WHAT IS JUCHE ?
The Juche Idea means, in a few words, that the owner of the revolution and construction are the masses.
Kim Il Sung
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Main idea of present era-the Juche Idea
Korea is blessed with a great idea which enjoys unanimous support and sympathy from the world progressives. It is the immortal Juche idea fathered by President Kim Il Sung.
The Juche idea, based on the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything, convinces the popular masses that one is responsible for one's own destiny and shows them a correct way of carving out their own destiny by themselves.
The Juche idea has fully proved its validity and vitality through over half a century of the Korean revolution and the world revolutionary people's anti-imperialist struggle for independence.
This is why the Juche idea has been recognized as the main idea of the present era.
Many people of the world are striving to build a new prosperous society free from all kinds of domination and subordination, taking the Juche idea as their guiding idea.
The Juche idea, which strongly propels the advance of the era of independence, has been developed in depth by leader Kim Jong Il's outstanding ideological and theoretical activities
Philosophical Principle of Juche Idea
Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) --The Juche idea is based on the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything, which was fathered by President Kim Il Sung. Man is the master of everything. This means that man is the master of the world and his destiny. This also clarifies the position of man in the world.The man lets everything in the nature and society serve him and dominates it.
The people are not subjected to the nature but subordinate it to their requirements. The further their intelligence and ability develop, the wider their domination sphere expands.
They are the very ones who create and use everything of society and administer the society. And the social relationship is just relationship between men and the looks of society change in accordance with their activities.
Man decides everything. This means that he plays a decisive role in transforming the world and shaping his destiny. This also clarifies the role of man in the world.
Remaking the nature is influenced not only by the people but also by objective factors including machines and equipment. Man also plays a decisive role in this sphere, because he not only makes and handles the machines and equipment but also makes use of the objective factors.
The social development is achieved by men, too. Through their labor, the people create the material wealth of the society and constantly improve their living conditions. And through their activities, the outmoded social relationship is changed with new one and new and advanced things are created in every domain of the social life.
Therefore, man plays a decisive role in transforming and developing the nature and society as the only remaker of the world.
The philosophical principle of the Juche idea has brought about a new change in the world outlook.
Juche in ideology
Pyongyang, October 21 (KCNA) -- The Juche idea calls for maintaining the principle of Juche in ideology. The principle is the guiding principle to be adhered to by the party and state in their activities for applying the attitude as masters of the revolution in the ideological field.Establishing Juche in ideology is a primary requirement of the masses' revolutionary struggle for independence.
It is the only way to establish Juche in politics, economy, defence and all other domains.
Establishing Juche in ideology means having the consciousness that one is the master of the revolution in one's own country. It also means thinking and doing everything with the revolution in one's own country put into main consideration and acquiring the viewpoint and attitude of solving all questions by one's own talents and initiative.
Without this viewpoint and attitude, one can neither display an independent thinking ability nor conduct creative activities.
In order to establish Juche in ideology, it is necessary to equip oneself with the revolutionary ideas of the working class and with the policies of one's party. Only then, will one be able to carry out the revolution and construction successfully, however difficult and complex the situation is, with the awareness that one is the master of the revolution.
If one is to establish Juche in thinking, one must be well versed in one's own things.
Only when one knows the things of one's country well, will one be able to solve all problems to suit one's specific conditions and in conformity with the aspirations and requirements of one's people. It is also necessary to possess a high sense of national dignity and revolutionary pride. A nation with a strong sense of national dignity and revolutionary pride is unconquerable, but a nation without this attribute is powerless.
If Juche is to be established in ideology, flunkeyism, dogmatism and other outdated ideas should be rejected categorically. The elucidation of the principle of Juche in ideology provided a powerful ideological and theoretical weapon to bring up the masses as the true masters of the revolution and fully enlist their strength in achieving victory in the revolution and construction.
Application of independent and creative stands called for
Pyongyang, September 5 (KCNA) -- Juche in ideology, independence in politics, self-sufficiency in the economy and self-reliance in national
defence are the guiding principles of the Workers' Party of Korea and state activities to maintain the independent and creative stands in the revolution
and construction. Establishing Juche in ideology means having the consciousness that one is the master of revolution, thinking and doing
everything, centering on the revolution in one's own country, and acquiring the viewpoint and attitude of solving all questions by one's own efforts and
talents.
In order to establish Juche in ideology, it is necessary to equip oneself with the revolutionary idea of the working class and with the line
and policies of one's party and possess a high sense of national dignity and revolutionary pride.
Maintaining independence in politics means upholding national independence and sovereignty of one's country, defending the interests of
one's people and conducting politics by relying on them.
In order to ensure political independence, it is necessary to set up a people's government, have one's own guiding thought and exercise complete
sovereignty and equality in foreign relations.
Adhering to self-sufficiency in the economy means building an economy which is free from dependence on others and which stands on its own feet, an
economy which meets the material needs of one's country and people with products.
To this end, it is essential to adhere to the principle of self-reliance to the letter and build an independent national economy.
Implementing the principle of self-reliant defence means solving all problems arising in building national defence with an attitude of befitting
masters and by one's own efforts.
What is important here is to prepare the army and people ideologically, establish a defence system involving all the people and the whole country,
build one's own national defence industry and consolidate the home front. The Workers' Party of Korea has thoroughly applied the guiding
principles of the Juche idea in the revolution and construction and thus demonstrated ever-victorious might in building and defending anthropocentric
socialism and displaying its dignity and honour.
JUCHE IN CONTEXT -BY CHAIRMAN OF THE JISGE AND ASSPUKThe Juche idea is studied throughout the world.It grips the imagination of the progressive and revolutionary people of the world who demand independence and a new society. It is probably one of the most widely studied ideologies in the modern world.Over a 1,000 Juche idea study groups have been set up and Juche idea seminars are held on a national,regional,continental and regional level.The first ever Juche Idea Study Group was set in Mali on the African contintent in 1969.Reactionaries try to impede the study of the Juche and all kinds of chauvinists,revisionists and dogmatists attempt to dismiss the Juche idea. They cannot succeed because Juche represents the current of thought in the era of independence and it is the perfect communist revolutionary theory which gives correct answers to all kinds of questions in the revolution and construction.Indeed the sneerers, doubters and cynics of modern revisionism ,dogmatism and flunkeyism forgot that it was the DPRK Juche based socialism that survived and is winning victories against imperialism when other socialist countries collapsed .However they cannot block the study of the Juche idea The Songun idea is a further development of the Juche idea,It is based on the simple but essentia truth that the revolution is advanced and defended by the force of arms.Really the starting point of the Songun idea was the 2 pistols handed down to the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung by his father.
The Juche idea was born in the tempest of the anti Japanese armed struggle.It was created on the battlefields of the anti Japanese war rather than in a quiet study or smoke filled rooms.It is based on the simple truth that the popular masses are the masters of the revolution and construction.As a young man the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung witnessed the fact that revolutionary struggles met a dead end in Korea;the nationalists repeatedly failed in their struggles and the Korean Communist Party was dissolved in 1928.They tried to conduct the revolutionary struggle by depending on outside forces.The nationalist groups tried to depend on this or that big power.The factionalists in the communist movement tried each gain recognition from the Comintern even though some factions had only a handful of people(indeed there are parallels with the British communist movement which is divided into many factions some only consisting of 4 or 5 people each insisting they are ideologically pure) What was the reason for these failures.Kim Il Sung’s sharp analytical mind penetrated through the fog of confusion and disarray.The answer was the previous nationalist and revolutionary groups were not linked to the people.They had been formed by petty bourgeois and bourgeois forces totally divorced from the ordinary people.
The great leader comrade Kim Il Sung realised that you have to depend on the ordinary people if you want to win victory in the revolutionary cause.They are the master of the revolution and the force that propels it forward,no other force.This is a simple truth but in a lot of cases very hard to apply.The Juche idea of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung shows how this can be done ,how the popular masses can be united and solidified around the revolutionary forces. Some people ignorant of the history of the Korean revolution and the development of the ideology of Juche think that Juche first appeared in December 1955 with the historic work “On Eliminating. Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Juche in Ideological Work,”it is true that this historic speech underscoring the central need to establish Juche but in fact Juche goes back right to the days of the anti Japanese armed struggle.It was first elaborated at the historic Kalun meeting on June 30 and July 2nd 1930 at which the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung made the historic speech “The Path of the Korean Revolution” which declared the birth of the Juche idea to the Korean people and the whole world.In his reminiscences “With the Century “ comrade Kim Il Sung said “I made public in The Path of the Korean Revolution the idea and standpoint I had perceived in my days of struggle and elaborated in prison. This has become the line of our revolution and its guiding idea” .The main question was to develop the Korean revolution independently in accordance with the realities of Korea.He trenchantly criticised those leaders who were divorced from the masses and indulged in empty talk and quarrels.In particular some communists indulged in a war of words and did nothing to mobilise the masses.Those who vainly fawned on big powers were actually an hindrance to the revolution.
The establishment of Juche in the revolution was essential for a wide variety of reasons.Firstly the historical and geographical context of the Korean.Korea is a relatively small country which borders on Russia and China.In close proximity to Korea is Japan which had several times tried to occupy Korea and had forcibly
colonised in Korea in the early 20th century with the help of the other imperialists. The US too had long stretched out its tentacles of aggression towards Korea .It had tried to intrude into Korea in the 19th century.Then in 1945 had seized the south part of Korea dividing Korea into two(an unnecessary division having no geographic,economic,historical or ethnic reason behind it).Thus there was the danger of big powers interfering in and even swallowing up Korea. Flunkeyism that it the worship of and submission to big powers.This was historically an acute problem in Korea.The old feudal ruling class had looked to different Big powers for support and this bad habit was continued by the nationalist movement and the communist movement.There was a pressing need for a new ideology which would sweep away such fallacies and put independence at the centre.
JUCHE EXPLAINED
The Juche idea is an idea that the masters of the revolution and construction are the masses of people.
The revolution and construction are the work for the popular masses that should be carried out by the people themselves.
The working people can overthrow an old society and build a new society and create a bountiful and civilized life only by their struggle.
The Juche idea is an idea that the popular masses have the power to promote the revolution and construction.Or put enough way they are empowered to carry out the revolution and construction
The working people have the ability to transform nature and society. It is the working people who conquer nature and create material wealth, overthrow an old society and built a new one.
No other being is more powerful and intelligent than the working people in the world. Their strength and wisdom are inexhaustible.It is the working people that create all wealth and transform nature.Without them society cannot function.
Revolution can neither be imported nor be exported. The master of the revolution of each country is the people of that country and the decisive factor of victory of the revolution is in the country itself.