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A North Korean fembot traffic officer
The Chonger chats amiably; missiles roll by
Truly bizarre military training video—umm, are they training for when the American devils come and jump on their tummies, or for when they’re all forced to join the circus and jump through flaming hoops?
Wow. These people are very unusual.
[Update: Here are a bunch of North Korean propaganda posters.]
Filed under: North Korea, military, propaganda, weird
Sure, that’s exactly how I’d run a country. If I were seven years old. And insane.
If you’ve got a spare hour, the documentary Welcome to North Korea is well worth your time: http://www.jonhs.net/freemovies/welcome_to_north_korea.htm It was shot, mostly covertly, inside NK by a British filmmaker in 2001. It has to be one of the most surreal places on earth. Ever.
Also the book the Aquariums of Pyongyang is a good read.
NK is the car wreck you can’t look away from, isn’t it?
I always wondered how a weasel would run a country. A vole in every pot!
I will check out that video, thanks for the tip.