Taeyoungho "North Korea's Youth Education Law Enactment Marks the Beginning of Socialist System's Collapse"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Tae Yong-ho, a member of the People Power Party and former North Korean diplomat, evaluated North Korea's enactment of the Youth Ideological Education Guarantee Act as "meaning that North Korea's socialist system has entered the stage of collapse" and argued that preparations for unification should begin.

On the 31st, Tae stated on Facebook, "While the focus is placed on ideological education projects for the youth, the scope of official punishment through legislation is gradually expanding," expressing this view.

As an example, he pointed to the Kim Jong-un regime's announcement last December of the 'Anti-Reactionary Cultural Ideological Education Act' and the upcoming enactment of the 'Youth Ideological Education Guarantee Act' at the Supreme People's Assembly next month. Tae said, "Unlike liberal democratic countries that fundamentally protect individuals' private property, communist countries emphasize re-education based on ideological and cultural education rather than punishment based on criminal law," adding, "However, recently, the Kim Jong-un regime has noticeably increased efforts to govern the ideological and cultural domain through harsh legal punishments by enacting laws."

He continued, "The fact that North Korea has reached a stage where it must maintain control over youth through legal punishment shows that North Korea, inevitably, is entering the stage of collapse following the path taken by Eastern Bloc communist countries. When North Korean youth grow into the core force of North Korea in 20 to 30 years, they could bring meaningful change to the country. We must prepare for the unification that will come at that time," he said.

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