u/Outside_Bug6347 - originally from r/GenZhou
Got banned from other subreddits for this but here I go again. I consider myself a socialist, very pro Cuba, Vietnam and Laos, highly critical of Stalin and Moa but sympathetic to modern day China. Even though I have qualms with Moa (cultural revolution was a bit of a flop but I know that wasn’t his fault entirely and it had positives) and after reading a lot of work in the gulags Stalin did seem to be overly authoritarian though he did raise quality of life for many people. My main problem with this sort of modern communist Reddit community is the defence of North Korea. I do not think North Korea is defensible, South Koreans enjoy a quality of life that is clearly higher and it’s almost impossible for me to wrap my brain around anyone defending that regime. Thoughts?
u/Outside_Bug6347 - originally from r/GenZhouI’ve read that the prisons utilize extreme torture and it kind of is a monarchy given the head of state is the son of the previous head of state no?
u/oddmaus - originally from r/GenZhouThese people literally give you indepth replies and all you just say to them is "I've read somewhere they torturre people.."
u/ComradeBeans17 - originally from r/GenZhouWhat sources are you reading exactly?
And what evidence have those sources supplied to you that substantiate these claims?
Absolutely no to all of this.
If you would like to watch some DPRK media I can leave you links at the bottom of this. Some things you can read to.
So? Raul Castro lead Cuba after Fidel and liberals used the same attack against them until Raul stepped down.
Tons of US politicians are related does that make the USA a monarchy? Do you know what a monarchy is? (I do not mean this an an insult) I'll quickly state the fact that Kim Jong Un is Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and Chairman of the Workers Party of Korea. He was elected to both of these positions. A monarch isn't elected.
A comrade on reddit here has wrote up a good piece debunking this idea that the DPRK is a monarchy, here
You should also check out those 2 documentaries in my other comment I think they'll help you start to see through the propaganda. Sounds like you've read some false defector stories.
For a look at the DPRK check out Phuong DPRK amazing youtube channel full of DPRK media.
Explore DPRK
Korean Friendship Association USA
You have obviously seen through the slander of the other existing socialist states, keep in mind that this is no different. The imperialists want you to hate the DPRK as much as they want you to hate China.