a genius which only now seems to...

[unpakwon]

Please explain the following in bold more easily.

...the (North Korean) regime was very quick to adjust its claims downward when it had to, i.e. in response to post-Soviet economic realities and the influx of heterodox information. But to concede the regime's genius for propaganda---a genius which only now seems to be deserting it---is not to imply that it does not believe the official myths itself.

Thank you.

[freezeframe]

Please explain the following in bold more easily.

...the (North Korean) regime was very quick to adjust its claims downward when it had to, i.e. in response to post-Soviet economic realities and the influx of heterodox information. But to concede the regime's genius for propaganda---a genius which only now seems to be deserting it---is not to imply that it does not believe the official myths itself.

Thank you.

The regime had a genius for propaganda but now it's losing that genius. Its propaganda is no longer as good as it was.

[unpakwon]

It's a big help.

Many thanks.