North Korea: "Hostile Forces' Cultural Infiltration Aims to Corrupt Youth with Sinister Intent"

"Must Keep the Creed of Avenging Enemies Even If We Die Tens of Millions of Times"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hee-jun] North Korea has repeatedly emphasized the strengthening of ideological education amid concerns that youth could be corrupted by the ideological and cultural infiltration of hostile forces.

The Workers' Party organ, Rodong Sinmun, on the 26th criticized in a front-page editorial titled "The Bloodline of the Revolution is the Ideological Lifeline," stating, "Hostile forces, frightened by the vigorous march of our revolution, have targeted the rising new generation as their main target and are persistently engaged in reactionary ideological and cultural infiltration activities."

It continued, "The enemies' sinister purpose is to ideologically, spiritually, and morally corrupt the youth to obstruct the steady development of our revolution," and argued, "If the youth who will inherit the revolutionary baton are mentally unhealthy, the revolutionary lineage and bloodline will be severed, and the revolution that has progressed through generations will be frustrated."

The newspaper also introduced a statement by President Kim Il-sung, who said, "Just because the parents are revolutionaries does not mean the children automatically become revolutionaries, and just because the father is from the working class does not mean the children automatically become working class," emphasizing the need for continuous ideological education.

It added, "Even if we die millions of times, we must keep the revolutionary fighting spirit to defeat the enemy not just in words or writings but as an unwavering creed," and stressed, "The revolutionary spirit and fighting example of previous generations who solved all problems on their own and protected the Party's decisions at the cost of their lives must live and leap high in our struggles and daily lives."

Earlier, General Secretary Kim Jong-un visited the elite educational institution for revolutionaries' children, Mangyongdae Revolutionary Academy, urging, "Make sure that not even the 'tip of a needle' of foreign culture penetrates," and has been emphasizing the strengthening of ideological education day after day. This is interpreted as North Korea, effectively isolated in the international community, feeling a sense of crisis over the influx of foreign culture through media development.

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