Juche

Juche (Korean: 주체사상, romanized: juchesasang) is the group of ideas developed by North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung. Juche means "self-reliance."

Ideas

According to its supporters, Juche was developed from Marxism and Leninism. In many cases, it is different from both.

Basically, Juche says that:

The needs of North Korea and its people are more important than the ideas of Leninism or Marxism
North Korea is special
The welfare of many people (who make up the nation of North Korea) is more important than the welfare of an individual
People must design what the world should look like
A strong leader is required to make needed reforms
Intellectuals are important

Juche says that every nation needs to drive forward its own revolution. Three things are necessary for this:

According to Juche, the state should make sure these three things exist.

Juche Tower

Certain people have described these ideas as a philosophy; others see it as a religion.

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