North Hamgyong province’s youth league committee has issued internal directives to overhaul self-criticism sessions after identifying tendencies toward superficial mutual criticism.
A North Hamgyong province source told Daily NK recently that the provincial youth league committee distributed instructions in late May to youth organizations in Hoeryong and other institutions throughout the province, demanding “genuine rather than formal mutual criticism in self-criticism sessions.”
The directive’s core message was to avoid superficial mutual criticism, while also including additional cautionary instructions.
The instructions specifically warned against “colluding with targets of criticism to take turns criticizing each other” and “strictly prohibits personal revenge or confrontations after being criticized.”
Following the order, Hoeryong’s youth league announced that youth league officials would observe self-criticism sessions at all levels for two months starting in late May to verify that the identified problems don’t occur in actual sessions.
This represents “organizational life inspection” rather than simple observation, intended to examine the content and authenticity of mutual criticism and assess ideological conditions within youth organizations, the source said.
The city’s youth league also required weekly written reports documenting criticism targets and statements. Repeated criticisms, copied phrases and overly euphemistic expressions all serve as criteria for determining superficiality.
Widespread problems prompt systematic reform
The directive was prompted by incidents reported to the provincial youth league, including one youth official fabricating false criticism statements and another retaliating against critics through personnel disadvantages.
The provincial youth league emphasized that “conducting self-criticism sessions superficially distorts thinking” and “the phenomenon of using criticism itself as power must be eradicated.”
The source said the provincial youth league determined these problems reflected the overall atmosphere within youth organizations throughout the province, not isolated incidents. The overhaul aims to address concerns that mutual criticism often creates conflicts or becomes a tool for superficial loyalty competition.
The source also noted that the directive reflects the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea’s emphasis on complying with the “Youth Education Guarantee Law.”
Central government authorities worry that superficial self-criticism sessions among youth – considered the party’s reserves – could neutralize the party’s ideological control functions. The directive represents a broad effort to correct problematic self-criticism culture, practices and conditions within youth organizations, the source explained.
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