Thursday 8 May 2014

THE JUCHE IDEA AND THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE IN EUROPE. Address to European Regional Seminar on the Juche Idea and European Independence Rome May 3



Firstly, peace and independence cannot be achieved in Europe without the the complete and total end of the domination by US imperialism. In order to thwart the high-handedness and big power
chauvinism of the US is very necessary to maintain strong independence.
As the great leader President Kim Il Sung said to a Venezuelan delegation in 1981 “if developed capitalist countries of Europe such as France, West Germany and Britain followed the road of independence and the whole of Europe was turned independent, a new world war could be prevented

It would be unthinkable to achieve any substantial social or democratic advance in Europe whilst it is still under the domination and tutelage of US imperialism. For decades US imperialism has blocked social advance and hampered progressive movements all over the world .As the great leader President Kim Il Sung said

'US Imperialism is the most barbarous and shameless aggressor of modern times,the main force of aggression and war,the ringleader of world reaction,the bulwark of modern colonialism,the strangler of national liberation and independence and disruptor of world peace'
(Kim Il Sung September 18th 1969)

US imperialism still remains the most aggressive imperialist power and chieftain of world imperialism which subordinates all capitalist countries to it. It acts as a “world policeman “
and intervenes in many lands across the globe. It maintains a huge network of military bases
throughout the world . Recently the US has been caught out spying on other countries. As
dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un pointed out in his New Year Address;
“the imperialists persisted in interference and war moves threatening the independence of other sovereign states and the right of mankind to existence”

Europe has never been free from the power politics of the US . During the cold war period the US even actively planned to carry out or instigate military coups in countries where communists got elected to government and throughout the world carried out military coups. armed interventions, sabotage, assassinations and dirty tricks campaigns. Europe was no exception to this for example it has been revealed that the US CIA planned to carry out a coup if the the Italian Communist Party won an election and also the hostile campaign against the left reformist Mr Tony Benn to stop him becoming the leader of the Labour party and possibly UK prime minister. Also the sinister terrorist “Gladio” outfit was created by US agents in European countries to destroy by force left wing movements and assassinate leftist figures .Even today the US still interferes by so called ‘colour revolutions’ ,a stereotyped method of undermining and then overthrowing independent governments. It is the US that is the author of the events in the Ukraine. The “colour revolution” is essentially a new form of an old trick or as we say old wine in new bottles.

Europe is still subject to US domination and interference . The domination of the US is particularly acute in Britain which has US troops stationed on its soil . Excessive British governments have dispatched many troops to help the US imperialists in countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. This is against the wishes of the vast majority of the British people who desire peace. There is not a ‘special relationship” but vassalage and submission to the interests of the US imperialists. The domination of US imperialist “trash culture” is prevalent in Britain,with most films shown on TV being from the US and many British TV programmes being simply copies of US ones. Pop singers sing in an American style. Such so called culture is in fact a poison turning people into mindless morons and degenerates Other European countries too suffer from a lack of cultural independence. The time honoured culture of France has been despoiled by the construction of “Euro-Disney” near Paris inflicting the banality of Mickey Mouse upon the French.
Leader Kim Jong Il lucidly referred to the insidious process of the the obliteration of national cultures in his work On Preserving the Juche Character and National Character of the Revolution and Construction.“ said
The imperialists’ reactionary policy of suppressing the Juche character of nations and obliterating national traits is now taking on a new form in the guise of gangster-like fuss about the trend towards a “monolithic” world .In the situation where each country and nation shape their destiny with their own ideas and systems, there can be no “monolithic” world which covers all spheres of politics, economy and culture. With social development and ties and interchange among different nations becoming closer, common features increase in the lives of nations. However, this process always presupposes the independent and individualistic development of nations and takes place on the basis of such development.
The imperialists have cooked up the trend of a “monolithic world” for the purpose of reducing the whole world to the Western-style “free world” and subjugating and assimilating all nations to themselves . All countries and nations must see clearly the danger of the imperialist policy of obliterating nations which is pursued in the name of the trend towards a “monolithic” world and must intensify the struggle to defeat the dominationist manoeuvres of the imperialists.”

Another term for this trend of a monolithic world is cosmopolitanism . Cosmopolitanism is the ideology of the imperialist bourgeoisie. The theory of cosmopolitanism regards the principle of sovereignty and the traditions of national cultures as obsolescent concepts, that the market forces should have supremacy globally i.e. unfettered international control by the monopolies. Really cosmopolitanism is the ideological foundation of globalization. The track record of imperialism has been one of the wanton destruction of national independence, military, economic and cultural means. Thus the fight for the sovereignty and independence and cultural identity against the trans-national corporations' tyranny is a struggle for the development of independence and social progress.
Economic domination by the US still exists to some extent though this has been weakened by the decline of the dollar and the rise of the European Union ,however US monopolies still have footholds in the European continent and in particular have penetrated into the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe many of which have been turned into vassal states and pro US sycophants by the reactionary rulers that seized power after 1989. The European Union has tended to side with the US on most issues for example the EU has played a most reactionary anti DPRK , anti-socialist role by backing US imperialism's “human rights” offensive against the DPRK. The EU itself is rejected in many countries and there are strong anti EU movements. In Britain the EU is very unpopular.
In recent years many European countries have been in throes of severe crisis and austerity. Supranational bodies such as the IMF, World Bank , EU and European Central Bank have imposed austerity and spending cuts in a number of countries . Some countries have become virtual appendages of bodies such as the EU , IMF and World Bank. Economic independence and self-reliance are not only desirable but is an absolute necessity . The Juche idea shows the way to achieve economic independence and the DPRK is a shining example of self-reliance . As the great leader comrade
Kim Jong Il said
"It is only when one displays a great revolutionary spirit of self-reliance that one can have faith in one's own strength, exploit the internal resources of one's country to the maximum and conduct the revolution and construction with success. Experience shows that only when one gives full play to the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance can one surmount every manner of difficulty and ordeal.
The great leader President Kim Il Sung made sure the DPRK stuck to the line of independence
and self-reliance. After the war he put forward a unique line of economic construction to give priority to the development of heavy industry and simultaneously develop light industry and agriculture, and led his people to get rid of flunkeyism and dogmatism and take the road of independence. When other socialist countries persistently forced Korea to join the CMEA, insisting on the “integrated economy” within them, he never vacillated in the slightest nor deviated an iota from the line of building the independent national economy. In the mid-1980s the trend of “reform” and “openness” was sweeping the socialist countries,but he firmly maintained the independent stand and held up higher the red flag, thus defending the socialist system of Korea reliably even though others abandoned socialism.

Independence,sovereignty and most of all, self-reliance are the lifeblood of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. Indeed, the Juche Idea has its guiding principles, that the independent stand must be maintained. In practice, this means to have Juche in ideology, independence in politics, self-sufficiency in the economy and self-reliance in defence. Social wealth and social relations, the means of production, exchange and distribution are firmly in the hands of the working people of the DPRK. The IMF, the World Bank and the Trans-National Corporations do not run the economy of the DPRK, MacDonald s, Coca-Cola, Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox do not control the culture of the DPRK and NATO does not dictate the military affairs of the DPRK. Only the Korean People with their Leader and Party, is the sovereign body in the DPRK. Dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un has pledged that the DPRK will hold fast to the line of independence, Songun and socialism. Moreover in his recent speech “Let Us Hasten Final Victory through a revolutionary ideological offensive “ comrade Kim Jong Un has re emphasised the importance of self-reliance.
Although the DPRK and the countries of Europe are very different in terms of history , culture and geographical situation , the basic idea of independence and self-reliance advocated by the Juche idea can be applied in Europe as well , we can kick out the transnational corporations and build an
independent national economies that fully serve the needs of the people.
During the past 14 or so years young people in Europe have taken up the struggle against capitalist and imperialist globalization very intensively . In recent years we have seen the “Occupy” movement which is a continuation of the anti-globalisation movement .However this movement lacks leadership and a clear perspective on the alternative to 'globalization'.
The obvious solution to 'globalization' is to develop self -reliant, self -sufficient national economies serving national needs. This is where the Juche idea comes in . The Korean people under the leadership of the WPK and the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung built up a powerful independent national economy according to the Juche idea which emphasises the independent and creative stand. The DPRK economy is able to produce to meet local needs .The Juche based independent socialist national economy of the DPRK shows that "another world is possible". Our organisations, the JISGE and ASSPUK hold that the work of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il “On Preserving the Juche Character and National Character in the Revolution and Construction “ is a powerful manifesto against globalization that needs to be disseminated widely and studied .
To this end the domination of the US and its arbitrary dominationist practices Europe must become
independent , to do so Juche must be established . The Juche idea must be applied and Europeans must become the masters of Europe. Allow me to conclude with a quote from the great leader President 
Kim Il Sung said
Building a free and peaceful new world is the mature requirement of our times. Today, domination and subjugation, aggression and war can benefit nobody; for the peoples of all countries to develop independently and live peacefully together is the correct way for humanity to take. Historical progress may suffer setbacks, but the forces of independence and peace will grow in strength as the days go by, and the just cause of creating a new world will triumph without fail.”

Let us embody the optimism contained in this words and put them into effect.


LONG LIVE THE JUCHE IDEA !
GLORY TO THE MEMORIES OF THE GREAT GENERALISSIMOS KIM IL SUNG AND KIM JONG IL !
LONG LIVE THE DEAR RESPECTED LEAER MARSHAL KIM JONG UN
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