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Following piece (well, it's NOT satire!!) is from last week's Daily NK:

Jazz and Rock Music Killed Socialism!

 
In a recent Rodong Shinmun editorial, the North Korean authorities heavily criticized the former socialist countries of the Eastern Bloc and placed extra emphasis on ideological education for the young.

The mouthpiece publication of the ruling Workers’ Party, Rodong Shinmun claimed, “Those who were corrupted first by the wind of renovation and reform in the former socialist countries were the young. They led the way to socialism’s collapse.”

It criticized them harshly for their interests, “These youths were on the cutting edge, spreading the ideology and culture of the imperialists. They enjoyed western books and movies, which are full of decadence, and hung around listening to jazz and rock.”

At that time, according to the Rodong Shinmun report, many youths quit school to earn money, left home and headed for capitalist countries, and only cared about high-paying jobs. These trends promoted the destruction of the socialist economies.

Rodong Shinmun harshly criticized the rulers of the Eastern Bloc for their poor governance, “Such former socialist countries did not value youth education highly, so the ideology and spirit of the young went astray, and thus they were not able to bring about socialist achievements or stick to the socialist way.”

It stressed repeatedly, “Those who harbored the illusion of capitalism defected to western countries, betraying their fatherlands. Thereafter, their economies went bankrupt and riots broke out.”

However, it said, “Socialism will win when our young follow Kim Jong Il’s military-first revolutionary leadership.”

Turning to propaganda, the editorial continued, “There are young people in all countries, but there are none happier than ours, who are taking part in the revolution, blessed with happiness and faith under the care of the Great Leader, Party and fatherland.”...

http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01700&num=5396

Related contribution:
☞ North Korean Media Calls for Vigiliance Against Jazz (10.12)

PS:
In (fascist/national-"socialist") Germany between 1933 and 1945 Jazz was also banned as well as all the other "Degenerate Art" in music, painting, literature, cinema, theater and architecture!