Romania under Ceaucescu was pretty much as close to a European Juche you can get.What about Romania? I heard they had close links with the DPRK and Ceausescu was interested in Juche. And given that he's as insane as any of the Kims and ruthless to boot, I think he'd make a great candidate for Juche dictator #2.
The issue is that Juche is essentially a Stalinist dictatorship merged with absolute monarchy and with elements of a pharonic god-king like theocracy with Christian ideas thrown in for good measure. It's very hard to convince someone else to completely adopt it.
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The ultranationalist aspect became strong starting from the 1990's, as Kim Il Sung was getting distant from the working of the government and the consolidation of Kim Jong Il's power. Before that time, it was still mostly a "each nation should have its own Great Leader to lead the nation to a society that is man-centered".My impression of Juche was that in practice it is state-sponsored Korean racism and therefore not very exportable as an ideology.
The concept of the Great Leader is an important contribution.I suppose the theory of political independence, autarchy and the militarization of society could be put into practice by an African nation-but you don't need close ties to North Korea to do that, all of these elements have been used by post-independent African leaders (though not always simultaneously).
Not sure why you're saying countries cannot have other allies when having DPRK as a friend. But since you've brought out what does DPRK have to contribute..... Military/security training. Kim Jong Il was fundamental in helping Mugabe go through the Gukurahundi (with the result of Mugabe supporters saying the Deal Leader was "a lovely man and a great friend" after the death). If we have Kim Jong Il being a bit more forceful, we might have him send Cuba-style expeditionary forces which provides a strong backbone for dictatorships.In addition, aside from building hideous statues North Korea does not have a lot to offer on its own. In competition with Britain, the US, France, China and (at one point) the Soviet Union? North Korea will simply be ignored by African nations if it tries to bully them into accepting a silly, unworkable ideology in exchange for its pitifully useless aid. The African nations can and will choose more flexible allies as soon as it suits their purpose.
The issue is that Juche is essentially a Stalinist dictatorship merged with absolute monarchy and with elements of a pharonic god-king like theocracy with Christian ideas thrown in for good measure. It's very hard to convince someone else to completely adopt it.
Perhaps the Central African Empire?
Well North Korea has always had a public face and a private face. The whole Nazi-esque racism they tend to keep to themselves (and woe to anyone so foolish as to go there without being well-guarded)
The ultranationalist aspect became strong starting from the 1990's,
Not sure why you're saying countries cannot have other allies when having DPRK as a friend. But since you've brought out what does DPRK have to contribute..... Military/security training. Kim Jong Il was fundamental in helping Mugabe go through the Gukurahundi (with the result of Mugabe supporters saying the Deal Leader was "a lovely man and a great friend" after the death). If we have Kim Jong Il being a bit more forceful, we might have him send Cuba-style expeditionary forces which provides a strong backbone for dictatorships.
That is a very wrong assumption. In the beginning the cult personality was not much different from the other communist countries, with a deep focus on internationalism and admiration of the great four communism fathers. Yes, there was the State Shinto and Christian element, but those did not blossom until the Cultural Revolution erupted and caused the Sino-Soviet Split, and the full-blown emphasis on purity came around the 1990's. This was a step-by-step process, not an all-in-one-scope implanting of an ideology.It was from the beginning due to the emperor worship transplaced into DPRK. It wasnt a very socialist state until say 1950
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That's true. I was more focusing on a stronger link, but we'll have to see who would be the one to accept such help.It's a good point that Mugabe received aid from North Korea. However, I don't think that Cuba-style expeditions would help either North Korea or it's allies very much. Che Guevara considered his expedition to the Congo and abject failure, and there are just so many things that could go wrong with a Korean expeditionary force. It could end up particularly counterproductive for the DPRK if they end up becoming involved in failed or even stalemated revolutions/rebellions.
Our Colonel is too wacky to be fixed into the Juche moldso no one going to touch Libya as a Juche state?