I would like to start by recalling my visit to People’s Korea some 7 years ago to see the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Workers Party of Korea . From the 8th of October to the 19th of October 2015 I visited the DPRK .
I witnessed the single heart-ed unity of the DPRK which was demonstrated by the massive military parade , civilian demonstration and torchlight procession of youths . Military parades in the DPRK are different from those in former socialist countries as in the DPRK the paraders march with vigour and enthusiasm and with colourful displays. In the former socialist countries the military parades looked gloomy. Of course some big powers may put on big military parades but these are just for show with no real content .
In the evening there was a militant torchlight parade of youths followed by a colourful firework display . Although the weather was unfavourable the Korean young people did not flinch but took part in the parade with vigour ! The DPRK government is not afraid of putting large numbers of young people on the streets whereas in the UK the government would never risk putting such large numbers of youth on the streets as this could lead to a riot .
I also attended the 10000 strong joint performance "Great Party, Rosy Korea". This was a very new concept for me as it was performed on a floating stage on the River Taedong , something unique and I have never seen this before anywhere in the world. The performance was started by schoolchildren but centred on veteran artistes of the DPRK.
No visit to Pyongyang is complete without a visit to the amazing Pyongyang Metro.The cost of ride on the Pyongyang Metro is the equivalent of 0.003p(according to a google currency converter) so it is virtually free and war veterans get completely free travel.The Pyongyang Metro is clean, free from vandalism, graffiti , capitalist advertising and dirt ! I told my guide how dirty the London Underground is and she asked why given the high fares on the Tube they cannot kept it clean ! The Pyongyang Metro is very safe as the platforms are wide and each station has 2 "security girls" who ensure the safety of passengers. In London ticket offices are being closed and the numbers of staff reduced.
The DPRK is building many blocks of flats such as Mirae Street and handing them over to the people free of charge. This would be unthinkable in the UK where a flat on the riverside in central London cost £12,000 per month to rent or up to £1 million to buy . Even in the run down and poor Woolwich Dockyard area ( where I live) a flat costs £200,000 to buy or £500 to £1000 a month to rent.
Thanks to my dependable and reliable guide Ms Ri I was able to walk about the centre of Pyongyang which not only afforded me the opportunity of fresh air and exercise but gave me the chance to see the reality of the DPRK even more deeply. Some enemies of the DPRK say that visitors to the DPRK simply stay in hotels and go around in tourist buses but do not really know the country . This was proved untrue . I encountered busy and bustling streets full of people. In the pedestrian underpasses there were no homeless people that you would expect to see in the capitalist countries . Indeed in London some pedestrian underpasses at night are full of homeless people , drunks , drug addicts and lumpen criminal degenerate type people but in Pyongyang there is no such thing. Indeed the DPRK is a highly moral society that does not have drug addiction nor does it have pornography or the so-called "sex industry " that the capitalist countries have which distorts human values and blights lives. I will stop there because you can read more about my visit in “People’s Korea Today “ and in the book ‘ Travels in the Land of Juche Korea”
All the achievements of People’s Korea such as the abolition of taxation , free housing, free education and free health care as well as rapid economic growth and strong independence are the result of the leadership of the great Workers Party of Korea guided by respected Marshal KIM JONG UN .
It is for this reason that we join with the Korean people and world progressive in celebrating the 77th anniversary of the Workers Party of Korea(WPK ) which was founded by the President KIM IL SUNG on the 10th of October 1945 , originally as the Communist Party of North Korea . Of course the roots of the WPK go back much further , The WPK is root in the Down With Imperialism founded in October 1926 and the Society For Rallying Comrades , the first party organisation that was founded in July 1930.
The Korean people under the banner of the red flag of the WPK built an advanced socialist system. Korea was transformed from being once a colony into a powerful socialist country of Juche , a country that is independent, self- sufficient and self- reliant in defence. The DPRK became an invincible socialist military power.
The WPK is the mother party that takes care of the peoples lives. Under the leadership of dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN the WPK is pushing forward all manner of projects to improve living standards.The WPK makes selfless and devoted efforts for the people . Marshal KIM JONG UN opposes bureaucracy and any infringement on the people’s wellbeing . In a recent speech he said “If officials enjoy a comfortable and luxurious life, it is not socialism at all and it brings greater trouble to the people.”
Thus the DPRK is becoming a people's paradise, the envy of the world people and the model that the world revolutionary people can only dream of.
The WPK under the guidance of the great leaders comrades KIM IL SUNG, KIM JONG IL and respected Marshal KIM JONG UN has united the people solidly around itself, achieved single-hearted and single-minded unity the like of which is not seen anywhere else in the world. The WPK has achieved total oneness of ideology , a unique feat in the international communist movement. The leader , party , army and people form an integral harmonious whole .No other country in the world knows such unity and amity . This is due to the outstanding leadership of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG and his Juche-oriented theories on party building. This has been splendidly carried forward by the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL who has built up the WPK as the party of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG. Now the dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN has ensured that the WPK is and will always be the party of the great leader President KIM IL SUNG and general KIM JONG IL.
The Workers' Party of Korea has staunchly fought against modern revisionism , opportunism , flunkeyism ,dogmatism and factionalism . It has upheld the red flag of socialism opposing the attempts of the modern revisionists, renegades and imperialists to stifle socialism.
The WPK has always maintained revolutionary and class principles , holding high the red flag of socialism even when others threw it down. Today many revolutionary parties and people look up to the WPK as a model of party building . The WPK has withstood the tests of time and it is a most durable party that guides the building of socialism in Korea and is true to its basic principles.
LONG LIVE THE WORKERS' PARTY OF KOREA!
LONG LIVE SELF-RELIANCE !
LONG LIVE THE GREAT KIMILSUNGISM-KIMJONGILISM !
LONG LIVE DEAR RESPECTED MARSHAL KIM JONG UN!
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