• Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    They're likely referring to the Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System, point 10 being:

    1. The great revolutionary accomplishments pioneered by the Great Leader Comrade KIM Il Sung must be succeeded and perfected by hereditary succession until the end. The firm establishment of the sole leadership system is the crucial assurance for the preservation and development of the Great leader's revolutionary accomplishments, while achieving the final victory of the revolution.

    And yes, before you say it, I understand that Wikipedia isn't a 100% accurate source on communist ideologies, I'm just citing what op is PROBABLY referencing.

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah, that seems dorky, but it's also not part of their main constitution and it isn't like Kim Jong Un directs everything in the country. It seems like it was originally done to cement the DPRK on the socialist path.

        • blobjim [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Well, true. But the WPK is the main political entity in the country.

            • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              True, but while a General Secretary has more power than any other individual, they do not hold the absolute power that a monarch does. That's why General Secretary Stalin sometimes had his votes and decisions overruled.

                • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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                  4 years ago

                  I guess you're right. I just think that most people are thinking of absolute monarchies when they talk about monarchies, because that's how most European monarchies were before the French Revolution.

            • blobjim [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Well he was elected to the position and things seem to be going pretty darn well. Like what material thing can you even point to in terms of the DPRK being a monarchy other than that document and the current leader? Is Kim Jong Un like super rich and living in luxury compared to everyone else in the country? Is he wasting money that could be used for other things? Or is he just a normal politician or head of state?