Why would they release this? It doesn't even show the nation's army's force it's just a circus for the powerful :kim: :funny-clown-hammer:

  • a_maoist_quetzal [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    if i turn on an amerikan sports channel in about an hour i can see video of wage slaves fulfilling painful and dangerous acts for the amusement of hooting hogs

    USA: wage gladiators give each other brain injury chasing ball in bizarre show of force, with military jet flyover and patriotic singing

      • a_maoist_quetzal [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        oh i meant the nfl but yeah college ball is even more fucked

        Lol there's only 2 days a week where we DON'T have that spectacle, but we switch up whether they're being paid during the other 5

  • wombat [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    uncritical support for the DPRK in its heroic struggle to liberate occupied Korea from the genocidal American empire

  • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I watched a bit of it, and I'm pretty sure these are fairly normal martial arts things (at least, they're fairly similar to martial arts videos I've seen before). I don't think it's a very effective show of force, but I doubt people would find it sinister if it was the Japanese or South Korean army.

      • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        If you click the next suggested video, you can see The Telegraph interviewing a magician who says the following:

        "It is impressive when you watch the video, but if the UK government wanted to produce this sort of video all they've got to do is literally go to a circus or a karate school and we could show even greater strength with children doing the same thing", the member of The Inner Magic Circle said.

        I'm pretty sure these are all props made to break for what's essentially a magic show to make the army look cool. It's a little weird, but I really don't think it says much.

          • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            He's slouching a bit in a chair during a military exercise. It's poor form, sure, but I think calling this "fulfilling painful and possibly dangerous acts for the amusement of a slouched Kim Yong Un" is a bit of a stretch. You could just as well call it "Kim Jong Un bored during military martial arts demonstration".

            • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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              3 years ago

              "Kim Jong Un not hype for magic show"

              It would honestly be weirder if he was super serious about it. The fact that he's giggling like a schoolgirl shows that they know this isn't a serious display and is mostly just entertainment.

              • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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                3 years ago

                Honestly, at 1:45 he looks like he's trying pretty hard not to smile lmao. I really don't see this as dystopian or anything, it's just a kind of goofy martial arts demonstration.

                • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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                  3 years ago

                  It's literally a show, they broadcast this to the country and the brass is just there because that's a normal thing for military shows.

            • RollOfTape [none/use name]
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              3 years ago

              manufacture our consent for our militaries murdering more korean people.

              this video makes me concerned for the Korean people. Western propaganda machine is dumb af

              Not arguing your other points

  • bananon [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Martial arts are still big as spectacle and entertainment in lots of Asian countries. Think shoalin monks. None of what they’re using is real, it’s props that are meant to break for the show. European militaries have rifle and marching shows, Asian militaries have this. :shrug-outta-hecks:

    • Inque [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      “he’s slouching though maybe he’s going to die (again)?!?!?”

  • CrookedSerpent [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    ARMY VS NAVY SPORTSBALL CRONIC BRAIN INJURY AS AMERICAN DESPOT WATCHES FROM THE STANDS

  • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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    3 years ago

    I think he just finds it goofy, but the army guys love it because it's something fun to train for. Like this shit it exactly why tons of kids get hype about pro wrestling, it's all well rehearsed "feats of strength" that are pretty safe if done properly.

    Also it's not just DPRK that does this, ROK has been doing it too

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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        3 years ago

        My local fair does stunts like this, it's nothing new or really that weird. Doing shows like this are also good for morale, people like seeing cool things and also training for doing cool stunt shows that make you look badass.

    • RollOfTape [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      Also it’s not just DPRK that does this, ROK has been doing it too

      even worse. As if it was cool when the authoritarian south already did it

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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        3 years ago

        It's not "cool", but it's not unique or even that odd. You're getting oddly hung up on like one of the most innocuous things. This is definitely more normal than shit like the tomb of the unknown soldier ceremony or the Buckingham palace guards.

  • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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    3 years ago

    I've seen this done in the streets of the UK before. Military dudes do a sort of WWE type thing where they perform moves on each other to show how cool and tough the military is.

  • p_sharikov [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I mean, I've seen high school karate clubs do some of these tricks. Don't think it's particularly dangerous.

  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Is this that different from any other weird martial arts stuff? Like, I broke boards in karate classes as a kid. It’s just a dumb fun demonstration that kinda looks cool and looks more impressive than it actually is. They’re made to break, and if you do it correctly it doesn’t really hurt. And that mostly looks like concrete, which isn’t known for standing up well to that kind of force. Suspend a thin slab of concrete like they do here and I bet you could do the same thing - Concrete breaks really easily.

  • ennuid [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It gives me FUCKING SICK 🤙 vibes that I can't really get past

  • WhyEssEff [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    maybe because it looks like it’s fucking fun as hell lmao

  • REallyN [she/her,they/them]
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    3 years ago

    it's just performative macho "look how tough our soldiers are" stuff.
    Which...I guess you can say what you will about that kind of thing, but such a public spectacle doesn't seem that odd to me.

  • DragonNest_Aidit [they/them,use name]
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    3 years ago

    This wacky military machocismo is really common in developing countries, just soldiers doing jackass shit to show how tough they are.

    edit: more seriously, this is often seen in underdeveloped country to show how they make up their lack of advanced military equipment by showing their soldiers as tough as nails dudes.

  • CommunistFFWhen [he/him]
    cake
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    3 years ago

    Like I imagine they are performing this for TV for common people to watch to, it's just a kind of performance, albeit a dangerous looking one