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Excerpt from Anthony Daniel's Wilder Shores of Marx: A Potemkin Mall in North Korea

Anthony Daniels who usually writes in his nom de plume Theodore Dalrymple paid a visit to North Korea in the late 1980s as the usually discriminating North Koreans mistakenly assumed he was friendly to the regime as he had once with Julius Nyere of Tanzania who was a friend of the despot Kim Song. He had made several remarkable observations. None more than what was a implicitly a tribute to capitalist society but it end up as an indavertent satire. Source I went several times during the festival to Pyongyang Department Store Number 1. This is in the very centre of the city. Its shelves and counters were groaning with locally produced goods, piled into impressive pyramids or in fan-like displays, perfectly arranged, throughout the several floors of the building. On the ground floor was a wide variety of tinned foods, hardware and alcoholic drinks, including a strong Korean liqueur with a whole snake pickled or marinated in the bottle, presumably as an aphrodisiac. Ever...

Hindu nationalist support for Trump simply exposes their impotence

(Note: I actually started this a few months ago but didnt get around to adding the finishing touches today. However it is even more relevant since Trump won) From nearly deifying Hitler to applying a tilak on Che Guevara, dimwitted Hindus have now found a new way to show the world their intellectual bankruptcy and powerlessness. Only Donald Trump can save humanity "Save humanity". On what basis is this fantastic claim made? Because he said some unflattering things about Muslims? And what basis do you believe he will follow through by putting his words in action? Where is any record of him doing that? Have you forgotten somewhat that one of your ideological kinsmen is in charge of a country which is the seventh largest in the world with a population of over a billion and the fourth largest army with a respected air force and a navy capable of considerable force projection? I didnt even mention nuclear weapons ,delivery systems and our very own satellites. India is qui...