The North-Koreanisation of Slovakia

Austrian media have ridiculed as North-Koreanisation the new law aimed at making Slovaks more patriotic. Blogger Ivann agrees in the left-leaning daily Pravda: "We are rightly being compared with the most primitive regime in the world, with headlines like 'Pyongyang on the Danube'. Do you remember how as boys we tried to outdo each other with the size of our penises? The one with the biggest was a real guy. Today real Slovaks are the ones who love their country the most fervently. Patriotism, decency and belief in one's country can't be decreed by law like in North Korea, where millions of people have to come out and wave flags when new factories are opened or the leader gives a speech. Patriotism, faith and decency don't belong in electoral programmes, statutes or laws. They are values that must be borne in one's breast. This measure is intentional, purposeful rape and must be rejected outright, for example at the polls."

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