- 23 Apr 2012 12:16
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Hey guys,
I've been thinking (dangerous, I am aware) and I'm having trouble discerning how North Korea is not a Fascist state. Hear me out, and then explain where I’m going wrong.
1. North Korea exists with an absolute dictator and ruling elite within a heavily militaristic society that revolves around a personality cult.
2. It is meritorious, with those who serve the nation best being rewarded with better housing and a higher quality of life.
3. The economy is centralised, but the ethics are right wing, with very strict rules for what you can and cannot do. Everything must be in service to the nation, and the great leader.
4. It is imperialist, and has built up a very strong attitude of nationalism and social darwinism (this may be more of a by-product of its isolation, but is still a present reality of the state)
5. It accepts the need for a ruling class.
6. Everyone works for the good of the nation, organised from the centre in a top down manner. Heavily authoritarian with a very fascist "vibe" eg; treason punsihable by death, worst crimes are those against the state, freedom is a bad word, etc.
The one difference I can notice is how many of you support state-corporations, rather than a total command economy, but I wasn’t aware that having social guilds was a requirement of being fascist, when compared to the communist equivalent of economic organisation, which North Korea borrows heavily from. They seem something that are different in name and policy only, and actually function quite similar in reality.
What am I missing?
I've been thinking (dangerous, I am aware) and I'm having trouble discerning how North Korea is not a Fascist state. Hear me out, and then explain where I’m going wrong.
1. North Korea exists with an absolute dictator and ruling elite within a heavily militaristic society that revolves around a personality cult.
2. It is meritorious, with those who serve the nation best being rewarded with better housing and a higher quality of life.
3. The economy is centralised, but the ethics are right wing, with very strict rules for what you can and cannot do. Everything must be in service to the nation, and the great leader.
4. It is imperialist, and has built up a very strong attitude of nationalism and social darwinism (this may be more of a by-product of its isolation, but is still a present reality of the state)
5. It accepts the need for a ruling class.
6. Everyone works for the good of the nation, organised from the centre in a top down manner. Heavily authoritarian with a very fascist "vibe" eg; treason punsihable by death, worst crimes are those against the state, freedom is a bad word, etc.
The one difference I can notice is how many of you support state-corporations, rather than a total command economy, but I wasn’t aware that having social guilds was a requirement of being fascist, when compared to the communist equivalent of economic organisation, which North Korea borrows heavily from. They seem something that are different in name and policy only, and actually function quite similar in reality.
What am I missing?