(Many thanks to J.D. for suggesting the new title.) Today, I'm going to focus on a slight variation on my current favorite dictator. Here's how it looks when the government of the "Democratic" People's "Republic" of North Korea undemocratically forces its populace out into the street to feign support for the dictatorial regime.
This photo made available via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) [Ed.: Notice that North Korea does not allow journalists from other countries in to report on these events?] on October 22 shows North Korean people attending a mass rally to celebrate the country's first-ever nuclear test at Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang. Conflicting signals have emerged about North Korea's willingness to return to stalled negotiations on its nuclear ambitions as the next UN chief prepared for talks in China on the crisis triggered by Pyongyang's first atom bomb test.(AFP/KCNA via KNS/File)
