On the Juche Idea: Workers of the world, Unite!

By Kim Jong Il

Treatise sent to the National Seminar on the Juche Idea, held to mark the 80th birthday of the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung:- "In his early years of revolutionary activities, the leader [Kim Il Sung] was well versed in Marxism-Leninism. But he did not confine himself to applying Marxism-Leninism to the Korean revolution but pioneered a new phase of revolutionary theory from a steadfast Juche-based standpoint and resolved the problems arising in the revolutionary practice from a unique angle." Kim Jon Il lays out his departure from the materialism of Marxism-Leninism and posits the consciousness of the masses as dependent on the working class leader and the following guidance:- An independent stance means Juche in ideology, independence in politics, self-sufficiency in economy and self-reliance in defense as previously described in Kim Il Sung's 1965 speech given in Indonesia, "On Socialist Construction in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the South Korean Revolution". Even though "On the Juche Idea" mentions economy, it is not given precedence. Noting that an economy built on "self-reliance does not mean building an economy in isolation", Kim does hint at limited economic reforms. All problems arising in the revolution and construction are to be solved by relying on the creativity of the masses. Giving precedence to ideological consciousness over all other work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D66YQK9W
• ISBN13: 9798327448605
• Release Date: March 1982
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"