The North Korean authorities appear to be putting effort into strengthening internal solidarity in the new year. It is understood that the authorities are issuing instructions that each organization must strengthen its ideological struggle.
A North Hamgyong Province source told Daily NK on the 2nd, “The Central Party’s Organization and Guidance Department and Propaganda and Agitation Department recently sent instructions to each provincial party stating that they must strengthen political propaganda and agitation projects and heighten the atmosphere of ideological struggle.”
In North Hamgyong Province, all city and county parties in the province, including the Chongjin City Party and the Kim Chaek City Party, have received the relevant directive and are creating political projects.
The North Hamgyong Provincial Party has instructed each party organization to thoroughly implement the guidelines issued by the party at the party general meeting and cell general meeting and to heighten the atmosphere of ideological struggle across the party.
It is understood that the instructions issued by the Central Party Organization and Guidance Department and the Propaganda and Agitation Department directly mentioned not to expect sanctions to be lifted.
According to the source, the directive reads, “Beware of the delusional flashy things you see before your eyes and do not sell the dignity and security of the nation.” “We must completely abandon any lingering attachment to lifting sanctions or easing the situation by the imperialist allied forces and make it a fait accompli that we will have to live under sanctions for a hundred or a thousand years.”
The reason why the North Korean authorities stressed that residents should arm themselves ideologically and stated that they should not expect sanctions to be lifted or the situation to ease is interpreted as a vague idea spread among residents that ‘one day, when sanctions are lifted, we will be able to live in an economically free world.’ It happens.
In particular, the authorities instructed, “Each unit must tighten its belt and increase political awareness, set trust and leadership rather than criticism and punishment as the main direction of political work, and focus on responsible education to create a model.”
The authorities have shown a different tone from their previous actions of threatening residents by mentioning public criticism or judicial action as reasons for controlling their ideology.
In addition, the directive states, “At cell general meetings and political projects, we should eradicate one-sided criticism and criticism of wrongdoers, focus on spreading positive examples based on warm ideological education, and further strengthen internal unity to create a politically and ideologically trained core.” It also included the following: “Strengthen your capabilities.”
In addition, the directive states, “Ensure that all units adopt an educational method that creates an atmosphere and provides opportunities for learning by independently leading the political work of each unit, thereby simultaneously enhancing business responsibility and an innovative atmosphere in each unit.” Instructions are also included.
The source said, “Through this directive, the central government emphasized that party organizations and cells must give up the illusion that sanctions will be lifted and exercise their united power to protect national dignity even under sanctions and inspire enthusiasm for ideological struggle,” and “Happy New Year!” “It seems like instructions have been given to implement the party’s policies in a slightly warmer way,” he said.
Source: www.dailynk.com
