People grossly overestimate mankind. It's so easy to control and manipulate them. On a small or large scale. To a small or extreme extent. It happens in every country in the world. I live in one of the richest and most free countries, the United States, and it's still a major problem here. In the very recent past, and still today in many parts of the world, blasphemy, heresy and sorcery are common capital crimes.
From what I have noticed, people seem to be ok with authoritarianism as long as it fits their political views (left vs right), which as a libertarian I cannot understand. Tyranny, whether left wing or right wing is still tyranny, and tyrants of any political views will take a mile if given an inch, so nobody should ever accept even the slightest amount of sacrifice of freedom because it can and will turn into something much worse.
@@100percentSNAFU Look at us in the UK. We gave up our right to buy and own handguns in 1996 after the Dunblane Massacre. Now we can't even carry a knife or pepper spray for self defence.
@@curtisevans8413 I thought not even the cops carry guns in the UK. Some due and they yell out, “ARMED police.” Some liberals I know have a hard on for British and Australian gun laws. Ironic-both the British oppression of the colonists was put down by guns and Australia suffers from severe gun control-and was a 🇬🇧 colony. But hey-what you gave up in rights allowed for violent Muslims to move into your nation.
@@denny3088 I was watching the video and got really locked into the geography and dangers they faced trying to leave North Korea and escape to the south, Japan and even China. So I was surprised when Canada came up as an option. Even the embassy in China. Who would have thought to seek out Canada's help in that part of the world if you don't have any connection to the country?
If human beings were such rational creatures, the concept of a "kingdom" would never have been established in human history. The majority of the masses only risk their lives to fight against tyrants when they are pushed to the brink of having nothing left to lose. The North Korean regime knows this, which is why they strengthen information control. From the perspective of the North Korean regime, it is advantageous for their power to make the North Korean people believe that South Korea is a more hellish place than North Korea. Additionally, the North Korean regime thoroughly controls not only information coming from abroad but also internal information. They prevent communication between different regions. For instance, even people who have defected from Pyongyang had no idea about the lives of those in Hamgyong or Pyongan provinces until they met other defectors in South Korea. In other words, North Korea is a giant prison in itself, but within this giant prison, small, compartmentalized prisons are formed in a fractal-like structure. Thus, people cannot exchange opinions or unite with each other. For these reasons, many coups have occurred in North Korea, but they all ended as small-scale coups and were quickly suppressed.
Because modern weaponry means a few well-armed soldiers could *literally* kill tens of thousands of people easily. Remember, the population in North Korea is unarmed. What are they going to do, just run into machine guns / tear gas / electric fences / who knows what else? Plus, how would they coordinate? They can't just go on social media and call for a revolt, and the regime there rewards informants so you can't even trust your own neighbors. And keep in mind, if you're turned in, you don't just go to a nice comfy jail cell like in a Western country - torture is definitely on the table. If you're wondering why the military wouldn't overthrow him, it's probably for very similar reasons. Any one soldier can't make a huge difference, and if you try to coordinate to start a revolt you risk being betrayed and turned in and facing a gruesome fate. Plus, they'll almost certainly come for your family too. The population there may have numbers, but that means nothing without coordination. And coordinating without mass communication and with constant threat of being turned in is near impossible. And, without weapons, good luck overthrowing an armed military even if you heavily outnumber them.
@@JaniceWithTheTarlovCystsdo you really believe that? 😂 I’m not saying kids aren’t being sent to labor. I would say about at early teenage age not at 2yo lol 😂
If they were so confident in the righteousness of their sociopolitical philosophy, there would be no need for such imprisonment, and those citizens would be free to move about internationally with no surveillance.
They are staving there own citizens... What difference would it make if they went to China? Btw there's the world's tallest hotel in north Korea.. guess how many people have check in?... zero!
Because if they know they will be executed if they do so, they won't flee. Poor people is a benefit for rich people, since they will work for almost nothing. That's why billionaires want more people, not less.
As far as I know, China has an agreement with the DPRK to extradite all escapees. Not safe to escape to China unless you can get to an embassy of a sympathetic country.
@@100percentSNAFUThat's correct.China is still China. What kind of a country would return those who crossed....knowing they will face execution. A truly evil one.
It’s crazy to see the raw comparison between US occupation and Soviet occupation. We have the opportunity to watch in real time how each ideology evolves
Koreans may feel uncomfortable with this video. The reason is that the name 'Sea of Japan' is the term preferred by Japan, whereas in Korea, it is called the 'East Sea.' For a long time, both countries have presented their respective arguments based on historical evidence and many maps show both 'East Sea' and 'Sea of Japan' together. Therefore, since there is ongoing debate over this name, I believe that using only one name is incorrect
I would imagine because we don't want to start world war 3. If we did something, no doubt China would get involved. Of course that didn't stop us from intervening in the war between Ukraine and Russia, and we are lucky that didn't turn into world war 3...yet.
@@tomneff7030 And we can know that this simply hasn't been the case for thousands of veterans who have received inadequate care, denied care or compensation for their illnesses. An issue that has spanned multiple administrations of both Democrats and Republicans. You're a marine you say?
@@seanwebb605 Yes. So are you saying that the care provided by the VA is inadequate? All veterans have access to those services.And I'm sure that some vets have slipped under the radar for whatever reasons.And that's unacceptable
political human will making choice of government for other people different than divine will unity central authority, each person follow God's leadership
So tell us the truth about north korea. The holy land, where everyone lives in peace and joy. The land which has nothing to trade(except guns), where noone shall leave. Tell us buddy, what is propaganda here?
@@100percentSNAFU To be fair sometimes the west warms up to dictators with horrible human rights records. Just as long as they don't threaten their borders they'll make nice and trade with them. We're pretty inconsistent in terms of our support for human rights, democracy and our relationships with dictators.
Biggest prison in the world.
It’s Hell on Earth.
it's just on your opinion,in fact you know nothing about north korea and its people
@@haojieyuanyou have to be kidding
@@unnamedchannel1237 OK but is he wrong?
The regime is brutal and totalitarian. No human rights in NK.
@@Ncryptiion yes
As a Burmese, I understand how it feels like to live in a country ruled by a monster.
How is Burma doing today? How have events changed?
Me too , as an iranian
Aung San Suu died
People grossly overestimate mankind. It's so easy to control and manipulate them. On a small or large scale. To a small or extreme extent. It happens in every country in the world. I live in one of the richest and most free countries, the United States, and it's still a major problem here. In the very recent past, and still today in many parts of the world, blasphemy, heresy and sorcery are common capital crimes.
From what I have noticed, people seem to be ok with authoritarianism as long as it fits their political views (left vs right), which as a libertarian I cannot understand. Tyranny, whether left wing or right wing is still tyranny, and tyrants of any political views will take a mile if given an inch, so nobody should ever accept even the slightest amount of sacrifice of freedom because it can and will turn into something much worse.
@@100percentSNAFU Look at us in the UK. We gave up our right to buy and own handguns in 1996 after the Dunblane Massacre. Now we can't even carry a knife or pepper spray for self defence.
@@curtisevans8413 I thought not even the cops carry guns in the UK. Some due and they yell out, “ARMED police.”
Some liberals I know have a hard on for British and Australian gun laws. Ironic-both the British oppression of the colonists was put down by guns and Australia suffers from severe gun control-and was a 🇬🇧 colony.
But hey-what you gave up in rights allowed for violent Muslims to move into your nation.
What an accurate comparison!!! Bet you're capable to go and live under Kim's hand, if you can stand US 😂
"Why it's impossible to escape North Korea"
*Proceeds to say a few examples of people who escaped North Korea*
Lol, "nearly" impossible would have probably been a better choice of words
Because it's been made to keep invasion again and the famines etc is American sanctions. 🤦
Since covid, it's essentially impossible
clickbait
@@pabloarvelo5969 it really
Escape to Canada. I didn't see that one coming.
History repeats - Underground Railroad 2...
@@BassandoForte Ummmmm.......we have a bit of a history with Asian people buildings railroads.
I think it was the Canadian embassy in Beijing if I'm not mistaken.
@@denny3088 I was watching the video and got really locked into the geography and dangers they faced trying to leave North Korea and escape to the south, Japan and even China. So I was surprised when Canada came up as an option. Even the embassy in China. Who would have thought to seek out Canada's help in that part of the world if you don't have any connection to the country?
26 million people vs Kim jong un 1 man 🤨 I dont get why all the people cant put him out off his misery if they no he is doing wrong
Because you get shot before starting a revolt.
Your life still matters to you, even if there is a chance to free everyone in the process.
Most people are indoctrinated anyways its like convicing a bunch of fanatical nazis to rise up against hitler
If human beings were such rational creatures, the concept of a "kingdom" would never have been established in human history. The majority of the masses only risk their lives to fight against tyrants when they are pushed to the brink of having nothing left to lose. The North Korean regime knows this, which is why they strengthen information control. From the perspective of the North Korean regime, it is advantageous for their power to make the North Korean people believe that South Korea is a more hellish place than North Korea. Additionally, the North Korean regime thoroughly controls not only information coming from abroad but also internal information. They prevent communication between different regions. For instance, even people who have defected from Pyongyang had no idea about the lives of those in Hamgyong or Pyongan provinces until they met other defectors in South Korea. In other words, North Korea is a giant prison in itself, but within this giant prison, small, compartmentalized prisons are formed in a fractal-like structure. Thus, people cannot exchange opinions or unite with each other. For these reasons, many coups have occurred in North Korea, but they all ended as small-scale coups and were quickly suppressed.
Because they don’t know that’s the thing. Sheep don’t know they’re Sheep. Ignorance is bliss
Because modern weaponry means a few well-armed soldiers could *literally* kill tens of thousands of people easily. Remember, the population in North Korea is unarmed. What are they going to do, just run into machine guns / tear gas / electric fences / who knows what else?
Plus, how would they coordinate? They can't just go on social media and call for a revolt, and the regime there rewards informants so you can't even trust your own neighbors. And keep in mind, if you're turned in, you don't just go to a nice comfy jail cell like in a Western country - torture is definitely on the table.
If you're wondering why the military wouldn't overthrow him, it's probably for very similar reasons. Any one soldier can't make a huge difference, and if you try to coordinate to start a revolt you risk being betrayed and turned in and facing a gruesome fate. Plus, they'll almost certainly come for your family too.
The population there may have numbers, but that means nothing without coordination. And coordinating without mass communication and with constant threat of being turned in is near impossible. And, without weapons, good luck overthrowing an armed military even if you heavily outnumber them.
6:01 it’s kinda sad for a korean to be watching you guys calling “the east sea” by the sea of japan 😢
Execution or worse? What is worse?
Getting your tesla tickled
Torture
@@ScienceTime24Generations paying the price. I saw a documentary where a 2 year old was sentenced to a labour camp I believe. 2 years old 😢🤢
Forced labour camps are worse. I would rather get executed on the spot than being forced working 15 hours everyday in the camps.
@@JaniceWithTheTarlovCystsdo you really believe that? 😂 I’m not saying kids aren’t being sent to labor. I would say about at early teenage age not at 2yo lol 😂
I think if Goku and Vegeta was sent to Korea. They would wipe this army out quickly
If they were so confident in the righteousness of their sociopolitical philosophy, there would be no need for such imprisonment, and those citizens would be free to move about internationally with no surveillance.
They are staving there own citizens... What difference would it make if they went to China? Btw there's the world's tallest hotel in north Korea.. guess how many people have check in?... zero!
Because if they know they will be executed if they do so, they won't flee. Poor people is a benefit for rich people, since they will work for almost nothing. That's why billionaires want more people, not less.
As far as I know, China has an agreement with the DPRK to extradite all escapees. Not safe to escape to China unless you can get to an embassy of a sympathetic country.
China extradites escapees back to the DPRK.
@@100percentSNAFUThat's correct.China is still China. What kind of a country would return those who crossed....knowing they will face execution. A truly evil one.
Where do you get high quality images for your thumbnail? How to make thumbnails like Science Time?
Where do you get high quality images for your thumbnail?
Nobody had a problem with them, until they started making problems
It’s crazy to see the raw comparison between US occupation and Soviet occupation. We have the opportunity to watch in real time how each ideology evolves
6:02 It's not Sea of Japan. It's called East Sea! 동해입니다.
Good Voiceover.
War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.
George Orwell, 1984
sure. mmm hmmm
Koreans may feel uncomfortable with this video.
The reason is that the name 'Sea of Japan' is the term preferred by Japan, whereas in Korea, it is called the 'East Sea.'
For a long time, both countries have presented their respective arguments based on historical evidence and
many maps show both 'East Sea' and 'Sea of Japan' together.
Therefore, since there is ongoing debate over this name, I believe that using only one name is incorrect
For Nigerians, he could be seen as ABACHA II
While this is an informative video, it’s VERY outside the history and intent of this channel…
womp womp
So? Why not Branch out
What does that even mean
Narrator: Including execution…
Me: 😳
Narrator: …or worse.
Me: 😱
Another video ruined by music . Well done sound editor hope you are proud
Was fine.
Shut up
Please make a video on how to escape Ukraine
Buy a train ticket
@@chester9718 and pretend to be "babushka"?
pretend you are woman. easy job
Why doesn’t the USA do something about it
I would imagine because we don't want to start world war 3. If we did something, no doubt China would get involved. Of course that didn't stop us from intervening in the war between Ukraine and Russia, and we are lucky that didn't turn into world war 3...yet.
God forbid I said something about You Crane so my comment got deleted
why do we need to
Are you British?
Doesn't matter, do you want to get nuked?
I think you need to go and do some of your own research . A UA-cam comment space is too small to try to explain . But - politics .
There tons of these videos. Almost like Chinese counterfeits.
Stop complaining
@@FrenchFryCheese04 Just want so see something new.
And because an American solider was involved in his rescue he still weighed down with medical debt.
U.S. soldiers and their family get free health care
@@TheVicar You missed the point. And U.S. soldiers and their families get pretty shitty care once they leave the military.
@seanwebb605 That's not true. I had great insurance for many many years. I never needed to use the VA.
And I am a Marine.
@@tomneff7030 And we can know that this simply hasn't been the case for thousands of veterans who have received inadequate care, denied care or compensation for their illnesses. An issue that has spanned multiple administrations of both Democrats and Republicans. You're a marine you say?
@@seanwebb605 Yes. So are you saying that the care provided by the VA is inadequate? All veterans have access to those services.And I'm sure that some vets have slipped under the radar for whatever reasons.And that's unacceptable
Worse than execution!!?.....That's pretty bad!
nothing an underwater JDAM cant cure.
"While it is literally not impossible to escape North Korea" at 11:52; then the title of this piece is in contradiction to the narrator at 11:52.
Dictatorship is the enemy of all mankind
And we have a open border ... They aint fucking around !!!
There is worse places like Afghanistan. 🤦
You can come and go in Afghanistan..with paperwork.
It’s not impossible, after all…
traped
its sad
This is sad
"Execution or worse." ? 🤔🤨
i want to leave canada and defect to north korea.
Lol, not sure who's worse Trudeau or Kim
Trudeau is better
😂😂
political human will making choice of government for other people different than divine will unity central authority, each person follow God's leadership
4:00- that's the way the US/Mexico border should be!
It could be if your emperor is elected. If you want to live in such a barbaric country, I'm sure they would welcome you.
😂 and you will pay from your taxes? Have fun
@@luckue Gladly!
he has many houses
*Warning* The propaganda is strong in the video.
No one likes ur comment!! To bad you can’t convince one person
Is it now? Thanks for the warning.
Enlighten us with the truth my lord.
Shut up
😱😱
❤ Kim Jong UN, we pray for your beloved Country North Korea . God blessed you Morth Korea❤.
Send Donald Trump there
Nothing better to talk about than US propaganda?
Western propaganda at work 😅😅😅
Whatever dude. Go there and see for yourself, have fun!
So tell us the truth about north korea. The holy land, where everyone lives in peace and joy.
The land which has nothing to trade(except guns), where noone shall leave.
Tell us buddy, what is propaganda here?
Shut up
South Korea is not really a country; it's just an overseas base for the US military.
This is the most idiotic and pro-western video in the last 10 years.
Emigrate to North Korea then
Care to elaborate with objective facts against it?
I would imagine that even other in the east would agree that life in North Korea is harsh.
Nah, just pro non-dictatorships
@@100percentSNAFU To be fair sometimes the west warms up to dictators with horrible human rights records. Just as long as they don't threaten their borders they'll make nice and trade with them. We're pretty inconsistent in terms of our support for human rights, democracy and our relationships with dictators.
Good vídeo, but a bit weird in science time chanel
Where do you get high quality images for your thumbnail? How to make thumbnails like Science Time?