North Korea: Troops break bricks with bare hands in bizarre show of force
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A new video of fierce-looking troops snapping breeze blocks with slow motion flying kicks and their bare fists has become the latest show of force in North K...

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:

  • 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