calendar>>August 28. 2009 Juche 98
Rodong Sinmun on Socialism
Pyongyang, August 28 (KCNA) -- Socialism is the idea and revolutionary banner of the popular mass struggling for independence, Rodong Sinmun Friday says in a signed article.

It is intrinsic to the nature of a social being to live and develop independently as the master of the world and his own destiny, free from any restriction and subjugation, the article says, and goes on:

Out of such desire and demand, people have waged incessant struggle to build a society in which they are met.

It was not until the emergence of socialist society that popular masses could lead a genuine, independent and creative life free from all sorts of socio-political subjugation.

Only under socialism, is it possible for all the countries and nations to achieve independent development and prosperity, ridding themselves from any form of domination and subjugation and ensure durable peace and security of the world guaranteeing the existence and development of humankind.

There may be turns and twists in the process of the development of socialism. But this does not mean that there is a mistake in the idea of socialism itself.

The imperialists and their venal mouthpieces are absurdly distorting and abusing the socialist idea in a bid to break the world revolutionary people's faith in socialism and foster illusion about capitalism and thus turn back the progress of history.

Today many more people in the world are turning out in the struggle for socialism, aware that capitalism leads to death and ruin and only socialism can help all people to enjoy a free, equal and dignified, genuine life suited to the nature as an independent being and carve out their destinies independently.

The reality goes to prove that socialism is science and truth and its victory is sure to come no matter how persistently the imperialists and reactionaries speak ill of it.

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