- 16 Oct 2013 17:15
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I haven't seen this posted anywhere else on the forum, but I'd be interested in perspectives from people on this forum on the recent change in North Korea government.
So - can this actually be reconciled with communist ideology?
SEOUL--North Korea has rewritten its official ideology guidelines to validate Kim Jong Un’s inheritance of power and emphasize allegiance to the supreme leader, sources said.
The revisions to the “Ten Principles for the Establishment of the One-Ideology System of the Party” were the first in 39 years. Even the title was changed to “Ten Principles for the Establishment of the Unique Leadership System of the Party,” according to the sources.
The word “party” refers to the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.
“The latest revision reflects the circumstances of the Kim Jong Un age,” one source well-versed in North Korean affairs said. “Members of the public will henceforth be bound by the new principles.”
The document warns North Koreans against “blind obedience” to individual senior officials and calls on them to follow the supreme leader under all circumstances.
It also validates the generational succession of power that originated with North Korea’s founder, Kim Il Sung, and was passed to Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Un took over in December 2011 after the death of his father.
“We should keep our party and revolution alive forever under the blood line of Paektu,” [Kim Family] the document said, citing the name of a mountain that is given a sacred status associated with the foundation of the country.
The preface to the new “Ten Principles” also referred to the country’s recent nuclear development.
“We have come to possess resounding might as a strong socialist nation with a military power centered on nuclear arms and a solid and independent economy,” part of the preface said.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/korea ... 1308140072
So - can this actually be reconciled with communist ideology?