North Korea

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I know that they are a communist country, but i think that that communism will wipe away once North Korea gains nuclear capabilities. Also, they are an unstable country and pose a real threat not only to Americans and Asians, but the entire wold as well.

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[Dimitri]

Comrade,
First of all North Korea is not communist. A communist country is a classless, stateless society and of course it cannot exist in one country.
North Korea is what Marxists describe as a "deformed workers state". A characteristic of these states is that while they have a nationalized planned economy, they have a bureaucracy that exerts totalitarian control over the people. As marxists we support the gains of those planned economies but at the same time we recognize that without workers democracy, the bureaucracy will sooner or later sell out the planned economy in order to serve its own interests. The only solution is a political revolution which can oust the bureaucracy, bring workers control and workers democracy.

Concerning the nuclear arms, this is a classic attack on North Korea by American , Japanese etc  imperialist interests. North Korea is not more of a threat to world stability than the US is. Last time I checked it was the US who invaded Iraq murdering 1 000 000 people, not North Korea. The point is that the US and other imperialist countries do not want North Korea to get arms because it threatens their domination in that Area, not because it threatens stability. When Americans pawns such as Pakistan and Israel get nuclear arms all is good,  but when N Korea does it is a threat to the world.... Please

Also "communism" or better put the bureaucraticaly planned economy in N Korea won't.... evaporate due to the acquisition of nuclear weapons :)

[Dimitri]

An excellent article on the topic can be found here
http://www.marxist.com/where-is-north-korea-going101006.htm

[sworm09]

This is a very good article. Thanks Dimitri!

[sworm09]

 North Korea is a "Red Fascist"  Dictatorship using communism as a propaganda tool. Many would relate the goverment to a Stalin era Soviet Union. This country actually has an ETERNAL PRESIDENT! Which means Kim Il-sung is still "president" even though he has been dead for 15 years! North Korea actually has very much potential but sadly their corrupt leaders use all of their money,food, and production for it's military. They don't have much of an economy because of Kim Il-sung's juche ideology, which means that North Korea relies on itself for almost all everything. Since their leader dosn't use their money for nothing but military spending and unnessesary landmarks the people don't eat. So I think that North Korea is a horrible place because of it's horrible leaders.

[JJM 777]

North Korea is more stable than nuclear states Pakistan or India, I think.

It is sad that countries like this, and Stalinist Russia, have taught to the world what "Socialism" is, so whenever people hear anyone talk about Socialism or Communism, they shiver of disgust as they think about Soviet Union or North Korea.

Soviet Union and NOrth Korea are the biggest PR problems of Socialist ideology, and it is not easy to undo the damage, as Capitalists willingly use these for PR work against Socialism.