A North Korean Internet propaganda outlet targeting South Korea, “Uriminzokkiri (being amongst our nation),” asserted on Friday that North Korea is operating under ‘socialist democracy in our own way,’ while claiming that American democracy is not an international standard.

The site stated in an editorial entitled “Socialism in our own way is a sincere democratic system.” Furthermore, it claims “The evaluation of the democracy of a state rests only with its people. We realize that democracy in our own way fits our situation, based on the Juche ideology.”

Regarding “socialist democracy in our own way,” it explained that “This system is to guarantee all the patriotic people sincere freedom and rights, for those who are opposed to imperialists and their followers and who love the state and the nation. Socialist democracy is an advanced democracy suitable for the socialist system.”

“The North Korean democratic way is perfect for the people, while being a harsh dictatorship over the enemies of the revolution. This democracy is now firmly guaranteed by the Military-first Policy.”

Regarding American democracy, the outlet criticized it harshly, saying that “America is just spreading American ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’ via the propaganda of ‘spreading democracy’ in order to realize America’s domination strategy. The democracy of any individual state such as America is not the international standard.”