
difference is that, under tyrannical
, dictatorial regimes, the ruler takes on the attributes of religion, becoming a semi- or full religious figure. remember the cults of personality under Stalin and Mao.
North Korea's really a theocracy (Communism's for show) because Kim Jong Il (as his father before him) is promoted as a god, according to tribalistic Korean religion, including miracles, signs and wonders, etc. even now, Kim Jong Il doesn't hold supreme power; his dead father does.
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