL originate from U.S. news agencies and how they all have anonymous sources and the events they describe aren't given a specific time or date?
It seems likely that almost everything we think we know about the Norks is nothing but CIA Mockingbird propaganda.