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2005-10-12 China-Japan-Koreas

North Korean Children Perform 'Mass Game'

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Posted by .com 2005-10-12 05:05|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "There is no word to describe the performance. You have to see it to feel the grandness," Hyun said.

"It's like something out of Leni Riefenstahl."

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-10-12 07:31|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-10-12 07:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Koryo Tours in Beijing organizes these tourists to North Korea. They're not Jane Fondas, but rather people who are curious as hell about North Korea. Hell, I want to go, myself. There's a travelogue somewhere on the net of an American who lives in South Korea who went to North Korea.

Posted by gromky">gromky 2005-10-12 08:52|| http://communistposters.com/]">[http://communistposters.com/] 2005-10-12 08:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Proof - damnit that communism works!!!

Posted by macofromoc 2005-10-12 10:41|| 2005-10-12 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 mass gymnastics is pretty amazing to watch, it would be tough to pull off I think without a heavy handed form of leadship.

Posted by bk 2005-10-12 11:27|| 2005-10-12 11:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Nazi Germany used to be fond of this kind of demonstration as well. It emphasizes to the individual participants how little they matter unless as part of the Group. And to the observer, there are no individuals, just the Mass in motion.

I just hope the children were fed a little extra to enable them to sustain the physical effort, as opposed to the usual, "Make a mistake and you will be shot."

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-12 13:16|| 2005-10-12 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 If they all jump in unison and with stiff knees ... after the initial screams they just might cause an earthquake...

Posted by 3dc 2005-10-12 13:18|| 2005-10-12 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 The picture which accompanies this article is kind of creppy looking to me.

All those skinny kids with fake-looking smiles....

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-10-12 15:06|| 2005-10-12 15:06|| Front Page Top

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