Report of JISGE Meeting on Feb 2

JUCHE IDEA STUDY GROUP OF ENGLAND

A meeting to celebrate the 66th birth anniversary of the great leader comrade
Kim Jong Il and discuss the work The Songun Based Revolutionary Line is a Great Revolutionary line of our era and an ever victorious banner of our revolution" was held.
The meeting was held at the Conway Hall at 2pm Saturday 2nd Feburary 2008.
The chairman welcomed attendants to the meeting.More people
than expected attended the meeting.
The chairman made an address on the history of the revolutionary life
of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il.He explained that comrade Kim Jong
Il was born a humble son of the people on the snowswept Mt Paektu.He stressed that comrade Kim Jong Il worked as an ordinary worker in the construction of Pyongyang and in a textile factory.Even today he wear simple attire just like an ordinary worker.He said thatthe world progressive and revolutionary progressive people acclaimed comrade Kim Jong Il as the sun of the 21st century.

The secretary general spoke about the revolutionary achievements of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il and indictated future tasks for the Group.He paid high tribute to study group chairman for leading the group for so many years.

A discussion was then held on the work "The Songun Based Revolutionary
Line is a great revolutionary line of our era and an ever victorious banner of
our revolution"
The chairman made a speech on the work,he said

"This work was published on the 29th of January 2003 and is a talk to senior officials of the WPK CC.It was made a time when the confrontation over the so called nuclear issue had become intense and the DPRK had withdrawn from the one sided NPT just 3 weeks earlier.

The Songun idea has great significance not only for the Korean revolution but also
all those people throughout the world who struggle against imperialism and the
exploiting classes.Today the struggle of the popular masses for the cause of independence has entered a new stage. In the new century the features of the world have dramatically changed and both the circumstances and conditions of the struggle have also changed. Problems which had been beyond calculation in the past and could not be settled with established theories are now brought out anew.
Leader Kim Jong Il's Songun idea is the guiding principle of revolution, which illuminates the path ahead of the struggle for independence and socialism. The Songun idea, whose justness was testified in the practice of the Korean revolution full of twists and turns in the 90s of the 20th century, is the banner of the struggle in the new century progressing and emerging victorious based on the invincible military power, which opened up a new stage for the development of the cause of independence and is all-powerful sword which makes it possible to solve properly the theoretical and practical problems raised by developing reality


Thus this work the great leader gives an indepth explanation of the Songun idea and its crucial role in the Korean revolution and urges everyone in the DPRK to be ardent followers of the Songun idea.Comrade Kim Jong Il explains that
“"The revolutionary line of Songun, the Songun politics, is the scientific revolutionary line and the mode of politics which reflects the requirements of the times and the revolution most correctly."

He explains that Songun is based on the experience of and teaching of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung.He defines Songun in a nutshell as the idea of giving priority to military affair and that the Peoples Army is the hardcore and main force of the revolution.
Comrade Kim Jong Il sums up the experience of the revolutionary movement

“the struggle of the masses of people for the cause of independence ,the cause of
socialism is accompanied by confrontation of power with imperialism and
all sorts of other counter revolutionary forces”

Comrade Kim Jong Il explains
"The new era of Juche revolution is the Songun era and it is a new and higher
stage of our revolution which is developed under the banner of Songun"

Some ideas in this work might unsettle some people as there is reference to
the limitations of preceding theories of M-L.He argues that Songun reflects
the requirements of the era namely there a fierce confrontation is going on
between socialism and imperialism and that imperialism and counter revolution
are confronted by means of power ie military power.Moreover much has changed since classical M-L theories were elaborated 150 years ago.


"Development of capitalism consolidates the domination of monopoly capital
and adds to the prevalence of reactionary bourgeois ideology" further he
says there need to be hardcore elements to work amongst the masses.

I think this is a very important lesson for us in the imperialist countries.

He explains that the army is the most steadfast,militant and revolutionary force
in socialist society.In era which an era of anti imperialist class struggle socialism
and imperialism confront each other by force thus the role of the revolutionary
armed forces becomes paramount.As he explains

“The Peoples Army is the revolutionary ranks that defend the first lifeline of
the revolution.It defends the Party and the revolution,the country and the people
by force of arms and at the cost of life in direct confrontation with the strong
imperialist enemy.On the bayonets of the Peoples Army hinge peace socialism
and the worthwhile and happy life of our people”

Furthermore the KPA is “an army of the Party and leader,a genuine army of the
people”.
Songun politics has nothing in common with military governments in some parts
of the world or with the so called ‘militarization’ of society.Whilst the role of
the KPA as the main force of the revolution is stressed the role of the working
class and the class character of socialism is not negated he says

“Apart from the intrinsic desire and class principle of the working class it
is impossible to realise the independence of the masses and complete the
socialist cause”
Songun also means increasing ideological militancy;
"the edge of class struggle must be sharpened and the working class
principle and revolutionary principle,be maintained more thoroughly in all
spheres.Our party has upheld the banner of Songun in the acute confrontation
with imperialism. Our rifle is the rifle of the class,the rifle of the revolution and
it is the most powerful weapon for anti imperialist class struggle”


Songun which embodies the revolutionary soldier spirit leads to further revolutionization of the working class.

“When our army and people are firmly equipped with a high level of class consciousness and the revolutionary soldier spirit in support of our Party’s Songun based leadership,the socialist class position will be further cemented and the socialist cause will defended and completed under any circumstances”


I highly commend this work.It gives us a weapon to overcome dogmatism and also revisionism and opportunism.The work shows that the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il is a true ideological genius
The KFA Organisational secretary  spoke next highlighting the correctness of the Songun policy
in defending socialism A lecturer of  the university of London spoke
he said amongst other things that the Songun idea is an original idea.He spoke
of the great vitality of the Juche idea.
A discussion followed.Questions were asked about Songun and world
communism and many other subjects.


Meeting concluded at 5pm.