Music Break: Red Army Sings Michael Jackson

More evidence that rock music and humor have an uncontrollably corrosive effect on authoritarianism in any culture, any language. Chinese netizens are deconstructing propoganda video from the Cultural Revolution era and re-editing as music videos.

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3 thoughts on “Music Break: Red Army Sings Michael Jackson”


  1. Not to be nitpicky, Peter, but the Red ARMY was the Soviet Union’s army. These people are the Red GUARDS.

    And I loved it. Will pass it on.

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