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Monday, November 7, 2011

??!! Rocking North Korea

Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 8:08 AM

Something to get you up and going....

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Talk about a country with a wealth gap...

Posted by cliche on November 7, 2011 at 8:16 AM

I'm officially terrified.

Posted by crinuendo on November 7, 2011 at 8:25 AM

I've never seen the faces of goose steppers that closely before. They look exhausted.

Posted by Lumpmoose on November 7, 2011 at 8:28 AM

http://kimjongillookingatthings.tumblr.c…

Posted by rob!

on November 7, 2011 at 8:41 AM

And here I was thinking that rock was the soundtrack of capitalism.

Posted by ejamadoodle on November 7, 2011 at 8:55 AM

How festive!

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on November 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM

Would have been cooler with techno music.

Posted by seandr on November 7, 2011 at 9:25 AM

That was shot for the Guardian by Dan Chung. Some little dweeb put a soundtrack to it and is now collecting ad hits on youtube.
http://vimeo.com/15788525
It's too bad that the only edit done was to remove any credit to the people who actually did the work.

Posted by SPG on November 7, 2011 at 9:26 AM

That video makes me want to run away and join North Korea.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on November 7, 2011 at 9:29 AM

I cannot heartily enough recommend the outstanding documentary "A State of Mind". About the most intimate observation of North Korean life that is out there.

Posted by jeffinfremont on November 7, 2011 at 9:57 AM

oh yeah, the reason I mention that the video is stolen is that once again Charles is perfectly comfortable aiding and abetting in theft. Be it his neighbor's TV or someone's hard work, Charles will stand by and help you get away with stealing it.

Posted by SPG on November 7, 2011 at 10:09 AM

@ 3: you'd be tired too on 700-Calorie daily rations.

Posted by Subdued Excitement on November 7, 2011 at 10:38 AM

I like the skirts.

Posted by sirkowski

on November 7, 2011 at 10:48 AM

Credit where credit is due, not since the Nazis has a country put such a great military fashion show. Those naval troops look sharp! Why doesn't the dear leader get rid of the tan jump suit and put on one of those awesome generalisimo uniforms?

Posted by Westside forever on November 7, 2011 at 11:08 AM

Mudede's Marxist paradise just doesn't seem appealing. When you bring up N Korea while debating a Marxist they'll say that N Korea is a bad example. Where's a good one then? I guess a 700 calorie a day diet and death from infection during minor surgery would be tolerable if you knew nothing else.

Posted by In your heart you know he's right on November 7, 2011 at 11:32 AM

Now you're seeing what humans throughout most of our recorded history have valued most highly. Very, very few people prior to 1914 would have found this disturbing, and most would have viewed it as patriotic and uplifting.

Then neoliberalism came along.

Posted by the idiot formerly known as kk on November 7, 2011 at 11:52 AM