source: DailyNK
An internal document from North Korea obtained by Daily NK describing political lecture content targeting residents in border regions.
The North Korean authorities have portrayed South Korea as crime-ridden, and emphasized the superiority of the socialist system in lectures for residents living near the Chinese border, sources in the country report. South Korean capitalism was explicitly referred to as a “living human hell” during the lectures, with further allegations that women in the country are giving up their maternal instincts.
According to a document Daily NK recently obtained regarding political activities targeted at residents of the border region, South Korea “is a society where the love people feel for each other has completely dried out and women no longer have any maternal instincts.” It also claimed that South Korea was desperately trying to create a “fantasy about capitalism in our [North Korea’s] society.”
“There are no refined, wonderful mothers who can become the models for children in South Korea […] Women have lost their maternal instincts and are living perverted, directionless lives,” the document states, going on to claim that incidents such as the “Wonyongi Incident” (involving the murder and secret burial of a child in Pyongtaek) along with the murder of a priest, his wife and their middle school-age daughter are typical of incidents that happen on a regular basis.
The document also claims that in North Korea “the maternal instinct our mothers have is not just limited to care of their family alone […] North Korean mothers have a refined view on happiness and toward their children in that they work for their families’ happiness and the prosperous future of the motherland while raising revolutionaries who will work tirelessly for the Party, Suryong, motherland and people.”
The statement shows that the North Korean authorities wish to venerate mothers who raise children loyal to the regime. The expansion of marketization in North Korea is changing this view of women to one where they are more involved in economic activities outside the home, but the authorities have been slow to catch on to this trend.
The lecture material also describes what an ideal mother should be like and talks about some examples of women voluntarily contributing resources to the regime and being devoted mothers and citizens.
According to the document, a woman named An Yong Sun from Rason City, North Hamgyong Province, is a “true citizen of our generation who shows how one should love the children of the party and the future of our country […] She sent many things that demonstrated her devotion to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun following her granddaughter’s hope to meet with Chairman Kim Jong Il.”
An also reportedly sent a great amount of materials to “socialist construction sites,” including the Paektusan Heroes Youth Power Plant construction site and construction sites in Samjiyon.
The North Korean authorities continue to encourage voluntary efforts from residents through their emphasis on a campaign to “learn from hidden heroes.”
Recently, moreover, the North Korean state media has been increasing its coverage of South Korean social issues.
The Rodong Sinmun, the official publication of the Korean Workers’ Party, reported on several news stories from South Korea on July 10 (results from a survey: bad news for South Korean youth), July 11 (an unachievable dream [concerning South Korea’s housing prices]), and July 13 (terrible conditions for the elderly).
These stories form part of a broad campaign aimed at inciting fear of capitalism amongst the North Korean population.
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