Mulonda "Maven" Rashidi, the new leader of the Peace & Justice Party's youth wing, considers North Korea to be one of the world's freest and most democratic countries.

Rashidi has shared political videos on TikTok. He expands on his views on North Korea to Klassekampen:

—"My personal support for North Korea is a matter of anti-imperialism. Korea was divided by the USA," Rashidi says.

The Peace & Justice Party's youth wing is called Young Anti-Imperialism.

See also: "On its own planet: The Peace & Justice Party for all who have smoked their socks" (Gunnar Stavrum) [opinion piece basically calling the party stupid]

When confronted with claims of North Korea being an oppressive dictatorship without any democracy or freedom of expression, Mulonda Rashidi replies,

—"What you're talking about, I think, is the liberal values that the USA is trying to push onto other countries. North Korea has different values. It is out of touch with reality to say that they are not democratic. North Korea's constitution is very democratic. Everyone has the right to work, healthcare, and education."

See also: "Oftebro will not leave the party: —'Anette is not happy'" [about a famous actor who's got some slack after it became known that he's a member of the Peace & Justice Party]

Rashidi understands that his views are provocative for many people in Norway.

—"Westerners do not want to call North Korea a democracy, but you have to understand it as a country with a completely different history and culture than the West," he says.

See also: "Going viral: —'Norway is pretty racist'" [about a Norwegian standup comedian who's gone viral on TikTok for talking about how Norway is racist and increasingly xenophobic]

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[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Maven's comments on the DPRK have also been covered by NRK, VG, iNyheter, Klassekampen, and ABC Nyheter, potentially among others. I don't really know what to make of their coverage. Nettavisen is the same publication that recently did some fucked up transphobic shit about a CSA case.

I guess I'm still formulating my attitudes towards Peace & Justice. The party has been exploding in popularity since their recent poster campaign (apropos, the party is reporting an influencer to the police for tearing down its posters), and I guess this sudden popularity and attention has shaken things up for the party. The youth wing was basically just founded right now and the party's still formulating its views on different things. The party's biggest donor was and foreseeably will remain a capitalist with business interests in Russia, known as Atle Berge.

I guess I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled and see how this party develops as a political force, because for its small size the Norwegian news media has been obsessed with it. For now I guess all I have to say is based-department to old Maven.

Edit: Oh, I was gonna mention — this Nettavisen article also included two embedded videos of like Peace & Justice's appearance on Debatten with some commentary, but I didn't bother translating those.

[-] Pili@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

Maven is a terrible reactionary patsoc, friends with Midwestern Marx and the ACP. He's been posting anti-vegan and anti-LGBT content on TikTok which obviously made everyone very mad at him, but he doesn't give a shit and doesn't question himself. Example.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, Peace & Justice has in general been giving off some sussy vibes.

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago

Well that's fucking disappointing

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