Pioneers of the Universe!

 

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The most powerful drug

Despite the reality of the political context, there's something about the colour and crazy-happy-shiny world of communist propaganda posters that appeals to me ...

 Supplying good quality products, serving people with all my heart.

 Exhibitions are good!

Push patriotic sanitation work to new heights!

 Vigorously promote patriotic sanitary activities!

Strive to be cultured, polite, hygienic, organised, and morally upstanding.

 Love manual labour!

 We love labour!

 Mobilize yourself to eliminate pests and eradicate diseases.

 Denounce the preference for sons over daughters and do a good job of family planning.

 Let's honour our teachers!

Make your own things.

 Face the enemy courageously!

  (??!!)

(Posters from Maopost)

Red Army remix

Hello again! Today I invite you to witness a little bit of YouTube genius.

What happens when you masterfully edit Michael Jackson's Beat It into a 1976 video of the Chinese Red Army performing the Long March Song Cycle?
This, my friends, this ....




* Love the erhu solo! *

(found at Geek System)



A little note - Apologies for my recent lack of blog activity; despite having a squillion wonderful things to blog about lately, my plans have been undone by a series of unfortunate events. I do intend to return this weekend, when I shall no doubt write several posts and upload lots of pics to catch up on the last few weeks ... stay tuned!