Atheism is a part of communist ideology (see: Atheism and communism). The former Soviet Union was a communist government.
German and Soviet military advisors spread the tradition of goose stepping militaries throughout the world during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Communist China's military engages in goose stepping. The atheistic, communist North Korean military practices a form of jumping goose step.[1] A video of North Korean soldiers goose stepping in a military parade is available at YouTube. Communist Vietnam's soldiers engage in goose stepping as well.
Goose stepping and its reputation in the Anglo-American world
Because of the goose steps association with Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, blind obedience and dictatorships, it has acquired a negative reputation in the Anglo-American world. Anglo-Americans commonly mock goose stepping.
George Orwell wrote in "England Your England" (1946):
| “ | The goose-step, for instance, is one of the most horrible sights in the world, far more terrifying than a dive-bomber.
It is simply an affirmation of naked power; contained in it, quite consciously and intentionally, is the vision of a boot crashing down on a face. Its ugliness is part of its essence, for what it is saying is ‘Yes, I am ugly, and you daren’t laugh at me’, like the bully who makes faces at his victim. Why is the goose-step not used in England? There are, heaven knows, plenty of army officers who would be only too glad to introduce some such thing. It is not used because the people in the street would laugh. Beyond a certain point, military display is only possible in countries where the common people dare not laugh at the army.[2] |
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The closest atheist nerds get to being funky
Soviet soldiers goose stepping
Communist Chinese soldiers goose stepping
- Hong Kong police use Chinese military ‘goose-step’ for the first time at handover anniversary, South China Morning Post, 2022 (video)
- Goose-stepping soldiers prepare for China's anniversary parade Beijing (AFP), France 24
Communist Vietmanese soldiers goose stepping
See also
Humor:
- Penn Jillette's walrus slide vs. thin Indian Christian lady dancers
- Atheist wedding dances
- Comedy and satires concerning atheism and evolution (large collection of comedy/satire concerning atheism and evolution)
Notes
- ↑ Elizabeth Raum. North Korea. Series: Countries Around the World. Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 1432961330. p. 28: «North Korea is an atheist state. This means that people do not pray in public or attend places of worship. Buddhist temples exist from earlier times. They are now preserved as historic buildings, but they are not used for worship. A few Christian churches exist, but few people attend services. North Koreans do not celebrate religious holidays.»
- ↑ George Orwell and the ridicule of extremists