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Rodong Sinmun on Progressive Character and Advantages of Socialism

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, June 4 (KCNA) -- The imperialists and their spokesmen are describing socialism as "totalitarianism" but can never defile the progressive character and advantages of socialism with any smear propaganda. Rodong Sinmun Sunday says this in a signed article.
    Originally, totalitarianism had been used as a political idea by the fascist dictators, the article says, and goes on:
    Criticizing as "totalitarianism" socialism under which popular masses are masters of everything is a preposterous sophism considering the most progressive idea reflecting the demand of the popular masses to be identical to the reactionary idea of the fascist ruling quarters.
    The interests of monopoly capitalists whose intrinsic nature is exploitation and domination are not compatible with those of all people. Large-scale state machinery and suppression networks of capitalist society serve the interests of monopoly capitalists, the ruling class, and ruling bureaucrats and encroach on the interests of the overwhelming majority of working people. Under this bourgeois state system the capitalist class exploits, plunders and suppresses people mercilessly.
    Everything is defined by money and power in capitalist society. Accordingly, the capitalist class behaves arbitrarily with their large money and unlimited state power while the popular masses are reduced to slaveries of capital and forced to lead a miserable life. The U.S. reactionary ruling quarters do not miss every opportunity to talk about "welfare of all people", "equality of all people" and "respect for human rights" in a bid to distort and fabricate the truth.
    It is the supreme principle of the party and state activities to work for the promotion of the people's welfare in our socialist society where the principle of collectivism "One for all and all for one" prevails. The state is entirely responsible for the destiny of the people and looks after them.
    It is the ideal of humankind to lead an independent and happy life in a peaceful world free from exploitation and oppression, domination and subordination, aggression and war. It is the socialist idea to embody this common demand and desire of humankind. The human ideal and desire cannot be changed and, accordingly, the idea of socialism embodying them cannot be changed.