Evil
I generally refrain from making overtly political comments on The Hose, much more preferring lighter topics, such as feeling sorry for myself and making fun of KillerB (the material is so rich in both areas!). But one political thing that gets me riled up is the leftist/liberal depiction of torture. I was watching Chris Matthews one time and he railed against the CIA's interrogation techniques. "Look at what they do to our enemies. Belly slapping. BELLY SLAPPING!" He was genuinely outraged that law enforcement officials would slap the belly of an enemy combatant.
Anyway, that is a long way to say that things we wouldn't do our our enemies, the Chinese apparently do to themselves... to celebrate! Great article on China's preparation to celebrate their National Day (which is like July 4th for us, but instead of celebrating freedom, it's the opposite) here. Included in the preparation training are:
They have trained to stand motionless for a solid hour, to refrain from swaying during the second hour and not to collapse after three hours, reported Xinhua, the state-run news agency.
They have been schooled in shouting phrases in perfect unison: "Serve the people!" and "Hello, senior leader!" They are also expected not to blink for 40 seconds at a time.
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