Life in the People's Paradise of DPRK

A video of a North Korean girl heaping praise on the socialist system of the DPRK. Her message is clear: life in her country is a socialist paradise, while in West poverty and chaos are rampant. The young woman, Pak Jin Jun, introduces herself as a student at Pyongyang Teacher's University. Throughout the video, Pak's voiceover praises the Korean socialist system, which guarantees a life of happiness and serenity to all of its residents. Jubilant scenes depict the whole family clapping their hands and singing. A far cry, she tells us, from the misery of the capitalist world that conspires against the great Kim Jong-Il, and where the people kill themselves and die of hunger.

Being workers in DPRK means living without exploitations, abuse and with rights. It means quality home and education without debt, living with dignity and living without being a wage slave with stress and fear. In the capitalist world we are ruled by fear. Hard works don’t reward us even with a decent life unless we are born privileged with all the connections. The working class remains stuck in a hard life in Aotearoa with little pay.

We shouldn’t believe in the ruling classes’ propaganda about opportunities and showcase examples of upward mobility.