azadi
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I have read many threads on AH.com about other countries developing in a similar way to North Korea. But nobody have mentioned Kurdistan in any of these threads. Why?
Kurdistan has in my opinion the building blocks for developing its own version of Juche: A strong tradition combining socialism and nationalism and a sense of being encircled by enemies ("We Kurds have no friends but the mountains"). There is also a strong identification with pre-Islamic Iranic civilization in Kurdistan and there has recently been a significant revival of Zoroastrianism in South (Iraqi) Kurdistan.
If Kurdistan or at least a part of Kurdistan achieves independence under a communist or socialist regime, it may develop into a Kurdish version of Juche. The Kurdish version of Juche will establish a socialist planned economy on the Soviet model, but perhaps without collectivization of agriculture.
It will identify itself with the Median Empire (the Medes were a Kurdish tribe). It will repress Islam or will at least remove Islam from the public space (e.g. banning hijab, banning the call to prayer from minarets, banning female genital mutilation and banning segregation of genders in public facilities). It will promote Zoroastrianism as an authentic Kurdish religion. It will also tolerate Yazidism, Yarism (Ahl e-Haqq) and Alevi Islam as native Kurdish religions. It will be tolerant of Jews and Judaism, because tolerance towards Jews and Judaism is a Kurdish tradition. It will ban Christian missionaries from Western countries from entering Kurdistan, but will not persecute Christian Kurds.
It will hate Arabs, especially Iraqis and Syrians. It will also be opposed to Turkey. It will consider Iran as a brother nation lead astray by Islamists. It will support Israel strongly and will recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. It will be allied with Russia and will recognize Crimea as Russian territory. Russia will be to Juche Kurdistan what China is to North Korea. It will also have friendly relations with Belarus and with Kazakhstan (a secular dictatorship with Communist roots belonging partly to the Iranic cultural sphere). It will also have friendly relations with Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, with Communist Cuba, with Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega and with Bolivia under Evo Morales.
The Kurdish Juche regime will expel all Arabs and Turks from Kurdistan. Armenians may be allowed to remain in Kurdistan. Kurdish Jews will be allowed to remain in Kurdistan and Kurdish Jews who have emigrated to Israel will be allowed to return to Kurdistan. Assyrians will be expelled from Kurdistan as they will be considered Christian Iraqis.
Kurdistan's mountainous geography will enable isolation of Kurdistan from the outside world. If Kurdistan controls the Kirkuk oil fields, Kurdish Juche will be strengthened significantly. Juche Kurdistan may develop nuclear weapons with the help of Russia.
There will be significant differences between Kurdish Juche and North Korean Juche. Kurdistan's monotheist heritage will prevent claiming that the Serok (leader, the Kurdish equivalent of Duce) is divine. It may be less totalitarian, while still being severely authoritarian with mass repression of counterrevolutionaries and with especially severe repression against Islamists. There will be prison camps in the Kurdish mountains and executions of Islamists and other counterrevolutionaries will often happen.
Azadi
Kurdistan has in my opinion the building blocks for developing its own version of Juche: A strong tradition combining socialism and nationalism and a sense of being encircled by enemies ("We Kurds have no friends but the mountains"). There is also a strong identification with pre-Islamic Iranic civilization in Kurdistan and there has recently been a significant revival of Zoroastrianism in South (Iraqi) Kurdistan.
If Kurdistan or at least a part of Kurdistan achieves independence under a communist or socialist regime, it may develop into a Kurdish version of Juche. The Kurdish version of Juche will establish a socialist planned economy on the Soviet model, but perhaps without collectivization of agriculture.
It will identify itself with the Median Empire (the Medes were a Kurdish tribe). It will repress Islam or will at least remove Islam from the public space (e.g. banning hijab, banning the call to prayer from minarets, banning female genital mutilation and banning segregation of genders in public facilities). It will promote Zoroastrianism as an authentic Kurdish religion. It will also tolerate Yazidism, Yarism (Ahl e-Haqq) and Alevi Islam as native Kurdish religions. It will be tolerant of Jews and Judaism, because tolerance towards Jews and Judaism is a Kurdish tradition. It will ban Christian missionaries from Western countries from entering Kurdistan, but will not persecute Christian Kurds.
It will hate Arabs, especially Iraqis and Syrians. It will also be opposed to Turkey. It will consider Iran as a brother nation lead astray by Islamists. It will support Israel strongly and will recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel. It will be allied with Russia and will recognize Crimea as Russian territory. Russia will be to Juche Kurdistan what China is to North Korea. It will also have friendly relations with Belarus and with Kazakhstan (a secular dictatorship with Communist roots belonging partly to the Iranic cultural sphere). It will also have friendly relations with Venezuela under Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro, with Communist Cuba, with Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega and with Bolivia under Evo Morales.
The Kurdish Juche regime will expel all Arabs and Turks from Kurdistan. Armenians may be allowed to remain in Kurdistan. Kurdish Jews will be allowed to remain in Kurdistan and Kurdish Jews who have emigrated to Israel will be allowed to return to Kurdistan. Assyrians will be expelled from Kurdistan as they will be considered Christian Iraqis.
Kurdistan's mountainous geography will enable isolation of Kurdistan from the outside world. If Kurdistan controls the Kirkuk oil fields, Kurdish Juche will be strengthened significantly. Juche Kurdistan may develop nuclear weapons with the help of Russia.
There will be significant differences between Kurdish Juche and North Korean Juche. Kurdistan's monotheist heritage will prevent claiming that the Serok (leader, the Kurdish equivalent of Duce) is divine. It may be less totalitarian, while still being severely authoritarian with mass repression of counterrevolutionaries and with especially severe repression against Islamists. There will be prison camps in the Kurdish mountains and executions of Islamists and other counterrevolutionaries will often happen.
Azadi