See, now, this is the way to do activism.

I actually thought this story was a parody, especially when the first link led me to The Peoples’ Cube. But it turns out this actually happened. In fact I gather the story is all over the Internet and I only just noticed.

South Korea Sent 10,000 Choco Pies Over to North Korea in Balloons
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In South Korea, about 200 people — South Koreans along with North Korean defectors — packed 770 pounds of Choco Pies into plastic bags, which they attached to 50 giant balloons and released into North Korea from a park in the border city of Paju, according to organizers of the event. It was an act of rebellion against the alleged North Korean ban on the chocolate confections.

The pies, which are produced in South Korea, are wildly popular in North Korea. Fearful that the treats would encourage an uprising, Kim Jong-un reportedly banned Choco Pies from the country earlier this month. The pies, which have become something of a political statement, are viewed as a symbol of capitalism and represent a taste of the world outside North Korea.

That’s just cool.
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