This article is the second part of Friends of North Korea.
In April this year, South Africa's
Deputy Minister of Police; Maggie Sotyu attended the centenarry
celebrations of the birth of Kim Il Sung at the North Korean embassy in Pretoria.
Kim Il Sung is the deceased 'Great Leader' of North Korea who still holds the title of 'Eternal President' even though he has been in his grave for 18 years.
Kim Il Sung is the deceased 'Great Leader' of North Korea who still holds the title of 'Eternal President' even though he has been in his grave for 18 years.
The Deputy Minister of Police compared the dead dictator to
Nelson Mandela, stating that both are the father of their respective
nations and that the "similarities mentioned of these two great
nations extend beyond symbolic boundaries or gestures. They are
deeply embedded in our existence and our history as respective
nations."
She went on to say that "it must never come as a surprise to
antagonists and ill-informed critics when they question the
relationship the democratic South Africa has with the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Both RSA and (the) DPRK share fundamental values of revolutionary principles for
liberation, people's welfare and sovereignty of people and country."
The Deputy Minister of Police refers to
North Korea as a 'great nation' which cares about its 'people's welfare.'
A country where hundreds of thousands
or now in death camps and labour camps and where experimental
biological weapons are tested on live subjects,
including entire families at a time in glass cages. A place where the people are almost walking skeletons and millions have died from famine. Selling food can get you arrested in this great nation.
The Deputy Minister concluded; "let me re-affirm on behalf of our ANC-led Government, that South Africa continues to avail herself the opportunity to renew to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea the assurance of our highest consideration to cooperate and partner for the sake of all our peoples' livelihood and our countries' prosperity, respectively."
Friendly relations with North Korea are not only limited to the ANC and government but also include the ANC Youth League who have said they "unapologetically support North Korea."
The Deputy Minister concluded; "let me re-affirm on behalf of our ANC-led Government, that South Africa continues to avail herself the opportunity to renew to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea the assurance of our highest consideration to cooperate and partner for the sake of all our peoples' livelihood and our countries' prosperity, respectively."
Friendly relations with North Korea are not only limited to the ANC and government but also include the ANC Youth League who have said they "unapologetically support North Korea."
Earlier this year, representatives of the
ANC Youth League visting North Korea in an official capacity for
their organisation referred to South Korea as a 'puppet regime' of
American imperialism.
“We say so because, we know that the
creation of the Korean Republic or South Korea is not the desired
outcome of the people of Korea, but the creation of imperialism,
hence its borders are still guarded by the US military,”
The ANCYL also thanked North Korea for
the support it gave the ANC during apartheid:
“We are certain that the working
people of South Africa, who are struggling to defeat the legacies of
Apartheid, who want free, compulsory and quality education, decent
housing,shelter, health, clothing, nationalisation of mines and other
key sectors of our economy are with you in your struggle to first
unify your country and inspire the freedoms of all in the world under
a just and equitable world order.”
The ANCYL regards the system of North
Korea as 'just and equitable' and of being one of 'freedom'.
This is a place where saying anything against the state or in contravention of its policies could lead to public execution by firing squad or a death camp.
This is a place where saying anything against the state or in contravention of its policies could lead to public execution by firing squad or a death camp.
A land where people are required to
have 'self-cristicism' meetings every week in order to list all their
failings in front of their friends and family so that everyone can
openly condemn each other and create a further atmosphere of distrust and paranoia.
This is a place of freedom where the
televisions have one TV channel which loops military parades over and
over again and only broadcasts government programs with blurred
visuals of the outside world.
The ANCYL went on to say that said Kim
Jong-il saved his people from joblessness, homelessness and poverty.
North Korea is a country which has had
one of the worst famines in recent history, killing millions and
leading to the stunted growth of an entire generation.
North Koreans are now on average
considerably shorter than South Koreans even though there are no
genetic differences between North and South Koreans.
People literally eat grass in this
place and most people only have one pair of clothes.
However, even after reading these examples and those listed in the previous article, there will of course still be
apologists for Communism.
It is after all the perfect
system........for a dictatorship or one-party state.
An impoverished and hungry population
is more pliable and easier to control because the
Party controls the food source.
Wealthy corporations, businesses and businessmen can fund resistance and opposition to government so are therefore a threat to totalitarian rule. The remedy for this is to abolish private ownership or impose severe limits and taxes.
Wealthy corporations, businesses and businessmen can fund resistance and opposition to government so are therefore a threat to totalitarian rule. The remedy for this is to abolish private ownership or impose severe limits and taxes.
That way, everyone owns almost nothing
and is poor.
The state then controls all the wealth and can reward its followers accordingly. This allows the state to have better leverage over the population. The result is that the state controls all food and wealth.
The state therefore has the monopoly on all wealth.
The state then controls all the wealth and can reward its followers accordingly. This allows the state to have better leverage over the population. The result is that the state controls all food and wealth.
The state therefore has the monopoly on all wealth.
Your life, wellbeing and chance of education are
then totally in the hands of the Party.
The ideal Communist is a person who is expected to accept their lot in life, not expect much, endure their work and to strive to contribute resources and materials to better the state.
The individual does not matter, but rather the collective and the well-being of the state.
Communism is the ultimate system for
a dictator or cabal to rule with absolute control and no
accountability over a dumbed-down and poor population.
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