Shouldn't the role be "advertised" to other people as well? Why is it following the Kim family line when that seems completely against ML thought?

  • Nemesis ☭@lemmygrad.ml
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    10 months ago

    They "hold a special place" because the people in the country love the kims, this was not forced on them, they can always vote for a new leader who isnt from their family. They have all been great leaders and the DPRK is a people's democracy. Please stop spreading western propaganda.

    • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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      10 months ago

      you shouldn't love somebody's kid before that kid actually does anything on their own, and it should be far less impressive when the accomplishment is only possible because of the parent's position and access to resources not available to regular people.

      i don't need western propaganda to think that kind of paternalism gross and sus.

            • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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              10 months ago

              ok. 3 generations of practicing doctors who hopefully don't get special treatment from medical schools is comparable to three generations of public administrators how?

              family business on the scale of a medical practice is not a threat to the public interest the way a connected political family is.

              • Assian_Candor [comrade/them]
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                10 months ago

                Sorry you missed my point I’m just saying it’s pretty common for kids to enter the same field as their parents, it isn’t necessarily an indicator of nepotism

                • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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                  10 months ago

                  Even if two kids otherwise get exactly the same education and 'access to opportunities', the one with parents who do the thing is going to have an edge, all things considered. This logic works with any job. A child of a plumber is going to have an advantage in the plumbing world over a child of an accountant because they grow up hearing the language, picking up the tools when their parent isn't looking and then being taught to use the basic tools when they get s little older.

                  Personally, I don't see why society should be denied the extra skill that comes from that kind of informal home-education just to avoid 'nepotism'. Actual nepotism, where someone is given a job (or a place at a top university) just because of family ties… down with that!

                  In sum, I went a bit wider so you might disagree with me but I agree with you. Maybe 'nepotism' has class characteristics, which need to be considered. It might not even be a coherent concept in a later-stage of functioning socialism. If that's possible, the question is at what point in the development of socialism does nepotism become an incoherent concept? Then: has the DPRK or anywhere else reached it? If not, is it a problem?