Post #518218
2026-03-04 13:21 UTC
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@PonyOfWar@pawb.social 2026-03-04 13:36
A hereditary monarchy is still not an oligarchy 🤷 Sure, not saying it is. I was arguing against the claims of North Korea being a democratic system controlled by the working class. North Korea is not a classic oligarchic system, so I’d agree with your reply to OP. But anyway, you’re only talking about the head of state. They have an entire system running there I don’t think that any kind of democratic system is possible under a head of state with that amount of worship and cult of personality around a single person. The structures for a democratic system underneath may exist, but when it’s not possible to act out of line or speak out against the great leader, they might as well not. All the evidence I’ve seen suggests that it’s not. Both from North Korean media itself, which I’ve watched quite a bit of, and from the mouth of North Koreans who managed to get out.
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@eldavi@lemmy.ml 2026-03-04 15:34
it’s not a hereditary monarchy: www.tiktok.com/…/7610963982198770975