I could only imagine how surprised the Swiss students that knew him reacted when they recognized him: "Hey! Its Pak... What the hell?"

@mikeeaston4431

5 жыл бұрын

Thats fucking great

@thicc_c3435

5 жыл бұрын

“ Dangggggggg man can’t hook a brother up, my guy Pak out here living the high life without me”

@timvanrijn8239

5 жыл бұрын

Call up the nprth Korean abambsy. Hey pak can i like have a job?

@Vidrack

5 жыл бұрын

@tim van rijn. Haha or "Hey Pak can i write you down as a reference for my job?"

@NKA23

5 жыл бұрын

"Remember Pak?"-"Who?"-"That chubby Korean nerd back in school. He had the hotties for Dennis Rodman..."-"Oh, THAT Pak! What´s up with him?"-"He´s now dictator of North Korea."-"He´s WHAT?"

When your friend goes missing for a couple years then you see a guy that looks exactly like him running a dictatorship.

@PloopyLatrodectus

3 жыл бұрын

A wild Umbreon appeared!

I can’t believe that a trip to Tokyo Disneyland shaped the fate of an entire nation

@simonkevnorris

2 жыл бұрын

I presume the older son had done other strange things.

@ActionJackson669

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonkevnorris Maybe not, it doesnt take much in North Korea for serious punishment like that 😅😭😅💯

@stonecoldsteveaustin9353

Жыл бұрын

@@ActionJackson669 apparently he was somewhat of a "playboy". like his father and grandfather he enjoyed a lot of things that came from western culture to an even greater extent. might not have deserved it , but they couldn't have him take over directly after his father's death because the top brass probably wanted to make some changes and didn't see him as a fit for their vision. i think that the little sister actually has a lot more influence compared to her level of publicity , she looks ruthless too ; something tells me that was more her doing than Jong un at the time , a mere baseless speculation though.

@UndefinedVoid

Жыл бұрын

for good tho. Kim Jong-un is a far better leader.

@Commielover69

Жыл бұрын

​@@stonecoldsteveaustin9353 everything you say is told by a South Korean agency that is known for lying about north korea

This is the most surprising report on North Korea I have ever heard. It almost gives me hope for a better future.

@dallyre

4 жыл бұрын

I served in that part of the world in the mid 80's and I think that would be a amazing if peace could actually be pulled off. Back then, it was literally 2 armed to the teeth country's facing off against each other. Every Friday at noon a nation wide air raid drill would happen. The city around the base I was at would fully participate in every way. It was always just one terrifying tick away from igniting. Beautiful country in South Korea. The people and the food were amazing! I got to say, they were just ordinary people, folks just like you and me. I for one would love to see them truly united in peace.

@abusername1270

4 жыл бұрын

@@dallyre My grandfather had the same to say about the Vietnamese. Well said sir.

@YureiZenSakura

4 жыл бұрын

We can hope

@fahadal-ani1334

3 жыл бұрын

@@dallyre thank you for your service sir

@creature57

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

“He wore new Nike track suits every day to school” This was to ingratiate Koreans to Slavs in the USSR

@andrewtaylor6985

5 жыл бұрын

Wasn't he in Switzerland at the time?

@nathangamble125

5 жыл бұрын

No. That would be Adidas.

@SilverTheGamerRPmaster

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA, damn you. i'm polish and have a (nonmatching) tracksuit, so i can't say you're wrong.

@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin

5 жыл бұрын

+Nathan Gamble "The koreans misunderstood the specific brand value that russians held, and thought any track suit would do. This proved to be a grave mistake."

@bouncinbetty2032

5 жыл бұрын

It's not just Slavs who wear Nike/Adidas tracksuits everyday, they do it in Switzerland too. For some reason Americans chose Slavs as the stereotype even though in pretty much every country from Scotland to Turkey a lot of people wear tracksuits everyday.

His friendship with Dennis Rodman makes so much sense now, he really was passionate about Basketball.

@fidelio9301

3 жыл бұрын

Asians fucking love the b ball man

@donkeyslayer4661

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, too bad Rodman's sport of choice is excessive drinking.

“He wore new Nike track suits every day to school” Ah. A young man of the "Asian HypeBeast" variety. While you were in school, he studied the ways of the flex.

@SFray-sf7gr

4 жыл бұрын

Drip so far east that his cousins sewed the suits for him for 2 cents a week.

@MarloSoBalJr

3 жыл бұрын

Super Slavic vibes

@drewburesh386

3 жыл бұрын

Kim jong un went to the ricegum school of flexing

I applaud you for an honest, down to earth and non-biased opinion on this international issue, just glad that this isn’t like one of the million videos made by you tubers wanting to become famous by pointing out only the vices and not the virtues. Any political issue should always include both the good and the bad, and this video here achieves that.

@Chino56751

4 жыл бұрын

there ISN'T much goof about him

@JoeSrok

4 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? You're implying that most other videos of Kim Jong Un on YT are political? And tbh if anything I think there may he bias toward Kim Jong Un. I should also add I do love Simons videos, but this one seemed lacking to me. What about Kim still allowing the prison camps to operate? What about the exploitation of his people, how his administration basically treats them as slaves? His brother's assasination? But instead of that we get a detailed explanation of his relationship with Denis Rodman. We all already know about that, who cares? He seemed to be going verrrry light on the bad stuff.

@jeremykyles567

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSrok I came here from his emperor hiroto video . There seems to be a pattern here. The emperor vid portrayed him as a good guy who didn't have power to stop the war and crimes against humanity as if it isn't a story made up to save the emperor.smh

@MrGksarathy

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoeSrok I agree. Ultimately, Kim was raised to take part in a violent, oppressive system, and in some ways, he's actually more unpredictability violent than his father.

@Nolimit2far

4 жыл бұрын

If you build 1000 schools and have sex with 1 goat, people aren't going to remember you as being the person that built 1000 schools. Human nature.

So in summary, he’s a good guy in a tough spot and we should get NordVPN. Thanks!

@michaelkappa8081

5 жыл бұрын

He's not a good guy but he's better than his predecessors. But considering his father was complete evil that's not hard to be. He has ordered executions, assassinations and his regime runs concentration camps. His citizens have no human rights, I refute any notion of him being 'good'.

@mogshade66

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelkappa8081 And threatening all out war is a bonus. I just had a look at the weapons tests. None of these people give a damn about their citizens.

@FatheredPuma81

5 жыл бұрын

Video was just trying to get you to spend too much money on a VPN and go so heavily in Kim's favor that some people might see him as not horrific. Meaning he's certainly better than the other guy but not great and i'd recommend a not overpriced good VPN like PrivateInternetAccess.

@peaceLove1988

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@magnusm4

5 жыл бұрын

Killing his brother as a threat to his power despite the brother running away and not wanting the power. No he's just as evil and selfish as stalin

Nothing shines brighter than our glorious leader, chinese cartman

@h_curly6384

5 жыл бұрын

*korean

@cyberdreame

5 жыл бұрын

is this the crusty crab

@ClamTheClammy

5 жыл бұрын

*japanese

@h_curly6384

5 жыл бұрын

Cute the Cutie he was born in north korea therefore he is korean.

@frankie2time298

5 жыл бұрын

helmrath whoosh, it was a joke

I'm having mixed feelings here..

@ilcondottierocartografo6770

4 жыл бұрын

Omg same I dont know if stalin is good or bad man :(

@shuliu4804

4 жыл бұрын

Let’s bring in a third man... **Donald Trump intensifies**

@artsticflea3539

3 жыл бұрын

IlMafioso idk, I mean Stalin did kill millions of his own people and did nothing so yeah bad guy.

@cahidijoyoraharjo7833

3 жыл бұрын

There shouldn't be any. All dictators are evil incarnate. They're all power hungry, narcissistic, chauvinistic, and selfish bottom feeders.

@thatdude9091

3 жыл бұрын

@@cahidijoyoraharjo7833 While yeah I agree, it just seems like (most) dictators are just doing what they think is the best for their country- while it might not be.

>"communist" country >has a distinct elite class something doesn't add up here, chief

@kimilsungia7507

5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't have an "elite" class stop being so naive

@AveCruxSpesUnica

5 жыл бұрын

all communist countries had elite classes. communism should not exist

@kimilsungia7507

5 жыл бұрын

@@AveCruxSpesUnica really? Can you prove it?

@ratskate9951

4 жыл бұрын

@@kimilsungia7507 well you have Stalin's for example. I hate marxists.

@MichaelJohnson-uo3ef

4 жыл бұрын

@@kimilsungia7507 Yeah just ask the guys in the USSR who got cars before everyone else did or would. Also every civilization since the dawn of humans has had an "elite" group or circle and once that power is settled do you really think they would throw it away so its "our" power? No. its you lose your power and I grow my own.

Technically the war never ended. There is a ceasefire treaty, but no peace treaty. The fighting is over, not the war.

@blair1707_

5 жыл бұрын

there was a treaty earlier this year during the NK-SK talks.

@mysterywatcher5132

5 жыл бұрын

@@blair1707_ oh, never heard about it.

@scottmoore6131

5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Damit absolutely correct.

@matthewwatson3593

5 жыл бұрын

Blair they just agreed to working towards ending the war officially we are still at war

@noconnection1839

5 жыл бұрын

DMZ boiii

Kim Jong-un and Bright Future Now those are some words you don't see together often

@TheIbney00

5 жыл бұрын

The point hes trying to make that there has been a lot of progress under Kim Jong-Un. I like to hope that Kim is doing his best to try to bring his country into the modern era. He's done awful things, yes, but if we can at least get a better and more liveable North Korea out of him, its better than having Kim-Jung-Il in charge.

@glitchtastic759

5 жыл бұрын

"Bombs going off" dang it Un

@glitchtastic759

5 жыл бұрын

Yes because if some of the stories told by survivors are true then slavery, starvation, keeping people in crates, and communism is all fine then. The amount of progress doesn't always matter but the ways in which it is achieved is sometimes the most important.

@seanhuesman5870

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheIbney00 maybe if they did trade to stabilize there economy they might be able to be a modern civilization

@aneesh2115

5 жыл бұрын

By bright, they mean nuclear bright

i swear the way you slip into ads always takes me off guard "wow north korea, kim jong un, scary stuff! you know what else is scary? hackers.." haha christ

"Killing JSF with a firing squad was letting him off easy compared to what inmates would have done to him in the US prison system" That was excellent, true, and to the point!

@the_kombinator

4 жыл бұрын

Because you know from experience?

@gronizherz3603

Жыл бұрын

One can only hope that he didn't get off that easily before the execution itself.

But on a real note, this is quite fancinating on the topic of the DPRK

@manbutt656

5 жыл бұрын

@Scouse Macca Edgy and original.

@TheStackeddeck77

5 жыл бұрын

@Scouse Macca found the middle school kid did your mom pack your lunch ok? You seem cranky

@pewdiepieisgay7345

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheStackeddeck77 What did he do?

"This is the first time someone has ever kept their word to me" this made me feel sad for Kim for some reason

I haven't paid attention to this situation much at all, and had no idea his circumstances and actions were this nuanced. thank you for educating us about this world leader, Simon & team.

This is honestly the best KZread channel. Everything is so detailed for only being around 20 minutes and he has very ingesting insights into all of the people he talks about. I never knew to much about North Korea accept for some of the basic things in western media. Listening to this and looking up other articles on it, it really makes u understand Kim more. He was put into a really touch situation.

@cadensmitheson6484

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting*

A great person for a bio would be Mohammad Mosaddegh. I think it would give people a great overview of what happened to Iran in the 1950s, and the coup that the CIA organized. For anyone interested, there's a great book out there on what happened called "All the Shah's Men". It provides context as to why Iran and the West have had a very sour relationship.

@deniseg-hill1730

4 жыл бұрын

Yes democratically elected, wonder what Iran would have been like if the West hadnt interfered. It was all to do with oil, Mossadegh wanted to nationalise their oil industry. Of course the Western oil companies didnt like that they would loose all that big fat profit. My Dad used to talk about it and how wronged the Iranian people were by the greed of the Western Oil companies specifically the US the UK and The Netherlands but mainly the US and UK.

I just hope that in the end, North Korea is a great county with open borders and great modernisation with a great leader who isn’t bending on nuclear war. I mean he’s making a start and you’ve got to give credit where it is shown, but there are still some hurdles for this county and leader to over come.

@charvikripalani2270

5 жыл бұрын

William Roberts Yup, I kinda feel bad for Un. His father and grandfather have put him in an awful situation. If he tries to open the eyes of the public he will lose power; but if he doesn’t do that, then they live in isolation, but his aim is to remove that. I think the best course of action to do, is slowly and steadily open the eyes of the people, and thus not risking revolution and bloodshed, which would not only remove Un from power, but also ruin the already worse economy even more making it far beyond hope for mending. My guess is in a 20-30 years, NK should be the first dictatorship globalised country, should everything go according to plan. Still, I would never want to be in Un’s place, the level of stress that guy is facing with this issue, would likely make me insane lol.

@katiewinchester3757

4 жыл бұрын

Are....are you serious? Damn, this is terrifying, people trying to humanize this murderer. what steps is he taking to prevent nuclear war, when last month there were at least 2 tests that violate international laws. He has not done ANYTHING. Also, they are in the middle of their biggest famine crisis since 1991-1992. Fact.

@kevinwilson9589

4 жыл бұрын

A good start would be to stop this process of punishing an entire family for the actions of one person.

@the_kombinator

4 жыл бұрын

I had to re read your paragraph a few times, and to be honest, I'm not sure what you're on about.

@samh3805

4 жыл бұрын

Ein Spiegel It violated International Law because DPRK isn’t allowed in the UN.

One of the things I appreciate about this channel is how you have a way of humanizing complicated political/historic figures. This channel gives a measure of nuance that I highly appreciate.

This was very good! There were several things that I had learned from this that I did not know previously. But there were other things that I wish you had addressed in more detail. Like how he executed an ex-girlfriend of his (the reason for which varies depending on the source) and assassinated his own brother. Also, I wish you had talked about the cyber attack on Sony believed to have originated from North Korea over the political satire film "The Interview" (which is about his assassination). I wish you had mentioned that while his father did also have concentration camps, Kim Jong Un has DRAMATICALLY increased the number of camps and thus, the number of people (including entire families) in those camps has also skyrocketed. You also stated how North Koreans are better fed now but you didn't mention how there was another famine in North Korea back in 2014 (though while not as large as the one in the 90s, was still big) that Kim had to contend with and it was another one of his struggles early on and many had predicted it could bring his downfall, but almost miraculously, it wasn't. Finally, you didn't talk about how Kim is basically exporting North Koreans for cheap labor in countries like Russia and elsewhere and in those countries the North Korean laborers are paid so little it's regarded as an example of human trafficking. These are just some of the things you missed, but otherwise this was good :)

Do Xi Jingping next?

any chance you'll do a video on francisco franco?

@Only.D.G.

5 жыл бұрын

He'll be a cartoon in this channel cuz he's on the "right" side of the spectrum

@intergalactichumanempire9759

5 жыл бұрын

@skullpull 101 The only non-meat food he ever ate was a single boiled egg. He forced the hen to watch.

@intergalactichumanempire9759

5 жыл бұрын

skullpull 101 It was a joke.

@littlehandsgivescovfefe4837

5 жыл бұрын

Oooh, yea that would be a good one.

@rickycoker5830

5 жыл бұрын

@@littlehandsgivescovfefe4837 On a side note...Generallisimo Francisco Franco is still dead...

Im from the USA. And i thought kim was a really bad guy. But this video has helped me understand him more and im more compassionate toward him. Thank you Biographics.

finally a non biased view on a very tricky subject,really informative

Clicked on a Biographics video, watched a NordVPN ad, then Simon says this video is being sponsored by NordVPN. I'm looking for a VPN, does anyone have any ideas?

@anacondadope550

5 жыл бұрын

Use private internet access. NordVPN is garbage

@wyattwilliams2457

3 жыл бұрын

皇帝 Scott Yee Bitifender .

@deralius3411

3 жыл бұрын

No because it is simply overpriced and useless,I mean if it was that good why does it need to sponsor so many people to promote them,because if it was so good everybody would be buying it.Basically like every other sponsor on youtube.

@deralius3411

3 жыл бұрын

@@anacondadope550 No because it is simply overpriced and useless,I mean if it was that good why does it need to sponsor so many people to promote them,because if it was so good everybody would be buying it.Basically like every other sponsor on youtube.

wow. what a fresh new perspective. i mean, he's not GOOD, but he's grown on me a tiny bit. and now i'm really looking forward to see how the korean thaw progresses.

@the_kombinator

4 жыл бұрын

LOL thaw.

@nukebloc

3 жыл бұрын

nah hes good

@georgecaplin9075

2 жыл бұрын

I’m enjoying this series. I like how there doesn’t appear to be an agenda. Like with the Ayn Rand video, no overt desire to undermine or belittle the subject of the piece just seemingly a desire to explain personalities and mindsets in the context of their place and time.

@iamkledi459

2 жыл бұрын

Their stuck at 40s

I gotta say Simon this was one of the best videos yet I couldn't have put it better it's I new way to look at things thank you

"The USA fought to defend democracy in the Korean war" Uh no, South Korea was a military dictatorship at the time. It became a liberal democracy only in 1987.

@the_kombinator

4 жыл бұрын

And yet everyone seems to forget the works of 박정희 - that's worthy of a documentary in and of itself. I'm still driving one of the cars he made during his regime ;)

@andruw913

3 жыл бұрын

Military dictatorship>the commies

@coltonc8562

3 жыл бұрын

The USA fought to defend anti-communism would be a better way of putting it. Same with nam

@balafama2120

3 жыл бұрын

it was a democracy during the war and up to 1963 when the military took over .a corrupt democracy but they still voted and were not sent to work camps and death camps for not clapping for syngman rhee.

@sufimuslimlion4114

3 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah but of course in American and westerners mind the USA is always fighting for peace, democracy and freedumbz regardless of whichever psychopathic dictator they keep in power, how many democratically supported governments they crush and how many innocents they murder without even a shred of humanity

16:01 As if Ri Sol-ju (his wife) has any choice but to appear loving.

Very much appreciated a non-biased, objective look at Kim Jong-Un and North Korea in the current era. Very complicated situation

@foxfire1112

3 ай бұрын

Naw he's still terrible

Thank you for the awesome contents! The musical score was a beautiful touch.^^

I never thought I'd see a video that would make me wanna talk to Kim Jong-Un.

Mate your documentaries are brilliant, keep it up....

Interesting information. Thanks!

Very good video. Short, efficient in information and nuanced. Thanks.

I realize this really has nothing to do with anything, but... am I honestly the ONLY one who absolutely despises his choice of hairstyle?

To be honest this was an amazing unbiased video well done

Informative & objective as always

Thank u for this, simon.

Kim Jong Deux

@pizzatime3367

5 жыл бұрын

Kim Jong Trois

@emaluv5139

5 жыл бұрын

kim jong quatre

@dmi5316

5 жыл бұрын

Kim Jong QUARANTE Deux

@emaluv5139

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel b damn beat me to it 😹 kim jing soixante dix-neuf, alors!

@adamdodda3275

5 жыл бұрын

@Daniel b that's just not right though, is it.

Has Kim got some relatives of yours hostage Simon?

@pandapotato1617

4 жыл бұрын

spudnic88 Supreme Leader*

@shuliu4804

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@respectedgaming

3 жыл бұрын

The Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

One of the best content ive seen online, keep it up💪🏼

Thanks for the video

I watched an AD for NordVPN just to be introduced to NordVPN as sponsor.

@itsjustaride8726

5 жыл бұрын

well watch KZread premium. That's what the bastards want. To fuel the illusion of currency.

Excellent video, excellent job portraying him as human as opposed to vilifying him solely as the devil incarnate we are all so used to seeing. This makes me wonder if he realizes his unique position on the scrolls of time so to speak. He can be as revered or more as his grandfather, and all he has to do is open the doors; that one simple gesture could endear him for the right reasons to the citizens of not only North Korea but of the world as a whole. Whether he uses his family's regime and indoctrination as an excuse or as the legitimate reason why he acted the way he did, either way it would go a considerable distance in explaining-though still not justifying- his actions and policies. It would be time for the Christians of the world to put their money where their collective mouths are and start handing out some forgiveness...... Remember, every saint has a past, and every sinner a future.

@itsblitz4437

5 жыл бұрын

It's good to find some different perspectives in a person or figure. Not everything looks black & white.

@emilypaxton5601

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Hartley Okay, so I’m a Christian, and I believe very strongly in forgiveness and redemption for every human. My Christian values (and also my basic humanity) teach me to value *all* human beings. It is precisely because of those values that I won’t let him off the hook at this point. Absolutely not. I normally love biographics, it’s typically pretty unbiased and reliable. But this one downplayed the human rights aspects, of which Kim Jong Un is, as Supreme Leader, more than complicit in. The famine where people “struggled to survive,” which Simon mentioned in passing, killed millions. People were resorting to cannibalism. You can read many first hand accounts by North Korean Refugees (Under the Same Sky by Joseph Kim is one). In the mines (they do coal mining too), not only are the conditions *extremely bad,* resulting in many deaths from poor attention to safety, the government also often neglects to pay workers in return for their ridiculously long hours literally slaving away in those conditions. The concentration camps are awful. Google them and you’ll find tons of first hand accounts of guards training their dogs to attack the prisoners, little girls beaten to death over a grain of corn, various forms of unfathomably cruel torture, forced abortions, etc. If kids are caught skipping school (which many of them have to do if they don’t want to starve), they are sent to a juvenile concentration camp. Joseph Kim talks about his experience there, where they had to listen to the girls being raped in the other room nightly. This video paints Kim Jong Un as some kind of passive observer who somehow wants what’s best for his country. He is a whorish fiend not worthy of being roasted on a spit like a pig. He’s a sickening human being. I refuse to support such a sick man or his regime in any capacity. If there’s anyone on this planet I’d like to send to Hell and have done with, it’s him. Instead, I’ll stick to helping the organization that helps North Korean refugees reach and adjust to freedom, LINK (Liberty in North Korea), and praying for those people to be released from the clutches of that earthly demon. It’s all we can do right now without going to war. My gosh, I hate this guy. -.- Sorry, I feel like he was given waay too much credit in these videos, and the human rights problem was just glossed over like it barely existed. And I feel like it’s unfair to place all the responsibility on Christians. Why does it seem like people think Christians are the only ones who should care about this stuff?? You’re human, too - Christians don’t and shouldn’t have a monopoly on compassion. Especially considering how poorly many of them have been doing on that front lately.

@IrishMike22

5 жыл бұрын

@@emilypaxton5601 I am a very proud Christian as well, Protestant Lutheran to be exact, just for the record. Thank you for the well worded reply and for taking the time to answer me. I hope you don't feel I singled out Christians for anything other than to practice forgiveness, and I picked Christians based only on the fact that as a Christian, I know the religion preaches forgiveness. I also hope you don't consider my short reply as anything other than sincere. In this case, I'm referring to our discussion, it does not matter what the atrocity, nor how high the body count, we are only discussing sin. It is our job as Christians to practice forgiveness, not to pass judgment. We are not giving the ability nor the right to compare, to measure, or to weigh any sin against another. Judgment rests solely with the Lord. I am not discounting any of the undoubtedly countless number of unspeakable acts committed bye the North Korean governing regime, but again my job is to forgive not to judge. I honestly feel the issue at hand is a common one, one I often find myself stuck in the middle of. Simply put, the issue is our own morals against our own ethics. It is confusing, but this is how I explain it when I bring it up: my ethics allow me to act professional and polite while I arrest and jail a murderer or a child predator but my morals keep me from having him over for dinner and introducing my family. The atrocities and events which have occurred in North Korea during the rule of the Kim's would probably keep me from having Christmas with the Kim family, but I would still be delighted and happy to find out the rulers of North Korea lifted the curtain and truly sought forgiveness.

@FormerGovernmentHuman

5 жыл бұрын

I have been enjoying his plays since he took power

@emilypaxton5601

5 жыл бұрын

I understand what you're getting at. I'd be thrilled if he y'know, stopped torturing and killing people and decided to try his hand at acting like a real live human being. In that hypothetical scenario, I would be willing to forgive the past. But when the sin is active, continuous, and deliberate - especially when it involves the subjugation and destruction of irreplaceable and indescribably valuable human lives, he hasn't fulfilled the precedent to forgiveness, which is repentance. While Jesus is willing to forgive everything, he always first required repentance and for his people to devote their lives to serving him and doing better by others. Kim Jong Un, meanwhile, continues to oppress and murder others. So yeah, I feel absolutely no obligation to forgive him. In my opinion, that's part and parcel of the commitment to love people and defend the weak which the Bible so consistently demands. How are we supposed to end oppression as the Bible exhorts us to if we're unwilling to even call it out for the evil it is? But again... I understand where you're coming from. xD I generally try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but I simply don't think there's any room for doubt with this guy. He is completely aware of what he is doing, and he is doing it deliberately and without any apparent remorse. He's one of the few people whose trajectory to Hell I see little reason to lament.

Thank you for this video, it's an interesting new nuanced perspective on Kim Jong Un I've never heard before

A good honest appraisal. Thanks for posting.

This is fantastic! I've never heard a sympathetic portrayal of Kim Jong-un before. I don't know if your interpretation is correct or not, but I sure as hell appreciate a different perspective. I hope what you are saying is correct and I hope North Korea slowly becomes a more free, prosperous, and open society.

@undolf4097

9 ай бұрын

Four years on the evidence is mixed. Some economic improvements and signs of limited market enterprise but also even harder repression. It’s basically impossible to escape the country now. It’s was actually easiest during the famine because guards were so easily bribed. It’s partly a sign of improving living conditions that it’s hard to defect but that’s because the improved conditions make the oppression apparatus more effective.

i didn't think he was crazy, but you make him sound downright cuddly. whoever he might be on the inside he is still a very bad man on the outside.

@youptascuntretard7021

4 жыл бұрын

eric vulgate what can he do :/

@Gadget-Walkmen

4 жыл бұрын

Did you not pay attention to 16:39 cause what your saying is wrong.

@jw4277

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@sufimuslimlion4114

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I'm sure the leaders in western countries are totally good people right? Lol you westerners are so gullible

@mr.mercury4247

4 жыл бұрын

He's no different than every king who ever lived, yet we glorify them. :/

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you.

this is such a powerful video, I show this to everyone.

Well done! I lived in Korea when his dad was in power (before Kim Jong-un was born) and it was always tense, since no one know when that crazy dude up north was planning.

@the_kombinator

4 жыл бұрын

I lived there for 4 years. The north is an inconvenient pest, all talks of unification are clearly superficial. No one wants to absorb that cost.

@loreleimccorden5711

4 жыл бұрын

His father took over in 1994( after his father Kim Il Sung’s death), Kim was born in 1982-1984, by the time his father took over he was 10-12 years old! You are clearly lying

@fusionplayzgames7844

11 ай бұрын

​@@loreleimccorden5711dude. You don't know how old this person even is 😭

@fusionplayzgames7844

11 ай бұрын

​@@loreleimccorden5711plus he said before his son was born. Please use brain and read

I love Biographics. Every person is always interesting, and you guys always remain unbaised. Just facts, not opinions. Favourite youtube show period.

@nanleri1167

5 жыл бұрын

Unbiased? Very pro-american, in general As many people are saying in a lot of the comments, the US fought for capitalism, not freedom or democracy, as in much of modern history (Pinochet, Assad, or Hussein etc)

For Biographics to frame such a controversial subject like this on a truly unbiased manner i thank thee

You know you probably run the best KZread channels, period.

I've said this before, but I think you should do some videos on some prominent native american figures.

Wow, he’s actually not as bad as I thought. Congrats, Un, you’ve just earned a bit more respect.

I enjoy your narratives alot !

Really like this one great job

Can you do Chiang Kai Shek

@Davums

5 жыл бұрын

Ah chinese shrek

The meeting between the leadership of the US and the DPRK is one of the greatest pieces of diplomacy in recent history. The Kim played a blinder in getting the US to come to the table and the leadership of the US too could have rejected the offer but instead accepted it. You’re wrong a number of points though: The DPRK didn’t “break off” from the South, the US forcibly dissolved the unified democratic government the PRK and installed a military dictatorship in the South. They also weren’t “fighting on the side of democracy” as South Korea was a brutal tyranny which massacred scores of it’s political opposition and was made up of Japanese collaborators.

@JusticeNotServed

5 жыл бұрын

You're an idiot.

I’ll never forget the Otto Warmbier thing.

"The press is a never ending properganda machine" sounds kinda like Britain

@tygonmaster

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like every country. That is why you need to look at many news sources for your information, especially looking at those that have little to gain. That said, the Brexit coverage (like operation FEAR) are fucking hilariously biased to the point of uselessness, yes.

@TealWolf26

4 жыл бұрын

Yea man we got one over the pond too. Mostly it tells us to spend money on trash consumer goods that will break or become outdated in a year.

@nathanielbables8652

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my country the u.s.a

@pandapotato1617

4 жыл бұрын

khang milton sounds like almost all countries

@janeisklar3923

3 жыл бұрын

in Germany we have to pay every month for state propaganda

This channel is crazy interesting

Absolutely love these videos! I particularly am in awe at how well you were able to take such a controversial figure and report on him biographically with such absolute neutrality. In my opinion, that’s how all journalism should be. Bravo and keep up the good work

@jesusislordsavior6343

3 жыл бұрын

Keating McFarland Journalism inevitably involves selectivity in the presentation of facts. No one but God has access to all the facts concerning an individual person, a complete understanding of what influences and motivates him/her. And even God Himself has a 'point of view'. Not only is 'neutral objectivity' unattainable; I am not even sure that it is desirable. One of the goals of journalism, in some well-established traditions, is to persuade. There are times, and this is once such time, when pretense to 'neutrality' is really an abdication of moral discernment and responsibility. I am NOT however an advocate of 'Western' interests in Korea. Rather, I would point out the importance of KOREAN perspectives on this subject, especially those of North Koreans who have fled the Kim regime at immense personal risk to receive a fraternal welcome in the South. (Psalm 9:12) 'For He Who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.' (Proverbs 17:15) 'He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.' We need to be very cautious in offering support to vicious and tyrannical regimes, regardless of their ideological underpinnings.

@KtangMC

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesusislordsavior6343 No it doesn’t. Modern journalism does but that’s because it has been turned into a partisan political tool. Journalism serves to inform, not to persuade. That’s what opinion columns are for. And facts are facts. They themselves are incapable of choosing a side. They are, at their essence, neutral. People are of the mindset that lack of condemnation is the same as support. That couldn’t be farther from true. Especially when speaking in a biographical sense. You present the facts as they are and allow the reader to make up their mind. And for the record, I’m not a Christian so your sermon does absolutely nothing for me when it comes to making your point any more valid.

@jesusislordsavior6343

3 жыл бұрын

@@KtangMC I certainly did NOT expect you to be a Christian, given your initial remarks. I had no expectation either of approval or of changing your mind. But I got from you as much civility as could be expected under the circumstances. I abhor partisanship myself; but for me, uncritical approval of the ideals and practices of 'modern' journalism (as opposed to the bad old kind of muckraking) is somewhat akin to partisanship. Also let's be realistic in our assessment of human nature. Journalists simply cannot refrain from giving their opinion, and as I have observed, they are often requested to do so. I get easy access to CBC and CNN, and I see this happening all the time. Both news outlets have a 'point of view' which is easily recognizable, although neither is the organ of a political party. And I don't mind pontification so long as it admits to being pontification, so long as I am able to change the channel. Certain media 'stars' are paid to offer their two cents' worth. 'Facts are facts'. This sounds patently obvious. I certainly agree in principle, although I prefer the word 'truth' to 'fact', because 'truth' accommodates more than just physical data. Yet when different people speak of 'facts', they do not always mean the same thing. Typically they mean, 'whatever I believe to be true'. All this business about subjectivity vs. objectivity often turns out to be a farce, a cover for hubris and a know-it-all attitude. Hence 'alternative facts'. Sorry if this sounds a bit cynical. Also we must beware the artificiality of placing 'fact' and 'belief' in binary opposition. Some beliefs are indeed fact-based, and it requires a measure of 'faith' to believe yet other facts. The Resurrection of Christ would be an excellent case in point, because while it is very well documented historically, it challenges 'a priori' assumptions which many hold about the physical universe. At one point I had to deal with that challenge myself, and I chose to ignore my presuppositions in order to give the text its due AS historical narrative. I have never regretted that choice, although I do not take credit for it in any way. Anyway, claiming to remove 'value judgments' from the news bespeaks value judgment---------------the judgment that value judgments have no value. Yes, let's stay cold as ice when hearing about the misfortunes of others. What a great way to advance social justice.

Wow! I'm amazed at how much I didn't know. Thank you.

Excellent video

Trump: Make America Great Again Putin: Make Russia Great Again Kim: Make Best Korea Great Again

@andrealandaudyla2878

5 жыл бұрын

This smooths over a great deal of nuance and the differences between the circumstances of the three are important to remember. Trump is a celebrity president elected by the last racist gasp of the baby boomer generation as they grow increasingly senile, while trying to cling to their power over culture and try to recreate the world they remember from their childhoods with increasingly rose-tinted glasses. Putin, on the other hand, is the Marxian farce-echo of Hitler, trying to blame the loss of Russian power on Bolshevism and its early feminism and modernism, as well as trying to destroy the LGBT community with the church as a weapon. Returning to Stalinist natalist and male-dominated policies while rejecting Communism and trying to restart the Russian Empire where it left off. His annexation of the Crimea and invasion of Ukraine remind me of the Munich Agreement and his nationalism is highly worrying. Kim Jong-un is unlike both of them. He inherited a mess like Putin did, but unlike Yeltsin who obliterated much of the USSR's social services, abandoning rural areas as the heroin-addicted people waited to die, and leaving rust-belts where an economy had once been, Kim Jong-il was a recluse who resembled Big Brother in the nakedly totalitarian vision he had for a prison state as a means to deal with the pressures of the food crisis brought on by the loss of the DPRK's superpower ally and let the people die of starvation. Kim Jong-un is doing everything he can to clear out the old generations of military leaders to bring in new, younger minds to the WPK and to improve the conditions of women in the DPRK.

@1thelastmystic

5 жыл бұрын

Andrea Landau Dyla well said

@ItzDrPlow

4 жыл бұрын

jim what the hell you doin in here

Fascinating video! The way in which his brother was assassinated was peculiar. Why no mention? I hope that one day the two nations will be reunited peacefully under a truly democratic government.

@OddballsHobbyChannel

5 жыл бұрын

I personally think he might have been forced to kill his brother thanks to pressure/plans from other powerfull figures in North Korea. It might not have been on his orders at all as his brother would be far more of a help to modernize North Korea then a threat to his power.

@the_kombinator

4 жыл бұрын

No one wants to unify - think of the costs to the ROK.

this is probably the most even handed summary of Kim Jong-Un I've ever heard.

Very fair review. More people should watch this.

Late to the party but I wanted to applaud you on this excellent biographics video. It's so refreshing to see someone even attempt an unbiased assessment of anything these days let alone do so successfully with such a difficult subject. Well done, and thank you. "He is the enemy and therefore he is a bad man" is just not good enough. With understanding comes the possibility of dialogue. With dialogue comes the possibility of a better world for all of us. Call him the enemy if he actually drops a bomb on our heads. I sincerely hope the suspiciously orange man running the US doesn't end up deserving that title first!

@Morningstar91939

Жыл бұрын

Here from the future, the orange man attempted an insurrection.

@variaxi935

Жыл бұрын

The "suspiciously orange man" was "suspiciously" only such an orange color on lefty media outlets which blatantly tinted most footage of him for an excuse to make fun of his appearance... sturdy morals yall have there. Meanwhile borderline-dead Joebama is legitimately running the nation into the ground and ya aint sayin a word about it

@variaxi935

Жыл бұрын

@@Morningstar91939 yikes seems you've got no idea what an insurrection is or what Trump's response to it was... meanwhile the diehard lefties were openly mourning a mass shooter of christian children solely because this person was confused about their gender. Don't act like you know what you're talking about if you're guzzlin down an agenda that can be proven blatantly false at each and every turn, it's deeply embarrassing

Maybe it's because this video is four years old already but I do agree with many comments here that this video painted him with way more of a positive light than he deserves. I think there is a lot of truth to what was said here but I really think that in addition to protecting his life and his family, he really does love living with his level of privilege. My understanding is that he eats and drinks a lot which is why he has serious heart conditions at his age. While that is in itself not a crime, it does seem to indicate to me that he is not that concerned with the well being of the North Korean people but he wants to continue to be able to do what he wants, when he wants, and how much he wants. Better than his dad? Sure. This level of altruistic? No way.

Gotta love that soothing commercial asian music with the words "nuclear weapons and opression" complimenting it. Great contrast!

Anyone who has their uncle shot like that (in the modern era, at least) is unworthy of a "well you have to take the good with the bad" analysis. It's the same logical fallacy as morality systems in video games. If you did 99.9% good things but also killed every granny you came across, you're not Full Paragon. You're a psychopath.

Thank you so much for sharing this most interesting and educational video. I learned a lot about North Korea today! Thank you again, Simon!

James Franco form "The Interview" told me Kim Jong-un was a good guy, but Seth Rogen just kept hatin'.

@astaroth_sasazaki_yt

3 жыл бұрын

They hate us coz they anus

@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks

3 жыл бұрын

@@astaroth_sasazaki_yt Best Reply possible to this comment! Cheers 🍻

@astaroth_sasazaki_yt

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks cheers!!

Liked and shared. Was already subscribed.

This is a fantastic article! Very unbiased

I guess I missed the "brighter future" part of this video.

@MarloSoBalJr

3 жыл бұрын

Not much to it. Only the citizens themselves will have the power to pull it off

As a chess enthusiast, I'd like to see a video by Biographics about Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov and/or Magnus Carlsen . . . Just saying.

@BaldingClamydia

5 жыл бұрын

I'm no chess fan, but a break from dictators wouldn't be so bad

Very recommendable!

this video really cheered me up. i'm feeling so hopeful about the future of korean penninsula, it was a very emotional moment when President Kim embraced his fellow Korean President Moon Jae-in, the optics were truly beautiful.

Ever considered doing one about Lee Kuan Yew? :D

@mjohnre

5 жыл бұрын

up

@Alex1010Flyboy

5 жыл бұрын

Best benevolent dictator

this has to be one of the most unbiased stuff I've seen on the web

@jesusislordsavior6343

3 жыл бұрын

phenomenom9 Surely you are being sarcastic. Or else you have never heard any information that has leaked out from 30,000 North Korean defectors in South Korea (and that figure is getting old already). When did you last pick up a history book? Why was Pyongyang considered the 'capital of Asian Christianity' before the Kim family took over, with the protection of Stalin and Mao? Why has Seoul become that instead? It has to do with the Korean War, which the communists started, and with communist persecution of Christians. In North Korea, being caught while Christian means internment in a concentration camp or death. Would you like to be treated similarly for YOUR beliefs, whatever those may be?

@phenomenom9142

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesusislordsavior6343 I’m just commenting on how the dude didn’t try to put his own opinions into the video, you absolute spanner, dont give people essays on youtube comments, you just make yourself look silly God bless you

@jesusislordsavior6343

3 жыл бұрын

@@phenomenom9142 Do you think that I care about my 'reputation' on KZread? Why would I advertise that JESUS IS LORD AND SAVIOR if I cared about that? And it is about time that you started listening to Him. You do not know how long you may live, but as it says, 'it is appointed for men to die once, then judgment'. Jesus is the only One able to spare you from judgment. Of course, if you don't KNOW or CARE about the suffering of the North Korean people, it might seem 'silly' to you when someone comments adversely on the regime. But how would YOU like to scrounge around in the countryside, collecting tree bark from which to make tea? How would YOU like to be put in a concentration camp upon mere SUSPICION of disrespect for your great Leader? How would YOU like to do 10 years' compulsory military service? How would YOU, even as a relatively prosperous citizen in your capital city, like to have electricity supplied for only TWO hours a day? These goings-on are only the tip of the iceberg that is North Korea. Get some real information. There are more than 30,000 North Korean defectors from all ranks of society, living in South Korea. Too bad you have no access to their stories. Or will you just write these people off as 'traitors', because they took risks to improve their lot in life?

@phenomenom9142

3 жыл бұрын

@@jesusislordsavior6343 bro go argue with some other random person on the internet, i dont care about your essay, all you wrote is probably basic knowledge everyone knows, i dunno who you’re arguing with here XDDD

@jesusislordsavior6343

3 жыл бұрын

@@phenomenom9142 I don't care that you don't care about my essay. If you don't like what I say, you are certainly free to disregard it. However, are you sure that your sins have been forgiven? (Romans 3:23) 'For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.' Yes, not only I, but you also. (Romans 6:23) 'For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.' No sensible person would reject such a 'good deal'. Consider, for your own benefit.

This is really interesting

This is a lot more pro Kim Jong-un than most of the media who talk about him. He was actually a massive improvement over his father and grandfather as crazy as that sounds lol

An unbiased report on DPRK or Kim? Never! Love it. Very informative and actually gives me hope for a nation of millions. A lot of media paints them in a much worse light than they should but 99% people are the same - they just want whats best for themselves, the people they love and the community as a whole

@ActionJackson669

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but their country/community to a lesser degree still. Maybe if you consider the elites his community, then that would be different 😅

Will to tell you the truth Dennis Rodman was dating kim Jong un sister thats why Dennis takes so many trips to north Korea

what a fitting time for this to be in my recommend 😬

The only book I read about North Korea is Pyongyang, A Journey in North Korea by graphic novel author/artist Guy Delisle. He lived their and it is absolutely excellent.

I see you are doing dictators very often, can you make a video on an actual good ones such as Gaddafi and Josip Broz Tito?

@grandpagropes-a-lot3153

5 жыл бұрын

good dictators is an oxymoron

@nicholascharles9625

5 жыл бұрын

Красный Mаршал "tito was not a dictator. He was in fact head of state for life" So a dictator

@PattyOflan88

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree with this I love me some comrade tito

@trebah662

5 жыл бұрын

@Красный Mаршал "Tito was not a dictator, he was in fact dictator"

@beau9956

5 жыл бұрын

Technically speaking Gaddafi gave up power in the 70's, his role was merely ceremonial

Ri Sol Ju, Kim's wife, always accompanies him, smiles, and seems to be happy. Melania Trump, Trump's wife, also always accompanies Trump, but see her face!

@deadarmd

4 жыл бұрын

She's probably afraid of dying. Melania is probably disgusted with the constant fake news and jabs thrown at her husband

Brilliant video. You guys always have interesting content but this is particularly insightful about a man who the world’s media vilifies. If committed to genuine reform, Kim has an treacherously difficult task to do and not enough people realise this. A messed up upbringing by a messed up father in a messed up society. Good luck to the man.

This video paints him in a very good light, surprising as a person from the US.

It would be interesting to see what would happen with North Korea if the UN decided to assist them in repairing their country rather than sanctioning them. Kim Jong-un seems like he wants to open the country up more but understandably he is afraid to let his guard drop even the slightest for fear of losing power.

@matthewwatson3593

5 жыл бұрын

Cathal341 the UN is a joke

@user-jq5gu5xb1n

5 жыл бұрын

Kim family ≠ Helping North Korea. Kim Jong-un should be killed. He is a monster and Simon has disappointed me in this video.

@chrissmith3587

Жыл бұрын

The un gets most of its funding from America, NK will remain sanctioned until the North Korean dictatorship falls