His portraits are mandatory fixtures in every home

How can the banners of General (Kim Jong-Il) be placed in a place like this?" they protested.Hundreds of cheerleaders for an international sports game hosted by South Korea hopped out from their buses and retrieved from the roadside the banner that bore the image of the North's leader and former South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung shaking hands during their summit in 2000.
In August 2003, North Korean visitors surprised South Koreans when they hysterically cried and protested a banner bearing the image of Kim Jong Il was neglected.The two victims are among hundreds of North Koreans killed by major floods and landslides last month."Such impressive stories are common in many flood-hit areas. He has long relied on the cult worship to maintain his grip on power in the hermit country.
A forestry worker died after saving Kims' portraits on July 16 when a landslide hit his home in Yangdok, South Pyongan Province, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency, monitored by South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.When a big explosion killed hundreds of North Koreans in a border city with China in 2004, Pyongyang's official media spread tales of the bravery of North Koreans who rushed into collapsing or burning buildings to save portraits of Kim. Our people are faithful to the Dear Leader as they are willing to risk their lives for him," KCNA said in a commentary.
Such spirit is displayed by officers and men of the three services of the KPA (Korean People's Army)," it said. His portraits are mandatory fixtures in every home, office, public buildings and factory in the country, along with pictures of his deceased father.The people's blind loyalty has forced people to endure a series of hardships and prevented any dissidents from arising to espouse an alternative to the existing ruler, they say.South Korea's civic automobile bearing manufacturers relief organizations say as many as 10,000 people may have been killed or gone missing due to the recent floods in the North.But Kim Jong Il did not appear at any emergency areas. Kim Jong Il's portrait is a key symbol of his personality cult. All adults are required to wear lapel pins bearing images of one or both Kims