Thursday, 28 May 2026

The reactionary essence of the "reform" and "opening-up" propagated by the imperialists Kim Kyong Il


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Correctly understanding the reactionary essence of the "reform" and "opening-up" propagated by the imperialists is one of the important questions that arise in order to resolutely crush the sophistries of the highly class-conscious imperialists and firmly defend our sovereignty and socialism.

The great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il taught:

"The political forms or economic systems of other countries that do not correspond to the imperialists' objectives of domination and plunder are branded by them as incompatible with the current of 'world integration', saying that they must be 'reformed'; and countries that do not accept the system and political methods demanded by them, as well as the decadent bourgeois culture and bourgeois way of life, are pressured to 'open up', being accused of 'isolationism' and 'closure'. This is precisely a bandit logic." (Selected Works of Kim Jong Il, expanded edition, volume 19, page 366)

The "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists are, in essence, extremely wicked and cunning methods of aggression and disintegration aimed at destroying socialism and dominating the whole world, forcing other countries to modify their political, economic, ideological, cultural systems and ways of life, which do not correspond to the imperialists' goals of domination and plunder. to adapt them to their tastes.

The reactionary essence of the "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists consists first of all in being instruments of the extremely malicious anti-socialist strategy of the imperialists, who seek to lead socialism into capitalism, to destroy socialism and to restore capitalism.

From the first day of the birth of socialism on earth, the imperialists considered it a thorn in the eye and spared no means or methods to destroy it.

In an attempt to crush socialism, the imperialists stubbornly pursued a two-pronged strategy: while using coercive military strategies, they also resorted to the strategy of "peaceful transition" to disintegrate and destroy socialism.

The "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists are direct means of the imperialist strategy of "peaceful transition" aimed at disintegrating and destroying socialism.

The "reform" and "opening up" advocated by the imperialists are aimed at infiltrating the decadent bourgeois ideology and culture into the socialist countries and transforming the masses of the people, who are the masters of socialist society and the subject of the revolution, into ideological and spiritual invalids.

The fact that the imperialists pressure them to carry out "reforms" and "opening up" means opening the doors so that they can introduce their decadent bourgeois ideology, culture and way of life.

If decadent bourgeois ideology and culture penetrate a socialist society based on collectivism, selfish individualism and the "values" of the cult of money will be fostered among the people, a corrupt and depraved way of life will spread, which will turn the masses of the people into vulgar egoists who only know money, into ideological and spiritual invalids.

The "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists introduce bourgeois multi-party and bourgeois democracy into the socialist countries, destroying the socialist political system and political methods and restoring capitalist political systems and methods.

Socialism is a society based on collectivism and whose life lies in the monolithic unity of the popular masses. Socialist political methods and systems are based on the monolithic unity of the leader, the party, the army and the working masses.

It is an obvious logic that socialism cannot coexist with bourgeois multipartyism, a capitalist political method based on individualism.

The "multi-party democracy" propagated by the imperialists is an instrument to conceal, embellish and disguise the reactionary essence and the anti-popular dictatorial domination of the capitalist system, in which a tiny exploiting class monopolizes the means of production and power, oppressing and exploiting the broad working masses.

Historical lessons demonstrate that when "multi-party democracy" is allowed in a socialist society, the activities of anti-socialist parties become legalized, reactionary restorationist elements raise their heads and carry out anti-socialist maneuvers, leading to the restoration of capitalism.

The "reform" and "opening up" advocated by the imperialists destroy the socialist planned economy and cause it to degenerate into a capitalist market economy.

In the market economy, social relations between people are converted into commodity and monetary relations, human destiny is determined by money, and people's moral value is transformed into exchange value. The capitalist market economy, which reduces the human being, the most powerful and worthy of social beings, to an impotent existence dominated by money and converts the independent being who dominates the world into a slave to commodities, is an anti-people economy that tramples on human dignity and value.

In some countries that were building socialism, as a result of the acceptance of the "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists and the introduction of the market economy, the popular masses ceased to be masters of the economy and became slaves of capital, while society was transformed into a capitalist society dominated by the cult of money.

All these facts clearly demonstrate that to accept the "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists is to follow an anti-socialist path of destroying socialism and restoring capitalism.

The reactionary essence of the "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists consists, then, in the fact that they are extremely wicked and cunning methods of aggression and disintegration aimed at transforming the whole world in the American and Western way, in order to oppress and invade other countries and peoples.

Today, the imperialists seek to create, through "reform" and "opening up", political, economic and ideological-cultural conditions to dominate other countries and peoples and thus carry out their strategy of world domination.

A “reforma” e a “abertura” propaladas pelos imperialistas têm por objetivo criar confusão política nos países que avançam pelo caminho da independência e do progresso, estabelecendo um ambiente político favorável à agressão e dominação imperialistas.

Os povos e nações do mundo aspiram à independência e desenvolvem autonomamente seus próprios destinos; este é um direito sagrado que ninguém pode violar.

No entanto, os imperialistas, com os EUA à frente, que almejam a dominação mundial, procuram concretizar suas ambições hegemonistas sob o letreiro da “globalização”, utilizando perversamente a “reforma” e a “abertura”.

Os imperialistas descrevem o “multipartidarismo” como “o método político mais democrático da história humana” e “o sistema partidário superior”, espalhando o sofisma de que todos os países e povos devem implementar a “democracia multipartidária” para se adequar à corrente da “integração mundial” e que, para isso, seriam necessárias “reformas” e “abertura” no campo político.

A realidade demonstra que, quando se cai na armadilha da “reestruturação democrática” promovida pelos imperialistas, a soberania e a dignidade do país são completamente esmagadas.

A realidade atual, em que, após o colapso da União Soviética, ocorreram “guerras civis” em vários países, surgiram governos pró-EUA e pró-ocidentais, e esses países se converteram em alvos de agressão militar e ingerência interna dos EUA, comprova bem isso.

A “reforma” e a “abertura” propaladas pelos imperialistas têm também o objetivo de enfraquecer a independência econômica de outros países e criar condições econômicas para a dominação e a pilhagem imperialistas.

Os imperialistas consideram a liberalização e a mercantilização das economias de outros países como meios de ampliar seus mercados e suas esferas de influência.

Por isso, proclamam que a economia de livre mercado é “o resultado inevitável do desenvolvimento da economia mundial e a corrente fundamental do desenvolvimento econômico de todos os países”, enquanto os sistemas econômicos que não se ajustam aos seus gostos seriam incompatíveis com a “integração da economia mundial” e, portanto, deveriam passar por “reformas” e “abertura”.

Se países relativamente fracos economicamente implementarem a liberalização e a mercantilização exigidas pelos imperialistas, tudo o que possuem será saqueado pelos monopólios multinacionais imperialistas, que os arrastarão para a sobrevivência baseada na lei da selva.

In the countries that accepted the "market economy" due to the "reform" and "opening" maneuvers of the imperialists, the fragile economic structures allowed foreign products to flood the domestic markets, completely destroying domestic industries; The economic power of the country and the nation passed into the hands of foreign capitalists, while the working masses were thrown into unemployment, the inequality between rich and poor increased more and more and various crimes proliferated.

All this clearly demonstrates that the "reform" and "opening up" propagated by the imperialists are extremely wicked and cunning aggressive sophistries aimed at destroying socialism and the working masses.

All Party officials, Party militants and workers must raise their vigilance against the "reform", the "opening up" and the bourgeois ideological and cultural infiltration manoeuvres promoted by the imperialists, smashing them completely in order to firmly defend the socialist system in our style.

Jongchi Bomryul Yongu (Research in Politics and Law), Scientific Encyclopedia Publisher, pages 68 and 69, June 14, 2016

(0riginally translated from Korean to Portuguese by  the Voice of the People 1945 website and auto translated to English 

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