North Korea FAQ

North Korea FAQ

What is "North Korea" on Nationstates?

North Korea (or NK as many of us call it) is a reality based region of political philosophy, current events, geopolitical news and gameplay military strategy. Politically this is a "revolutionary communist" or "Marxist-Leninist" region and we adhere to the revolutionary teachings of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, V.I.Lenin, J.V.Stalin, Kim Il-sung, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Mao Tse-tung, Ho Chi Min and Thomas Sankara just to name a few. The region is also heavily involved in real life activism from Black Lives Matter to Idle No More, and many of the people here are members of their local real life communist movement. North Korea has an active military in the 'Korean Peoples Army' which plays a role on the world stage joining leftist militant action on Nationstates.

Does this region support the real life North Korea (DPRK) ?

Yes, and no. North Korea on Nationstates is inhabited by 'comrades' from all over the world and while we support the DPRK in terms of anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism, the right to self determination and socialist construction, some of us may have contructive criticisms of the DPRK. We are however unanimous in upholding its right to exist and to oppose western imperialist strangulation. It is also a general belief here that the western capitalist press paints a dark picture of the DPRK with many politically motived misdirections and mistruths, generally with very poor source material.

Why would I want to join NK?

North Korea offers an experience unlike any other on Nationstates, upon entering NK the first thing you will notice is socialist imagery heavily inspired by the DPRK and other 20th century socialist states, you will meet comrades with whom to discuss history and news, politics and political activism with and an entry into military gameplay if you're interested.

What is an "Armed Citizen"?

These are the 'regional officers' in our region, they are appointed by the Korean Peoples Army leadership and steer the direction of our region. Among the Armed Citizens you will find the most actively participating nations in the region, as well as the most politically knowledgable and trustworthy. In our region the founder nation is simply a tool for the Armed Citizens to use to guide the region. The Armed citizens work under democratic centralism and consensus, as well as using the democratic voice of the region at large. To become a regional leader in North Korea is to understand revolutionary socialism on at least a basic level and show an ambition to lead and be active in the game!

How do I join the Korean Peoples Army and who is our enemy?

The Korean Peoples Army (or KPA as we call it) is the armed wing of the region. It is made up of comrades from North Korea who have an interest in military gameplay. To join the KPA you must be an active resident in North Korea, have a basic understanding of revolutionary socialism, have a WA nation and be active once a day. You may request membership from the General of the Korean Peoples Army Zulanka.

Enemy regions include those that spew anti-communist and imperialist, colonial rhetoric. Regions embracing capitalism, fascism, Western chauvanism and racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, Sinophobia and Islamophobia have been targetted in the past. Regions such as Nazi Europe were crushed by the joint effort of the KPA and other Nationstates leftist forces.