Δεν έχει νόημα να προσπαθείς να πείσεις έναν φανατικό της κομμουνιστικής θρησκείας, αλλά ας κάνω ένα κόπι πέιστ που αμφισβητεί την ιδέα ότι η Β. Κορέα είναι περίπου... φιλελεύθερη.
The political-economic system of North Korea has not
changed fundamentally from the days of Stalin’s rule. But due
to the complex character of the process of system formation,
there are some difficulties in identifying Stalinist features in the
North Korean regime. Many South Korean conservative scholars
consider the dynasty-like power succession in DPRK as a
specific feature of the “North Korean phenomenon.” Excessively
insisting on the role of traditional culture, they often overlook
structural similarities between the North Korean system and
other socialist systems. However, it can be argued that the establishment
of a monolithic ideology, rehabilitation of state and
nation, a Great Leader-centered party and state system, emphasis
on personal power, use of an extreme cult of personality,
suppression of oligarchy, a political culture of terror, and other
elements of the so-called “North Korean phenomenon” are distinctively
Stalinist. When it is said that the sustainability of the
North Korean system is linked to the ideological solidarity of
the North Korean people, one should not overlook the fact that a
significant portion of its ideological solidarity originated from
ideological indoctrination, from omnipresent agitation and thorough
interception of foreign information (all radio receivers
must be fixed to approved channels, access to foreign publications
is limited, and travel is restricted), as well as from terror
and concentration camps. The dedication of North Koreans to
juche ideology, even if it appears “voluntary,” is artificially manufactured
by the party’s extensive work on “ideological training”
and “terror.” The same phenomenon can be found in the
Stalinist system, where millions of people truly believed that
power was in their hands
