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2008-05-10 China-Japan-Koreas

How China gets its troops to stand to attention

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-10 10:43|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I like the style of the US military - like relaxed statues of marble which at any point could calmly come to action.

It is what the chinese kung fu movies attempt to depict their heros as. But for real, real people here and now ready to act.

But I don't get the article, am I now supposed to sympathise or be impressed with the flame-guards or add it to the dossier of bad chinese behavior?

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-05-10 12:06|| 2008-05-10 12:06|| Front Page Top

#2 And I bet those chinese soldiers with the monk appearal had pins in those uniforms as well; firing pins.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-05-10 12:09|| 2008-05-10 12:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, it's like this: the Chinese have watched this sort of thing in movies, and attempt to duplicate it. Of course, they do it much better than us, so they can feel superior.

Tin soldiering went out of style almost 100 years ago. How the hell does pins and needles help you become a better soldier? It doesn't, but the Party bosses sure feel better when they see the pictures of their men. They can rest assured that their underlings are doing everything possible for success. And when the shit hits the fan, that's what the underlings need.

Posted by gromky 2008-05-10 12:25|| 2008-05-10 12:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Link is below:

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#5 Hmm odd it disappeared, I'll paste the whole link instead:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=564629&in_page_id=1811&ct=5

Posted by Valentine 2008-05-10 17:47|| 2008-05-10 17:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Thank you.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-10 19:00|| 2008-05-10 19:00|| Front Page Top

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