One way the government of Kim Jong-il controls the lives of the people who live in North Korea is by
A. requiring every citizen to vote.
B. controlling information its people receive from the outside world.
C. enforcing free trade with other nations.
D. updating machinery in farms and factories.

Question

One way the government of Kim Jong-il controls the lives of the people who live in North Korea is by
  A. requiring every citizen to vote. 	
  B. controlling information its people receive from the outside world. 	
  C. enforcing free trade with other nations. 	
  D. updating machinery in farms and factories.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

B. controlling information its people receive from the outside world.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah that's right. IIRC elections are mandatory, but one one party is legal.

anonymous · Answer

North Korea is very isolated and cut off from most of the world and has a very corrupt communist government.

anonymous · Answer

thank you yall both

anonymous · Answer

No problem

anonymous · Answer

Well, it's commonly called Communist, but there's debate on that. Some people don't believe the Juche ideology is Communist.

anonymous · Answer

Hmm. Interesting. I did not know that.

anonymous · Answer

Further, although some Communists will try to defend the DPRK from imperialism, few support the model it runs on.

anonymous · Answer

This seems very interesting to me. I should take time to research it later. Do you have any recommendations as far as sources go?

anonymous · Answer

I'll have to look up a few.

anonymous · Answer

I don't mean to make you go out of your way. If it's of any trouble, don't worry about it.

anonymous · Answer

http://www.reddit.com/r/communism101/comments/1y172i/what_exactly_is_juche/cfgmgjj This is a Reddit comment by someone who defends it. If you have a Reddit account, you can pm him and ask him questions. I think he's the unofficial expert on the DPRK among Reddit's Communists. I'll have to look up more critical sources too.

anonymous · Answer

You might check this out, it's a study guide about Juche from the Korean Friendship Association http://www.kfausa.org/juche-idea-study-course-english/

anonymous · Answer

Thank you very much. I will do so.

anonymous · Answer

And here's a blog post which says that Juche has little relationship with Marxism http://aroundthepear.blogspot.com/2013/03/some-thoughts-on-juches-relationship-to.html

anonymous · Answer

Let me know if you want me to look into anything else.

anonymous · Answer

Again thank you, and I'll contact you if I do. :)