KFA SERBIA CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR KIM IL SUNG AND SELF RELIANCE

 

KFA SERBIA CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL SEMINAR

KIM IL SUNG AND SELF RELIANCE

President Kim Il Sung spent his entire life working to better the lives of the people. His wisdom and experience, gained from waging a hard fought guerilla campaign against the Japanese occupiers, taught him that the only way for a people to realize their own independence and creativity is to be self reliant.

During the campaign for Korean independence, the Korean people were on the brink of destruction. The Korean state was destroyed, thousands of Koreans were living as refugees in Manchuria, and many were suffering from the horrific crimes committed by the Japanese army. In this environment, many thought that only foreign intervention could save Korea. They gave up on any notion of fighting for independence, arousing a national armed struggle against the occupiers, and were placing their lives in the hands of foreign armies. In the first years of his revolutionary struggle, the leader saw through their mistakes, and took a different path, the revolutionary path.

Under Kim Il Sung’s leadership, the Korean revolutionaries never relied on the guidance of foreign countries to accomplish their goals, but relied solely on themselves, realizing that only by educating and mobilizing the Korean masses, would the final victory be achieved. Under the guiding idea of self reliance, they deprived the enemy of their weapons with their bare fists, arming themselves. They even built their own weapons factories under extremely harsh conditions, without any state backing. These feats are possible when the people stand firmly on the standpoint of self reliance.

In this way, self-reliance is a tradition of the anti-imperialist struggle.

After liberation, Korea continued to travel on the revolutionary road of self reliance. It built it’s own independent economy, guided by the Juche idea, ensuring the independence of it’s people. Boldly rejecting any attempts of encroachment by foreign powers, Korea continues to this day to develop into a powerful state, a constant pain for the imperialists and their lackey’s.

President Kim Il Sung said:

“Nobody should have an idea of depending on foreign countries. Dependence will get us nowhere. Such a spirit holds back people from striving to tap the resources of their own country and can greatly retard its development. It can also give rise to worship of big countries and various other abuses.”

The Korean people have made this mistake in the past. During feudal times, Korea has many times sacrificed it’s independent standing in the name of worshipping foreign powers. But Korea has learned from it’s history, and it’s wise leadership ensures that such mistakes never happen again.

Korea is one of the last countries in the world that refuses to join organizations such as the IMF or the World Trade Organization, whose purpose is to enslave smaller countries through debt. This is due to the important people-centered standpoint of self-reliance, which always guides the DPRK. As President Kim Il Sung said:

“For complete national independence and sovereignty and for national prosperity and development, one must build an independent national economy and thus firmly ensure economic independence.”

Most of the world, in it’s imperialist hateful zeal, regard’s the Korean independent line as a threat. They do everything in their power to destroy the DPRK, implementing harsh sanctions to cause suffering for it’s people. But Korea remembers the wise lessons of Kim Il Sung and his revolutionary fight for the liberation and independence of the Korean people. They will never relent and surrender to imperialist pressures. Instead, Korea continues to develop, increasing the standard of living of it’s people to almost unimaginable levels.

Glory to People’s Korea!

KFA Serbia