I visited the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea from the 4th of September to the 11th of September at the kind invitation of the Korean Association of Social Scientists . This was my second visit in a year and my 8th visit to the DPRK It was very good to see the reality of the DPRK and renew ties with KASS and other DPRK organisations. I able to see the true reality of the DPRK which is rapidly building a thriving socialist country under the wise leadership of great respected Marshal Kim Jong Un, First Secretary of the CC of the WPK , First chairman of the DPRK NDC and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, The central part of the visit was the excellent and detailed course on Kimilsungism -Kimjongilism organised by the KASS.
My visit came at a time when the DPRK was proudly celebrating the 64th year since its foundation in 1948. It was at a time when the DPRK is standing in confrontation with US imperialism, the chieftain of US imperialism. Great excitement had been generated by the visit of supreme commander Marshal KIm Jong Un to frontline areas and his subsequent speech " 25 Aug 2012 – Only Victory and Glory Will Be in Store for Us Who are Advancing under the Unfurled Flag Bearing the Immortal Beaming Images of the Great Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il" made on 25th of August to mark the 52nd anniversary of the start of Songun revolutionary leadership, This speech along with his order to counter the provocation of the US with a sacred reunification war is a powerful inspiration to anti-imperialists.
The course organised by the KASS was attended by delegates from Mongolia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Venezuela , Pakistan, Russia , Slovakia, Nigeria , Benin and Democratic Congo. Renown Dr Vishwanath the director general of the International Institute of the Juche Idea and former editor of the "Times of India" attended part of the course and made an address on the last day of the course.
I arrived at Pyongyang Airport after a long journey that had started at Gatwick airport with a 24 hour stop over in Beijing. I was greeted at the airport by my old friend the director general of KASS and also section chief Kim Su Ho. I also met my guide for the visit Miss Kim , a tall pretty, neatly dressed 25 year old graduate of Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies.
Driving from the airport one could see the beauty of the DPRK in autumn with the fields covered in swathes of green rice. In the Pyongyang area there was no sign of flood damage or crop failure, Once again my own eyes confirmed the reality of Juche-based socialism . everyone was going about their business normally no one was starving or begging, Miss Kim explained to me about the new flats in Changjon street. Some of the flats are 170 square metres. These were newly built and given to the working people free of charge something unimaginable in a capitalist country . Indeed in my own country the UK rents are sky high . Flats in Westminster . a central part of London sell for £1,195,000 or rent for them is £3000 per month . The reactionary government of the UK has adopted a policy of "social cleansing" of removing poorer people from the central parts of London such as Westminster, Kensington and other parts to other areas.
The DPRK is the only country in the world to provide free housing. No one should be against this ! The DPRK enforces many other popular people-orientated policies such as free education and free medical care.
On the last day of my visit we took a trip on the magnificent Pyongyang Metro a real edifice of Juche-based socialism. It costs only 5 won (about 2p or 3p ) to go on the Metro with free travel for pensioners and war veterans. The Metro is very clean , in fact the cleanest in the world and free from banal capitalist advertising.
During my visit to the DPRK dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un himself visited ordinary families in Changjon Street and sat down with them. Again this is something unimaginable in the imperialist and capitalist West. In the UK it would be impossible for David Cameron to visit ordinary working people as it would provoke anger. However dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un was received like a member of the family. He gave the families presents including a 42 in LCD TV which would cost £500 to buy in the UK, Thus workers in the DPRK enjoy a far higher level of social benefits than in even the so-called advanced capitalist countries.
The core part of the visit was a course on Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism . This was held at the People's Palace of Culture. We were given a number of lectures on Kimisungism-Kimjongilism by leading academicians of the KASS such as Dr Kim Chang Un and Dr Mun Jong Suk.
Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism has been expounded by dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un. It is now been studied and promoted on an international scale so the KASS arranged this course so to achieve a better understanding of it. Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism is the great revolutionary ideology of our era founded by the great President Kim Il Sung and further enriched by the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il.
It was explained that leader Kim Jong Il had expounded Kimilsungism but forbade the use of the term Kimjongilism. Kimilsungism -Kimjongilism is the eternal guiding ideology of the Workers' Party of Korea and has its core the Juche idea. As dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un said
"Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism is an intregal system of the idea, theory and method of Juche and a great revolutionary ideology of the Juche era"
The Juche era is fundamentally different era from preceding eras of history , previously history was dominated by exploiters. Now under the banner of Juche the masses have emerged as masters of history to oppose exploitation.
Dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un has written a number of works such as , "Let us Brilliantly Acomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche Holding Kim Jong Il in High Esteem as the eternal general secretary of our party " "Let Us March Dynamically Forward to Final Victory Holding Higher the Banner of Songun ", "The great Kim Il Sung is the eternal leader of our Party and People", "On Bringing About a revolutionary turn in land administration in line with the demands for building a thriving socialist country "and " Let Us Step the building of a thriving socialist country by applying Kim Jong Il's patriotism" and "Only Victory and Glory will be in store for the people who are advancing under the unfurled beaming images of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il".
Whilst studying at Kim Il Sung Military University respected leader Kim Jong Un wrote a thesis on the military art and tactics of the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung during the Fatherland Liberation War.
The Western media have been shocked by the fact that the leadership of dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un is so firmly established . There has been a totally smooth transition in the succession in the DPRK. Dear respected Kim Jong Un has many talents. He is an expert on literature and culture as well the knowledge based economy. He is a great military commander and general who can drive a tank fast. He commanded the Yongphyong island operation which give the US imperialists and south Korean puppets(to use a northern Irish term) a good blattering .Dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un is also a benevolent father of the people , He took steps to safeguard the health and wellbeing of mourners last December, such setting stands for people to get a hot drink, when the great leader comrade Kim Jong Il passed away. Now dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un is exerting every effort to improve the living standards of the people.
Visiting Pyongyang after the space of 5 months we could see many new structures and buildings with a number under construction or existing buildings being renovated . During the day and night you could hear the sounds of construction. It was really amazing. The Rungna People's Pleasure Park has been newly opened. This consists of 2 fun fairs, a dolphinarium and an outside water sports facility. On the my last day the Pyongyang Folk Park was opened. Who can say that the DPRK is not prosperous ?
thousands of Korean people, all age groups. Visiting the fun fair I could see that Korean people were not starving or repressed like the Western media say but actually know how better to enjoy themselves than the people of the West. The Korean people lead good emotional and cultural lives. They are happier than people in the capitalist countries and have a different outlook on life.There is plenty for young people to do instead either sitting at home or roaming the streets looking for trouble. On September 9th I was able to witness Korean people enjoying their national holiday at the excellent Taesong Central Zoo. Also on September 9th there were people celebrating national day by dancing in front of Pyongyang railway station.
Basically the Korean people looked far happier than ordindary working people in the UK and capitalist countries. In my country the UK many workers suffer from depression but in the socialist DPRK I saw happy people who knew only the joys of life. There were no starving or homeless people. It is a big lie that there is starvation. Josef Goebels Hitler's so called Minister of Information and Propaganda once said if you repeat a big lie often enough people will accept it as a truth. This is precisely what the media of the capitalist countries do in relation to the DPRK.
In the DPRK it is quite safe for children to walk on the streets not just during the day time but even at night , at midnight !. In London is not safe for children to be on the streets during the day for fear of kidnap by paedophile degenerates. The DPRK does not have pornography or prostitution
I witnessed the deep reverence of the Korean people for their leaders . Firstly at the statues on Mansu hill where people come all the time to pay tribute to the great leaders comrade Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. The respect of not only the people of the DPRK but also south Korea and Koreans in Japan, Russia , China and elsewhere was manifested in the exhibition of gifts. One could see that many hours, days and nights that had gone into making the gifts.This is newly opened in Mangyondae district and houses the gifts sent by Korean people(there is an international exhibition at Mt Myohyang.)
The story of the history of the Korean nation and its salvation by the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung is told the spectacular and colourful pageant of "Arirang". We were deeply lucky to saw the last performance of the season. Arirang is now better than ever. It was held at the May Day stadium on Rungna island. Arirang is a work of true genius. It outshone the banal opening ceremony of the London Olympics . The performance of Arirang requires a high level of discipline, unity and purpose. As such this is only available in the DPRK based on single hearted unity around the Juche idea, the party and leader. My guide Miss Kim said she had been an Arirang dancer in 2008
I enjoyed an excellent art performance at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre on national day. It was of very high quality indeed partiularly the dance Azaeleas of the Homeland and also the song "Advance,advance ". Pyongyang has many theatres including the newly built People's Theatre in
Chanjon Street.
I was also privileged to be able to visit the KPA Military Hardware Museum. I thought as a foreigner I would not be allowed to visit it . The museum was built under the guidance of the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un. It is of a very high standard with an imaginative layout(even has its own narrow gauge railway line) and well designed and constructed scale models as well as original pieces of military hardware. Everything is of Korean make. The DPRK is able to defend itself and win victory by its own efforts. No one should doubt the power of Songun. I saw the exhibition of strategic rockets and missiles and thought to myself it is a case of Goodbye Yanks, goodbye south Korean puppets ! The USA could be destroyed at the push of a button !. There was also a section on international warfare including a section on Iraq. Visiting the exhibition I became even more firmly convinced that the DPRK under the wise leadership of respected Marshal Kim Jong Un will one day fully display the power of Songun and reunify the country by driving the hated US imperialists into the sea ! May the imperialists suffer a second and third Yongphyong island !
I was also able to visit the Pyongyang Mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front of south Korea and converse with its chief comrade Zo Il Min. We in the JISGE and ASSPUK are proud to have such excellent comrades as the AINDF. A film about "Ulji Freedom Guardian " was shown. This showed the war moves of the US imperialists and south Korean puppets along with mercenary troops of pro US satellite nations,. The AINDF comrades stressed than Korea is the only country in the world that knows the
pain of national division.We exchanged gifts and then had an excellent luncheon in a fraternal and cordial manner.
I met again comrade Kim Ki Nam secretary of the CC of the WPK and who is chairman of the KASS.
I was also able to meet colleagues from the Korean Committee for Friendship with Britain, the Korean Committee For Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries and the Korean Publications Exchange Association .
I was sad to leave Pyongyang on September 11th and also felt sad that other comrades from the ASSPUK and JISGE were not there to share it with me.
My thanks to comrades at KASS, the DPRK Embassy London and to the entire Korean people.
Chairman of JISGE
President ASSPUK
12 September 2012.