Today Britain and Europe face a most severe social crisis along with a political and economic crisis . At the same time the very limited democratic rights, which are already inherently constrained because bourgeois democracy is not real democracy but democracy only for the rich, are under threat from creeping fascism or fascistisation by the monopoly capitalist ruling class.
Many European countries such as Italy , Spain , France and Britain have been severely affected by the Covid 19 pandemic and have been unable to contain or control the Pandemic .
In my own country Britain has been severely affected by Covid 19 . So far officially 42, 875 people have died from Covid 19 but it is thought that in fact the real figure is far higher . At the moment Covid 19 cases in the UK are increasing rapidly , recently 17,000 new cases were reported in just one day . Although the death rate from Covid 19 is not as high as it was in March and April it has shown signs of rising again .
The Covid 19 pandemic has had a number of serious effects on society in the UK . First of all , it has caused the capitalist crisis to deepen and many people have lost their jobs .It is reported that 1,398,000 are out of work but the figure is probably much higher . Many shops and businesses have closed down permanently . Some areas have become ghost towns almost.It is predicted that UK GDP will fall by 35 per cent ! .If this happened it would be much worse than the recessions in the 1970s and 1980s.
The lockdown imposed by the authorities from March to June which resulted in many people being stuck at home and isolated resulted in an increase in cases of mental illness as well as family break up and domestic violence .
The UK government of Boris Johnson has shown itself to be incompetent and unable to deal with the Pandemic . The Johnson regime was heavily reliant on civil servants and advisors to make decisions and instead of having clear rules for the lockdown instead come out with ambiguous and confusing rules. During the early spring period in the UK the situation was very difficult because some shops closed and there were also shortages of items such as food and toilet paper in some shops as well as rising prices but the government did nothing to help people .
The pandemic situation in the UK and European countries stands in stark contrast to how People’s Korea has dealt with the Covid 19 situation . Today the DPRK is the only country in the world without a single Covid 19 case .What is the secret ? Well the DPRK took early measures against Covid 19 such as closing the border in January before even the WHO declared Covid 19 a pandemic . Other measures included extending school holidays , getting people to wear masks , rigorous disinfection of public areas , medical checkups for people , health education and quarantining foreigners within the borders of the DPRK.
The DPRK ‘s experience in dealing with Covid 19 is a model for other countries to follow . Really the 42,875 deaths from Covid 19 in the UK could have been avoided if the UK had done the same as the DPRK and shut the border completely but instead Heathrow airport remained open during the lockdown , isn’t this completely crazy . Our rulers in the UK are elitist, anti -people and incompetent , they lack the vision to implement simple and direct solutions to problems , whereas Juche Korea follows the people-orientated policy .
Respected Marshal KIM JONG UN , a true people's leader , convened a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea on the 29th of February at which it was discussed " taking nationwide top-class anti-epidemic steps in a more thorough-going way and strictly putting them into practice in order to cope with the viral epidemic spreading rapidly around the world". and also "measures to deter the influx and spread of the infectious disease in a scientific, preemptive and lockdown way." . At the same time respected Marshal KIM JONG UN had officials guilty of bureaucratic behaviour removed from position .This contrasts with the incompetence of many leaders in the capitalist world who failed to take any decisive measures to stop the situation getting out of control .
Really Covid 19 is a consequence of globalisation , neoliberalism , capitalism and the incompetence of the rulers of capitalist countries . What shines through is the superiority of the Juche-based socialist system of People's Korea . The DPRK based on self-reliance has rejected globalisation and has built a self-reliant independent national economy. The socialist system of People's Korea is based on single-hearted unity ,it can mobilise resources to fight against epidemics in a way that class-divided ,conflict ridden capitalist societies cannot do so . The fact there are no Covid 19 cases in People's Korea is testimony to the superiority of Juche-based socialism.
Recently the DPRK was able to hold massive celebrations including a great military parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea . The DPRK is the only country in the world able to hold such large scale celebrations. Again this proves the superiority of the people-centred socialist system and the Juche idea.
Even before Covid 19 the UK was facing a deep societal crisis . Many social problems such as family breakdown , drug addiction , sexual crime and gang violence are rampant . Cultural levels are falling . For example statistics show that 16 percent of the population is illiterate . I remember even back in the 1970s some people left school without being able to read and write .
Whilst the reactionary authorities have not taken measures to safeguard people against Covid 19 , at the same time they have taken steps to limit the very limited democracy . For example legalisation on Covid 19 was rushed through parliament .Local elections have been suspended . A law giving the legal right to UK intelligence services to kill opponents of the country has been passed.
Measures have been taken for gag dissenters . For example although I do not approve of the views of conspiracy theorists at least one prominent conspiracy theorist was banned from social media . Even more sinister is that some left wing groups have had posts deleted or banned on social media . Recently our British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea and UK Korean Friendship Association produced a study guide to the Juche philosophy but Facebook banned it !
Also in the UK there has been talk by the government of passing legislation to ban ‘support for hostile states’ or to ban propaganda ‘on behalf of hostile states’ , this could restrict solidarity activities in support of People’s Korea and the study of the Juche idea . Moreover recently there has been a severe media attack on our Korean Friendship Association making false accusations using heavily edited material from illegal surveillance of the association over many years by a spy.
It is the opinion of some in our British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea that the UK is heading towards fascism .
It is our view that Juche idea followers must fight hard for democratic rights and against fascism .
In today ‘s world People's Korea led by respected Marshal KIM JONG UN stands out as an example of true people’s democracy .Marshal KIM JONG UN is the elected head of state and elected Chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is enjoying far more popular support than any Western head of state in history . In the DPRK general election held in March 2019 99.97 percent of all the voters took part in the election and 100 percent of them voted for the candidates . A demonstration of decisive support and , single-.hearted unity . DPRK ? What is the situation in capitalist countries? In the US presidential election in 2016 , voter turnout was only 55 per cent .In the UK General election in December 2019 , 67 percent of electors voted and the ruling party was elected with the votes of only 27 percent of electors . Clearly the leaders of the imperialist countries have no real democratic mandate to rule whereas Marshal KIM JONG UN and the Workers' Party of Korea does . The DPRK is a people's democracy , a socialist democracy . In People's Korea , deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly, the highest organ of power are honourable servants of the people . Ordinary workers are deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly. A street cleaner is even a deputy to the Supreme People’s Assembly.There is no need to compete for a place in parliamentary easy street but rather a matter of the people choosing the best people for the job , people they will have confidence in . Thus elections in the DPRK are a civilized affair In the DPRK people exercise power at all levels from the humble people's neighbourhood unit to the Supreme People's Assembly.
To conclude I say let us uphold the example of Juche-based people’s democracy of Juche Korea ! Let's fight hard for democratic rights and let's oppose fascism !
LONG LIVE PEOPLE”S KOREA !
LONG LIVE JUCHE !
LONG LIVE THE WORKERS’ PARTY OF KOREA !
LONG LIVE RESPECTED MARSHAL KIM JONG UN!
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