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David__77

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3. Mao wanted to be cremated. His wife wanted that too.

Reply to Javaman (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:16 PM

Jan 2012

It wasn't until Mao's closest supporters including his wife were arrested that the decision was made to ignore Mao's wishes and build the "memorial." They built it as a fig leaf to conceal their abandonment of his policies - ingenious.

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North Korea to display Kim Jong-il's body permanently (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Jan 2012 OP

That is just disgusting. It's a husk, a shell. So stupid. nt MADem Jan 2012 #1

I didn't care to read the article but did NK mention Javaman Jan 2012 #2

Mao wanted to be cremated. His wife wanted that too. David__77 Jan 2012 #3

That's pretty interesting... Javaman Jan 2012 #5

Ho Chi Minh is still on display under a glass case mainer Jan 2012 #4

They must have shared their secrets with US ally, Philippine President Fernando Marco's wife: Judi Lynn Jan 2012 #13

I'm halfway surprised the rethugs didn't do that for Reagan Hugabear Jan 2012 #6

They wanted a way to reanimate his corpse sakabatou Jan 2012 #7

I always thought he WAS a reanimated corpse even when he was supposedly alive. smirkymonkey Jan 2012 #14

I wonder what percentage of communist (or even just "communist") leaders get displayed like that. Posteritatis Jan 2012 #8

Why Not Freeze him in Carbonite? Yavin4 Jan 2012 #9

Skipping over the morbidity, and into the realm of humanity, Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #10

Probably until they are able to... Fearless Jan 2012 #11

Emoticon Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #18

You know Stalin and Lenin shared a room Rex Jan 2012 #12

Just Lenin now. former9thward Jan 2012 #17

LOL. tabasco Jan 2012 #15

I'm thinking animotronic Kim. Old Troop Jan 2012 #16

Such a strange place treestar Jan 2012 #19

I'd bet that visitors to the memorial will be under surveillance JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #20

Kim Jong (eeew! that stinks!) n/t Earth_First Jan 2012 #21