hello everyone - you may know me as @DylanMc6@hexbear.net. just recently, i got banned from hexbear for "history of repeating US state department talking points, anti-socialism and zionism", as well as possible "fedposting".
let me clarify that although i strongly support socialism and the ideas of liberating people from their corporate overlords, i am still learning about this. if anything that i've said on hexbear are considered "us state department talking points", as well as "antisocialism", "zionism" and even "fedposting" by the hexbear mods in any way, i sincerely apologize.
i personally disagree with stalinism, i mostly prefer the more libertarian forms of communism (like council communism, for example), but i'm open to hearing any and all perspectives from all parts of the socialist spectrum, whether it be marxism, leninism, stalinism/marxism-leninism, trotskyism, de leonism, social democracy, democratic socialism, georgism, libertarian socialism, market socialism, syndicalism, anarcho-communism, and even maoism and the likes.
i myself support a fusion of left-libertarianism, market socialism, georgism and de leonism. i'm also NOT a federal agent, i do NOT intend on entrapping people, and i oppose the actions of ice agents, as they are using force.
to any hexbear admin or mod, i apologize for any comment that i've made that can be seen as "repeating US state department talking points, antisocialism and zionism"
i really hope this clears that up.
The reason is because you do things like list a bunch of contradictory positions you hold, and the extent of your analysis is "they sound good," rather than a strong grounding in theory and learning from what actually works. This is on top of your demonization of Marxism-Leninism as "Stalinism," and general opposition to actually existing socialism, which was repeated.
If you're genuine, I made an introductory Marxist-Leninist reading list. Check out section 0a, it will give you an excellent primer on why we Marxist-Leninists support Marxism-Leninism and actually existing socialist states, and don't just add a bunch of contradictory positions to our shopping carts and form a brand new ideology.
china: technically state capitalism, but their brand of market socialism is good - beautiful scenery
north korea: juche, very isolationist
laos: pretty good, beautiful scenery
vietnam: also pretty good
I don't think your current strategy of just throwing together whatever sounds good to you at the time has any chance of working in real life.
Actually existing socialism refers to places like the PRC, Cuba, former USSR, Vietnam, Laos, DPRK, etc, where public ownership is the principle aspect of the economy. The PRC has markets, but as public ownership is the principle aspect and the working class is in control of the state it is a socialist country. State capitalism would be more like Singapore, or the ROK.
Videos generally aren't the best. There are often audiobooks that are helpful.
well i think i DIDN'T put anything in my comments that resemble opposition to actually existing socialism - the dprk is very authoritarian and isolationist, but china, cuba, vietnam, laos and such are pretty good countries (beautiful scenery and such). north korea's scenery is also pretty beautiful, especially mount paektu.
the reason why i called china state capitalism is because much of the economy is state-owned and since the late-1980s runs on a market economy.
The DPRK is "authoritarian" against capitalists and landlords, and is incredibly demonized by the west. China having markets does not make it state capitalism, state capitalism refers to economies where private ownership is the principle aspect and the state dominated by capitalists, with strong state control over the economy. China is socialist.
what about the cult of personality of the dprk towards the ruling kim family?
There isn't one. The Kims are revered due to the role Kim Ik Sung played in kicking out the Japanese imperialists and leading the WPK, but that isn't wrong or a sign of anything nefarious. That's like asking about the cult of personality around the Clinton family or Bush family.
i think the reason why north koreans were crying over the deaths of kim il-sung and kim jong-il is simply because they were forced to, i think
This is wrong, though. People from the DPRK cried all over the world like in China, and were observed to be doing so, or generally were quite sad. They weren't forced at gunpoint to cry.
i'm NOT even sure about that. maybe they weren't actually forced at gunpoint, but even if they're NOT forced, something about that feels a lot like being forced to cry. maybe they cried out of loyalty to the kim family (equivalent to a monarch), perhaps?
No? You have a very chauvanistic view of the DPRK, there's a lot of good material you can read on them that will help paint a better picture for you.
if any of my comments seems very biased against the dprk in any way, shape and form, i sincerely apologize. that said, do you have any links?
Absolutely. Nodutdol's Korea Education Toolkit is comprehensive, and is an excellent way to get a deeper understanding. Nodutdol is an anti-imperialist group of Korean ex-pats that seek reunification, and to do so they seek an end to sanctions on the DPRK and the US Empire off the peninsula.
One of my personal favorite anti-imperialist podcasts is Blowback. Season 3 goes over the Korean War, but if you love podcasts, I recommend listening from season 1, the Iraq War. Doing so will help give you a comprehensive look into how the US Empire works overseas.
I also recommend the Prolewiki articles on Korea, the DPRK, and the ROK for a Marxist-Leninist perspective. The article on juche is also quite good, in my opinion. There's also the article South Korea was Created from Thin Air by US Generals.
Overall, Nodutdol's list is more than plenty to get a good idea of why we shouldn't demonize the DPRK, and should instead push for an end to the US Empire's aggression towards it. I'll throw in my intro Marxist-Leninist reading list for good measure. You don't need to be an ML to oppose imperialism against the DPRK, but it's still helpful for understanding the DPRK's position and the stances they take.
well i think the dprk and south korea should stop being at each other's throats and start talking to each other after reunification again - the korean war abruptly ended with a stalemate, and i think a peace treaty is a must.
they've already came close to that back in 2019, but then kim jong-un decided "screw that, we're NOT reunifying". it's a huge shame since i support korean reunification. i really like kim il-sung's idea to unite the two countries into a "confederal republic" that used china's "two systems, one country" method. their films are pretty interesting as well - i think it's unfortunate that kim jong-il had to kidnap a filmmaker from south korea. his ideas on using film to promote socialist values have a lot of potential for socialist-leaning filmmakers.
that said, thank you for the resources. seriously!
The DPRK can't reunify without the US Empire leaving Korea. That was always the case, it wasn't like KJU decided against it. I sincerely think you need to speak less on that which you haven't fully investigated and try to focus most on study right now, and joining an org.
No problem on linking the sources!
so if let's say alexandria ocasio-cortez or any other democratic socialist politician becomes president and the us decides to lift sanctions on north korea, they'll begin reunifying?
Not just sanctions, the entire millitary occupation of the ROK must leave. AOC will never do that though, she's a social imperialist. Further, that just starts the process, it isn't certified that they will reunify.
i would say zohran mamdani would be up to the task, but he's technically ineligible to become president; plus bernie sanders is in his 80s - what democratic socialist politician would be up to the task of jumpstarting korean reunification?
None. Reformist Socialists get filtered by the great imperialist machine before they can take office, and even if they did, they could not single-handedly overturn the colonization of southern Korea.
i CAN'T go outside without permission, sorry - are there any online-only socialist organizations?
Not that I'm aware of, so study for the time being should be your priority.