Today we are here to mark the birth of a great revolutionary comrade Kim Jong Il , at the same time it is a gesture of support for the Korean people in their struggle to achieve greater self-reliance in order to defeat the sanctions and blockades of the imperialist hostile forces.
The life of comrade Kim Jong Il was associated with the Juche idea and the spirit of self-reliance , the idea of “Let Us Live Our Own Way “ . It can be said that Juche and self-reliance are the secret weapons of the Korean people in their struggle against the sanctions and blockades .
Comrade Kim Jong Il was born the son of guerrillas on February 16th 1942. A UK KFA delegation visited his birthplace at Mt Paektu in August 2017 .He did not come from a privileged background but was brought up in clothes made from old uniforms and spent his childhood in a simple log cabin. He witnessed the severe anti Japanese war and later as a young boy also witnessed the Fatherland Liberation War against the American imperialist aggressors the sworn enemy of the Korean people.
Comrade Kim Jong Il lived a most simple life . As a student he participated in the construction of Pyongyang. He also worked at a textile machinery factory at the number 26 lathe. When you visit the DPRK you will sometimes see machinery bearing the mark No 26. Thus comrade Kim Jong Il was a true people's leader , always with the people sharing both hardship and joy with them. Often comrade Kim Jong Il did not celebrate his own birthday and dressed in an old parka.
At the beginning of the 1960s Kim Jong Il gave guidance to the historic Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Guards Tank Division of the KPA . In June 1964 he started work at the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. As well as practical day to day leadership he developed the ideology and theory of the WPK . He systematised and developed the Juche idea , producing the definitive work “ On the Juche Idea “ in March 1982, which I urge everyone to read if they have not already read it.
. Because of his skills as a theoretician and ideologist plus his modest style as a people's leader he was acclaimed as the successor to the great leader President Kim Il Sung .
Comrade Kim Jong Il was also deeply involved in the work of art , literature and culture in the DPRK . He created the seed theory of literary creation saying that “ If a writer is to produce a good piece of work, he must first select the right seed, which is the core of a literary work. “. Comrade Kim Jong Il wrote classic treatise “ On the Art of the Cinema “ even one Western academic Alzo- David West had to concede that the On the Art of the Cinema “ showed an “understanding of the constructive elements of the literary text”
The great leader comrade Kim Jong Il steered the DPRK through the difficult period of the "arduous march ". Even though the DPRK faced severe difficulties he made sure that a high level of social benefits was maintained . Vans with soya milk for children were always seen on the streets of the DPRK in this period.There was no austerity or cutbacks in the DPRK during that period , no hospitals or schools or welfare facilities closed down. Indeed a leading comrade of the British Group for the Study of the Juche Idea was able to receive medical treatment at a DPRK hospital in 1996.
The ideas of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung on national reunification were thoroughly applied and developed in depth by the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il . He made a decisive breakthrough in the struggle for national reunification by having the June 15 Declaration signed with the then south Korean chief executive Kim Dae Jung in 2000.
Declaring "Expect No Change from me!" , comrade Kim Jong Il combated the pressure and machinations of US imperialism . He upheld the banner of Juche further supplemented it with the Songun idea and Songun politics the treasured sword for defending independence.
Today the DPRK is the world's most independent country . It is seen as a country that does not take nonsense from any imperialists or big powers .It is a country “that lives its own way “. Through self-reliance the DPRK is holding its own against the sanctions and blockade. This is the legacy of the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il, a legacy that is today further developed and carried forward by the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un , the one and only successor to the Juche cause.
We join with the Korean people and world progressives in commemorating the great leader generalissimo Kim Jong Il on the 78th anniversary of his birth .
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