With ideology of ‘Kimjongunism,’ North Korea’s leader seeks to be his own man



Analysis With ideology of ‘Kimjongunism,’ North Korea’s leader seeks to be his own man Report of DPRK’s new doctrine suggests Kim Jong Un wants to surpass his predecessors by copying their self-idolization Fyodor Tertitskiy November 1, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News (file) \| A portrait of Kim Jong Un created at the 2019 Mass Games in Pyongyang Last week, South Korea’s intelligence agency claimed that the DPRK has introduced a new ideological concept — Kimjongunism (김정은주의). While the term has not appeared in any outward-facing propaganda from the regime thus far, Kim Jong Un’s adoption of his own “ism” apparently coincides with the removal of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il’s portraits from backdrops at major party meetings. The signal cannot be clearer. Kim Jong Un does not like certain aspects of the system that his father and grandfather have forged — specifically the one tying the successor’s legitimacy to his deference to his predecessors. The © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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With ideology of ‘Kimjongunism,’ North Korea’s leader seeks to be his own man

Report of DPRK’s new doctrine suggests Kim Jong Un wants to surpass his predecessors by copying their self-idolization

Fyodor Tertitskiy November 1, 2021

With ideology of ‘Kimjongunism,’ North Korea’s leader seeks to be his own man

NK News (file) | A portrait of Kim Jong Un created at the 2019 Mass Games in Pyongyang

Last week, South Korea’s intelligence agency claimed that the DPRK has introduced a new ideological concept — Kimjongunism (김정은주의).

While the term has not appeared in any outward-facing propaganda from the regime thus far, Kim Jong Un’s adoption of his own “ism” apparently coincides with the removal of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il’s portraits from backdrops at major party meetings.

The signal cannot be clearer.

Kim Jong Un does not like certain aspects of the system that his father and grandfather have forged — specifically the one tying the successor’s legitimacy to his deference to his predecessors. The

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