Communists have supported the DPRK since its inception, including the Black Panther Party. The DPRK is the single most misunderstood country on the planet. No, it isn’t a utopia, but in many ways it has societal guarantees that lead it to have lower suicide rates than the Republic of Korea. A few hundred people per year deciding to emigrate out of a population ~26 million is practically noise.
The biggest source of issues in the DPRK are from sanctions, similar to Cuba, not due to poor economic management or a deliberate desire for misery. This is in the context of a genocidal war in the 50s resulting in 80% of their buildings being destroyed, and a loss in 20% of their population, as well as recovery from their biggest trading partner dissolving in the 90s. Today, growth is stable, trade with Russia and China is relatively high, and sound economic planning has allowed steady improvements over time. The nuclear program has been key to this, as without it the DPRK would be in a similar situation as Cuba.
I recommend you read more about the DPRK, it isn’t a perfect utopia or anything but has done astoundingly well when their context is considered.
I didn’t know the black panthers were communists thanks for bringing it up, I thought they were just black rights activists. After searching it up I now realise it is shown in almost every source. I leaned about the black panthers mostly in a posative way in school (in australia), goes to show how sensored the school system is.
Communists have supported the DPRK since its inception, including the Black Panther Party. The DPRK is the single most misunderstood country on the planet. No, it isn’t a utopia, but in many ways it has societal guarantees that lead it to have lower suicide rates than the Republic of Korea. A few hundred people per year deciding to emigrate out of a population ~26 million is practically noise.
The biggest source of issues in the DPRK are from sanctions, similar to Cuba, not due to poor economic management or a deliberate desire for misery. This is in the context of a genocidal war in the 50s resulting in 80% of their buildings being destroyed, and a loss in 20% of their population, as well as recovery from their biggest trading partner dissolving in the 90s. Today, growth is stable, trade with Russia and China is relatively high, and sound economic planning has allowed steady improvements over time. The nuclear program has been key to this, as without it the DPRK would be in a similar situation as Cuba.
I recommend you read more about the DPRK, it isn’t a perfect utopia or anything but has done astoundingly well when their context is considered.
I didn’t know the black panthers were communists thanks for bringing it up, I thought they were just black rights activists. After searching it up I now realise it is shown in almost every source. I leaned about the black panthers mostly in a posative way in school (in australia), goes to show how sensored the school system is.
Yep! They were Marxist-Leninists, and some members visited the PRC and DPRK to establish ties with the CPC and WPK.