Why North Korea Is Doing Better Than You Think

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  • @Jaynat_SF
    @Jaynat_SF 29 днів тому +614

    "Putin and kim may be close, but nothing comes as close as a Henson shave"
    Damn, that segue to the sponsored block was smooth... Almost as smooth as a Henson shave.

    • @ThijquintNL
      @ThijquintNL 29 днів тому +5

      😂😂😂

    • @kentchamberlain5720
      @kentchamberlain5720 29 днів тому +9

      That transition drove me to the comments too.

    • @wulfrache
      @wulfrache 29 днів тому +1

      Umm, actually its pronounced SEGWAY. 🙄

    • @Jaynat_SF
      @Jaynat_SF 29 днів тому +2

      @@wulfrache Well, yes, Segue and Segway are pronounced basically the same, but Segue is Segue and Segway is Segway.

    • @madpoetsociety2917
      @madpoetsociety2917 18 днів тому +1

      @@wulfrache the Thesaurus is your friend, man. You should make use of it. 😂

  • @l.j.turner185
    @l.j.turner185 Місяць тому +705

    It's easy to improve from rock bottom

    • @Might-as-well
      @Might-as-well Місяць тому +47

      Africa disagrees.

    • @CoiboiXD
      @CoiboiXD Місяць тому +27

      ​@@Might-as-well Rwanda: i agree

    • @bamaramify
      @bamaramify Місяць тому +7

      ​@@Might-as-wellthey just need to find their rock bottom

    • @oooshafiqooo
      @oooshafiqooo Місяць тому +3

      @@Might-as-well other than some countries in Africa, yeah

    • @armantorus4001
      @armantorus4001 29 днів тому


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  • @ktefccre
    @ktefccre Місяць тому +338

    Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice that I am willing to make.
    - Kim to his voluntary troops, probably

    • @Aubrey2004-j4k
      @Aubrey2004-j4k Місяць тому +3

      😂😂

    • @miliba
      @miliba 29 днів тому +8

      Who doesnt love Lord Farquaad

    • @zealisrealfan
      @zealisrealfan 29 днів тому +9

      US to korean citizens when applying sanctions

    • @ArawnOfAnnwn
      @ArawnOfAnnwn 29 днів тому +18

      ​​@@zealisrealfan To over a third of the WHOLE WORLD when applying sanctions..

    • @davidstrelec2000
      @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому

      Washington made claims that there are 10,000 North Korean soldiers in Ukraine but they had not presented a single shred of evidence.

  • @Yksssy
    @Yksssy Місяць тому +446

    The Kim dinasty is gonna be eating well i guess

    • @ChaitanyaSharma-w5f
      @ChaitanyaSharma-w5f Місяць тому +3

      True that, true that

    • @_Ben___
      @_Ben___ Місяць тому +15

      Dinenasty

    • @yofedstyhrega4594
      @yofedstyhrega4594 Місяць тому +5

      I mean he already is hopefully the people get to eat some food

    • @TheGeneReyva
      @TheGeneReyva Місяць тому

      Unlike the rest of the country subsisting on meth because it's cheaper than food.

    • @zigzag8338
      @zigzag8338 Місяць тому

      😂

  • @marthaeh
    @marthaeh Місяць тому +217

    Great video, this is my field. Minor critique, Juche is pronounced Joo-ché (ch as in chair)

    • @scienceandcivilization
      @scienceandcivilization Місяць тому +8

      It’s actually pronounced “ch’ooch’e” and it doesn’t mean “self-reliance”

    • @killexpert5095
      @killexpert5095 Місяць тому

      What does it mean then​@@scienceandcivilization

    • @PsychoSpartan7
      @PsychoSpartan7 Місяць тому +19

      ​​@@scienceandcivilizationhe's right. He's just using something more like the South Korean romanization, and you're using something more used in... North Korea. I think you told on yourself there buddy.
      It literally translates to "subject idea", but it's just the name for the Kim's own branch of Marxism-Leninism, sometimes summed up as self-reliance
      Also while J can correspond to ㅈ, and Ch to ㅊ, the sounds are not quite the same as how a native Korean would say it. It's just the closest English can get.

    • @chinesesparrows
      @chinesesparrows Місяць тому +1

      Its hilarious that its about self-reliance but as pointed out in this vid NK received large amounts of aid from CCCP and CCP, and once they stopped that aid NK fell off

    • @NicolasMiari
      @NicolasMiari 29 днів тому +5

      More like Dou-che

  • @apc9714
    @apc9714 Місяць тому +756

    Average North Koreans going from 0.5 to 0.7 meals per day. Good for them

    • @Geny
      @Geny Місяць тому +59

      It's pretty clear you are very narrow minded

    • @bamaramify
      @bamaramify Місяць тому +91

      ​@@Genyor that was a good joke on the way their country is perceived

    • @PsychoSpartan7
      @PsychoSpartan7 Місяць тому

      ​@@Geny Funny you didn't say he was wrong. The whole point of the regime is to enrich and protect the State in general and Kim in particular. That's it, period. Any increase in riches will be controlled and doled out at the will of the regime, and it'll be the bare minimum necessary to stay in power. The people are an afterthought. That's objectively the the MO of every totalitarian regime that has ever existed.

    • @slavicchad
      @slavicchad Місяць тому +5

      ​@@bamaramify an open mind is like a fort whit its gates wide open for the enemy.

    • @azumishimizu1880
      @azumishimizu1880 Місяць тому

      Meanwhile North Korean has more balls than Western Europe. And those Asians conquer European towns.

  • @jamesmah3063
    @jamesmah3063 Місяць тому +20

    So much research into north korea and they didn't take 1 minute to google how to pronounce Juche

    • @SwordQuake2
      @SwordQuake2 10 днів тому +1

      They always butcher pronunciations.

  • @smalltime0
    @smalltime0 Місяць тому +65

    North Korea produces urea (used in fertilizer) from coal. It is a incredibly expensive, labour intensive, process that is far cheaper to do using natural gas and oil. Since China has basically used it as a control lever previously, they'd be eager to switch their process to a natural gas/oil process (which is somewhat easy to do).
    Even temporarily, Russia exports urea itself ordinarily too.

    • @bwhog
      @bwhog 29 днів тому +1

      Ain't the only thing that's used for... Key ingredient in gun powder (potassium nitrate). Something North Korea likes making in large quantities.

    • @smalltime0
      @smalltime0 29 днів тому +1

      @@bwhog You'd be surprised... North Korea even makes clothes from it.

    • @Phuc_Yuu
      @Phuc_Yuu 29 днів тому

      North Korean diesel exhaust fluid is the best in the world in my opinion.

    • @knullndull
      @knullndull 28 днів тому

      The more you know. Cody’slab just uploaded a video using surface bacteria found on coal to turn his urea into nitrates. Thought it seemed cost effective if using waste, though he did mention scale towards the end of his experiment.

    • @thehalls9062
      @thehalls9062 28 днів тому

      "it is a incredibly expensive process that is far cheaper to do using natural gas and oil"? Did you translate this or something?

  • @JamesTenniswood
    @JamesTenniswood Місяць тому +63

    Someone found the studio light switch. Nice work 🎉

    • @smalltime0
      @smalltime0 Місяць тому +6

      It was hard to find with the studio being so dark, but they got there.

  • @SL16867
    @SL16867 Місяць тому +142

    Juche (주체) should be pronounced in English like "joo-chay"

    • @kimandre336
      @kimandre336 Місяць тому

      I don't really expect British people to pronounce non-western words properly.

    • @winnesbogum
      @winnesbogum Місяць тому +8

      주차이? 😂

    • @meltyninjers
      @meltyninjers 29 днів тому +10

      at this point i'm starting to think he's mispronouncing words like that intentionally to get more comments

    • @miliba
      @miliba 29 днів тому +7

      Anglos always struggle to pronounce foreign names

    • @andrewdunbar828
      @andrewdunbar828 29 днів тому +1

      I was gonna say "joo-che" but yeah "joo-shee" is definitely wrong.

  • @activatewindows7415
    @activatewindows7415 Місяць тому +86

    We got "Why North Korea Is Doing Better Than You Think" from TLDR News before GTA6

    • @Ok.768
      @Ok.768 29 днів тому

      LOL 🤣

  • @macleanhawley1742
    @macleanhawley1742 29 днів тому +8

    I could hear your smile in the "Putin and Kim might be close, but nothing comes as close as a Henson shave" lol

  • @talkingtree8166
    @talkingtree8166 Місяць тому +23

    Video about Kim and Putin.
    Thumbnails show Kim and Xi.

    • @juanjorge751
      @juanjorge751 Місяць тому +2

      Gotta grind those clipbaits, taking about china especially on a bad way gives view nowadays It seens

  • @fateenshareef8716
    @fateenshareef8716 Місяць тому +59

    The transition to the ad was so smooth. Like the shave I get from Hensen blade.
    Pls send me a package. Lol

    • @kwe_
      @kwe_ Місяць тому +2

      😭

    • @Davli007
      @Davli007 29 днів тому +2

      Couldn’t contain my laugh at that transition 😂

  • @miliba
    @miliba Місяць тому +68

    Nobody can outperform the great nation of Glorious and Paramount People's Republic of North Korea

    • @kwe_
      @kwe_ Місяць тому

      Yes I live there I get an average income of 20,000$ everyday just like every citizen here, USA is spreading propaganda!

    • @bluegold1026
      @bluegold1026 29 днів тому +4

      The sarcasm is strong with this one.

  • @alexnorthrop1588
    @alexnorthrop1588 29 днів тому +15

    Small issue with1:20 the invasion of South Korea happened with Soviet arms sales, the Chinese didn't assist the North Koreans at the start of the invasion

    • @germanyball9827
      @germanyball9827 29 днів тому +1

      Correct the Chinese only sent troops in once North Korea was about to fall

    • @alexnorthrop1588
      @alexnorthrop1588 29 днів тому +1

      @germanyball9827 or arguably already had fallen

    • @germanyball9827
      @germanyball9827 29 днів тому

      @@alexnorthrop1588 True

    • @pekipaki7645
      @pekipaki7645 26 днів тому

      @@germanyball9827 Because American soldiers were fighting in South Korea, but when the Chinese entered the scene, the Americans ran as hard as they could. These are the claims of American documents. The Americans cannot forgive China for that.

    • @__-fu5se
      @__-fu5se 26 днів тому

      North Korea is very much China's buffer and was recreated for this purpose. Stalin himself didn't support North Korea as it basically felled.

  • @andrewrogers3067
    @andrewrogers3067 Місяць тому +57

    It’s easy to do better from nothing

    • @williamseric6492
      @williamseric6492 20 днів тому +1

      they are sending missiles 7000 km above the surface of earth, only 4 other countries can do that

  • @zealisrealfan
    @zealisrealfan 29 днів тому +6

    Are you telling me that the children arent pushing the trains and eating rats?

    • @nobodyherepal3292
      @nobodyherepal3292 29 днів тому +2

      No, there definitely doing that too

    • @Might-as-well
      @Might-as-well 29 днів тому +5

      @@nobodyherepal3292 Do you actually believe that any amount of manpower yet alone children can push a train full of cargo?

    • @nobodyherepal3292
      @nobodyherepal3292 29 днів тому

      @ stranger things have happened.

    • @Might-as-well
      @Might-as-well 29 днів тому +3

      @@nobodyherepal3292 it's physically impossible, you can do the math.

    • @nobodyherepal3292
      @nobodyherepal3292 29 днів тому

      @ tell that to Kim then

  • @AYTM1200
    @AYTM1200 29 днів тому +6

    Bromance between Putin & Kim Jong Un will go down in history as one of the weirdest relationship 😂😂😂.

    • @StevenHughes-hr5hp
      @StevenHughes-hr5hp 29 днів тому +2

      Not nearly as weird as Donald Trump's obsession with the both of them.

    • @AYTM1200
      @AYTM1200 29 днів тому +1

      @@StevenHughes-hr5hp making diplomatic breakthrough (in the words of TLDR) isn't the same as the "friendship" they have here.

    • @HungoverHistorian-zf6gi
      @HungoverHistorian-zf6gi 28 днів тому

      Putin and Silvio Berlusconi’s surely was something

  • @PyroVox
    @PyroVox Місяць тому +7

    The voice-over in this video sounds a bit soft and muffled compared to previous videos with the same presenter. Has there been a change in the recording setup? It sounded better before.

  • @goldenfiberwheat238
    @goldenfiberwheat238 29 днів тому +6

    5:24 crazy how low Cuba is. If only there was an easy fix…oh wait

    • @davidstrelec2000
      @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому +1

      Easy way to fix Cuba is to lift up the 60 years of embargo...

    • @davidstrelec2000
      @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому +3

      Cuba also has a GDP growth of 2% for 2024. It's not collapsing.

    • @goldenfiberwheat238
      @goldenfiberwheat238 29 днів тому +5

      @ my point was that Cuba is seriously held back by the embargo

    • @minsapint8007
      @minsapint8007 28 днів тому +2

      @@goldenfiberwheat238 I actually missed that. Cuba has just joined BRICS+ as a partner. I hope that that helps.

  • @Tomtit_Andy
    @Tomtit_Andy Місяць тому +5

    I love the tone change at the add transition. I heard the smile.
    Well done.

  • @saucysalmon55
    @saucysalmon55 27 днів тому +7

    Referencing a Heritage Foundation document isn't a good look.

    • @shafsteryellow
      @shafsteryellow 27 днів тому +2

      What do you think this channel is 😂 just type erdogan tldr

  • @ryanlee2091
    @ryanlee2091 29 днів тому +1

    They used to say something like "The North Korea dictator Kim Yong with his ideology Joo Shee..." back in the days on cable TVs.
    It's still lovely to hear people mispronounce North Korean names. It's how we show them our passive aggressiveness.

  • @Alex.af.Nordheim
    @Alex.af.Nordheim Місяць тому +16

    4:16 I never thought I'd hear this

    • @davidescristofaros2241
      @davidescristofaros2241 Місяць тому +4

      we shouldn't really mock russia too much because this is a big deal. nk is already supplying millions of shells, that's a big deal

    • @VodkaPandas
      @VodkaPandas Місяць тому +2

      @@davidescristofaros2241 NK also sign an agreement with Russia, if Russia invested their money to build weapons factory in NK with cheap NK labour, that would give Russia huge industry and give NK huge boost to it's economy.

    • @KamBar2020
      @KamBar2020 29 днів тому

      Never Say NEVER 😎 Justin Bieber

  • @SuryaA-hl9ji
    @SuryaA-hl9ji 27 днів тому +1

    The thumbnail got me lol 😂

  • @Bean_guy2
    @Bean_guy2 29 днів тому +10

    5:25 the heritage foundation? seriously?

  • @chonkychungus
    @chonkychungus Місяць тому +36

    and yet it’s still the worst country on earth to live in by a country mile

    • @gabagooom
      @gabagooom Місяць тому +14

      Afghanistan takes the cake in my opinion

    • @RobertP.Trebor
      @RobertP.Trebor Місяць тому

      ​@@gabagooom why?

    • @Vizuru71
      @Vizuru71 Місяць тому +10

      @@RobertP.TreborAfghanistan is in a war right now where there are no rules, while North Korea are not in a on-going war and people are scared to commit crimes due to its harsh punishment.

    • @kwe_
      @kwe_ Місяць тому +1

      @@Vizuru71but they still do lmao

    • @araen11
      @araen11 Місяць тому +6

      Nah. Turkmenistan is NK but even poorer and more unhinged (yes, really). Also have yoy heard of eritrea? NK takes a spot, but there are still worse options.

  • @Nogoodusernamehere
    @Nogoodusernamehere 29 днів тому +1

    Ok, that transition was kinda nice.

  • @rue_dae1365
    @rue_dae1365 29 днів тому

    Hello! Good informative video from the tldr team about our small nation. Might i add, the pronunciation of ‘Juche’ id more like the ‘ju’from juice and ‘che’ from Che Guveara. Otherwise, i think it does an alright job on summarizing the issue! 👍

  • @willemvanriet7160
    @willemvanriet7160 29 днів тому +2

    NONE of those troops are coming back...

    • @DK-gj5sp
      @DK-gj5sp 29 днів тому

      Lies started by pantagon. There are no troops in Russia

    • @nobodyherepal3292
      @nobodyherepal3292 29 днів тому

      @@DK-gj5spthe Russians themselves showed North Korean troops in Russia

  • @BlakeHoward-v2k
    @BlakeHoward-v2k 28 днів тому +1

    So many ads for a video less than 10 min

  • @theconqueringram5295
    @theconqueringram5295 29 днів тому +1

    I mean, when you hit rock bottom there's nowhere to go but up, even if it's by a couple of inches.

  • @primal1233
    @primal1233 Місяць тому +21

    It seems dictators like to stick together

    • @8qk67acq5
      @8qk67acq5 Місяць тому +2

      People with same ideologies likes to stick together who wouldathought.

    • @Ayfe431
      @Ayfe431 29 днів тому

      @@8qk67acq5really? Iraq under Saddam was secular socialist and Saudi is a monarchy, both were very close with America

    • @8qk67acq5
      @8qk67acq5 29 днів тому

      @Ayfe431 Nothing I said implies it could never happen

    • @Ayfe431
      @Ayfe431 29 днів тому

      @@8qk67acq5 I mean if u feel those are exceptions I can give more examples
      The point is ideologies isn’t what’s bringing together most ppl (there are a few exceptions). Most of the time it’s a powerful country (including democratic ones) keeping a dictator in power, and the dictator following orders in return

    • @8qk67acq5
      @8qk67acq5 29 днів тому

      @Ayfe431 There's always exceptions. And what you said doesn't really disprove what I said. Ideology, doesn't ends at dictatorship or democracy.

  • @jpx1508
    @jpx1508 Місяць тому +7

    Wow!!! What a paradise.... who would have guessed??

  • @adcaptandumvulgus4252
    @adcaptandumvulgus4252 29 днів тому

    Dprk is like that crazy friend you like to have in a fight

  • @jongholee
    @jongholee 29 днів тому +3

    “che” [tʃe] from Juche is pronounced like the name Che Guevara.

  • @thesupergamer43430
    @thesupergamer43430 29 днів тому

    Oh i love Jushi. Especially Salmon flavour.

  • @shojunichi
    @shojunichi Місяць тому +17

    China didn’t voluntarily support the invasion of South Korea as Mao planned to chase the KMT to Taiwan island after 1949, Mao was consolidating his CCP forces and planned to invade Taiwan in 1950 but Stalin forced Mao to help Kim instead, leaving China weaker and unable to invade Taiwan afterwards. China suffered ~500k causalities and lost almost a third of its artillery, airforce and tanks. Taiwan (ROC) was virtually saved by the Korean war.

    • @bigguy3636
      @bigguy3636 29 днів тому +9

      What is this revisionism lol

    • @miliba
      @miliba 29 днів тому +7

      What are you babbling about? The Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 and the KMT had been driven to Taiwan. Only in 1950 did the Korean War begin

    • @citiesexplainedtv
      @citiesexplainedtv 29 днів тому +3

      Ooh Eastern propaganda. The kind you're supposed to pretend doesn't exist on UA-cam

    • @forme1981
      @forme1981 29 днів тому

      ​@@miliba, the civil war never ended. both sides attack the other from time to time. The current government party of roc publicly refuse to negotiate a piece deal during election campaigns. As recently as February this year, ROC sent a ship crossed the Davis line and killed two Chinese fishermen. It is in the cold war phrase

    • @forme1981
      @forme1981 29 днів тому

      ​@@citiesexplainedtv, yes, UA-cam should only allows western propaganda, no East , no South, no other direction

  • @33Verst
    @33Verst Місяць тому +1

    W new mic

  • @hey_bucklebob
    @hey_bucklebob 29 днів тому +3

    That segway into the razor sponsor was incredible 😂

  • @Naturenerd1000
    @Naturenerd1000 Місяць тому +7

    North Korea Doing Better than Cuba right now. What a high bar.

  • @smubro
    @smubro 29 днів тому +13

    heritage foundation as a source is questionable

    • @kentchamberlain5720
      @kentchamberlain5720 29 днів тому

      Yeah dude, this is all MKULTRA 2.0. Anyone on Nebula is bankrolled by the Five Eyes. If you want impartiality, read four different foreign newspapers and figure out who's lying least about what.

    • @davidstrelec2000
      @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому

      Economic freedom index by heritage is bullshit because what is freedom for private business owner is heavy restriction for workers and losses of rights and protection.

  • @augustus331
    @augustus331 29 днів тому +10

    Wait TLDR here says that North Korea is doing better than we think because of 3.1% GDP growth?
    North Korea's nominal GDP in 2023 was $29.6 billion. 3.1% of that is $880 million. With 26.5 million North Koreans, that's $33 annual growth per North-Korean.
    And let's be honest, they are increasingly confrontational so this $33 per North-Korean will go to the military.

    • @davidstrelec2000
      @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому

      North Korea's economy is heavily underestimated by the West so it is likely much bigger and North Korea develops nukes to decrease reliance on army.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 26 днів тому

      ​@davidstrelec2000 no it isn't and North Korea keeps claiming in their tourism videos they now have "prosperity" but in reality it doesn't

    • @hyhhy
      @hyhhy 26 днів тому +1

      33 extra bucks per year is a lot for the average North Korean. And if they keep that going, they're going to have 100 extra bucks per year in a couple of years.

    • @Might-as-well
      @Might-as-well 26 днів тому

      The thing is we don't actually know North Korea's actual GDP as North Korea has a large system of underground markets and barely levy's taxes, thus making economic survaillance near impossible,

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 21 день тому

      ​@@davidstrelec2000if North Korea is doing "so well" why even in 2024 that 99% of the country from satellite is in the dark

  • @roary4092
    @roary4092 27 днів тому

    The audio sounds off. Is it just me?

  • @DodiCortres
    @DodiCortres 29 днів тому +232

    I'm favoured only God knows how much I praise Him, $230k every 4weeks! I now have a big mansion and can now afford anything and also support God’s work and the church.

    • @DodiCortres
      @DodiCortres 29 днів тому

      Only God knows how much grateful i am. After so much struggles I now own a new house and my family is happy once again everything is finally falling into place!!

    • @RonalodCliquestar
      @RonalodCliquestar 29 днів тому

      Wow that's huge, how do you make that much monthly?

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      @RonalodCliquestar 29 днів тому

      I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

    • @DodiCortres
      @DodiCortres 29 днів тому

      It's Ms. Evelyn Vera doing, she's changed my life.

    • @DodiCortres
      @DodiCortres 29 днів тому

      I started pretty low, though, $5000 thereabouts. The return came massive. Joey is in school doing well, telling me of new friends he's meeting in school. Thank you Evelyn Vera you're a miracle.

  • @nineomite
    @nineomite 29 днів тому +2

    TLDR; North Korea is not doing better than you think, Russia just gave it some stuff.
    North Korea sees better economic growth than that simply when the weather is good for growing food, that's how bad it is.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 8 днів тому

      North Korea is getting war stuff and it's not doing anything for it's people and North Korea has on of the worst preforming economies

  • @NIlleyla
    @NIlleyla 29 днів тому +58

    Rule of thumb:
    A country does well, when it has problems with people wanting to move there.
    A country does not do well, when it has to stop people from leaving.

    • @E3ECO
      @E3ECO 29 днів тому +3

      Yep. SK aligned itself with the West and NK aligned with the USSR/China. Which country would you rather live in now?

    • @someguy8454
      @someguy8454 29 днів тому +1

      ​@@E3ECOwhat do you hope to add to this? Currently the answer is pretty obvious

    • @E3ECO
      @E3ECO 29 днів тому +1

      @@someguy8454 My point is obvious. Align yourself with repressive governments and your country will not do well. (I meant "you" in a generic way, not the OP.)

    • @someguy8454
      @someguy8454 29 днів тому +4

      @E3ECO while i dont support north korea, the US and south korea were still repressive (SK especially) at the time with the south korean leader being a military dictator, feel like it is less to do with repression and economics instead

    • @someguy8454
      @someguy8454 29 днів тому +1

      @@E3ECO also sorry if i worded the one earlier a bit harshly

  • @silenthawkstudios9924
    @silenthawkstudios9924 29 днів тому +1

    5:18 You're sourcing from the Heritage foundation... the same people who came up with project 2025...

  • @justnotgood5628
    @justnotgood5628 Місяць тому +36

    I do love measuring how well a country is doing on GDP per capita, and Economic "FREEDOM", rather than life expectancy or infant morality rates (which are still lower than the south, but not nearly at the same level)
    Also bro ignored the US sanctions stopping North Korea from importing food which would have prevented the famine in 1994

    • @sebastiantigani2720
      @sebastiantigani2720 Місяць тому +12

      And barred them from importing fertilisers and oil, which is needed when your entire agriculture sector is mechanised

    • @Джеклейланд
      @Джеклейланд 29 днів тому +11

      @@sebastiantigani2720Also in the 50s the UN had passed a resolution to prevent North Koreans from working abroad and sending remittances back, effectively trapping them in their own country

    • @zealisrealfan
      @zealisrealfan 29 днів тому

      are you telling me that leveling an entire country then cutting them off from global trade is what causes poverty and not mandatory haircuts?

    • @davidstrelec2000
      @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому

      North Korea is the most heavily sanctioned country on earth.

    • @frankchen4229
      @frankchen4229 27 днів тому +2

      finally; someone actually sane in the comments.

  • @manuag3886
    @manuag3886 29 днів тому

    A dark horse in geopolitics

  • @ThePuma1707
    @ThePuma1707 Місяць тому

    1:16 With the backing of USSR, not China, they didnt interveene until the coalition forces were approaching Manchuria

  • @adamSmith_1723
    @adamSmith_1723 27 днів тому

    I had to give a laugh at that thumbnail 😅 reminds me of something I made in middle school

  • @nononono3421
    @nononono3421 29 днів тому +1

    Technological progress allows us to do more with less and hence favors ever increasing autonomy, or “self-reliance”. At some point NK will reach a threshold beyond which it can essentially ensure the basic needs of all its citizens, including food, and the only threat would be a foreign military one. Waiting for North Korea to implode due to isolation is a foolish tactic.

  • @Mohojo
    @Mohojo Місяць тому +4

    Yalls sound is a bit weird today.

  • @arystanakmolinskii9226
    @arystanakmolinskii9226 Місяць тому +4

    The Juche Thought was a project to give North Korean leadership political autonomy from both Soviet and Chinese interference, and strengthen Kim Il Sung's cult of personality. Self-reliance, although proclaimed, was always bogus, as North Korea was always heavy subsidized and they extracted support from both USSR and China through diplomatic manipulation. At that time, ideological, cultural, and informational isolation from both USSR and China at one side, and capitalist countries on the other, aimed at strengthening Kim Il Sung's position of power, and not just because.
    Juche Thought wasn't softened in the 80s, because when it began to be formulated around that time, it deemphasised class struggle, and Kim Il Sung himself ordered some market reforms a few years before Deng Xiaoping became leader of China.

  • @GeldUndKokaine-kc1hp
    @GeldUndKokaine-kc1hp 29 днів тому

    Good for Kim, he has such a hard time making friends. Glad he found someone who clicks with him! Good kid

  • @R1CK3RS
    @R1CK3RS Місяць тому +4

    I wonder if they're accepting flights in? Kim looks like they eat well.

    • @smalltime0
      @smalltime0 Місяць тому +1

      Do you want to roll that dice? Air Koryo isn't reputable at the best of times, when Kim travels he does it by armoured train.

  • @shroomyesc
    @shroomyesc 28 днів тому

    That's some wacky microphone action going on

  • @SatchelChannel
    @SatchelChannel 25 днів тому

    As a southern italian that's living in a nation getting poorer by the day, NK doesnt seem so bad

  • @fillipe4700
    @fillipe4700 29 днів тому

    NK latest approach to Russia is also to decrease some dependency on China

  • @NNA1984
    @NNA1984 28 днів тому

    Russia gets shells and men, North Korea gets food.

  • @mx338
    @mx338 Місяць тому +10

    North-Korean economic growth is a positive, as the DPRK is inherently reliant on food imports, which they can only support with their own exports. Contrary to even this report North-Korea was eager to export to the west since a long while, even publishing English language trade magazines advertising their products. What held them back are the stringent sanctions.

    • @alexc6926
      @alexc6926 24 дні тому

      Maybe they should be less hostile if they want a breakthrough and detente. Idk it’s kinda weird to threaten when y face famine instead of idk respecting not invading South Korea. How come delusion people like you never realize this or did u forget that north korea was attacking ships from Japan, Sk kidnapping foreigners even before Kim started testing nukes?

  • @AA-ux6gg
    @AA-ux6gg Місяць тому +175

    Imagine only having North Korea and Belarus as friends. That’s Russia right now.

    • @TitusFlavius11
      @TitusFlavius11 Місяць тому +66

      Ah yes. Because only North Korea and Belarus came to the BRICS summit in Kazan, right?

    • @edoardoturco8780
      @edoardoturco8780 Місяць тому +62

      @@TitusFlavius11 Except for China, no Brics country is directly allied with Russia at the moment ( Partners, at best).

    • @TitusFlavius11
      @TitusFlavius11 Місяць тому

      @@edoardoturco8780So?

    • @dannydenison6253
      @dannydenison6253 Місяць тому +7

      @@edoardoturco8780 Cope XD

    • @norude
      @norude Місяць тому +28

      I live in belarus and absolutely no-one, except for luka has yet registered as a candidate for the election, with the deadline being the 1st of November :(

  • @DtWolfwood
    @DtWolfwood 29 днів тому

    Enemy of my enemy is my friend.

  • @helloaftergoodbye3922
    @helloaftergoodbye3922 29 днів тому

    The discount code doesn’t work ☹️

  • @ThomasSankaramybeloved
    @ThomasSankaramybeloved Місяць тому +1

    Comments showing they know absolutely nothing about the DPRK

  • @YMC888
    @YMC888 29 днів тому

    Actually to correct you here North Korea started the Korean War with the full backing of the Soviet Union. China was dragged into this war as the US led UN forces went all the way to the border on the Yalu River between North Korea and China!

  • @maplemiles3381
    @maplemiles3381 25 днів тому

    6:30 estimated well some of that is also by stealing foreign currency

  • @SofieFaarlund
    @SofieFaarlund Місяць тому +7

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  • @paulschmitz9175
    @paulschmitz9175 25 днів тому

    Pyongyang is going to go up in a giant mushroom cloud.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 25 днів тому

      North Korea barely got any GDP but the central bank saying 3.1 jump is not much at all

  • @carlramirez6339
    @carlramirez6339 25 днів тому +1

    Even if North Korean living standards quadruple, that's still not much.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 21 день тому +1

      Japan and South Korea has a better economy and living standards

  • @colinsutherland201
    @colinsutherland201 29 днів тому

    10/10 thumbnail

  • @dylan8670
    @dylan8670 29 днів тому +6

    Ehh, North Korea is not doing better than we think. Its leadership might be, but the country itself is starving and improverished.

  • @fortunetell3r
    @fortunetell3r 29 днів тому

    1:39 Pronouncing 주체 "Juicy" is crazy 💀💀 bruh it literally takes 10 seconds to google translate it

  • @phonicBlitz
    @phonicBlitz 29 днів тому

    It's more of changing relationship than an emerging on. Even with all the sanctions both Russia and China were caught sending aid to North Korea far before Russia invaded Ukraine.

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  • @barabg
    @barabg 28 днів тому

    Sound levels, the hell?

  • @BeenchHoopla
    @BeenchHoopla 29 днів тому +1

    5:20 the heritage foundation are also the authors of project 2025, probably not the best source

  • @FlyingElvis1000
    @FlyingElvis1000 29 днів тому

    These personnel being sent to Russia can't possibly be returned to N. Korea after they see too much. If they are, they would have to be held as political prisoners which would be SO troublesome as "war heroes" with stories. Being captured on the battlefield may be their only chance of survival.

  • @ChristopherSobieniak
    @ChristopherSobieniak 29 днів тому

    Being pals with Russia is pretty much typical with this scenario.

  • @Teelan.5268
    @Teelan.5268 Місяць тому +1

    Might wanna check the pronunciation of Juche xD

  • @Gilder-von-Schattenkreuz
    @Gilder-von-Schattenkreuz 29 днів тому

    Its Great for NK indeed.
    I mean with how Desperate Putler is. Kimmy will get pretty much whatever he wants if he provides ammo and meat.
    Worse for Winny the Pooh tough. His Influence over Kimmy is effectively gone with Putler providing for Kimmy´s needs.
    And this in turn might end up being quite bad for all of them.
    Because if Winny gets Angy he may take his own measures.

  • @KonradAdenauerJr
    @KonradAdenauerJr 29 днів тому

    It' possible that Kim is assisting Russia now in the hope that the latter would back him if he decides to attack South Korea...

  • @strato9889
    @strato9889 29 днів тому +1

    interesting video but the use of the heritage foundation index on economic freedom is dubious, once you you at the criteria they use...
    heritage foundation isn't just an independent think tank or study group, it's a fundamentally liberal (economically) and ultraconservative (socially) organization, supported by multiple billionaires and big compagnies, and at the origin of Project 2025 which will probably guide Trump's presidency if he ends up elected

  • @GCS88
    @GCS88 29 днів тому

    It's sad they (DPRK) dissolved the ideas of reunification, I was there when Moon Jae-In and Kim Jong-Un exchanged steps onto both territories it was a historical moment and everyone felt like peace was finally at arms reach all the Ajhummas were selling those North Korean noodles that both leaders enjoyed, such a surreal moment.

  • @falpsdsqglthnsac
    @falpsdsqglthnsac 29 днів тому +1

    ah yes, "jushi"

  • @moffatwatts6857
    @moffatwatts6857 Місяць тому

    So this means, North Korea will have abundant oil and food?

  • @aftermathreport
    @aftermathreport Місяць тому

    “With backing from China…” my understanding was that China backing North Korea was more a reaction to the US getting involved than something North Korea had going in.

    • @forme1981
      @forme1981 29 днів тому

      More like US Air force "randomly" dropped bombs in China soil until Mao sent army to the border. And unlike the Vietnam war, China never sent any supplies to the NK troops

  • @Ornitholestes1
    @Ornitholestes1 27 днів тому

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  • @jonathangardner6296
    @jonathangardner6296 29 днів тому

    Technically, the Korean War has yet to end.

  • @bamaramify
    @bamaramify Місяць тому

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  • @Orange_Pith
    @Orange_Pith Місяць тому

    that segway haha

  • @Mr_CM_
    @Mr_CM_ 24 дні тому

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  • @tweisbek2
    @tweisbek2 29 днів тому

    The video talks very little about the economy of North Korea today, and offers little evidence that this military cooperation with China is making a big difference in poverty and food shortages.
    In 2023 there were reports that food shortages in NK were at their worst since the 90s, with cannibalism being reported once more. Since the pandemic NK became even more isolated from the world, causing them to become even poorer. Selling shells and troops to Russia won't change that for its populace

  • @RedJadeArt
    @RedJadeArt Місяць тому

    This will end up ruffling some feathers in China I think.
    China could have furnished NK with better rocket and nuclear technology ages ago, they just didn’t, because a) NK has nothing China wants except to be a buffer state to South Korea and b) they’re already sharing one border with an autocratic nuclear armed country, they really didn’t need a second one. If there’s one thing China agrees on with everyone else it’s that more nuclear weapons are bad.
    So Russia saying “Yeah no probs here’s how you make rockets” in that circumstance without really asking China is a bit rude. Probably not rude enough that China does anything about it, but rude nonetheless.

  • @davidstrelec2000
    @davidstrelec2000 29 днів тому

    North Korea has diplomatic relationship with 160 countries and its trade with China peaked at 10 billion USD. North Korea's isolationism is a myth.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 26 днів тому

      @davidstrelec2000 no they are very very isolated since the founding

  • @hhanjali
    @hhanjali 28 днів тому

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  • @Phil_AKA_ThundyUK
    @Phil_AKA_ThundyUK 29 днів тому +1

    Sup with the sound?

  • @wenterinfaer1656
    @wenterinfaer1656 28 днів тому

    I don't think because I have never seen Korea. All my understanding is based on the images media and movies had fed me.

    • @maplemiles3381
      @maplemiles3381 8 днів тому

      By "Korea" you mean North Korea and I'm going to be telling you this. North Korea economy despite this partnership with Russia is still doing very bad thanks in part to a ruthless dictator