Sure, but the root comment was implying that the countries mentioned in OP, like North Korea, are democracies. Which is clearly wrong. That's all I was saying.
those countries anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist histories, all of which is incredibly important to understanding their current political organization
Or alternatively, the names of these countries is just marketing, and socialist movements usually tend to be authoritarianism in disguise.
And I'm simply sharing what I've learned from my research on the subject. Not entirely a direct response to your comment, sure, but relevant enough that I felt like sharing, not just to you but other readers.
Or Kim could give up power and reform the government to a more western style of democracy. That would naturally end the war as well, and probably improve relations with South Korea considerably.
If pressure on North Korea is released, there's no telling if the authoritarian government would change their ways at all. In fact that pressure might be necessary to push them to change.