Leftists are supposed to be anti-capitalists and anti-imperialists. The DPRK is one of the remaining actually socialist countries on this planet. They are sanctioned by the Global North–that is the global capitalist hegemony in the West–to a point of desperation. The people are living in harsh conditions not because of the Juche “regime”, but because of the atrocities by the United States and its satellite states.

Thinking that the DPRK is somehow a hereditary monarchy is simply ridiculous. It also means that you are furthering Western Capitalist propaganda.

If you believe in the lies of the capitalists, you are hardly a leftist. You are simply another chauvinist helping the cause of the bourgeoisie and Amerikan imperialism.

Further reading:

The constitution of the DPRK: https://www.kfausa.org/dprk-constitution/

The reason for the support of the Kim family in the DPRK: https://www.visitthedprk.org/north-koreans-revere-kims-understanding-north-korean-leadership-objectively/

Myths & Misconceptions About North Korea, by a non-socialist creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhaHiht50AA

Please open your eyes.

This thread will deal with myths and realities of People's korea, of the puppet illegal occupied bourgeoisie state of south korea, defectors, society, aggresion agains it, international relations, e.t.c .

This thread will be edited and updated regularly. If any of you comrades have some info not added, or think that some sections to this thread should be added, feel free to tag me.

Long live DPRK, long live the anti-imperialist struggle!

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Socialism and democracy in DPRK

There is a huge notion in the western left (obviously), that DPRK is not socialist, but a state capitalist fascist monarchy.

We know how the western left is mostly racist and chauvinist towards china, dprk, vietnam etc, as it was previously with USSR and the eastern bloc.

Most of this western left is still against the USSR, but at least marxist-leninists and many anti-imperialist anarchists acknowledge them today. Many western leftists still remain in the same position against china or DPRK, however. We will address those points below.

Democracy and socialism

International solidarity and anti-imperialim of DPRK.

DPRK - Cuba relations

Black panthers connection

DPRK - Angola relations

DPRK - Syria relations

DPRK - Algeria relations

DPRK for the Palestinian struggle

Part 2 in comments

  • HauntedBySpectacle [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    This is already a very thorough collection of information, but perhaps this article could be added:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/11/kim-jong-nam-half-brother-north-korea-leader-was-cia-informant

    Puts this event in a very different light, and it being a lib-friendly source is useful to share with those who distrust AES or allegations of CIA intervention against them.

    Thanks for putting together this effort post!

    • star_wraith [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      That's really good info to know. Yeah in a lot of AES states, working with the CIA gets you in BIG trouble, and frankly you deserve it if you do.

      • HauntedBySpectacle [he/him, comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Being a spy for a foreign power in basically any country lands you in jail for life or dead, it's hardly unique to AES. We can talk about whether or not that's deserved case by case (free my boy Kendall Myers), but that is simply how states operate. That is doubly true for the DPRK or Cuba or any other state under imperialist blockade, that's 21st century siege warfare. No one spares the guardsman who lets the enemy through the gates.

        • star_wraith [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Oh yeah the US executed the Rosenbergs and no one here seems to be bothered by it.