Spectacles of Power

Here’s my question:
Does Pearle Vision have some sort of discount for tinhorn third world dictators? They must get the same catalog in the mail. Take a look:



Maybe they have the same HMO.
[UPDATE]
Fidel, too?

Is there some sort of International Socialist Optometrist Society I’m unaware of?
[UPDATE]
Papa Kim gets in on the action:

Thankfully, Fidel dumped his older ones:

There must be some Image Solidarity Movement amongst “Socialist” dictators.
Or maybe they’re all trying to look like Kissinger.
[UPDATE]
Of course, President Jiang was a trend-setter too:

And Wen Jibao is looking to continue the trend: