'Let's turn into a country of mushrooms': Kim Jong-un unveils 310 new political slogans for North Korea
Words of wisdom issued by the ruling Worker's Party of Korea offer citizens guidance on politics, sport, vegetables and US 'warmongers'
North Korea yesterday unveiled a list of 310 new political slogans covering every conceivable topic, from the glories of the ruling Kim dynasty and mushroom cultivation to the importance of dependable wives and playing "offensive" sports.
Oh, and not forgetting the perennial need to wipe out United States imperialist scum.
Political slogans are an intrinsic part of the relentless propaganda formula that North Koreans are fed on a daily basis.
Those published by the official KCNA news agency were drafted by the ruling Worker's Party of Korea (WKP) to mark the 70th anniversaries of its founding and of the liberation from Japanese rule.
Their tone in English was by turns aggressive, encouraging, comforting and threatening, and the style ranged equally widely from the oddly poetic to the laboriously clunky.
"Make fruits cascade down and their sweet aroma fill the air on the sea of apple trees at the foot of Chol Pass!" was one agriculture-themed offering, followed by: "Let us turn ours into a country of mushrooms!" and "Grow vegetables extensively in greenhouses!"
Some like "Play sports games in an offensive way!" underlined the potential pitfalls of translating pithy ideology.
