Friday, May 07, 2010

Some guy at Huffpo: "Israel and North Korea: Separated at Birth?"

How's that?
Neither is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and both employ their nuclear weapons in elaborate games of peek-a-boo with the international community. Israel and North Korea are equally paranoid about outsiders conspiring to destroy their states, and this paranoia isn't without some justification. Partly as a result of these suspicions, both countries engage in reckless and destabilizing foreign policies.
Oh, I see. Well, he missed some obvious parallels: Both are achieving a great powerful prosperous nation with the might of Songun. They're both rallying close around the headquarters of the revolution and holding the leader in high-esteem. They're both flying like the wind with great revolutionary upsurge. Dancing parties of youth and students in both places demonstrate the militant stamina of the young vanguard. David Ben-Gurion is the eternal leader and benevolent teacher of humankind, just like Kim Il Sung. The Tel Aviv Symphony Orchestra is just like the Art Squad of the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex. Both have Youth Hero Motorways. I could just go on and on. (h/t: Protein Wisdom)

Crossposted on Soccer Dad

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