The Juche ideology is based on self-reliance and independence. It values man as the master of his own destiny, rejecting dependence on others in favor of relying on one's own strength. The three key components of Juche are chaju (political sovereignty), charip (economic self-sufficiency), and chawi (military self-defense). Together, these emphasize independence from foreign domination and an autonomous national economy and defense capability. The ideology was developed by Kim Il Sung based on his view that North Korea should solve its own problems without reliance on others.
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A brief description of the Juche philosophy and the ideology it self.
The Juche ideology is based on self-reliance and independence. It values man as the master of his own destiny, rejecting dependence on others in favor of relying on one's own strength. The three key components of Juche are chaju (political sovereignty), charip (economic self-sufficiency), and chawi (military self-defense). Together, these emphasize independence from foreign domination and an autonomous national economy and defense capability. The ideology was developed by Kim Il Sung based on his view that North Korea should solve its own problems without reliance on others.
The Juche ideology is based on self-reliance and independence. It values man as the master of his own destiny, rejecting dependence on others in favor of relying on one's own strength. The three key components of Juche are chaju (political sovereignty), charip (economic self-sufficiency), and chawi (military self-defense). Together, these emphasize independence from foreign domination and an autonomous national economy and defense capability. The ideology was developed by Kim Il Sung based on his view that North Korea should solve its own problems without reliance on others.
Ju means master, and che means body, In which results in "Master of
Body" which means "Self-Reliance". Juche, also referred to as Kimism, Is a Leninist Nationalist ideology made to fit North Korea's situation. And is a philosophy that one's country should have a very independent position in military and economy. Rejecting dependence on others and thinking for himself, believing in his own dependence on others and thinking for himself, believing in his own strength, according to Kim Il Sung in his own words. In Juche communism, the revolutionaries are the masters of the reconstuction of the country. Solving one's country's problems is one's own responsobility under all circumstances. The Korean people have to solve the country's problems by their own talents and initiative. InJuche, Man is the master of all things. Karl Marx believed that individual figures had no control over the general trend of economic determinism. Juche's Origins Kim Il Sung maintained that the Juche philosophy is based on two major frustations he felt with the Korean revolution such as the anti-japanese class struggle. The revolutionary vanguard had lost contact with the proletarians and was fighting a battle without support. And factionalism proletarians and was fighting a battle without support. And factionalism corrupting the revolution. The juche idea values man's interest and that man is in charge of the world therefore has ultimate control over it. The underlying principle of the juche idea is the application of Marxism-Leninism in a specific manner that suits the history, current realities and geographical, political and economical situation of the country. This theory was first stressed by Mao Zedong. Despite Juche's loyality to Marxism-Leninism, it does not strictly 1 adhere to Marxist-L en in ist p rin c ip l es. The Three Main Components of Juche Three specific applications of juche philosophy is, political and ideological independence and self-reliance. The key components for the Juche ideology is explained by Kim Il Sung in a speech titled "Let Us Defend the Revolutionary Spirit of Independence, Self-Reliance, and Self-defense More Thoroughly in All Fields of State Activities." in which he delivered to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). Activities." in which he delivered to the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). SPA consists of one deputy from each of 687 constituencies, elected to five-year terms. Chaju: Domestic and foreign independence Having equal and mutual respect among other nations. The state has the right of self-determination in order to secure prosperity and happiness of it's own people as it best sees fit. According to Juche as interpreted by the DPRK, yielding to foreign pressure or tolerating foreign and western intervention would make it impossible to maintain chaju. This would threaten the nation's ability to defend the interests of the people, as it is absolutely critical for military self-defense and economic self-sustenance. Kim Jong Il predicted that foreign powers would lead the failure of a socialist revolution in Korea (Republic of Korea). Among socialist countries socialist revolution in Korea (Republic of Korea). Among socialist countries such as Cuba, USSR, China and several third world countries, Kim Il Sung urged for limited dependence. While it is important to learn from the other examples of socialist countries. Kim Il Sung claimed that the success of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was credited to the independent behavior in which the problems were solved, conforming Marxist-Leninist principles to the specific conditions of the DPRK. One of the main factors of achieving chaju would be that the people rallied around the party and the party leaders. Charip: Economic Independence A self-sufficient and independent national economy is needed to achieve national prosperity. It is important to secure political integrity. Charip is seen as the material basis for chaju. Economic independence on foreign aid will render the state to politics and capitalism of other countries, aid will render the state to politics and capitalism of other countries, according to Kim Il Sung. He believed that it is impossible to build a socialist republic without economic independence. The economy would consist of heavy industry and the machine building industry. At it's core which would focus on agriculture, light industry and transport. An economy serves it's own people and developes strength of the resources one's country own and by people's effort. Independent food 2 p rodu c tion is a k ey rol e, b ec au se su c c essf u l f arm in g w ou l d stab il iz e the l ivin g c on dition s. When l ook in g at the m assive am ou n t of aid Sou th Korea rec ieved b y the US, Kim Il Su n g u n derstood that North Korea w ou l d n ot b e ab l e to su rvive on it's ow n f eet, w ithou t aid f rom c om m u n ist sp on sors. He en c ou rag ed c l ose ec on om ic c oop eration am on g soc ial ist c ou n tries. Chaw i: Military Independence The final area of independence is self-reliance in defense. "We do not want war, nor are we afraid of it, nor do we beg peace from "We do not want war, nor are we afraid of it, nor do we beg peace from imperialists."-Kim Il Sung. "Imperialists moves of aggression of war" Violence was seen as the best way to win a revolutionary cause and to defend national independence. Those who were not in the army were to contribute to the maintenance of the domestic defense. Kim Il Sung knew that foreign support was necessary in the holistic war against foreign imperialists. But still, remain very independent so he prepared the Korean people to cope with war to be ready to defend their country and ideology. 3
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