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[evermilion]

I'm not new here, but it's been a long time and I've forgotten my old e-mail addresses and passwords. As for me, I live in the southeastern United States where leftism exists in vestiges left over from the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement. I consider myself a Marxist, although I'd venture to call myself any number of other things, as well. I subscribe to Leninist ideas about the nature of revolution, but I also consider the conclusions of Communist and socialist leaders who tend to be dismissed out of hand by the Western Left. I became a leftist by going to college, but after a while my views took on a more coherent form as I found my thoughts articulated my Marxist analysis.

[Q]

Welcome :)

If you have political questions, you can ask them in the Learning forum. That's why it's there after all!

If you have questions about your account, don't hesitate to send me a PM or ask here.

[Slavoj Zizek's Balls]

Welcome. I'd like to know why you are a 'Jucheist'.

[evermilion]

Welcome. I'd like to know why you are a 'Jucheist'.

I think I articulated it best on my blog (pardon the plug; it's quite young), but I can sum up my reasons: I think the way north Korea operates, while highly militaristic, is a natural consequence of maintaining resistance against U.S. imperialist siege. Comprehensive economic sanctions provided fertile ground for autarkic direction, and aggression by U.S. and south Korean military forces gave rise to Songun, a method of politics that prioritizes leveraging military threat against the United States.

I see the Juche idea as an expression of political consciousness in the region. While it is not a cohesive analytical method like Marxism is, it's kind of like an atheistic populist religion. Forgive me for saying so, but in dire times, people find unity and strength in a shared mythology. Despite its very serious problems with oppression of the non-propertied classes by the national bourgeoisie, the D.P.R.K. has managed to survive its struggles with U.S. imperialism. As a Marxist, I find that Juche, as an expression of political consciousness, develops through dialectic with the material world; Juche is the philosophy of the D.P.R.K. and, taken as an atheistic religious movement rather than sound science, Juche actually does develop as it would be predicted to by Marxist conclusions. That said, it has its evils, clearly, as any and all religions do. But it's also doing good that I don't think other Marxists acknowledge. So I call myself a "Jucheist" in that I see north Korea as a state within the spectrum of socialist development, halted in the democratic stage of revolutionary struggle, so to speak.

[evermilion]

So I haven't been posting for a day yet, I haven't caused anyone any trouble, and already I'm a fascist/troll.

Will someone please explain to me how this kind of behavior is conducive to serious discussion?

[Dropdead]

Welcome to RevLeft!

Your blog is actually pretty interesting and you have good points about North Korea.

[Kalinin's Facial Hair]

So I haven't been posting for a day yet, I haven't caused anyone any trouble, and already I'm a fascist/troll.

Will someone please explain to me how this kind of behavior is conducive to serious discussion?

There is much controversy about Jucheism around here, dogwoodjuche. If I recall correctly, jucheists, more often than not, end up banned.

That's all I know. A Mod/Admin should be more clear and insightful.

[evermilion]

Welcome to RevLeft!

Your blog is actually pretty interesting and you have good points about North Korea.

Thank you, comrade!


There is much controversy about Jucheism around here. dogwoodjuche. If I recall correctly jucheists, more often than not, end up banned.

That's all I know. A Mod/Admin should be more clear and insightful.

I get that it's controversial. I've heard the D.P.R.K. described as a "proto-fascist" regime. I may not see fascism in north Korea, but I promise I'm not here to promote fascistic ideas, much less indulge in sectarian bickering. I'm also not here to uncritically praise Juche, either; I want to understand how a method of social consciousness like Juche develops.

[Yet_Another_Boring_Marxist]

Well I'll say that you seem much brighter than the last two jucheist we had

[evermilion]

Well I'll say that you seem much brighter than the last two jucheist we had

I appreciate that, comrade, but, and call me crazy, I get the feeling that isn't saying a whole hell of a lot.