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Anyone who thinks the DPRK is actually communist should read The Cleanest Race.
Racial animus is actually the prime motivator behind Juche ideology. Kids are raised on propaganda telling them that the US invaded North Korea without provocation in order to force black and Jewish soldiers on Korean women. Their ideology propagates the idea that their race is the purest of all, so pure that they need the strong hand of Dear Leader to keep them away from the rest of the world. They're a fascist regime with the most superficial of communist window dressing.
Basically. He modelled himself on Mao and doubled down on the ethnic nationalism. I recommend The Cleanest Race by Brian Myers if you want to read about that side of Juche.