The governmental assault on "improper hair styles and modes of dress" is a symptom of the rampant paranoia in the North Korean government. The US went through something similar in the 50s and 60s, when those who didn't look "quite right" were assumed to be Communists or dissidents of some sort and long hair on a male was a sign of complete rebellion.
Pyongyang knows that it is in a critically weak position and is trying desperately to regain even the appearance of control. North Korea probably has only 10 years left before it self-implodes.
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