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In light of all the criticism my idea of a Juche Kurdistan have received, I have decided to replace Juche Kurdistan with Stalinist Kurdistan.
Differences between Stalinist Kurdistan and North Korea:
- All religion except for worship of the Kim Dynasty is repressed in North Korea. In Stalinist Kurdistan, there will be freedom of religion, but Stalinist Kurdistan will be a strictly secular state, similar to Kazakhstan under Nursultan Nazarbayev. Zoroastrianism will be promoted as a part of Kurdistan's cultural heritage and hijabs, female genital mutilation and segregation of genders in public spaces will be banned. The numbering of years in Stalinist Kurdistan will begin with the fall of Nineveh in 612 BCE, which led to the establishment of the Median Empire, but Stalinist Kurdistan will use the Gregorian calendar to calculate days and months. Year 2018 in the Western era will be Year 2630 in the Kurdish era.
- No songbun system in Stalinist Kurdistan. No persecution of family members of dissidents in Stalinist Kurdistan.
- More normal leaders than the Kims. The most likely Kurdish analogue of the Kim Dynasty is the Talabani family, and the Talabanis are unlikely to become like the Kims. Kurdistan has had many prominent nationalist socialist leaders (the Talabanis, Ali Askari, Ibrahim Ahmad, Kaka Hama and pre-1999 Abdullah Öcalan), but none of them are in the Kim league.
- Stalinist Kurdistan will still have a socialist planned economy as of 2630/2018, but without collectivization of agriculture in Juche Kurdistan. That will make Stalinist Kurdistan avoiding famine.
- More peaceful foreign policy than North Korea. Will still be irredentist, but not permanently belligerent. May try to develop nuclear weapons, but will not threaten other countries with them constantly. More like Israel or India than North Korea with regards to nuclear policy.
- Not strongly anti-Western, but Stalinist Kurdistan will be closer to Russia than to the Western bloc. Stalinist Kurdistan will support the USA during the War on Terror and will support Donald Trump's policy towards the Iranian mullah regime. Stalinist Kurdistan will be a strong supporter of Israel and will recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel shortly after Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Stalinist Kurdistan will have friendly relations with both Russia and the USA as of 2630/2018. Stalinist Kurdistan will recognize Crimea as Russian territory. The Serok (a Kurdish word for leader, the Kurdish version of Duce) of Stalinist Kurdistan will meet Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The Serok of Stalinist Kurdistan will meet Vladimir Putin at Sevastopol in Crimea.
- Massive repression of Islamists in Stalinist Kurdistan. Other forms of counterrevolutionary activity will also be repressed, but Islamists will be considered the No.1 enemy of the state. The Asayish (the Kurdish word for secret police) will knock on the doors of Islamists and other counterrevolutionaries at night and take them to detention centers without trial. The Asayish will practice mass surveillance of the population of Stalinist Kurdistan. The Asayish will resemble the Stasi. The Asayish will be an important partner for the CIA in the War of Terror. Extraordinary rendition of Islamist terrorists to Stalinist Kurdistan by the CIA will be frequent.