Who would the DPRK be a puppet of? The ROK was set up by the US Empire to serve its interests in the region, after the US declared the people’s councils and newborn PRK illegal, whereas the DPRK in the north formed more directly as a result of resistance fighters against Japan forming the WPK and solidifying the people’s councils as a legitimate state.
I consider myself pretty skeptical of American media, so if I’m wrong I welcome correction. But I assumed this wasn’t really disputed even among leftists.
They’re allies and do a good deal of trade, the DPRK isn’t a puppet of China. The ROK was literally set up by the US Empire for the purposes of securing its interests in the region. Leftists don’t really believe the DPRK is a puppet state, that’s more of a liberal thing.
While the DPRK and PRC are allies, the DPRK is not a puppet of the PRC. The PRC doesn’t have a military base nor does the PRC attempt to control or manipulate the doings of the DPRK.
As for your “Disputed among leftists.” I am not sure to what group of people who would call themselves leftists you are referring so I cannot comment on that
I mean you’re right that it’s not disputed among leftists, but that’s because it’s generally not contended among leftists. The US maintains a military occupation and economic domination of the south, while the same is not true of China and the north. This seems like another one of those “whatever bad thing we’re doing, China must be doing worse because they’re the bad guys” pieces of folk wisdom that can’t be substantiated. Which I’m not laying at your feet, to be clear, because I used to be a “communism no iphone 100 morbillion dead” person and I know how pervasive these cliches are.
Am I crazy for thinking both Koreas are puppet states that oppress their people?
Who would the DPRK be a puppet of? The ROK was set up by the US Empire to serve its interests in the region, after the US declared the people’s councils and newborn PRK illegal, whereas the DPRK in the north formed more directly as a result of resistance fighters against Japan forming the WPK and solidifying the people’s councils as a legitimate state.
Who, in your estimation, is the government of the north a puppet of?
China?
I consider myself pretty skeptical of American media, so if I’m wrong I welcome correction. But I assumed this wasn’t really disputed even among leftists.
They’re allies and do a good deal of trade, the DPRK isn’t a puppet of China. The ROK was literally set up by the US Empire for the purposes of securing its interests in the region. Leftists don’t really believe the DPRK is a puppet state, that’s more of a liberal thing.
While the DPRK and PRC are allies, the DPRK is not a puppet of the PRC. The PRC doesn’t have a military base nor does the PRC attempt to control or manipulate the doings of the DPRK.
As for your “Disputed among leftists.” I am not sure to what group of people who would call themselves leftists you are referring so I cannot comment on that
I mean you’re right that it’s not disputed among leftists, but that’s because it’s generally not contended among leftists. The US maintains a military occupation and economic domination of the south, while the same is not true of China and the north. This seems like another one of those “whatever bad thing we’re doing, China must be doing worse because they’re the bad guys” pieces of folk wisdom that can’t be substantiated. Which I’m not laying at your feet, to be clear, because I used to be a “communism no iphone 100 morbillion dead” person and I know how pervasive these cliches are.