Songun policy main socialist political mode

At present the DPRK is exhibiting its invincible might as the land of Songun politics.

Songun policy is its main political mode and is earning growing support in the international arena.

Leader Kim Jong Il comprehended theories on Songun politics in his celebrated work Songun Politics of Our Party Is the Powerful Socialist Political Mode published on July 5 2001.

The work dealt with the essential contents of Songun policy the Workers' Party of Korea pursues—an embodiment of President Kim Il Sung's idea of attaching importance to arms and the military affairs—its originality and tasks and ways to be tackled in carrying out the revolutionary cause of Songun.

Kim Jong Il has proved the validity and vitality of the policy of attaching importance to arms and the military on the basis of historical experience in the Korean revolution. He has stated that top priority to arms not only surely ensures importance to ideology and construction of an economically developed nation but provides independent and creative life for the people and that arms bring both peace and socialism.

He also has stressed that as the revolutionary struggle accompanies the power-based face-off with the counter-revolutionary forces reliance on the strong revolutionary armed forces makes the revolution victorious and defends the triumphant revolution and this is the principle and formula of the revolution.

Kim Jong Il said:

"Songun politics of our Party is a political mode that safeguards the country by developing the People's Army into an invincible force, builds up the driving force of the revolution with the People's Army as the core and prototype and pushes ahead with the overall socialist construction with it as the mainstay of the revolution."

After defining the essence of the Songun policy like this, he, on the basis of practical experience in the Korean revolution, has established that the Songun policy is the most revolutionary and powerful socialist political mode that suits the present-day historical conditions.

The work served as a review of the annals of the Songun-based revolution that firmly defended socialism and made a breakthrough in the building of a thriving nation by braving a multitude of difficulties with the original Songun policy during the years of Arduous March and forced march and as the great guidelines showing the path to the Songun revolution.

Now Songun politics is the banner and a basic guarantee of accomplishing the socialist cause.

It is the treasured sword that protects the independent demand and interest of the people and the sovereignty and dignity of the nation from the infringement of the imperialists.

The advance of socialism inevitably accompanies with the fierce power confrontation with imperialism.

To emerge victorious in the face-off it is imperative to build up the military power.

History has taught serious lessons that the nations that give little attention to the military or have poor military forces cannot provide against the aggression and armed intervention of the imperialists, but are destined to national ruin.

The Songun policy primarily requires resolving all the problems arising in the revolution and construction on the principle of giving precedence to the military and building the People's Army into the invincible armed forces.

At present the DPRK's military power has become a powerful force that foils the imperialist scheme to stifle it and defends its sovereignty and dignity.

The Songun policy is the dynamic that consolidates the DPRK's political foothold steadily and builds the driving force in the socialist cause.

The DPRK's socio-political basis is the integral whole of the leader, Party, army and people. Songun politics solidifies army-people unity, the foundation of socialism, and cements single-minded unity between the Party, army and people with the People's Army as the core and the main agent.

In the DPRK a fine trait of army-people unity is prevailing in the whole of society and the revolutionary soldier spirit that has developed in the People's Army has turned into an ideological feeling of all the people.

Under the banner of Songun the Party, army and people have rallied closely around the leadership of the revolution, forming a solid socio-political organism—this is the true looks of the DPRK.

The Songun policy provides a sure guarantee for building up the national economic might.

This has been fully proved by the reality the DPRK has witnessed over more than a decade.

Soldiers are taking the lead in socialist construction and all the people are taking their cue from them. Thanks to their painstaking efforts structures of lasting value are mushrooming in many parts of the country, the national economy is gaining steam and the scientific and cultural sectors are seeing eye-opening achievements.

The economic foundation the Korean people have built by tightening their belts is paying off.

The Korean people have acquired the truth that the Songun policy defends the national sovereignty and brings prosperity to them.

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