North Korean Medals - Why So Many??
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- An overview of North Korean Medals
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If you ever feel useless, just remember North Korea has a prime minister…
I had never thought about this. I suppose they just go around various farms and towns telling folks that things are going great. But i actually have no idea what they would do. Thanks for the interesting thing to consider
Another funny joke: North Korea used to have an office called the "Vice President of the DPRK" which hasn't been filled since 1977...
@@ThommyofThennthe same thing others would do the country still has systems that need to be ran
It's not like a dictator will be planning and deciding everything by himself. The prime minister of North Korea may even have more power, responsibility and things to do than Western prime ministers.
@@ThommyofThenn Actually that sounds like many other governments
Order of the Enthusiastic Clapper, Second Class
Your hands stay numb for a month. Which why not many make it to first class.
Order of Victory over the Crab Wars, First Class
If it’s second class you get shot for not clapping well enough. It’s only first class that you survive.
Enthusiastic Clapper, First Class is a medal your grandkids will still proudly wear.
Enthusiastic Clapper, Second Class is "award" of free lifetime vacation for your entire family at many of Second Class Enthusiasts "resorts".
There is no Second Class of anything in Best Korea, you spy.
Distributed by the Office of supreme clapping
They wear Medals because they cant afford bullet-proof vests
Just imagine the noise if you hit one of those medals and the bullet started bouncing off the other medals. It would sound like a xylophone falling down several flights of stairs.
A lot of money is spent on nukes and chemical weapons which is obviously not cheap
Even then, these medals should consist of mere painted cardboard instead of metal.
Following that FAT little nimrod they put the SAP in SAPI plates.
Cuz medals are hereditary
Giant Magnet vs North Korean General. The ultimate showdown.
If they make most of them in non-magnetic metals, NK dude wins
Medals are often made of bronze, brass, or copper, while in countries with scarce resources, like DPRK, they're often made of zink alloys or tin. Most of these metals aren't magnetic.
@@1lovesoni Damn. Just as we came up with a great plan to defeat North Korea.
At this point, 90% are probably painted plastic.
@@Plaprad Doubt they even have enough oil to cast them.
Those things could be wooden right now.
"Are the medals for surviving Kim's speeches? Maybe collectively they form a sort of bulletproof vest? Maybe most of the awards are given to those who clap the longest?"
ALL of the above.
Don't forget, in the 1930's, the Party Congress stood and clapped for Stalin for over an hour because everyone was afraid to the seen as the first to stop.
It's for who gives the best BJ.
taking the term artillery tractor too literally
You'd think they would at least paint them OD green or something...
We all know those are tractors but in North Korea it's the newest MLRS.
The absolute state of it 😂
Of course, there had to be a Zhukov reference at 1:48
Most badass introduction in movie history.
Truly. I'll jam that scene in every video I can.
Interestingly one of the most iconic photos of the real Zhukov shows him wearing only three medals. But it's probably false modesty since they're the three highest honors the Soviet Union could bestow.
@@danielstickney2400It's a hunongous flex
Fun fact in reality he had more medals but the film crew decided to trim it down because it would look ludicrous...
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"This one is for shiny shoes, this one for clapping the loudest at an assembly..." 🙂
Award for Human Tragedy on an unprecedented scale
Yeah it's messed up but my own country does some terrible things also. But I don't want to give stuff like this a free pass either. Idk I'm no philosopher and at least I technically have the option to leave if I get fed up enough. These poor people get shot at trying to leave, and South Koreans have died trying to smuggle works of art including literature and film into the North
So basically like Participation Trophies?
Not even. Getting a trophy for something your grandpa participated in
@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 It's the leftist way. . .
This is like kids awarding each other cardboard medals in primary school or something
_cue Opera Winfrey meme_
Welcome to military medals. There are military medals for almost everything, and the only part that makes NK stand out is the inherited medals portion.
If the US were to follow the inherited medals custom, then many generational military families would be sporting similar coats.
Good video Johnny, have a medal 🏅🎖️
Don't mind if I do.
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsqHere’s a medal for receiving that medal 🎖
Yes I can also say that and really looking into future ones like War Elephants, Siege Engines, RPG-7, AK-47, SA-7 and Stinger Missiles or saw this 1 about the Bouncing Betty or S-Mine as the Nazis say about that weapon among who knows.
@@peterlowell7963and some more for good measure 🏅🎖️🏅🎖️🏅🏅🏅
For Halloween, I'm dressing up as a North Korean General and have the medals cover not just my entire jacket but my pants as well.
You laugh, but I've seen photos in mainstream media where that very thing occurred.
Place the excess medals on the soles of your shoes like Benny hill !!!
It will take a lot of beer bottle tops to replicate! Good luck collecting all of them. ( hic)
@@michaelmurdock4607 altered images. But they are amusing.
All those medals will explain why North Koreans are shorter than South Koreans. That's a lot of weight to carry.
I liked that cut to a laughing Kim when you mentioned the Order of Democracy.
Well played
Remember, North Korea is officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
"What's that medal?"
"Oh, that's the one you get once you have 20 medals."
Little kids, playing Soldier...
3:54 those advanced MRLS got me rolling😂😂😂😂
ya aint laughing when the same farmers of europe head for brussels next june elections with the same tractors !
Ballistic seed dispensers for ultra-efficient farming. Far more advanced than what they have in the west!
@@alltat fr
Kim himself is said to have the medal for "Most executions performed by artillery piece."
Lmao it's like he's a 1970s era Bond villain
@ThommyofThenn they had a James Bond movie that took place in North Korea I'm disappointed they didn't use him as the final boss lol.
@@rc59191 I can understand why not but also feels like a missed opportunity lol
Now that's bragging rights at the annual despotic dictatorship get together,
The National Heavyweight Man First Class
You fought with my father in the crab wars?
Yes, I was once shot at the DMZ, same as your father...
How did my father die?
I fought mudcrab braver than you!
Admiral Eugene Krabs.
Your uncle told you your father chipped barnacles off tug boats, but yes, we fought in the crab wars. After the combat ended we celebrated in town, met some girls, had fun.
Next morning we fought a different kind of crab war...
5:31 "if Kim Jong Un decided to wear his father's and grandfather's metals, it may be a struggle, as Kim Il sung had 200+ medals"
nah, bro is packing plenty of canvas space for all that bling
Medals, not "metals."
That one on the far left is for making a cup of tea, one next to it for tying shoelaces and that far right one is for showing up.
Thanks for showing the badass clip of Zhukov.
Great video, very informative. 👍
For the sake of my future grandkids this video gets a thumbs up.
"History can say what it want but rarely does it remember anything correctly"-Lawkeeper Equity Mlp Ace Attorney EOJ
They're all the commendations for all the wars they've fought. You know, all those wars fought from 1950 to 1953
I'll say it again, as many times as I need to: If North Korea ever stops being a dictatorship, they are going to make a helluva lot of money as a half-time show.
The marching troops footage is amazing. Even without beegees music played over it.
@@Lonovavirthe goofy goose step (they over exaggerate it, East Germany did correctly)
@@krle7970it looks like they stopped doing the super high jumpy goose step and just do normal goose step now
@@Nathan-jh1ho it must have been exhausting for the soldiers
That moment when field marshal zhukov has the same amount of medals as some of these "Generals" and somehow is more believable (granted he was a CO in WW2 but that's besides the point)
Captured Berlin he did
TBF to Zhukov he was a good General for the USSR, yeah he had political support from Stalin but he was a Good General.
Well he did successfully wage war against Nazi Germany, it was literally victory or extermination for the USSR. You can actually see where he might've earned them.
@@justalurker3489 When Eisenhower retired from the military, he had a total of 10 decorations awarded by the US. About 40 from other countries though.
@@forickgrimaldus8301actually, Zhukov as the only Soviet General that would sometimes disagree with Stalin. Stalin listened to him.
I heard Kim jong-un could bite into an ice cream bar with his front teeth and not flinch
I'm a simple man, I see a Team America thumbnail, I like
Yeah. Once you see that, you have to click on the video
Kim IL Sung always trips me up since my favorite history teacher had a nearly identically suit. Always double take since I'm like that can't be Mr. D haha
People in 180 countries don't give a skit about these medals,they just feel sorry for the suffering people.
Every North Korean General can easily comply with the minimum 15 pieces of flair for employment at Chotchkie's.
The first answer that came to my mind: Because they copy the Soviets who too had too many medals.
But then why did the Soviets had so many medals? 🤔
Bullet proofing, radiation shielding, and anything that might arise from the fact that Soviet safety doctrine sucked like a two dollar whore.
They copied the Tsars.
But then why did the Tsar have so many medals?
In fairness the Soviets were involved in actual wars throughout their history.
@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 In other fairness, the North Koreans have been involved in their peninsular war since 1950. No peace treaty has ever ended it.
I can’t look at clips of North Korea without thinking of Kim having the power to turn everyone into wii sports characters
Each metal represents 5 years that you havent died of starvation.
Thanks, i always wondered about that.
The suffering of the North Korean people is beyond understanding.
I thought the hereditary system was applied only to the Kim family. But, the fact that other government and military positions are passed down too makes the image of North Korea being more similar to a traditional kingdom than a republic.
it's literally feudalism at this point.
What will be truly interesting is the next sucession, to date the Kim Dynasty has passed from father to son, this time we are looking at a father to daughter sucession. How the various members of the 'nobility' are going to react to that will make for interesting times.
@@Graham-ce2yk and considering NKorea's mostly patriarchic system, we could see a shift in that balance. This same question was also floating around at the time when Kim was ill and there were speculations of his sister replacing him if something happens.
Interesting stuff, Johnny.
"Communism is a lie"-liberty prime fallout 4
They're not communist. They're just a regular Monarchy with some hardcore nationalism thrown in.
@@classreductionist shut up commie scum
@@classreductionist Tbh that would still make it a lie since they want to be seen as communist and use communist symbolism
@@classreductionist you are wrong.
Noth Korea doesn't claim to be communist nor have they for over 30 years. They follow Juche. Which is just a cult of personality monarchy for the Kim family.
Awesome video!
this actually explains a lot of the jokes we see online when you check a NK parade or something with this guys in it. Great video!
Love all the Team America clips
Arnold J. Rimmer, BSC (bronze swimming certificate), with medals for three years long service, six years long service, and nine years long service.
Love that show watched it yesterday
Maybe they bought them through a pawn shop.
With what money? Probably takes them a year of work to buy a stapler of real metal
Great video!
North Korea: You get a medal, and you get a medal, and everyone gets a medal!
Thank you for this
Psychological warfare: The guy with the most or "biggest gear" just must be the best.
I saw those medals back when I was at a local mint coin convention. Apparently it was a mix of replicas and -smuggled- imported medals. Its the closest thing to seeing anything North Korean for me.
I used to think they walked thru Pep Boys with magnetic uniforms and that’s how they got so many
I remember in one of Pat Barkers novels of her trilogy based on the first world War, one of the protagonist had thrown his VC into the sea because he didn't want to remember what he'd had to do earn it and just saw it as a piece of metal.
If I don't like the video do my kids and grandkids also have to go to jail?
Thank you Dear Johnny Leader for another interesting video.
Believe it or not... straight to jail.
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsqyou are steeeaaling? Right to jail!
@@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Good thing I liked the video.
People shoul go straight to jail for using clickbait titles and fake thumbnails !
Good Conduct Medal is holding Honorable Trousers up.
Very interesting, thanks. I never knew the part about how they can wear their father's or grandfather's medals too, which explains why they have so many.
You get a medal, you get a medal, you get a medal, everybody gets a medal!
Chuck Norris snuck into Pyongyang and stole all of Kim Jong Uns family medals.
I think if you made a video on the ‘medal inflation’ within the US military, that would be a good topic.
Theory: A medal is given instead of a pay raise
Pay? What is this "pay" of which you speak?
@@grizwoldphantasia5005 The right to live.
Or food...
Colonel Moon and his (Father) general in "Die another Day" (2002) ha also many medals and diamonds, i loved this 007 movie.
They loved kapitalist lifestyles in that movie.
One of them got an award for democracy? I give Columbia the award for irony
When the very sight and mention of your country makes one laugh, you know you've made it into the history books.
North Korea: "You're mocking me aren't you? Johnny: "No no no LOOK A MEDAL FOR CATCHING A CRAB!" "WHERE?!"
I never knew the 3 generation thing, or that the awards might also be civilian rather than entirely military. I figured they awarded medals for any and all things and mostly for awarding loyalty. Nice quick video, great info, and no bombastic or annoying voice or act put on, I like it!
I think they also have a claw game at the fair where you can try to grab a medal or two with the claw! I did see one General with a SkeeBall medal (hard to get).
After so many, you get a free toaster....lol
This was well written, bravo.
Thank ya sir 🏅
Half of the medels are self-congratulatory and participation awards.
For very prestigious medals, they are also frequently worn on top of civilian clothes, not to earn salutes and respect, but to intimidate others. Many KPA garrisons act like brigands or mafias toward locals due to lax discipline and logistics. But if you mess with some nerdy looking guy with labor hero medal, the whole unit and the family will be in world of pain because such recipients would likely be tied to the highest of elites. It's a symbol of power and status.
Reminds me of a joke people made about Hermann Göring (during the man's lifetime, of course), that he had so many medals that the last one read “hinten geht's weiter” - “to be continued on the back”.
Korea hands out medals like the Lions Club hands out pins. Every time Kim Jong Un has a successful dump, another medal is awarded.
Grandpa’s medals 🎖️ include knot tying, setting up a tent and making pipe cleaner animals
you know when you were at school and the teacher gave you a sticker for doing as you were told, same thing.
Interesting. I totally forgot hob
W big his fathers' head was. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
0:48 look at that, these are ak type 1s they are early versions of the ak 47
Which you can also tell JJ about doing a video on as well.
You know the great leader could slam dunk from the 3 point line. He's just keeping all of us safe from the broken glass that would fly around when he breaks the rim and backboard!
That clip of Jason Isaacs as Zhukov will never not go hard as fuck
They say Un is a three time 10 lb sirloin challenge champion
What show is the clips with the dolls from?
Team America: World Police. It was made by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the guys who produce South Park.
🎖️ for Johnny.
Awarded for chewing gum without chocking.
I want an award for watching
Also good video on here as well.
I remember reading that Stallin had to create a signal to let everybody know when to stop clapping. Nobody whated to be the first one to stop as it might be looked at as disloyalty. Stallin whould clap as well and when he stoped it was time for the crowd to stop.
I never knew he had so many athletic accomplishments LOL Thanks Johnny
They come in the machines at the grocery stores for 25 cents 😂
For next video can you do the duck foot pistol please
Great video as always! So, North Korea is basically an absolute monarchy, and it seems to be close to the feudalism that they used for centuries, with most of the population now being some kind of serfs.
Exactly
In other words, the medals are more symbolism than substance. A North Korean version of DEI, Didn't Earn It.
Once all the medals are pinned to the bottom of the jacket they start pinning them on their trousers.
3:51 taking the definition of artillery tractor to the max
"Maybe collectively they form a bullet proof vest."
But they're not mortar proof, just ask Kim Chul! 💥⚰😂
I wonder how some important western military figures would look if they chose to wear all their medals in full. They usually use these giant colourful plaques instead, which resemble the bands of their medals.
Easier than giving you food.
Because medals are cool, don't you think? Also I guess it makes them happy?
I thought they were merit badges…. For cooking, tying knots, changing tires, making rice, etc.
They probably are, but you're being generous assuming they have rice to cook lol
Babe wake up. Johnny posted a new video
11 "hole in one" in a single round of golf is crazy work 😂
In his 1st round no less.
When you've got nothing but psychotic egomaniacs in charge of your military, you hand out medals like mints.
Imagining Kim Jong-Un wandering around with a trash bag full of medals pulling out handfuls of them throwing them at everyone like "whatever, have some more of this bullshit" every time someone gets him a glass of water or something