North Korean authorities give lectures on U.S. lifestyle “colonization” of South Korea, documents reveal
Lecture materials handed out to Workers’ Party of Korea (WKP) directors last month claim South Korea is facing a loss of national identity due to “colonization” by the US.
“The bourgeois lifestyle spread by the imperialists is killing the national identity of the country and its people,” the lecture materials recently obtained by Daily NK claim. “This lifestyle is like poison, spreading like a plague through society.”
“The imperialists use propaganda tools like newspapers, magazines, radio and television to spread all kinds of reactionary ideology and false beliefs, which paralyze the healthy minds of people,” it continues. “There are many movies, songs, dances and novels that are erotic, crude and grotesque in nature, along with various kinds of cultural artwork that teaches people to do whatever it takes to fulfill one’s desires.”
The authorities have recently strengthened their control over the Sino-DPRK border, while punishments have intensified for those caught spreading anti-socialist sentiment, as well as those in possession of South Korean videos and music. ......
[Source: Daily NK]
