North Korea Totalitarianism Analysis
Totalitarianism: North Korea
“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever.” -
A quote made the famous George Orwell, and can be said about any totalitarian government. Whether it be WWII Germany, the Soviet Union, or even China. They all ran their respective regimes under the flag of totalitarianism, thus subjecting their peoples to the iron fist that typically accompanies this type of regime. That was the past, and one would think that these regimes have all fallen much like the Soviet Union did in 1991. However, these totalitarian regimes still exist and sadly are as resilient as ever. And just like their predecessors, the totalitarian North Korea, is doing just that. Surviving and thriving, like …show more content…
Juche is often described by researchers as self-reliance, or as put by Kim Il-sung “being the master of revolution, holding fast to an independent position, rejecting dependence on others, and believing in one’s self.”. The DPRK claim that juche is Kim Il-sung’s application of Marxist-Leninist Principles (Lee). Which as previously stated, all stemmed from the Soviet Union’s ideology. And this ideology clashes directly with democracy. The ideology of a democracy (like our government) says that the power should be shared, balanced, and dependent on each other. This dramatic contrast has caused many clashes between countries with democracies and totalitarian regimes throughout history. Even the start of our country was based on the idea of destroying totalitarianships. And these clashes are happening yet …show more content…
All driven by clashing ideologies. These clashes have created a sense of hate for the North Korean’s towards The United States in particular. Which is causing a real ruckus for the rest of the world, and putting a fear of war into the heads of people across the world. In just the past few weeks North Korea has conducted its fourth nuclear weapons test, even with the strict sanctions the United Nations Security Council has put in place. North Korea is already restricted in trading economic resources such as gold and other rare earth minerals, and the new sanctions maybe even tougher if they continue to test nuclear weapons, of which are purposely being targeted towards the United States ("Preparations in 'final stages' for N. Korea nuclear test."). The United Nations Security Council consists of many nations however these sanctions are putting a lot of strain on China, who is North Koreas biggest ally, and is also indebted to the United States. And while all this continues to escalate, it is creating economic turmoil throughout the whole world ("A Stern Message to North
“If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever.” -
A quote made the famous George Orwell, and can be said about any totalitarian government. Whether it be WWII Germany, the Soviet Union, or even China. They all ran their respective regimes under the flag of totalitarianism, thus subjecting their peoples to the iron fist that typically accompanies this type of regime. That was the past, and one would think that these regimes have all fallen much like the Soviet Union did in 1991. However, these totalitarian regimes still exist and sadly are as resilient as ever. And just like their predecessors, the totalitarian North Korea, is doing just that. Surviving and thriving, like …show more content…
Juche is often described by researchers as self-reliance, or as put by Kim Il-sung “being the master of revolution, holding fast to an independent position, rejecting dependence on others, and believing in one’s self.”. The DPRK claim that juche is Kim Il-sung’s application of Marxist-Leninist Principles (Lee). Which as previously stated, all stemmed from the Soviet Union’s ideology. And this ideology clashes directly with democracy. The ideology of a democracy (like our government) says that the power should be shared, balanced, and dependent on each other. This dramatic contrast has caused many clashes between countries with democracies and totalitarian regimes throughout history. Even the start of our country was based on the idea of destroying totalitarianships. And these clashes are happening yet …show more content…
All driven by clashing ideologies. These clashes have created a sense of hate for the North Korean’s towards The United States in particular. Which is causing a real ruckus for the rest of the world, and putting a fear of war into the heads of people across the world. In just the past few weeks North Korea has conducted its fourth nuclear weapons test, even with the strict sanctions the United Nations Security Council has put in place. North Korea is already restricted in trading economic resources such as gold and other rare earth minerals, and the new sanctions maybe even tougher if they continue to test nuclear weapons, of which are purposely being targeted towards the United States ("Preparations in 'final stages' for N. Korea nuclear test."). The United Nations Security Council consists of many nations however these sanctions are putting a lot of strain on China, who is North Koreas biggest ally, and is also indebted to the United States. And while all this continues to escalate, it is creating economic turmoil throughout the whole world ("A Stern Message to North