The 65th anniversary celebration is on the heels of the most recent news out of North Korea that Kim Jong-Un reportedly executed his ex-girlfriend for violating pornography laws.
Dennis Rodman also recently visited his "friend" Kim Jong-Un and met his child, and called Jong-Un a "very good guy," despite the continued human rights abuses by the North Korean regime and the continued imprisonment of its people in camps.
North Korea also apparently has a big meth problem.
But hey, parade time in Pyongyang!
Attendance is mandatory.
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Zoom in a little for a better sense of scale.
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All staples of North Koran celebrations were present. Soaring trumpets ...
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Former leader idolization.
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Fierce and extended clapping from the current leader.
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Undisciplined marching by the men.
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Slightly more disciplined marching by the women.
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Crowds showing their support for the Dear Leader while still managing to look terrified.
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And a show of military might.
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Military might pulled by tractors.
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Tractors that could likely have been better used tilling fields to better provide food for it's starving masses.