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Your videos continuously blow my mind. It makes me appreciate my freedom much more. My heart goes out to your countrymen. I hope they can be free some day. Thank you for opening my eyes. They keep it so hushed, people have no idea how bad it is there. You are appreciated for what you do, thank you!!
What do you think of Taoism and Confucianism? Are they really like the left and right wing of the east? Is North Korea influenced by one more than the other?
@@Bit-while_going I have a pen-pal in China who practices the Taoist Religion. She is a wealthy business owner and told Me that most of the People in China from the Taoist Religion are wealthy. Most of the People in China who practice Confucianism Live up in the mountains as that's where about 90 percent of the Confucianist Temples are located.
It is absolutely unreal what we take for granted sometimes. Execution for wearing jeans, for wanting to visit the next town over, for reading a bible, or listening to music. I hope one day the people of NK can be free.
@Swede 1 it's things like that which make me laugh at those who support socialist/communist systems today. If they're so great, why do their governments work so hard to supress alternative ideas and information? All communist countries past and present are guilty of this.
@Swede 1 it really is. People think that communism leads to a classless and equal society, but it leads to stagnation at best. There's no growth, no opportunity, no alternatives, no freedom. Everything you do is for the good of the collective and as such individual rights cannot be allowed and attempts to break with conformity must be stopped at all costs. These leads to inevitable genocide, poverty, and hopelessness. Power must be confined to a select few and information must be strictly controlled. Ideas are not rewarded, loyalty to the state is. Hard work is not rewarded because it is simply your duty to the state. The USSR collapsed because it stagnated; it couldn't grow. People learned there were alternatives when Gorbachev opened things up. The commie hard liners knew they had to clamp down or that'd be it. They tried, and the rest is history.
there's a strange contrast hearing about such terrible things coming from such an adorable person. i'm glad you got okay, and your people still in NK should be proud of you. hopefully one day your people can be free, like south korea.
@@harrypowell3187 Because he called her adorable? Are you jealous? Anyway he’s right, there’s an interesting conflict of energies with her sweetness and delicate spirit, talking about these horrible things in this country which she escaped from.
It’s so heartbreaking to know that there are 25 million people living like this in North Korea. It’s disgusting that people are living under these conditions in the 21st Century. The Kim regime is absolutely insane and disgusting.
“Clapping and crying to survive” is such a powerful statement. That is true; we should know the reason why these types of behaviors are expressed. I hope you are taking care of yourself and having a nice holiday season! ❤️❤️❤️
It sounds like an extreme version of "I will give you something to cry about". I love the fact that I can put this on Internet and the worst what may happen is that people will comment on it or downvote me, but nobody will kill me for this. Well, I hope nobody will kill me for it...
What do you mean we should know. How is it not obvious that no one is guying to cry hysterically like that over a stupid politician, especially one so evil.
I honestly thought everyone crying or worshiping was genuinely brainwashed, so thank you for clearing that up. The rest I pretty much knew already, but this stuff needs to spread everywhere. A very nicely constructed video and well said :)
Its probably not that different from our countries, almost nobody here would care about death of any politician, yet you will find a small % of those who will. There are probably some brainwashed people in NK and the rest... as was said, they have to act. Yet who knows, it is for s long that their culture might be destroyed completely - a kid that will report parents to secret police will probably cry for a leader, and those kids are now adults.
this is no different when you see millions of brainwashed teens crying and worshipping their celebrities and idols at concerts. That's just as brainwashed to me. The West should adopt a lot of the same rules as North Korea to reduce crimes, corruption, and toxic society.
@@breakaway2x I think it's a huge difference when you cry because you want to , and when you cry because your life will be taken from you if you don't .. huge difference
In a way, the death of Kim Jong Il was a rare opportunity for North Koreans to publicly express their frustration and pain under the guise of mourning.
We are truly blessed in this country of the US to be able, on a whim, say “I think I will drive from Texas to Pennsylvania to see family”. We do that with such freedom.
Well that's within the country not traveling to another country. Would've made more sense for you to say you can drive from Texas to Canada or Mexico or fly to another country.
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This is inhumane. I cannot believe people had to go through this and that you had to go through this, you are so brave for speaking up and telling people about this horrific torture camp of a country. Well done and I hope you go far 💗
The most horrific part is that people are *still* going through this. 25 MILLION people are still trapped there today and the rest of the worlds governments have just decided to do nothing. I cannot understand it.
@@zknight4481 Oh yeah so terribly true and to see why just look up other videos about that as well and also they don't want to piss off China is another and that part of the world is Cold War along with other issues like Ukraine, famine, that part isn't important enough, too hard, want a golf or ski resort which you can also look up North Korea has a ski resort and who knows what other reasons which are many.
@@princesslisamarie7860 yes, I do think she’s perfectly safe. Brave would be if she was in N Korea and doing this underground. But not once she’s free and clear from danger. Not brave.
@ww w she’s safe and away from danger. Grow up. Stop calling everyone brave and a hero for just existing. She didn’t tear up the photo while I’m N Korea. Such low standards you must have.
I am so sorry you had to go through that, that ANYONE has to live through that kind of life. I truly wish there was peace and freedom for everyone. You are a strong woman.
How does that make her strong? It's like having cancer, people say they're so brave, but if you give someone a choice of die or endure with inconvenience, I don't see how choosing the latter takes particular strength or courage. Now someone who committed sedition knowing it would result in their own death, THAT would be strong and brave. Though not so much if it meant their families would be taken out too.
You're a brave soul. Thank you for taking the time to share with the rest of the world and educate the rest of us about the atrocities committed in North Korea. I actually had a friend from North Korea, whose parents worked at the embassy in my country. Sadly, he was sent to North Korea, because he needed to serve in the military. His brother had just finished his service, and the way that he explained it is that they need, at least, one child/family member in the country, as a means of controlling the family. Sadly, we haven't heard from our friend in about 7 years. I hope that he's okay, and I hope that he makes it back here, someday.
So proud of what you're doing Yeonmi! I pray it wakes people up to what they have in this country and elsewhere, and start fighting for what's truly right!
They can't fight back. They allowed their guns to be taken away. Kind of like what insane people here in the U.S. are trying to get done. Taking away peoples way to fight back.
@ImSoBilalPlayer2 we are the military. The people make up law enforcement , military, etc. The rich don’t recruit their own. They choose the poor to die.
This is insane, having someone control almost every aspect of your life like she said you as an individual dont matter these are clear violations of human rights how is this still happening
the only reason it exists and is staying is because of china (who supports them) and the fact they have nukes. nobody messes with the guy with the nukes.
When I was in N. Korea on a five day visit after living in S. Korea for three years as an American, N. Koreans didn't believe I had any more freedoms as an American than they had. They believed I was beneath them because I was an American and a white man and would say most felt sorry for me. It's not until N. Koreans can experience other cultures can they reflect on their own hardships.
@@hazardous8301 lol that person was implying that the north koreans are brainwashed into thinking that americans are brainwashed. Maybe read better next time
It’s just so sad to know how their daily lives are: they’re literally fighting for their lives constantly. It’s just so depressing and horrible to know that. I hope NK will be a free country again soon…
This would be a great video to show anyone who thinks they have it so bad living in the US. We aren't perfect by any means, but we have a constitution that provides us basic human rights that we take for granted every day. I feel for the people of North Korea and hope that they will find peace and freedom some day. Thanks for the amazing video!
No it is bad living in the US, but it not Dictator bad. You comparing the crime of I am going to openly kill and torcher you(NK), to someone who is like I am going to take all your money and also enslave you(USA).
I'm so happy for you for getting out of there!!! You are a beautiful person and I can't imagine what you went through, but you did it! It's so sad to hear about your people and what they have to do, and what they can't do. Bless you darlin'. ❤
Hi Yeonmi Park. You are a brave girl for fleeing oppression and also for speaking out. I salute you and wish you well. Thank you for the information. I have no idea of the sufferings of the average citizen back in North Korea. You are right, we should not judge people in North Korea, they are doing it to survive. Now I know better. Cheers!
Lol.. Basically she just said what you guys want to hear and ride along general negative perceptions against NK. Smart way to gain popularity and money. Deceptions have not limit. 😅
Hearing this oppression is really grounding. I cannot fathom the hardship these people endure. As you say it is 1984. Happiness to you , I'm happy you are a defector. Thank you for sharing.
It's truly a sad statement to the world where people are brutalized and tortured for even singing!! Yet in America, we worry about pronouns. What is wrong with this picture? Even though America has huge problems, at least we can say what we think of it here. Everyone who writes a comment in North Korea can expect to disappear. But......... And there is a but, the could disappear for us if we continue to elect leaders like we have now and let them manipulate the people into believing "We know better than you". We have freedom for now ,cherish and protect it, or risk losing it and becoming like North Korea.
@@deathstrike electing a democrat as president leading to becoming North Korea is a truly laughable idea. Saying liberals (who, by the way, fight for equal rights for all, not just for privileged white men) are trying to take people’s rights away is the most ironic statement I’ve ever seen
@@mackenziewesten8506 yes the radical left communists in America are trying to dissolve our rights and oppress the citizens. As much as I hate republicans at least they didn't enforce lock downs or stupid masks policies that don't work... But yeah hey keep believing the left isn't authoritarian LMAO. Sometimes I wish I could save you slaves, but then you run back to your master and ask for another beating. Pathetic communist
@@gridtac2911 hm. So asking people to wear a mask and get vaxxed so they don’t KILL PEOPLE is infringing on our rights, but telling women and people with a uterus what to do with their body isn’t? ...ok 😂 and to be clear, I was not saying all liberals are good. I am not a radical leftist by any measure.
Can you do a video on what north korean people think of the outside world? Do they think every country operates the same as theirs? How many countries do they think exist around the world? In your video, you mentioned how people have bibles. Where did that influence come from? Where did they learn about the bible? How do they learn how to read the bible?
Not Just Amaricans, every one around the world takes freedome for granted. There are a lot of places more free then the USA and also those People take things they have for grated. Sometimes its good to see what otter people have to know how good we are having things.
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Not until China is no longer a major world power. The only reason the US/UN hasn’t stepped in yet is because NK has chinas protection, and going after them would spark a massive war.
@@hazardous8301 I thought NK's nuclear weapons was the main reason. I don't actually know what China's rhetoric is on the matter, do they protect NK because of shared communism ideals or for other reasons?
@@EmilWall I’m not sure of the details on why China protects them. But NK having working nukes has never been confirmed, and considering the US has the largest number of nukes on the planet, that would hardly be a sufficient deterrent.
When I was in S. Korea, I went to a public speech by a N. Korean defector. The things she told us really stuck with me, even after all of these years. I still have the transcript from that speech saved, but unfortunately I don't speak Korean so I cannot translate it. I am glad you escaped!
so terrifying to think about what might be happening there that we can’t see. like we have no idea what’s going on there right now, all the people in cells and being tortured in camps that are just unknown to us
Thank you for sharing this. I knew NK people struggle, but I had NO idea how bad it actually is. This was an eye opener for me. Thank you for sharing. I will definitely do what I can to support you.
We have to stop the “progressive” government movement in our own country before returning to a state where we can truly & effectively help others from socialist communist regimes. Let’s go Brandon.. FJB.. Let’s go Brandon Not to make light we want to help the NK people and helped many when we helped liberate SK. Look how they have thrived under a capitalistic republic. Too bad stupid or sic or ideologicaly aligned with NK in our own government didn’t let us finish the job per our good military leadership. Today that same socialist ideology has the helm of our government and 1/2 our population has become so disinformed & mislead they don’t even realize they are voting the same same chit centralized power government & ideology to lead or rather control us.
@@teelesynclair5902 I wasn't talking O_o You mean stop writing?? But hey, you're right, poor Steinar in his room doing all he can to help north-koreans.
Can't believe this video is illegal in North Korea and north Koreans can't watch it. I thank God you have successfully escaped that hermit country. Keep your good work up. Big up's
I wanted to sincerely thank you for this entire channel! I'm a new subscriber, and really never knew much about life over there, aside from what the American media tells us. Thank you for opening my eyes, and making me feel extra grateful for the free life I live here in the US. We truly do take even the smallest freedoms for granted😔
This is insane. I truely feel sorry for the people in N.Korea having to enduring all of this control and have no freedoms or individuality. It is sickening to me. I can see why people defect. When they get wind of the life outside of their country, its like a taste of freedom and people want this! I hope that one day in the coming future the entire regime falls and N.Korea becomes a better place, but one can only dream.
It’s incredibly difficult to escape from unfortunately. It’s a miracle anyone gets out at all. All the surrounding countries except South Korea deport North Koreans defectors back to North Korea. Getting to South Korea over the border is almost impossible because you would have to cross the so-called “demilitarised zone” where you will be filled with machine-gun fire bullets while crawling through barbed wire. Your best chance of getting to South Korea is trying to get to Mongolia or Thailand (travelling on foot through thousands of miles of desert, mountains, or jungle respectively, all while being hunted by the Chinese police), unless you can somehow afford a boat that is seaworthy enough to get all the way to Japan, which is very unlikely, and illegal, and unaffordable, and fraught with Typhoons across the sea of Japan. The best way to topple these dictators is to go after their sources of money. Look into office 39. North Korea has set up slave labour camps all over the world, watched over by North Korean secret police. If these North Korean slave labourers try to escape into the country they’ve been sent to work in, their families back at home will be tortured to death in concentration camps. All the money is funnelled back to Kim’s palace and the Pyongyang elites who are regime loyalists.
As of right now, JB and the corrupt Dems are desperately trying to turn America into something like what was shown and told on this video. Mark my words. Because they are 100% spot on!
@@jakeclayson7647 feels so weird to hear American people talk about how light social reforms are comparable to north Korea... I would not want to live in the U.S. lol Because of the lack of social support systems.
Happy Holidays Yeonmi and family... The more you talk about North Korea, the more people learn what's inside the hermit land. Keep on educating everyone.
Iam from India and I really shocked to know about North Korea....It is so horrible 😞 how can somebody be so cruel.... I support you Yeonmi.... Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
Lol American never stand up for people freedom the reason they will not do anything to North Korean is because they have no mineral or any resources that interest America. America has attacked and invaded countries for “crimes” far less than this and those countries all had something that benefited America 🐸☕️
Listening to Yeonmi makes you realise how little you learn from those 'travel' documentaries where everything is rigidly controlled. I would recommend anyone with a hunger for knowledge about N. Korea to search out her videos and books.
Every single other defector calls her a liar. Theres an entire wikipedia page dedicated to all her contradictions. She flat out lies for monetary reasons. Believing her is the same as believing that Iraq had WMD. We did that to get to their oil. BK has trillions of dollars of untapped natural resources, but let's believe everything we are told about NK without question
I was born in Cuba, thankfully my parents had the opportunity to get out while I was still very young. But even all the atrocities of Cuban communism cannot compare to what the people of NK are suffering. Thank You for sharing this information with us.
@@paulsiegel4439 They are indeed. Obviously the vast majority of them have never lived it personally or had family and friends who did. They glorify the "equality" aspect of socialism but fail to understand that it means everyone is "equally" poor.
@@Blackdawn80 At least in Cuba they don't kill people for not Fake crying enough.... I think as a general rule. all countries should have at a minimum a base level of freedom and dignity..... Kim jung is literally killing people for not seeing him as a god (allegedly)
@@adolphgracius9996 Cuba has plenty of blood on its hands as a government. Just recently a lot of youth had publicly turned against the state and many of those arrested have not been seen since. It is speculated that those still missing were all executed.
Yeah, I'm glad I don't live there. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know how bad it was. Also, a lot of the crimes I noticed, they don't just punish you but your whole family. So one person in your family does something wrong, and the whole family could be punished. I can't imagine living in a country like that where they can punish you even though you weren't doing anything wrong.
@@pj.sinclair who tf gonna take you seriously dude. "Nerf Central" instead of just being a troll why don't you add intellectual value to the conversation.
Woo, Yeonmi. My dog came to me hearing your voice and subject. He is German but happens to speak Spanish and English. He came to me as a protector of your voice. Great work!
Thank you for explaining about some of the rules and laws in North Korea I thank God that you are here in the USA and I pray that your friends and family back in North Korea are safe I hope and pray that one day they all get to feel the freedom that you do. Thank you for sharing this with us
Thank you for enlightening us, ma'am. Two upsetting aspects that occurred to me: 1. That people in power know how bad things are there, and ignore it. 2. That people in free nations are so coddled and spoiled that they actually think that the flaws of their own countries are in any way comparable to this, where something as small as rolling your eyes can get you executed.
Some people in free countries want socialism and communism. The risk is that things can become that bad once people put too much trust in the wrong form of government.
So what should we do? You point out the problem do you think liberating the North Korea people is worth world War 3? Because that's what is going to happen.
She didnt enlighten you. She lied to you. Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says she lies. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her lies. You weren't enlightened, you were propagandized.
Thank you so much for sharing these truths. You are so brave and I can't imagine living in a place and the terror of escaping. Thank you for speaking up for those who cannot
Those who are at NK live like they always do and they dont know what may be coming but if everything happens Then for sure they bow and cry with happiness before Yeonmi Park. Its crazy, how one can help everyone and controlling people with love plus respect gets you rewarded well but doing it selfish as they, grants you nothing at the end.
Great job Yeonmi. Your courage for speaking the truth is beautiful and inspirational but also desperately needed at this pivotal time in the evolution of our planet and species. Keep up the good work. Love, light, and blessings. You make the world a better place by being pretty inside and out.
What is brave about the choice of fleeing and having a chance to live or staying and being guaranteed to die? It is desperation, not bravery. Stop SIMPing.
I'm literally 😲 shocked and it takes a lot to shock me these days. Imagine going to prison or being executed for 🙄 rolling your eyes. Wow Kim is a great guy and his family is full of upstanding honest people that truly care about the people in his country....😏 "Being sarcastic of course" Thank God you got out of that country praying that one day NK will be free. Your story and videos break 💔....😔😔
"The Interview" is actually a very funny movie, the best thing Seth Rogan has done in years.... not that THAT is saying a whole hell of a lot. I doubt that a certain and incredibly ugly Basketball player will ever be going there again. Heh heh....
What's really ironic is that most Americans can't even enumerate all the freedoms the US constitution grants them - when you ask most people can only name 2: right to bear arms and freedom of speech - the later at least half of those people don't understand. I think it's even more ironic that immigrants who want US citizenship need to complete a test which asks these questions, but people born here often lack the education to know these things. In a nutshell: recently naturalized US citizens tend to know a lot more about the US than people who grew up here.
Mann, all this forced emotion is so scary. No wonder North Korea is so successful in controlling the people, aside from the starvation & information control, it's emotionally like an abusive relationship which often leads to feeling a strong need for the abuser's approval & feeling like you are nothing without the abuser. They really have the mind, body, & soul of the citizens 😳
This was crazy. I had no idea. Thank you for educating me. I live in the USA and we need to know and be aware that this is happening in our own country with various religious groups. There are cults alive and well today. They take their members freedom's, what they can wear, drive, eat, medical procedures, grooming options. Please everyone when someone wants you to join their group, do your research, see what their defectors are saying. Please if you have a co-worker or love one in a high control group, show them this. Maybe not today or tomorrow but hopefully one day they will see the similarities and get out.
@@FontanaVlog Its almost the American way to genocide any people in the way of natural resources. And none of this is relevant to the fact she's a pathological liar.
It absolutely disgusts me when I hear certain groups in America talk about this being the worst country in the world.. it makes me mad when I think about or actually see certain political parties trying to silence others just bc they don’t agree. Freedom of speech is becoming less common and less acceptable and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. American citizens have no clue how lucky we are!
That is because "certain groups in America" don't understand that their worship of big government, is not in their best interest. They lust for the power and control that a big, corrupt, ineffective, inefficient, self serving government has... But they fail to understand that they will *not* be the ones who wield that control. . Just like fun discussions of a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. They think "they" will be the survivors, when the opposite is true.
@@timdake But voting for millionaires who have never been poor a day in their lives is a better idea, right -- especially when said millionaires espouse "small government" so they can skate by on taxes while the bottom the society pays...
Only "certain groups" say those things about America. The "other group" doesn't, nor does the "other group" attempt to silence people, nor exercise control over the internet, nor abolish the 1A or Bill of Rights.
I'm british, and I have been to North Korea in my life with, let's say, an ex employer I had to look at the countries' workings and lifestyle I can totally relate to what you are saying about your old country I am very proud of your tenacity and strength to leave North Korea 👏 👍 💪
Also the North Korean police and authorities make sure that you cannot speak to normal North Korean people if you are a tourist Also they would suffer if they did
I thought that NK people have Stockholm syndrome when I was watching them, but now I understand their situation better. Thank you, very much appreciate what you do!
I'm from Stockholm, Sweden :) So Stockholm syndrom is when you starts to sympathise with your capture but it requires you to start from a point where you wouldn't. These poor zaps has been living under these conditions for generations now. Most of them can't imagine anything else, it's not like they have a clear vision what the outside is like even from stories and smuggled dvds..they just don't know what life could be like so can't really call that a Stockholm syndrom even though I understand what you're trying to say.
If you watch her Joe Rogan interview they almost do have Stockholm syndrome. She talked about how they can't use "I" its "we" and they can't/don't use the word love to describe their feelings towards on another, only towards the government. Once she was out she didn't fully understand how to think for herself without the regime telling her what to do. I wish she would get more press than she does.
@@iLikeCrabrangoons But Stockholm Syndrom is when you sympethise with your captor, surely you don't mean that the population cry for real when the dictor died? they have to or get excecuted. they don't sympethise, they're forced to play these puppets under a dictatorship, that's not the same. The bank teller in the bank robbery in Stockholm were first scarred, after a long while of standoff and negotiation attempts the then current prime minister Olof Palme called the bank robber and said some absolute crazy things, more or less that they didn't care about the hostage. that's when they swong around and sorta saw the situation from the captors point of view and how badly the cops handled the situation and that is where the syndrom derrives from. it's far from the situation the population of North Korea have. they have it much worse.
@@MindGem Not sympathize necessarily, it's something more. She talked about herself and other defectors, how they feel after leaving NK. They have grown up being chiseled and indoctrinated to this way of life under the boot of the regime. She said they almost don't know how to live on their own without strong direction and start to crave for that missing order. Her story is heart breaking and then to learn the fate of the people that escape and what they go through in and out of NK just keeps opening the wound.
@@iLikeCrabrangoons I don't take away anything that she feels or the suffering of the ppl of NK, I merly stated that they don't suffer from Stockholm syndrom, this would be something else. I bet a proper shrink has a word for it rather than us internet forum shrinks.
Keep going Yeomi, I love hearing your stories about North Korea, even if it blows my mind. Anyways have a great day and your content is awesome. With love from the Philippines 🇵🇭❤️😊
Hey Yeonmi! I am following your channel for quite a while and what is going on in NK is horrible! I want to help the peoole in there. But I am a minor living in Europe, no credit card, my parents don't let me donate to nothing. What can I do to help? Can I even do something for them? Edit: Ok, I have great news and felt I wanted to share them. I convinced my Human Rights teacher to make a lesson on NK. I don't really know when it's going to be, but I'm super excited for it! My classmates don't know much about NK (they told me so) and even my teacher, when he announced that he has the papers ready for the lesson, he admitted that he himself learned a lot about Juche while doing his research. I am so glad that I was able to help spread the word of what's happening in NK, even if it doesn't look like much. Thanks for all the advice in the comments!🥰
First, you can let people know, and share her videos. Some people don't believe this stuff happens! Second, you can write to your representatives asking that they pressure your country to put pressure on North Korean officials about human rights. Third, there are some South Korean organizations that help North Korean refugees; you can share their work and get your parents and rich friends to donate to them. You have power even if you don't know it!!!
Start working and saving money. The experience and the savings will put you ahead of the vast majority of your peers. Read and learn about everything you can. If you disagree with someone, learn all about their beliefs until you can understand why they might believe those things, even if you don't believe it yourself. These will put you far ahead of most people and you can use that to make real change. Plus you won't get tricked into supporting causes that are just scams or ideology traps. There's lots of those out there, including many charities.
It's really sad to think that there are people in America right now who aspire to have that kind of control over the population and there are citizens that blindly vote for it
This is so insane that this is how it is there. Thank you for explaining these things that we otherwise wouldn't know. I feel very sad that these human beings have to live their whole lives like this
@@truenewtype2239 see! You exactly sounds like the insane Kim Jong Un!!! Trying to pass orders even in here... Dear Kim, I am not your slave so your orders denied.
NK system is not "communism" -- it is wrong for many decades. It had "Juche" , which is something completely different. In late USSR -- there were a lot of obese people. Mostly, yes, because of cheap and not healthy food.
This makes me so proud to say that in 1952 my great grandpa went and fought for South Korea. He is still alive if anyone has question for him I can ask him
@@Salciiiiii Tell him that a lot of us are sorry that the war ended in an armistice and not a surrender. I know China was backing up North Korea as a sort of arm-wrestle with the USA, but that half the people of the peninsula must live under the worst conditions imaginable while the other half propers is a slight on those who fought and died.
Why pride? You do know they didnt exactly have democratic freedoms in the south. The whole war started because of dumb soviet posturing. They had power of veto and grandstanded (it counted as abstention during UN conv.) By literally walking away from the table. Uncle Sam genuinely thought the little yellow people stood no chance against the victorious war machine.
@@carmium the only reason north Korea is even a thing is an American general. We pushed communism back out of North Korea and up to China. Then an American general wanted to make a nuclear plains between Korea and China. China got word and started to fight. About pushed us out of the country until we finally got halfway.
@@backwoodsmedia2760 I hadn't that the Chinese were such a last minute addition. So a general's big mouth got them riled up enough to step in to the war?
I‘m absolutely shocked. I mean everyone knows that living conditions in NK are horrifying, but i didn’t knew it that THAT bad. I hope so badly for all people in NK that this horror ends as fast as possible!!
@@jluvs2ride Says the one that doesnt bother to verify a single thing Park says, or is able to see the mass contradictions in what she says. Theres been a shit ton of articles on it you can go read. Yes, a mind is a terrible thing to waste and the average American such as yourself is proof
Happy to see someone so thankful for the freedoms that we take for granted. I would trade every flag burner in this great country for people like her across this planet that dream of coming here but never can.
@@nathandodge665 This is the most free country on earth that discriminates against no one systemically. We are also the most just country on earth too. Prove me wrong. Be prepared to get nuked with statistics when you respond.
@@F9023JFjcDfsdfw2e travel back in time and plead your case to women, blacks, Indians, Chinese, Mexicans, pretty much all non-white males. The flag burning mentality is what created America. The last time America was great was before 1492 and Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And for those who are going to say "if you don't like it you can leave" I'll use my 1st amendment and say get fucked my people were here first, go read something else. And you should probably show burden of proof for the claims you are making instead of asking others to "prove you wrong."
My dad was in the US Army in the Korean War. After the fist week in combat there he said he knew he would not make it out alive. Any time I was with him and we met people from Korea they always thanked him for being there. Now I see why.
Thank you for your continuing work to expose the brutality of communism. This message needs to get out to all universities in the US who are teaching our kids that Marxist philosophy and communism is great. Communism does not free people, it enslaves them. Keep up the essential work you do. It is vitally important that communism NEVER comes to the United States of America.
@@nathangillingham5734 At least she makes up stuff left and right. 3$ water bottles don't pay for themself. But her target audience likes to get fed BS and would never question, that executing someone and putting them in prison after that, doesn't make any sense.
@@nathangillingham5734 How dumb do you think we are? There are so many reports from so many escapees describing the horrors of North Korea for so many years, that it's impossible for this to be all fabrications. Kim Jong-un has made a mess of the NK economy. People are starving and life is very hard. Even the military doesn't feed their troops. Claiming that Yeonmi Park is telling lies without being specific or backing your claim with specifics and factual data is just ridiculous. We don't buy the crap. The Kim dynasty has destroyed North Korea and it needs to be eliminated and replaced with a representative republic made up of elected representatives. The days of oppressive dictatorships are long gone.
@@LWilliamsUA-cam I can definitely go into specifics. Take the first claim she made in the video, North Korea’s “sarcasm ban”. If you try and research the source for this info you find it came from an “unidentified source” from Radio Free Asia, a right-wing media source literally funded by the US state department. The manufactured propaganda against DPRK is designed to make them appear outlandishly villain-like. The news article was also only published in 2016, when Yeonmi defected around 2008, so her information is as good as ours in this sense. When it comes to all the defector stories we hear, in many cases they are offered large sums of money from enterprise such as the Atlas Network (which fund Yeonmi btw) to spew exaggerated claims of life in DPRK. If you’re interested in hearing more, on top of the coercion South Korean National Intelligence Agency impose on defectors, please watch the documentary “loyal citizens of pyongyang in seoul” which is completely free on UA-cam. It gives eye opening accounts from north koreans and their experiences. I’m not here to defend any oppression in North Korea, but let’s not pretend the US isn’t currently imposing the harshest sanctions the world has ever seen on the country, which directly impact the citizens lives and never the ones on the top such as Kim. If my claims sound conspiratorial you can Google all of this yourself.
I worry about people that speak out about the American government, Miss Park is facing more than Americans could ever fear. I wish her only the very best. Brave action doesn't always take brawn. Stay safe, happy and all the very best this Christmas.
What a great video to let the free world know about these inhumane laws. Yeonmi you are doing a such a great job in telling everyone what it is actually like in NK. I can’t get over how one has to cry to live.
Kim was Swiss educated and spent much of his youth outside of NK. His younger years are quite interesting because he loved American basketball and wasn't raised in a strict culture. I'm sure he wore blue jeans. I remember seeing pictures of him wearing basketball t-shirts.
@@dmmoctober yup and without being given a citation for defecating in public street, he’d probably thank the officer for the paper to wipe his ass with it 😆 😂 😝
Question about #3: Jeans. - The USSR had their own jean production and can be seen often in the 70s and 80s worn by the people. And they had their own export market for them to other countries. - Did North Korea decline the import of Jeans from the USSR? - Did North Korea accept their imports, but after 1991, the collapsed of the USSR, banned them since now they only come from corporations?
I don't know the answers but I would like to just throw my ideas out. Did they decline import of Jeans from USSR? Probably not. Free product is free product regardless if they plan on using/selling/burning. Jeans can serve many purposes outside of just clothing and why would anyone decline an import unless there were costs that just made no sense (in which case most places would decline) Remember NK isn't "poor" the people are "poor" because of leadership. Those at the top still have their own very different lifestyles than the regular people. I don't think they still banned jeans even coming from corporations because they still SELL jeans there. You just aren't allowed to wear them publicly only inside your own house. They have shops setup that sell jeans on the streets still. Now whether or not those are made in NK or imports again I don't really know. (Again all this with a grain of salt as I don't have information to provide sources, these are my opinions on what most likely happened)
@@CrustedPork In 1983 when in my early twenties my (now wife) and I travelled through the USSR from East to West via the Trans Siberian with one overnight in Khabarovsk, two in Irkutsk, three in Moscow (including watching the May Day Parade), two in (Leningrad) St Petersburg, a further night in Moscow before going through to Europe (via Berlin). Walking around in any of the Russian Towns people would approach with the words (or similar) "You speak English? You have Chewing Gum, American Cigarettes, US Dollars, Jeans?". Rumour had it that a pair of jeans sold for $US100+ and while at the time the government exchange rate was $US1:25 to a Rouble on the streets the black market was 2 to 3 Roubles to a $US1.
@@millertas As a former Soviet citizen I confirm - the street price for a pair of genuine American jeans was between 100 and 250 rubles. But nevertheless, Soviet Union in 1980s was nothing like NK nowadays. Even during Stalin's regime the madness (probably) was not even close to the one they experience in NK :( Poor souls...
Thank you for making this content. It's absolutely terrifying to get this sort of information from "first hand". Very glad you made it out, and hopefully as the world becomes more and more exposed to the true horrors of what's going on inside NK, maybe, just maybe, something will be done about the terrible regime within the country...
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Your videos continuously blow my mind. It makes me appreciate my freedom much more. My heart goes out to your countrymen. I hope they can be free some day. Thank you for opening my eyes. They keep it so hushed, people have no idea how bad it is there. You are appreciated for what you do, thank you!!
What do you think of Taoism and Confucianism? Are they really like the left and right wing of the east? Is North Korea influenced by one more than the other?
@@Bit-while_going I have a pen-pal in China who practices the Taoist Religion. She is a wealthy business owner and told Me that most of the People in China from the Taoist Religion are wealthy. Most of the People in China who practice Confucianism Live up in the mountains as that's where about 90 percent of the Confucianist Temples are located.
@@stephenlangsl67 Maybe the inner beast wasn't meant to be suppressed then?
It is absolutely unreal what we take for granted sometimes. Execution for wearing jeans, for wanting to visit the next town over, for reading a bible, or listening to music. I hope one day the people of NK can be free.
Let hope south Korea take down the regime and adopt the north korean citizens as their own. Those that are for the regime can be taken down with it.
@Swede 1 it's things like that which make me laugh at those who support socialist/communist systems today. If they're so great, why do their governments work so hard to supress alternative ideas and information? All communist countries past and present are guilty of this.
@Swede 1 it really is. People think that communism leads to a classless and equal society, but it leads to stagnation at best. There's no growth, no opportunity, no alternatives, no freedom. Everything you do is for the good of the collective and as such individual rights cannot be allowed and attempts to break with conformity must be stopped at all costs. These leads to inevitable genocide, poverty, and hopelessness. Power must be confined to a select few and information must be strictly controlled. Ideas are not rewarded, loyalty to the state is. Hard work is not rewarded because it is simply your duty to the state. The USSR collapsed because it stagnated; it couldn't grow. People learned there were alternatives when Gorbachev opened things up. The commie hard liners knew they had to clamp down or that'd be it. They tried, and the rest is history.
Things are going that way all over the world, enjoy it while it lasts!
@@CorrinaMusic I refuse to let it go that far.
there's a strange contrast hearing about such terrible things coming from such an adorable person. i'm glad you got okay, and your people still in NK should be proud of you. hopefully one day your people can be free, like south korea.
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@@harrypowell3187 Because he called her adorable? Are you jealous? Anyway he’s right, there’s an interesting conflict of energies with her sweetness and delicate spirit, talking about these horrible things in this country which she escaped from.
@Salvador Vizcarra I don’t know one person who’s gonna read all that, couldn’t you short it up why you think South Korea isn’t “free” lol
People like Yeonmi Park go to show the power of the human spirit that tyrants can never crush.
@@amandacurry5210 right 😂
It’s so heartbreaking to know that there are 25 million people living like this in North Korea. It’s disgusting that people are living under these conditions in the 21st Century. The Kim regime is absolutely insane and disgusting.
you know she’s lying right?
@@pj.sinclair is she?
@@Mike-mf3ed yeah, her “escape” was funded by the CIA and she’s been caught telling lies a few times as well
@@pj.sinclair I believe you, but KJU is so evil that I wouldn’t be surprised if this was all true.
@@pj.sinclair I did not know this, but even so, that doesn’t make North Korea’s regime any less awful or change anything that I said in my comment…
This woman used to live this life, yet she's so humble and grateful for her life and sympathizes with her people.
She is beautiful too🥺
She had to eat grasshoppers and leaves.
I hope she is protected. I would hate for them to get hold of her..........
“Clapping and crying to survive” is such a powerful statement. That is true; we should know the reason why these types of behaviors are expressed. I hope you are taking care of yourself and having a nice holiday season! ❤️❤️❤️
The first time I saw the throngs of people wailing at Kim Jong Il's death, you could just see they were acting for their lives.
I heard this state mandated and enforced grieving and crying for a dictator that died also occurred in the USSR.
@@gcrauwels941 Yes, you couldn't help but notice it. Poor sods.
It sounds like an extreme version of "I will give you something to cry about".
I love the fact that I can put this on Internet and the worst what may happen is that people will comment on it or downvote me, but nobody will kill me for this. Well, I hope nobody will kill me for it...
What do you mean we should know. How is it not obvious that no one is guying to cry hysterically like that over a stupid politician, especially one so evil.
I honestly thought everyone crying or worshiping was genuinely brainwashed, so thank you for clearing that up. The rest I pretty much knew already, but this stuff needs to spread everywhere. A very nicely constructed video and well said :)
Its probably not that different from our countries, almost nobody here would care about death of any politician, yet you will find a small % of those who will. There are probably some brainwashed people in NK and the rest... as was said, they have to act. Yet who knows, it is for s long that their culture might be destroyed completely - a kid that will report parents to secret police will probably cry for a leader, and those kids are now adults.
Fear is a way to brainwash
this is no different when you see millions of brainwashed teens crying and worshipping their celebrities and idols at concerts. That's just as brainwashed to me. The West should adopt a lot of the same rules as North Korea to reduce crimes, corruption, and toxic society.
Only recently has this been the case. A generation or two back, they were more or less indoctrinated.
@@breakaway2x I think it's a huge difference when you cry because you want to , and when you cry because your life will be taken from you if you don't .. huge difference
In a way, the death of Kim Jong Il was a rare opportunity for North Koreans to publicly express their frustration and pain under the guise of mourning.
Well said!
Omg, never thought about that 😯😓
That's so true!
That’s what I was thinking, they wouldn’t really have to force themselves to cry because their existence is so horrendous and miserable
the sad thing is that they don't really know that they're living THIS bad
America loves you Yeonmi we are so happy and proud of you and what you have accomplished. 🇺🇸
#2 The people aren't crying, they're just experiencing tears of joy for the first time.
We are truly blessed in this country of the US to be able, on a whim, say “I think I will drive from Texas to Pennsylvania to see family”. We do that with such freedom.
Well that's within the country not traveling to another country. Would've made more sense for you to say you can drive from Texas to Canada or Mexico or fly to another country.
Not only in the USA, eh.
No, you are not blessed, they are cursed. Living under an insane dictator is not the natural state, but the perverted, twisted and evil state.
@@twistedbliss58 North Koreans are not even allowed to travell inside NK without a good reason.
@@ABW941 I didn't say they could. You really need to work on your reading comprehension skills because they are lacking severely.
Have yourself a Merry Christmas Yeonmi and to all your fans.
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This is inhumane. I cannot believe people had to go through this and that you had to go through this, you are so brave for speaking up and telling people about this horrific torture camp of a country. Well done and I hope you go far 💗
Yes and now it's really getting much worse down there. I'm sure of that along with that Rocketman of a dictator and his despotic regime.
The most horrific part is that people are *still* going through this. 25 MILLION people are still trapped there today and the rest of the worlds governments have just decided to do nothing. I cannot understand it.
@@zknight4481 Oh yeah so terribly true and to see why just look up other videos about that as well and also they don't want to piss off China is another and that part of the world is Cold War along with other issues like Ukraine, famine, that part isn't important enough, too hard, want a golf or ski resort which you can also look up North Korea has a ski resort and who knows what other reasons which are many.
Unless you want to go to war with China, there's really nothing we can do.@@zknight4481
You are brave for telling the world about all these human atrocities and injustices.
How is she brave?
@@x.adam1 Exactly.
@@x.adam1 Just because she’s out of North Korea do you really think she safe talking about this stuff? They can still find her if they want to
@@princesslisamarie7860 yes, I do think she’s perfectly safe. Brave would be if she was in N Korea and doing this underground. But not once she’s free and clear from danger. Not brave.
@ww w she’s safe and away from danger. Grow up. Stop calling everyone brave and a hero for just existing. She didn’t tear up the photo while I’m N Korea. Such low standards you must have.
I am so sorry you had to go through that, that ANYONE has to live through that kind of life. I truly wish there was peace and freedom for everyone. You are a strong woman.
How does that make her strong? It's like having cancer, people say they're so brave, but if you give someone a choice of die or endure with inconvenience, I don't see how choosing the latter takes particular strength or courage. Now someone who committed sedition knowing it would result in their own death, THAT would be strong and brave. Though not so much if it meant their families would be taken out too.
Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says shes a liar. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her
depopulation first before any freedom and peace✊️
You're a brave soul. Thank you for taking the time to share with the rest of the world and educate the rest of us about the atrocities committed in North Korea.
I actually had a friend from North Korea, whose parents worked at the embassy in my country. Sadly, he was sent to North Korea, because he needed to serve in the military. His brother had just finished his service, and the way that he explained it is that they need, at least, one child/family member in the country, as a means of controlling the family.
Sadly, we haven't heard from our friend in about 7 years. I hope that he's okay, and I hope that he makes it back here, someday.
I hope so too
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🥺🥺🙏May God bless him..save him & his family..🙌
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So proud of what you're doing Yeonmi! I pray it wakes people up to what they have in this country and elsewhere, and start fighting for what's truly right!
Pray? To the Bronze Age invention of the short, brown, socialist of indeterminate gender from Nazareth?
They can't fight back. They allowed their guns to be taken away. Kind of like what insane people here in the U.S. are trying to get done. Taking away peoples way to fight back.
@ImSoBilalPlayer2 we are the military. The people make up law enforcement , military, etc. The rich don’t recruit their own. They choose the poor to die.
Government isn’t the power as in ever. Each individual is. Wake up people.
Maybe but hasn’t she been exposed multiple times for telling outright lies about North Korea🤣
This is insane, having someone control almost every aspect of your life like she said you as an individual dont matter these are clear violations of human rights how is this still happening
Catholic church has a good try for the porr and uneducated around the world too.
some1 just has to overthrow the government. Capture or kill every military general and every1 in the lead family.
There are no human rights in North Korea.
Short answer, China
the only reason it exists and is staying is because of china (who supports them) and the fact they have nukes. nobody messes with the guy with the nukes.
When I was in N. Korea on a five day visit after living in S. Korea for three years as an American, N. Koreans didn't believe I had any more freedoms as an American than they had. They believed I was beneath them because I was an American and a white man and would say most felt sorry for me. It's not until N. Koreans can experience other cultures can they reflect on their own hardships.
They’re sorry for you because you’re brainwashed into accepting the terrible shit America does to you and the world.
Yes. Perfect response.
no they were scared to accept white guy talks
@@moimui you’re delusional if you believe America is even a fraction of how bad NK is
@@hazardous8301 lol that person was implying that the north koreans are brainwashed into thinking that americans are brainwashed. Maybe read better next time
What you did not only to escape north korea but to also bring the story to others is truly an act of courage and bravery!
It’s just so sad to know how their daily lives are: they’re literally fighting for their lives constantly. It’s just so depressing and horrible to know that. I hope NK will be a free country again soon…
I'm so glad your out of NK but I feel really bad for the poor people still there ❤
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@@teelesynclair5902 learn to write!! kids in second grade don't do those mistakes. And the only poor people I see, is you, based on your commnet.
@@peristicas3119 like I said before, to the other tool. Get. A. Hobby
This would be a great video to show anyone who thinks they have it so bad living in the US. We aren't perfect by any means, but we have a constitution that provides us basic human rights that we take for granted every day. I feel for the people of North Korea and hope that they will find peace and freedom some day. Thanks for the amazing video!
That is why the current assault on our constitution by the democrats MUST be stopped!
Then stand up against forced vaccines
@@colleenthomas353 Amen
No it is bad living in the US, but it not Dictator bad. You comparing the crime of I am going to openly kill and torcher you(NK), to someone who is like I am going to take all your money and also enslave you(USA).
@@colleenthomas353 i have always been liberal with some things，but i agree，our freedom is being taken away and people need to wake up
I'm so happy for you for getting out of there!!! You are a beautiful person and I can't imagine what you went through, but you did it! It's so sad to hear about your people and what they have to do, and what they can't do. Bless you darlin'. ❤
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Hi Yeonmi Park. You are a brave girl for fleeing oppression and also for speaking out. I salute you and wish you well. Thank you for the information. I have no idea of the sufferings of the average citizen back in North Korea. You are right, we should not judge people in North Korea, they are doing it to survive. Now I know better. Cheers!
Lol.. Basically she just said what you guys want to hear and ride along general negative perceptions against NK. Smart way to gain popularity and money. Deceptions have not limit. 😅
@@chm6679 oh yeah, that’s not Twitter. Please spread your weird and wrong thoughts at Twitter, not here at UA-cam comments.
@@chm6679 Or are u a NK agent?
@@JunoCat1890 I think you are US hired troll on YT. Now go back to your master. 😅
NK is one of a few countries on my never visit list. Sadly, because I imagine they have some beautiful terrain
Hearing this oppression is really grounding. I cannot fathom the hardship these people endure. As you say it is 1984. Happiness to you , I'm happy you are a defector. Thank you for sharing.
It's truly a sad statement to the world where people are brutalized and tortured for even singing!! Yet in America, we worry about pronouns. What is wrong with this picture?
Even though America has huge problems, at least we can say what we think of it here. Everyone who writes a comment in North Korea can expect to disappear. But.........
And there is a but, the could disappear for us if we continue to elect leaders like we have now and let them manipulate the people into believing "We know better than you". We have freedom for now ,cherish and protect it, or risk losing it and becoming like North Korea.
@@deathstrike electing a democrat as president leading to becoming North Korea is a truly laughable idea. Saying liberals (who, by the way, fight for equal rights for all, not just for privileged white men) are trying to take people’s rights away is the most ironic statement I’ve ever seen
North Korea is worse than 1984 tbh.
@@mackenziewesten8506 yes the radical left communists in America are trying to dissolve our rights and oppress the citizens. As much as I hate republicans at least they didn't enforce lock downs or stupid masks policies that don't work... But yeah hey keep believing the left isn't authoritarian LMAO. Sometimes I wish I could save you slaves, but then you run back to your master and ask for another beating. Pathetic communist
@@gridtac2911 hm. So asking people to wear a mask and get vaxxed so they don’t KILL PEOPLE is infringing on our rights, but telling women and people with a uterus what to do with their body isn’t? ...ok 😂 and to be clear, I was not saying all liberals are good. I am not a radical leftist by any measure.
Can you do a video on what north korean people think of the outside world? Do they think every country operates the same as theirs? How many countries do they think exist around the world? In your video, you mentioned how people have bibles. Where did that influence come from? Where did they learn about the bible? How do they learn how to read the bible?
Thank you for this video.
We Americans take our freedoms for granted and need reminders like this. Goes to show how precious our freedom is!
Not Just Amaricans, every one around the world takes freedome for granted. There are a lot of places more free then the USA and also those People take things they have for grated. Sometimes its good to see what otter people have to know how good we are having things.
Does who vote Democr*t take our freedoms for granted.
If you want to hold on to those freedoms vote against the GOP.
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@@heidimuller5536 it was taken out of context and You know that is just that You don't care.Trump was giving a hypothetical scenario.
Thank you for helping Americans appreciate all we take for granted!
It's so cute the way she says "Norse Korea" :)
How do we live in the day and age of protests and human rights but not enough people talk about this. There has to be a way to help these people.
Not until China is no longer a major world power. The only reason the US/UN hasn’t stepped in yet is because NK has chinas protection, and going after them would spark a massive war.
@@hazardous8301 I thought NK's nuclear weapons was the main reason. I don't actually know what China's rhetoric is on the matter, do they protect NK because of shared communism ideals or for other reasons?
@@EmilWall I’m not sure of the details on why China protects them. But NK having working nukes has never been confirmed, and considering the US has the largest number of nukes on the planet, that would hardly be a sufficient deterrent.
you know she’s lying right?
@@hazardous8301 same with Myanmar
When I was in S. Korea, I went to a public speech by a N. Korean defector. The things she told us really stuck with me, even after all of these years. I still have the transcript from that speech saved, but unfortunately I don't speak Korean so I cannot translate it.
I am glad you escaped!
And he was payed handsomely
Google translate
Google translate literally exists
@@TheIdeasGuy Google translate works fine for individual words but terrible for longer content
@@bobowon5450 fair. context makes sense, ive seen issues with massive paragraphs in greek to english
so terrifying to think about what might be happening there that we can’t see. like we have no idea what’s going on there right now, all the people in cells and being tortured in camps that are just unknown to us
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Your ability and skill to communicate is impeccable!!!! Thank-you for this information tis makes me soooo gratefull!!!
Thank you for sharing this. I knew NK people struggle, but I had NO idea how bad it actually is. This was an eye opener for me. Thank you for sharing. I will definitely do what I can to support you.
We have to stop the “progressive” government movement in our own country before returning to a state where we can truly & effectively help others from socialist communist regimes. Let’s go Brandon.. FJB.. Let’s go Brandon
Not to make light we want to help the NK people and helped many when we helped liberate SK. Look how they have thrived under a capitalistic republic. Too bad stupid or sic or ideologicaly aligned with NK in our own government didn’t let us finish the job per our good military leadership. Today that same socialist ideology has the helm of our government and 1/2 our population has become so disinformed & mislead they don’t even realize they are voting the same same chit centralized power government & ideology to lead or rather control us.
She doesn't need support, she alreafy fled. Try to help the ones who are still imprisoned.
@@peristicas3119 shut up, is that all you do, come to comment sections and attack well meaning people. You are sad
@@teelesynclair5902 I wasn't talking O_o You mean stop writing?? But hey, you're right, poor Steinar in his room doing all he can to help north-koreans.
Thank you for making us aware of this, I’m sorry to everyone who suffers under this regime
Can't believe this video is illegal in North Korea and north Koreans can't watch it. I thank God you have successfully escaped that hermit country. Keep your good work up. Big up's
I love how you said, "That will make you thank You weren't born in North Korea."
I wanted to sincerely thank you for this entire channel! I'm a new subscriber, and really never knew much about life over there, aside from what the American media tells us. Thank you for opening my eyes, and making me feel extra grateful for the free life I live here in the US. We truly do take even the smallest freedoms for granted😔
This is insane. I truely feel sorry for the people in N.Korea having to enduring all of this control and have no freedoms or individuality. It is sickening to me. I can see why people defect. When they get wind of the life outside of their country, its like a taste of freedom and people want this! I hope that one day in the coming future the entire regime falls and N.Korea becomes a better place, but one can only dream.
tbh the world could force them to stop being controlling shits but the world doesnt care about a small country as sad as that is.
It’s incredibly difficult to escape from unfortunately. It’s a miracle anyone gets out at all. All the surrounding countries except South Korea deport North Koreans defectors back to North Korea. Getting to South Korea over the border is almost impossible because you would have to cross the so-called “demilitarised zone” where you will be filled with machine-gun fire bullets while crawling through barbed wire. Your best chance of getting to South Korea is trying to get to Mongolia or Thailand (travelling on foot through thousands of miles of desert, mountains, or jungle respectively, all while being hunted by the Chinese police), unless you can somehow afford a boat that is seaworthy enough to get all the way to Japan, which is very unlikely, and illegal, and unaffordable, and fraught with Typhoons across the sea of Japan.
The best way to topple these dictators is to go after their sources of money. Look into office 39. North Korea has set up slave labour camps all over the world, watched over by North Korean secret police. If these North Korean slave labourers try to escape into the country they’ve been sent to work in, their families back at home will be tortured to death in concentration camps. All the money is funnelled back to Kim’s palace and the Pyongyang elites who are regime loyalists.
As of right now, JB and the corrupt Dems are desperately trying to turn America into something like what was shown and told on this video. Mark my words. Because they are 100% spot on!
@@jakeclayson7647 feels so weird to hear American people talk about how light social reforms are comparable to north Korea...
I would not want to live in the U.S. lol
Because of the lack of social support systems.
@@jdogzerosilverblade299 The countries that do want to help fear retaliation from China and Russia. Communist countries love each other.
Happy Holidays Yeonmi and family...
The more you talk about North Korea, the more people learn what's inside the hermit land. Keep on educating everyone.
This video makes me thankful for what's left of freedom in America 🇺🇸
Bless this little lady for her patriotism and hard work as a human rights advocate
Iam from India and I really shocked to know about North Korea....It is so horrible 😞 how can somebody be so cruel....
I support you Yeonmi....
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
& here in our country , people say they face intolerance. There is lack in freedom of speech. Those people should be sent to NK.
It’s really sad America used to stand up to country’s that treated its people this way . Now all we do is fight with each other .
No we don't. The media just makes it seem that way.
@@x.adam1 yeah if we went to the media for history all the time it would look like the entire existence is a civil war
Lol American never stand up for people freedom the reason they will not do anything to North Korean is because they have no mineral or any resources that interest America. America has attacked and invaded countries for “crimes” far less than this and those countries all had something that benefited America 🐸☕️
@@arnaudmantuidi7807 exactly. This isn’t a charity, it’s a country.
@@arnaudmantuidi7807 what the fuck was ww2 then you dumb ass
Listening to Yeonmi makes you realise how little you learn from those 'travel' documentaries where everything is rigidly controlled. I would recommend anyone with a hunger for knowledge about N. Korea to search out her videos and books.
Every single other defector calls her a liar. Theres an entire wikipedia page dedicated to all her contradictions.
She flat out lies for monetary reasons.
Believing her is the same as believing that Iraq had WMD. We did that to get to their oil. BK has trillions of dollars of untapped natural resources, but let's believe everything we are told about NK without question
I was born in Cuba, thankfully my parents had the opportunity to get out while I was still very young. But even all the atrocities of Cuban communism cannot compare to what the people of NK are suffering. Thank You for sharing this information with us.
And the misguided people supporting the progressive movement are actually voting for policies similar to what is in Cuba.
@@paulsiegel4439 They are indeed. Obviously the vast majority of them have never lived it personally or had family and friends who did. They glorify the "equality" aspect of socialism but fail to understand that it means everyone is "equally" poor.
@@Blackdawn80 At least in Cuba they don't kill people for not Fake crying enough.... I think as a general rule. all countries should have at a minimum a base level of freedom and dignity..... Kim jung is literally killing people for not seeing him as a god (allegedly)
@@adolphgracius9996 Cuba has plenty of blood on its hands as a government. Just recently a lot of youth had publicly turned against the state and many of those arrested have not been seen since. It is speculated that those still missing were all executed.
wow when i went to cuba for vacation when I was little I never knew this happened. if I did I would probably be horrified to go
Let’s get Yeonmi to 1 million!!!!
And Merry Christmas Yeonmi🎄💚🎉🎁
Yeah, I'm glad I don't live there. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know how bad it was. Also, a lot of the crimes I noticed, they don't just punish you but your whole family. So one person in your family does something wrong, and the whole family could be punished. I can't imagine living in a country like that where they can punish you even though you weren't doing anything wrong.
no shit Sherlock, that's what she said several times in de video.
she’s lying
@@Laperdash ok
@@pj.sinclair who tf gonna take you seriously dude. "Nerf Central" instead of just being a troll why don't you add intellectual value to the conversation.
This vid is full of shit 🇰🇵
Woo, Yeonmi. My dog came to me hearing your voice and subject. He is German but happens to speak Spanish and English. He came to me as a protector of your voice. Great work!
Excellently presented. So glad someone with firsthand knowledge is publicizing all this. Great thumbnail too!
Thank you for explaining about some of the rules and laws in North Korea I thank God that you are here in the USA and I pray that your friends and family back in North Korea are safe I hope and pray that one day they all get to feel the freedom that you do. Thank you for sharing this with us
Great work for speaking up sister ❤
Thank you for sharing. It’s amazing how we take advantage of our freedom. And don’t know how others are misfortune to live the way we do !!
Keep educating the world Yeonmi! Your purpose in life is definitely an important one.
You inspire me to be a better person, thank you!
This is heartbreaking. So glad you got out of there safely, Yeonmi!
Ye, lucky them they dont have ZIONISTS regime in North Korea..like ,,free ,, people in usa..
Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel very sorry for those living in N. Korea. May God bless you.
Thank you for enlightening us, ma'am. Two upsetting aspects that occurred to me:
1. That people in power know how bad things are there, and ignore it.
2. That people in free nations are so coddled and spoiled that they actually think that the flaws of their own countries are in any way comparable to this, where something as small as rolling your eyes can get you executed.
*cough* China *cough* will go to war with anyone who attempts to mess with NK.
Some people in free countries want socialism and communism. The risk is that things can become that bad once people put too much trust in the wrong form of government.
So what should we do? You point out the problem do you think liberating the North Korea people is worth world War 3? Because that's what is going to happen.
She didnt enlighten you. She lied to you. Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says she lies. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her lies.
You weren't enlightened, you were propagandized.
@@Kayak51 What's socialism and communism and why are they so bad?
I love you Yeonmi! You're such an inspiration :)
Thank you so much for sharing these truths. You are so brave and I can't imagine living in a place and the terror of escaping. Thank you for speaking up for those who cannot
Those who are at NK live like they always do and they dont know what may be coming but if everything happens Then for sure they bow and cry with happiness before Yeonmi Park.
Its crazy, how one can help everyone and controlling people with love plus respect gets you rewarded well but doing it selfish as they, grants you nothing at the end.
So glad you got out of there and came to America and are able to live freely! So heartbreaking that those people endure this!!
It really touched my heart. Really feel compassion for NK as a Burmese. May freedom reign in the hearts of the people there!
Great job Yeonmi. Your courage for speaking the truth is beautiful and inspirational but also desperately needed at this pivotal time in the evolution of our planet and species. Keep up the good work. Love, light, and blessings. You make the world a better place by being pretty inside and out.
"They cry to survive" that statement tells everything, what a sad situation these people live in.
Thanks for informing us. I hope your message gets to everyone in the U. S.
You're a brave woman. I'm glad you made it out of there safe
What is brave about the choice of fleeing and having a chance to live or staying and being guaranteed to die? It is desperation, not bravery. Stop SIMPing.
@@ladieslilbitch You really could have kept that to yourself
I'm literally 😲 shocked and it takes a lot to shock me these days. Imagine going to prison or being executed for 🙄 rolling your eyes. Wow Kim is a great guy and his family is full of upstanding honest people that truly care about the people in his country....😏 "Being sarcastic of course" Thank God you got out of that country praying that one day NK will be free. Your story and videos break 💔....😔😔
Haha I love your sarcastic joke 😘
@@YeonmiParkOfficial Kim is a swell guy... really swollen. Cuddly for hugging. His hairdresser knows how sweet and soft he is on the inside.
Kim is number one!
@@scotthuber5982 The number one Hun.... ?
:p
"The Interview" is actually a very funny movie, the best thing Seth Rogan has done in years.... not that THAT is saying a whole hell of a lot.
I doubt that a certain and incredibly ugly Basketball player will ever be going there again.
Heh heh....
My heart breaks for the oppression on the NK people. How sad and infuriating is it that so many Americans do not appreciate the freedoms we enjoy.
Grateful but not comfortable.
Then you vote Biden in to ensure the gradual loss of freedoms over time.
@@tedes72 Can you not bring politics into every fucking conversation? And Biden is still better than that Oompa Loompa pile of crap
What's really ironic is that most Americans can't even enumerate all the freedoms the US constitution grants them - when you ask most people can only name 2: right to bear arms and freedom of speech - the later at least half of those people don't understand. I think it's even more ironic that immigrants who want US citizenship need to complete a test which asks these questions, but people born here often lack the education to know these things. In a nutshell: recently naturalized US citizens tend to know a lot more about the US than people who grew up here.
@@uweschroeder it's security theater. Human rights comes in 100th place mass production has always been #1.
You are an incredible woman. Very brave. And you’re right we cannot even imagine that life here.
Mann, all this forced emotion is so scary. No wonder North Korea is so successful in controlling the people, aside from the starvation & information control, it's emotionally like an abusive relationship which often leads to feeling a strong need for the abuser's approval & feeling like you are nothing without the abuser.
They really have the mind, body, & soul of the citizens 😳
Might be some of them have Stockholm syndrome, as you suggest, but I am sure the vast majority are not so stupid.
She's a South Korean pretneding to be from the north for her own profit.
This was crazy. I had no idea. Thank you for educating me. I live in the USA and we need to know and be aware that this is happening in our own country with various religious groups. There are cults alive and well today. They take their members freedom's, what they can wear, drive, eat, medical procedures, grooming options. Please everyone when someone wants you to join their group, do your research, see what their defectors are saying. Please if you have a co-worker or love one in a high control group, show them this. Maybe not today or tomorrow but hopefully one day they will see the similarities and get out.
Yes, warn those on the left of this. Unfortunately most of them are so far gone they can't hear it.
Yea starting with all the stupid ass Covid idiots , cannot believe people drank the kool-aide
Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says shes a liar. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her
@@skyisreallyhigh3333 yea but she is cute and made lots of money lying I guess . Good on her that is the American way folks
@@FontanaVlog Its almost the American way to genocide any people in the way of natural resources.
And none of this is relevant to the fact she's a pathological liar.
It absolutely disgusts me when I hear certain groups in America talk about this being the worst country in the world.. it makes me mad when I think about or actually see certain political parties trying to silence others just bc they don’t agree. Freedom of speech is becoming less common and less acceptable and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. American citizens have no clue how lucky we are!
That is because "certain groups in America" don't understand that their worship of big government, is not in their best interest. They lust for the power and control that a big, corrupt, ineffective, inefficient, self serving government has... But they fail to understand that they will *not* be the ones who wield that control.
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Just like fun discussions of a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. They think "they" will be the survivors, when the opposite is true.
Well said.
@@timdake But voting for millionaires who have never been poor a day in their lives is a better idea, right -- especially when said millionaires espouse "small government" so they can skate by on taxes while the bottom the society pays...
Wait...it's going to get better eventually?
Only "certain groups" say those things about America. The "other group" doesn't, nor does the "other group" attempt to silence people, nor exercise control over the internet, nor abolish the 1A or Bill of Rights.
I'm british, and I have been to North Korea in my life with, let's say, an ex employer
I had to look at the countries' workings and lifestyle
I can totally relate to what you are saying about your old country
I am very proud of your tenacity and strength to leave North Korea 👏 👍 💪
Also the North Korean police and authorities make sure that you cannot speak to normal North Korean people if you are a tourist
Also they would suffer if they did
I thought that NK people have Stockholm syndrome when I was watching them, but now I understand their situation better. Thank you, very much appreciate what you do!
I'm from Stockholm, Sweden :) So Stockholm syndrom is when you starts to sympathise with your capture but it requires you to start from a point where you wouldn't. These poor zaps has been living under these conditions for generations now. Most of them can't imagine anything else, it's not like they have a clear vision what the outside is like even from stories and smuggled dvds..they just don't know what life could be like so can't really call that a Stockholm syndrom even though I understand what you're trying to say.
If you watch her Joe Rogan interview they almost do have Stockholm syndrome. She talked about how they can't use "I" its "we" and they can't/don't use the word love to describe their feelings towards on another, only towards the government. Once she was out she didn't fully understand how to think for herself without the regime telling her what to do. I wish she would get more press than she does.
@@iLikeCrabrangoons But Stockholm Syndrom is when you sympethise with your captor, surely you don't mean that the population cry for real when the dictor died? they have to or get excecuted. they don't sympethise, they're forced to play these puppets under a dictatorship, that's not the same. The bank teller in the bank robbery in Stockholm were first scarred, after a long while of standoff and negotiation attempts the then current prime minister Olof Palme called the bank robber and said some absolute crazy things, more or less that they didn't care about the hostage. that's when they swong around and sorta saw the situation from the captors point of view and how badly the cops handled the situation and that is where the syndrom derrives from. it's far from the situation the population of North Korea have. they have it much worse.
@@MindGem Not sympathize necessarily, it's something more. She talked about herself and other defectors, how they feel after leaving NK. They have grown up being chiseled and indoctrinated to this way of life under the boot of the regime. She said they almost don't know how to live on their own without strong direction and start to crave for that missing order.
Her story is heart breaking and then to learn the fate of the people that escape and what they go through in and out of NK just keeps opening the wound.
@@iLikeCrabrangoons I don't take away anything that she feels or the suffering of the ppl of NK, I merly stated that they don't suffer from Stockholm syndrom, this would be something else. I bet a proper shrink has a word for it rather than us internet forum shrinks.
Keep going Yeomi, I love hearing your stories about North Korea, even if it blows my mind.
Anyways have a great day and your content is awesome. With love from the Philippines 🇵🇭❤️😊
Hey Yeonmi! I am following your channel for quite a while and what is going on in NK is horrible! I want to help the peoole in there. But I am a minor living in Europe, no credit card, my parents don't let me donate to nothing. What can I do to help? Can I even do something for them?
Edit: Ok, I have great news and felt I wanted to share them. I convinced my Human Rights teacher to make a lesson on NK. I don't really know when it's going to be, but I'm super excited for it! My classmates don't know much about NK (they told me so) and even my teacher, when he announced that he has the papers ready for the lesson, he admitted that he himself learned a lot about Juche while doing his research. I am so glad that I was able to help spread the word of what's happening in NK, even if it doesn't look like much. Thanks for all the advice in the comments!🥰
First, you can let people know, and share her videos. Some people don't believe this stuff happens! Second, you can write to your representatives asking that they pressure your country to put pressure on North Korean officials about human rights. Third, there are some South Korean organizations that help North Korean refugees; you can share their work and get your parents and rich friends to donate to them.
You have power even if you don't know it!!!
@@becominghero9754 Thank you! It was very useful! 💖
@Alex McRae you must be working for the North Korean regime LoL
Lmao the videos he posted look like shit quality, typical commie shit 🤣 😂
Start working and saving money. The experience and the savings will put you ahead of the vast majority of your peers.
Read and learn about everything you can. If you disagree with someone, learn all about their beliefs until you can understand why they might believe those things, even if you don't believe it yourself.
These will put you far ahead of most people and you can use that to make real change. Plus you won't get tricked into supporting causes that are just scams or ideology traps. There's lots of those out there, including many charities.
You are a gem. Keep posting . And stay safe!!! ☮️☮️☮️🙏🙏🙏
It's really sad to think that there are people in America right now who aspire to have that kind of control over the population and there are citizens that blindly vote for it
Exactly!
They are Trump supporters.
@@FiferSkipper how is that related?
Preaaaaach ! They keep voting for it and tryna force us against free will smh
@@L.O.T.T January 6th
This is so insane that this is how it is there. Thank you for explaining these things that we otherwise wouldn't know. I feel very sad that these human beings have to live their whole lives like this
Capitalism vs Communism
NK: The elite are starving to death
US: The poor are experiencing a obesity epidemic
You sounds like a North Korean! Are you Kim Jong Un in a fake account?
@@dinukaperera399 shut up. That's your response?
@@truenewtype2239 see! You exactly sounds like the insane Kim Jong Un!!!
Trying to pass orders even in here... Dear Kim, I am not your slave so your orders denied.
@@dinukaperera399 what if he’s all of us? 0.0
NK system is not "communism" -- it is wrong for many decades. It had "Juche" , which is something completely different.
In late USSR -- there were a lot of obese people. Mostly, yes, because of cheap and not healthy food.
Thanks for sharing. Glad your here now.
This makes me so proud to say that in 1952 my great grandpa went and fought for South Korea. He is still alive if anyone has question for him I can ask him
@@Salciiiiii Tell him that a lot of us are sorry that the war ended in an armistice and not a surrender. I know China was backing up North Korea as a sort of arm-wrestle with the USA, but that half the people of the peninsula must live under the worst conditions imaginable while the other half propers is a slight on those who fought and died.
Why pride? You do know they didnt exactly have democratic freedoms in the south. The whole war started because of dumb soviet posturing. They had power of veto and grandstanded (it counted as abstention during UN conv.) By literally walking away from the table. Uncle Sam genuinely thought the little yellow people stood no chance against the victorious war machine.
@@carmium the only reason north Korea is even a thing is an American general. We pushed communism back out of North Korea and up to China. Then an American general wanted to make a nuclear plains between Korea and China. China got word and started to fight. About pushed us out of the country until we finally got halfway.
@@backwoodsmedia2760 I hadn't that the Chinese were such a last minute addition. So a general's big mouth got them riled up enough to step in to the war?
@@carmium yep. General MacArthur. Wanted to use 34 atomic bombs and caused China to go on the offense.
I‘m absolutely shocked. I mean everyone knows that living conditions in NK are horrifying, but i didn’t knew it that THAT bad. I hope so badly for all people in NK that this horror ends as fast as possible!!
Sad that this seems to be news to so many.
@@jluvs2ride Sad you believe a documented pathological liar
@@skyisreallyhigh3333 you're living proof that a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
@@jluvs2ride Says the one that doesnt bother to verify a single thing Park says, or is able to see the mass contradictions in what she says. Theres been a shit ton of articles on it you can go read.
Yes, a mind is a terrible thing to waste and the average American such as yourself is proof
You are courageous and have a beautiful spirit. Thank you fir making this channel
Happy to see someone so thankful for the freedoms that we take for granted. I would trade every flag burner in this great country for people like her across this planet that dream of coming here but never can.
The flag gets burned because it never stood for what it was supposed to. Freedom and justice
@@nathandodge665 This is the most free country on earth that discriminates against no one systemically. We are also the most just country on earth too. Prove me wrong.
Be prepared to get nuked with statistics when you respond.
@@F9023JFjcDfsdfw2e Thank you for speaking out!
i actually this we should do this, they love communism so much we shoudl send them to a place they will be happy, and we will be happy too :)
@@F9023JFjcDfsdfw2e travel back in time and plead your case to women, blacks, Indians, Chinese, Mexicans, pretty much all non-white males.
The flag burning mentality is what created America.
The last time America was great was before 1492 and Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
And for those who are going to say "if you don't like it you can leave"
I'll use my 1st amendment and say get fucked my people were here first, go read something else.
And you should probably show burden of proof for the claims you are making instead of asking others to "prove you wrong."
North Korea is a country-wide hostage situation and we have to do something
My dad was in the US Army in the Korean War. After the fist week in combat there he said he knew he would not make it out alive. Any time I was with him and we met people from Korea they always thanked him for being there. Now I see why.
Your dad is a liar and a genocider
My dad was there too, from uk.
My dad flew under the UN flag against N Korea. There is not a day that goes past that Koreans do not thank him for his service. Even today.
It's extremely brave to speak up and I thank you so much to hear your stories. Thank you for sharing the truth
Thank you so much for enlightening privileged people like me on the things we take for granted and the horrible things North Koreans have to endure.
Thank you for your continuing work to expose the brutality of communism. This message needs to get out to all universities in the US who are teaching our kids that Marxist philosophy and communism is great. Communism does not free people, it enslaves them. Keep up the essential work you do. It is vitally important that communism NEVER comes to the United States of America.
Well, no.
The claims of Yeonmi Park are flat out lies
@@nathangillingham5734 At least she makes up stuff left and right. 3$ water bottles don't pay for themself. But her target audience likes to get fed BS and would never question, that executing someone and putting them in prison after that, doesn't make any sense.
@@nathangillingham5734 How dumb do you think we are? There are so many reports from so many escapees describing the horrors of North Korea for so many years, that it's impossible for this to be all fabrications. Kim Jong-un has made a mess of the NK economy. People are starving and life is very hard. Even the military doesn't feed their troops. Claiming that Yeonmi Park is telling lies without being specific or backing your claim with specifics and factual data is just ridiculous. We don't buy the crap. The Kim dynasty has destroyed North Korea and it needs to be eliminated and replaced with a representative republic made up of elected representatives. The days of oppressive dictatorships are long gone.
@@LWilliamsUA-cam I can definitely go into specifics. Take the first claim she made in the video, North Korea’s “sarcasm ban”. If you try and research the source for this info you find it came from an “unidentified source” from Radio Free Asia, a right-wing media source literally funded by the US state department. The manufactured propaganda against DPRK is designed to make them appear outlandishly villain-like. The news article was also only published in 2016, when Yeonmi defected around 2008, so her information is as good as ours in this sense. When it comes to all the defector stories we hear, in many cases they are offered large sums of money from enterprise such as the Atlas Network (which fund Yeonmi btw) to spew exaggerated claims of life in DPRK. If you’re interested in hearing more, on top of the coercion South Korean National Intelligence Agency impose on defectors, please watch the documentary “loyal citizens of pyongyang in seoul” which is completely free on UA-cam. It gives eye opening accounts from north koreans and their experiences. I’m not here to defend any oppression in North Korea, but let’s not pretend the US isn’t currently imposing the harshest sanctions the world has ever seen on the country, which directly impact the citizens lives and never the ones on the top such as Kim. If my claims sound conspiratorial you can Google all of this yourself.
You are a very brave young woman. God Bless You. What you share is highly educational.
I worry about people that speak out about the American government,
Miss Park is facing more than Americans could ever fear. I wish her only the very best. Brave action doesn't always take brawn. Stay safe, happy and all the very best this Christmas.
What a great video to let the free world know about these inhumane laws.
Yeonmi you are doing a such a great job in telling everyone what it is actually like in NK. I can’t get over how one has to cry to live.
Mourning without feelings? Like "I am sorry for your loss. Now let's party"
I am so proud with how far you have come❤️you deserve everything you dream of
Kim was Swiss educated and spent much of his youth outside of NK. His younger years are quite interesting because he loved American basketball and wasn't raised in a strict culture. I'm sure he wore blue jeans. I remember seeing pictures of him wearing basketball t-shirts.
I read that one his Aunt owns a dry cleaners business in Chicago, IL
I assume he can take a shit in the street if he so chooses?
That’s because brutal elitist rules are for everyone else, not the elitists.
@@dmmoctober yup and without being given a citation for defecating in public street, he’d probably thank the officer for the paper to wipe his ass with it 😆 😂 😝
Question about #3: Jeans.
- The USSR had their own jean production and can be seen often in the 70s and 80s worn by the people. And they had their own export market for them to other countries.
- Did North Korea decline the import of Jeans from the USSR?
- Did North Korea accept their imports, but after 1991, the collapsed of the USSR, banned them since now they only come from corporations?
I don't know the answers but I would like to just throw my ideas out.
Did they decline import of Jeans from USSR? Probably not. Free product is free product regardless if they plan on using/selling/burning. Jeans can serve many purposes outside of just clothing and why would anyone decline an import unless there were costs that just made no sense (in which case most places would decline) Remember NK isn't "poor" the people are "poor" because of leadership. Those at the top still have their own very different lifestyles than the regular people.
I don't think they still banned jeans even coming from corporations because they still SELL jeans there. You just aren't allowed to wear them publicly only inside your own house. They have shops setup that sell jeans on the streets still. Now whether or not those are made in NK or imports again I don't really know.
(Again all this with a grain of salt as I don't have information to provide sources, these are my opinions on what most likely happened)
@@CrustedPork In 1983 when in my early twenties my (now wife) and I travelled through the USSR from East to West via the Trans Siberian with one overnight in Khabarovsk, two in Irkutsk, three in Moscow (including watching the May Day Parade), two in (Leningrad) St Petersburg, a further night in Moscow before going through to Europe (via Berlin). Walking around in any of the Russian Towns people would approach with the words (or similar) "You speak English? You have Chewing Gum, American Cigarettes, US Dollars, Jeans?". Rumour had it that a pair of jeans sold for $US100+ and while at the time the government exchange rate was $US1:25 to a Rouble on the streets the black market was 2 to 3 Roubles to a $US1.
@@millertas As a former Soviet citizen I confirm - the street price for a pair of genuine American jeans was between 100 and 250 rubles. But nevertheless, Soviet Union in 1980s was nothing like NK nowadays. Even during Stalin's regime the madness (probably) was not even close to the one they experience in NK :( Poor souls...
In Yugoslavia we just took a shopping trip to Italy.
Jeans suck
Thank you for making this content. It's absolutely terrifying to get this sort of information from "first hand". Very glad you made it out, and hopefully as the world becomes more and more exposed to the true horrors of what's going on inside NK, maybe, just maybe, something will be done about the terrible regime within the country...
Maybe the British will "civilise" them and give yet another country an independence day? 🤔