This is so ancient. In old days, when a king died, people wore their funeral attire and converged to royal palace and wailed. Some did it out of heart but many did it as a ritual. It is the same here. Some are so conditioned that they will spontaneously cry. On the other hand, to many of these people, this is a mandatory ritual. If you behave apathetic or even smile, you are in big trouble.
Certifiably insane, those people up there. Truly.
The DPRK female annnouncer at midnight (20 minutes ago) Pyongyang time, read the various titles of Kim Jong il, then fought back the tears to explain he was now dead and gone. She went back and forth, from revolutionary ferocity and resolve in the voice with an element of strength and firmness (i.e. "the Taeddongang Rant"), to quaking, and near shreaking, then sobbing uncontrollably as she read the news. At one brief point, it sounded like she was in the throes of an orgasm, in such physical passion. This is a national news anchor folks.
I think we need a) a professional actor or actress, and b) a professional mental health professional...to analyze these North Korean broadcasts.
It sounds very convincing on the face of it, until you hear how quickly she spins back into a controlled voice without wavering, then back into sobbing. I do believe that these reporters are not only journalists but from acting professions. They are clearly trying to stir up mass hysteria through continued brainwashing, and then transition the national mindset from Kim Jong il (dead as a duck) to the dictator son, Kim Jong Eun, the Boy who would be King (if the military and Fish Lips let him).
I believe this Norkie announcerette (sounded like in her 50s) is not the same person as Ms. Ri, aka Pyongyang Patty (in very late 50s or early 60s), who was decked out in black today on DPRK State TV and sobbing away as she read the news about Chia Pet. They sure brought her quickly out of retirement for that task.
I noted on State TV tonight at the huge statue to Kimilsung at Mansudae Hill, that people immediately in the center giving flower bocquetes and falling to their kneees in anguish and tears, were really over playing it, but if you look in the distance at the crowd in more distant parts, there facial expressions were rather controlled and neutral, like they were going through the same souless mass orchestrated expression of "love" for their leader they have been forced into doing against their will a 1,000 times before...only this time he had kicked the bucket. I believe there is an element of mass pyschosis, but I also think if you scratch deep enough, this is all built on a house of cards and in most peoples' heart of hearts, they all know this is bullshit but just have to go along to avoid being sent to Camp Yodok as corkwood.
They are now playing lilting low key mourning music, much like the old Soviet Union after Chernenko or Andropov checked out. But earlier tonight it was a combination of revolutionary tunes, the March of Marshal Kim Jong il, the Internationale, then commentary by male and female announcers on the verge of tears, then slightly more upbeat revolutionary songs, then another announcer reading the long list of official funeral mourners from the leadership of the Party (in order of ranking). I heard a little praise of Kim Jong Eun as the Great Successor, but it was about 95 Percent centered on the old man.
Look at the face of the kid with the red scarf standing in line (2nd photo)
OH MAN remind me of when Kim Jong II father dies I remember how out of control people were