South Korean Children participate in a winter military camp run by retired marines
Telegraph – South Korean students participate in a winter military camp in Ansan, 25 miles southwest of Seoul. Whom would you rather carry the log with, the geeks with the foggy glasses or the girls in the middle? Judging by how many people it takes to carry one log, this camp must be all about the Japaneses style screaming. Sorry to offend my millions of Korean readers with the Japanese reference.
Meanwhile back home, NYT – David Brooks – The Tea Party Teens:
“The tea party movement is a large, fractious confederation of Americans who are defined by what they are against. They are against the concentrated power of the educated class. They believe big government, big business, big media and the affluent professionals are merging to form self-serving oligarchy — with bloated government, unsustainable deficits, high taxes and intrusive regulation.”
So it looks like America can learn a lot from the Russian style “democracy” (see above). Comrade Putin is smiling – “I told you so”… (WSJ - New Détente: Putin, Tycoons Rescue Each Other in Crisis). Zizek is right, the Singapore model is gaining ground.
The historic photo of Vladimir Lenin (on the right) with a log. Kremlin grounds. May 1, 1920
That Subbotnik log is about the size of a coffin. Comrade Lenin had enough practice then, with the weight and the funeral formation.
- Further Reading:
- 1961 Graduating Class of the 22nd Party Congress in Moscow
- Boston Tea Party with Senator Scott Brown
- David Brooks – Western Men Are Doomed
consider free RSS subscription