Monday, 14 December 2020

Speech of Dr Dermot Hudson ' Remembering the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL ' delivered to the online meeting 12.12.2020



 It is 9 years since the demise of the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL was the greatest loss of the Korean people as he was the benevolent father of the Korean people. It was also the greatest loss of the world revolutionary people and the Juche Idea and Songun Idea followers of the world . Although the heart of comrade KIM JONG IL ceased to beat on December 17th 2011 he is alive in the hearts and minds of the Korean people and world people and his ideas live on. Furthermore, comrade KIM JONG IL was acclaimed as the eternal general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and the eternal chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK . This was an affirmation of the deep loyalty of the Korean people to comrade KIM JONG IL.

  Comrade Kim Jong Il was a leader of extraordinary ability and fortitude. His accomplishments and achievements span many different fields and sectors from culture to military affairs. He was best known to the world people as the great defender of socialism and independence and the leader who developed the Juche idea and Songun idea. Indeed the name of comrade KIM JONG IL is intimately bound up with the administration of Songun (army-first )politics.

    The great leader comrade KIM JONG IL led the Korean revolution for a period of more than five decades which began with his guidance to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su no 105 tank division of the Korean People's Army on the 25th of August 1960 . Under the leadership of comrade KIM JONG IL the DPRK became a mighty power of ideology and politics and also a socialist military power possessing its own powerful war deterrent which makes the imperialists shake with fear.

 Comrade KIM JONG IL was the loyal and faithful successor to the great leader generalissimo KIM IL SUNG. He was the standard bearer of the Juche revolutionary cause which had been pioneered by the great leader generalissimo KIM IL SUNG the eternal president of the DPRK .He ensured that the WPK became the party of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG defending the monolithic unity of the Workers' Party of Korea, smashing the attempts of modern revisionists, opportunists ,factionalists and great power chauvinists to defile the revolutionary constancy of Juche. When the imperialist reactionaries and renegades of socialism sneered at socialism , demanding that the DPRK "open up" and "reform" he declared "Expect No Change from Me !.

Comrade KIM JONG IL defended and developed the purity of the Juche Idea . He systematised and enriched the Juche idea in his historic 1982 thesis "On the Juche Idea ". This work constitutes an almanac of the Juche idea which clarified its philosophical essence and that man has independence, consciousness and creativity. Thus the Juche idea shines out a philosophy for achieving the independence of the popular masses . The Juche idea is a powerful weapon for achieving human emancipation from all kinds of misery and oppression.

When socialism was frustrated in some countries owing to the treachery of modern revisionism  comrade KIM JONG IL energetically defended socialism and wrote brilliant works such as "Our Socialism Centred on the Popular Masses Shall Not Perish , "Abuses of Socialism are Intolerable" "Socialism Is A Science , " Giving Priority to Ideological work is essential for accomplishing socialism" and many others  provided a source of hope for the people aspiring to socialism.


    Comrade KIM JONG IL developed in depth the Songun idea, an embodiment of the Juche Idea and treasured sword for defending socialist Korea . The Songun Idea and Songun politics are the cutting edge of the anti-imperialist class struggle in this era.  KIM JONG IL fully administered  Songun politics as supreme commander of the Korean People's Army comrade KIM JONG IL led the work of defence up-building and continued the cause of Juche-army building pioneered by the great leader President KIM IL SUNG. Stressing the importance of the anti-imperialist military front led the DPRK to victory in the DPRK-US confrontation smiting the reactionary US imperialists by carrying out 2 nuclear tests so that the DPRK became a global nuclear power , a proud independent socialist nuclear power of Juche. Thanks to this legacy bequeathed by comrade KIM JONG IL the DPRK can sit  down and negotiate with the USA as an equal partner.

Comrade KIM JONG IL led the struggle to build up the independent national economy . He made sure that the living standards of the Korean people were improved . Under his leadership the many social benefits enjoyed by the Korean people were preserved and further enhanced. He passed away whilst a trip of on the spot guidance, thus he was working for the people right up to the last minute. He always wore plain clothes . He was the epitome of a true people's leader.

Comrade KIM JONG IL, the lodestar of national reunification, led the Korean people along the road of independence and great national unity with his resolute will to implement the instructions of the great leader President KIM IL SUNG for national reunification. The June 15 declaration which embodied the concept of "By Our Nation Itself", broke through the barrier of national division imposed by the US imperialists.

The great leader comrade KIM JONG IL led the cause of anti-imperialist independence throughout the world. Songun politics was an inspiration to the peoples struggling against imperialism and the Juche Idea a powerful compass for defeating imperialism. The many works written by comrade KIM JONG IL are a guiding compass for the fighting peoples of the world. The DPRK became associated with the defence of the socialist principle , thus encouraging the world people in their struggle for socialism.

 Today we join with the Korean people in cherishing the memory of comrade KIM JONG IL and defending his achievements . When comrade KIM JONG Il passed away , the Korean people turned sorrow into strength under the leadership of Marshal KIM JONG UN , the successor to comrade KIM JONG IL . Now under the leadership of Marshal KIM JONG UN the Korean people are turning out in the 80 day campaign and will smash the sanctions of the hostile imperialist forces upholding the spirit of self-reliance.

GLORY TO THE MEMORY OF THE GREAT LEADER COMRADE KIM JONG IL !



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