Juchesasangpa

Juchesasangpa or Jusapa was a minor movement in South Korea that supported the North Korean political ideology known as Juche.

Korean name
Hangul
주체사상파, 주사파
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJuchesasangpa,
Jusapa
McCune–ReischauerChuch'esasangpa

History

Origin

The movement started around early 1986 among the Undongkwon participating in student movements and labor movements.[1] A book written by kim young hwan called <<The letter of one labor activist sending to all our fellow young students>> with the pseudonym "Kang chol",also known as <<kangcholsoshin(강철서신)>>,was considered the textbook of the movement among participants.[2] The movement was also called "NL pa" because it emphasized "national liberation(NL)" of south korea based on the theory of North korean revolution called the "theory of revolution of people's democracy and national liberation(민족해방 민중민주주의혁명론)".[3]

Fall of communism and its subsequent decline

The anti-communist laws in South Korea have had—and continue to have—a negative effect on the perception of Juche ideology in South Korea. However, after constitutional democracy was established after mass demonstrations in 1987, the Juchesasanpa begin to die out as radicals were replaced with more centrist ideologues. After the fall of the Soviet Union, and death of Kim Il-sung,and the news reports of famines in North korea in 1995, the movement faced subsequent decline.[1][3]

Criticism

Certain leftist movements in South Korea are often referred to as "chinbuk" (pro-North), "Jongbuk" (pursuant to North) and "Jusapa" (Juche proponent) by Korean conservatives, anti-communists and others critical of the North. This perception is reinforced by cases such as Lim Su-kyung's, best known for attending the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in North Korea and praising President of North Korea Kim Il Sung in 1989, without first obtaining permission from the South Korean government.[4] She attended the festival representing the student organization Jeondaehyop, now known as Hanchongryun, who in April 2012 was elected as a member of the 19th National Assembly as the Democratic United Party's 21st proportional representative. In June 2012, in a confrontation with a North Korean defector in a bar, Lim hurled insults and referred to a ruling party lawmaker as a "son-of-a-bitch betrayer" and another as a "traitor" in what has been described by Korea JoonAng Daily as "an alcohol-fueled tirade at a Seoul restaurant", questioning their legitimacy to challenge her as a lawmaker.[5] This led to public protests.[5]

See also

Notes

References
  1. "주사파". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. http://www.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2014/10/21/2014102100203.html
  3. https://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1188630&cid=40942&categoryId=33385
  4. Lee Jong-tak(이종탁) (29 September 2009). 이종탁이 만난 사람, 통일의 꽃 임수경 [Interview with Lee Jong-tak, the flower of unification: Lim Su-kyung]. Monthly Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  5. "For defector-traitor tirade, Lim apologizes anew". Korea Joongang Daily. 5 June 2012.
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