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@rivylul8884

2 жыл бұрын

yeonmi your a inspiration

@Kimjongun999

2 жыл бұрын

The management office No. 14 has an invitation for executives, which is a kind of special feature where they stay and eat when the deputy general level comes down from Pyongyang. When executives come down from Pyongyang, they will select women aged 21 to 25 with even faces among female prisoners, bathe them, and dedicate them to the executives. Executives use these women as all kinds of tricks and secretly kill them as "runners" to keep them confidential.

@markkoi6067

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Hawaii, and if you were born in the wrong family, and end up working for the wrong people and put in the wrong situation, it becomes really hard to get out, especially when you want and need to, I feel you, everyone, don’t move to Hawaii.

@flashpaylasim

2 жыл бұрын

Can you find a good woman for me for marriage? Or introduce me a Korean marriage site?

@noobonce4699

2 жыл бұрын

India is a socialist country but biggest democracy so how you can say socilasm is not good , and madam plz study somethings about your country its not socialist but communist😁😁😁

For a girl raised in a crippling society, Yeonmi has quite a sense of satirical humor

@siomhaithwarren739

2 жыл бұрын

And I love it 😎 wouldn't it be nice to have an exchange program: entitled people to North Korea, for every entitled one, two North Koreans to the states. Soon the USA would be out of entitled and snowflakes and North Korea could deal with them, while the USA have some great new citizens who wouldn't call the manager because the one who doesn't work there won't help them to find stuff... Just imagine a Karen calling for the Manager in North Korea 😂

@cmay7429

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta laugh so you don't cry.

@matthew_natividad

2 жыл бұрын

It’s only natural to help deal with such a depressing topic as is everything in North Korea

@Maplelust

2 жыл бұрын

she's also a massive patriot for being a foreigner.

People don’t understand how much freedom we have in America until they go to a place where it is taken away from you

@gragraboom6876

2 жыл бұрын

“I never knew women can be president” well nobody can be president “The regime decides your employement” so nobody is unemployed “You can’t contact police” sounds like the life of an inner city black person “They’ll put you all over social media and use you for brain washing” that’s literally what you are your on KZread propagating for capitalism “You can never leave North korea” you can never leave America it’s the whole world except a certain few countries At the end of the day you left you didn’t like it you should keep that to yourself stop propagating against the regime and acting like capitalism is perfect cuz it’s not just like North korea obviously isn’t perfect but one is easier to reform into perfection than the other.

@gragraboom6876

2 жыл бұрын

Wow such freedom huh 😂😂😂

@johnathantaylor5913

2 жыл бұрын

@@gragraboom6876 This is possibly the stupidest thing I've ever read -- in fact, it's so stupid that I'm convinced you're joking.

@gragraboom6876

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnathantaylor5913 yeah your right Im joking god forbid I see things different than a cis white male 😂😂😂😂😂

@Sky-pt9dq

2 жыл бұрын

@@gragraboom6876 You don't know what Johnny identifies as....you sound like a bigot to me.

It’s so nice to hear “If communism is so great then why don’t you move to North Korea” from someone who actually lived in North Korea. So much respect for you and your journey, keep staying strong!!

@synonymrolls4051

2 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is that no country that has called itself communist actually follows the ideals of communism. If they did, they’d be successful.

@Aegius

2 жыл бұрын

@@synonymrolls4051 No. They do follow the ideals of Communism. That is why they are failures.

@synonymrolls4051

2 жыл бұрын

@@Aegius You clearly know nothing about the ideology and probably only know what the far right wants you to.

@readyintrovertone5808

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think NK is actually communist. While I don't agree with communism, while studying the subject I understood NK is not actually communist. Rather, I believe it becomes Capitalism, very different from western capitalism. The poor have nothing, absolutely nothing. Those close to the leaders are rich and have everything. When there are rich and poor, it's not communism anymore

@DanGabriel09

2 жыл бұрын

@@readyintrovertone5808 the communism that you talk about never really existed. There were always some people with more privileges than others or more money and so on. That's why "real" communism is utopic. It never existed, it doesn't exist right now and it never will. My country (Romania) abolished communism in 1989, but we still live under it's effects even to this day, considering that most of our politicians that came after the Revolution were the ones that had some influence during the communist era and corruption is still a huge thing in most Eastern European countries. In my opinion, communism is the worst thing that ever happened during the history of this country and most of Eastern Europe. Sending my best thoughts for the North Korean people and I hope that one day they will be free and be able to live a decent life in a normal country.

In the words of John F Kennedy: "Capitalism may not be perfect, but we've never had to build a wall to stop our people from leaving".

@ellebrach9123

2 жыл бұрын

mmm you changed his words. he said “DEMOCRACY may not be perfect, but at least i don’t have to build a wall to keep my people in”

@dalegribble1560

2 жыл бұрын

No matter what system is in a place, there will ALWAYS be a small percentage who is better off than the majority. Doesn't matter if it's Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, Feudalism, ETC.... All Socialist leaders and their echelons throughout history have lived SIGNIFICANTLY better than the people they ruled over except maybe Ho Chi Minh since that place was a complete shithole anyways lol

@owenplourde3934

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellebrach9123 works the same way. Capitalism isn’t perfect. But neither is communism

@skyejamss

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellebrach9123 Still have the same message

@binaryglitch64

2 жыл бұрын

@@ellebrach9123 I've played the game called telephone ... I get why it's important to maintain accuracy. I also see why the OP made the alteration, it fits the subject better while maintaining the sentiment. I liked both, cuz I see why, but also your not wrong.

I'm trying to picture WHO would actually WANT to move there, and WHY. It simply doesn't compute. One would certainly have to be the dimmest bulb in the box.

@Tux.Penguin

2 жыл бұрын

@George Washington Beware!! Some of them are not stupid, but instead brilliant, clever, and sinister. You’ll let down your guard and get hurt if you assume they’re all stupid.

@shell9918

2 жыл бұрын

@George Washington funny you say the left indoctrinates when you're sitting here blindly hating a group of millions or even hundreds of millions people because they don't 100% agree with you. as an outsider, it's hilarious the way leftists & right wingers in america blame each other for all of america's problems while this hatred and extreme division is exactly what will cause the downfall of america.

@takiath

2 жыл бұрын

There’s been 6 Americans who have “defected” to North Korea

@revinaque1342

2 жыл бұрын

Someone who has nothing left to lose. There are people who are losing at capitalism, buried to their eyeballs in debt with no hope for the future. Maybe they think things will be better if they could start over in a communist country where everyone is "equal."

@ShadeGirl123

2 жыл бұрын

@George Washington Hell yeah!!! bible thumpers, inbreds, and science deniers unite!!!!

My Dad always said privileged people don't know they're privileged. As always he was right. Most of us don't know how good we have it. Thanks for being so open about the conditions in some countries, it makes us thankful for the comforts and freedoms we have.

@brandonevans8098

2 жыл бұрын

And we need to fight to keep it. The tree of liberty needs to be refreshed from time to time. It is closely becoming that time

@Xassaw

2 жыл бұрын

Very well put, and amen!

@snowcat9631

2 жыл бұрын

It amazes me when people state their freedom is taken away just because they should wear a mask in public for covid spread, you are so right, privileged people DON'T know anything!

@elmolovesyou2320

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but that doesn't mean people suffering in america should shut up just because they have it less bad than people in NK. People in NK are dehumanized, living under the poverty line like wayyyyyy under, and starving. they have it extremely bad. My opinion is that anyone who can secure enough food, safety, a home, electricity, and clean water. should not be complaining about the smallest things.

@MadMan_MFWIC

11 ай бұрын

Ya now this traitor is living more privilege than you are i assume In your own country I’m assuming this is the United States wonder how that makes you feel ?

The fact that she told these people who hate capitalism and such to actually go ahead if you wanna go has made me applaud her efforts all the more. She's survived through lots of harsh environments while in North Korea, so she has the right to talk a lot of crap to others. You go, girl.

@Windwolf001

2 жыл бұрын

Her problems are with a dictatorship and she'd have those same problems if it was a capitalist dictatorship, the economic system sure plays a role in how much power a person has, but the political power a dictator has outweights any economic power you can acquire at a personal level.

@astralfaeriequeen

2 жыл бұрын

@@Windwolf001 So when are you going to North Korea? I'll throw a party for you. 💗😉

@Windwolf001

2 жыл бұрын

@@astralfaeriequeen When it's not a dictatorship.

@heavy-purple-mixx3779

Жыл бұрын

​@@astralfaeriequeen did you even understand that comment? It´s not really the problem that in north korea is no capitalism, the problem is that there is a dictatorship

It saddens me to no end how many Americans are completely clueless as to what they really have here, and that you articulate so perfectly. Yeonmi, you are a gem!

@88ashjen

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think many Americans are clueless. You imagine there is a degree of suffering in a lot of developed nations.

Yeonmi, you are such a treasure and I wish you all the good luck life has to offer you. Please keep creating this content

@EV3NTH888

2 жыл бұрын

@George Washington cult of personality, just like in North Korea, oh the irony

@user-vg5zx4lx8m

2 жыл бұрын

@George Washington not even remotely correct

This was an extra powerful video. I hope people realize how blessed they are.

@matthewnelson1606

2 жыл бұрын

Except the homeless

@nintendoboy3605

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewnelson1606 Honestly I'd still rather be homeless than be in North Korea.

Well there's a big difference called democracy vs authoritarianism. Which is more of what you're comparing than communism vs capitalism

@kgs2280

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she’s comparing Socialism to a Dictatorship. They’re NOT the same thing. The Nazis and Russians confused people (on purpose) by putting the word “Socialist” in the name of their party (Nazis) and in the name of their country (country). Neither was Socialist; both were dictatorships (and the Nazis were even further right than Sociaists even though people on the right in the U.S. accuse it of being a far-left system). Since then, people all over the world think Socialism means a dictatorship. That’s why so many right-wingers get freaked out when people on the left hold up Scandinavian and other European countries, in any way, as good examples of good governance. That’s why I always use the term “Democratic Socialism” to explain these country’s social system. Democratic Socialism is NOT pure Socialism either, and is a combination-style between Democracy (and Capitalism) and pure Socialism. In the U.S. I refer to our system as “toxic” or end-stage Capitalism”, because our corporations really run everything, including our government and politicians, and EVERYTHING has to be all about profits for the corporations, no matter who or how many people get hurt. In those more left-leaning countries in Europe, things are purposely run to actually help the people who do the actual work and pay taxes, and the people live very much happier lives in general. I highly recommend watching Michael Moore’s documentary “Where to Invade Next”. It’s an outstanding documentary about how various European countries run various aspects of their societies, including work, education, politics, legal institutions (like prisons) women’s rights and vacations. It’s a real eye-opener, and i even cried during it thinking how much better our lives here in the U.S. could be if we instituted many of those policies. But, the corporations (and the corporate-owned politicians) would never allow it because those things do not increase THEIR profits, but actually cost them money. We are nothing but slave labor to them, ironically much like a dictatorship. It’s called a Corporatocracy. What they don’t understand (or actually really don’t care about) is that healthier, better educated, happier people work better longer and produce more for the country and economy in the long-term, not to mention that the crime rates go down because happier well-paid people commit fewer crimes. But that doesn’t factor into authoritarianism. Sorry to go on a long rant, but I always feel the need to clear up the misconceptions about the word “Socialism” that are being spread to invoke fear in the populace.

@Pining_for_the_fjords

2 жыл бұрын

This is tge point I was going to make. It's not communism or socialism that takes people's freedom in North Korea, it's authoritarianism. This false equivalence is often repeated by people on the right. @@kgs2280 you explained it better than I could.

@kgs2280

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pining_for_the_fjords Thanks

@kgs2280

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pining_for_the_fjords I would also like to clarify that in the early portion of my comment, I was not implying that Socialism is a far right system. It is actually a very LEFT-leaning system, whereas Naziism, Communism, Dictatorships, as well as Corporatocracies (like ours) are far Right. All of those systems fall under the heading of Authoritarianism, as in “you will do exactly as we tell you, and nothing but what we tell you”.

@Tryptophania

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say this. Thanks

your words are so necessary 💕 thank you! greetings from brazil 🇧🇷

I read "The Aquariums of Pyongyang" recently about a North Korean couple who met in Japan then later moved their family back to North Korea expecting a socialist paradise. The ended up in a remote concentration camp for 10 years. A must read book for anyone interested in politics.

@doublepoly123

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the book recommendation

@MummaQuan

2 жыл бұрын

Guna check this out and order it now. Thanks

@carad2008

2 жыл бұрын

@@MummaQuan I got it secondhand from World books I think.

@Tanknuggets217

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely will read

@lesleymarie6499

2 жыл бұрын

Im currently reading this book, I agree with your recommendation. It’s a very interesting read

I’ve watched so many of your videos now. I just wanted to say you are such an inspiration for me to keep going. Thank you for continuing to share the truth and your story.

I admire you, you've been through so much and have such a good attitude and disposition. It makes me so angry these innocent people are subjugated to such violence and control. I'm glad you're here.

Excellent video! I hope everyone who takes freedom for granted, watches this video

Hi Yeonmi! I've been a fan for a while now! I have to write a piece in university about a world issue and I'm using your experience as a defector as a reference! Thank you for educating me and others like me on the plight of the North Korean people :) Let's educate the Western World together, one person at a time ❤

@redcloud2593

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Good luck. 👍 Most of these universities are "woke" and may not appreciate Yeonmi. Have you read her book? I strongly suggest doing so as it will help you greatly on your project. Best of luck!

@Steveinthailand

2 жыл бұрын

Most universities would not appreciate a Yeonmi Park based thesis. In fact, your professor will probably throw it out the back window. I advise you read into the accounts of North Koreans illegally trafficked to South Korea who now wanna go back home to North Korea. Now, that's education

@chilitoday

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steveinthailand bullshit

@alunjones3860

2 жыл бұрын

@@chilitoday It's true there are plenty of people who've escaped and want to go back, because if they don't, three generations of their family will be killed by the regime.

@chilitoday

2 жыл бұрын

@@alunjones3860 So it’s not that they want to go back, but they feel it’s necessary to save loved ones lives. Anyone can understand that as a motive, as it is an exceedingly brave and selfless impulse. It is also a grave mistake to do so. There is no advantage to returning for either the families or the escapee. Kim will kill every single escapee that returns in front of his or family as a warning to all other NK citizens. All NKoreans are already living under threat of death at any moment at the whim of a madman. The lives of the remaining families are being used as tools of psychological torture to compel the escapees to falsely believe their families would be spared if they only return. It is diabolical. The escapees must learn to live in freedom while knowing their families are being imprisoned. No matter what Kim promises everyone knows the end result will be that he will have revenge on any escapee and his family whether or not the escapee returns. This is a certainty.

Domestic violence happens in South Korea as well, I lived there for 4 years and saw it several times. The choice isn’t between a totalitarian hell hole like North Korea and a society where a tiny minority of people control most of the wealth while everyone else struggles to make ends meet. We can do better than either.

@user735_

2 жыл бұрын

That's the point. The fact that North Korea is the worst concerning all aspects of a society doesn't mean complains about other countries aren't fair as if there was nothing to improve.

@a55a55inx

2 жыл бұрын

The difference in North Korea (regarding domestic violence) is that it happens so often that no one cares, it's not even illegal. The husbands don't get punished for hitting their wives. In South Korea, (as well as many other countries) it's illegal and punishable by law. You also mentioned about people who struggle to make ends meet under a capitalist society. The beauty is that we have people who come out of poverty and become very successful. Yeonmi is one of the great examples of someone who came out of poverty (very little education from North Korea) and became very educated and successful in a relatively short amount of time under capitalism.

@kyusub62

2 жыл бұрын

? You saw domestic violence in South Korea few years Go? Hmmm. During super bowl in the US do you it's the worst day for domestic violence ? Point is as long as there's people in this world there will be some kind of domestic abuse..it doesn't matter what country you are in. Especially now days south korean's are turning into feministic country.

I really enjoyed this video. I am so glad you and your mom were able to escape and make it to America.

I have often said this to people who complain about our (I live in the UK) NHS, our police force, our schools & whatever else. Some people do not appreciate anything & find fault with everything & I truly wish that they *would* consider just how bad it *can* be!! Great video, Yeonmi. 💚

@Adrian_Franco

2 жыл бұрын

To a degree. I hate it when people are like "wHy DoNt yOu LeAve??" every time you try to constructively criticize something to improve the country you're in. An example being the atrocious meme health care system the U.S. has. I wish we had a first world health care system like the NHS over here.

@Warriorcats64

2 жыл бұрын

America is an excellent example of things wrong compared to the UK by itself lol.

@ZentaBon

2 жыл бұрын

I mean just because someone else has it worse doesn't mean we shouldn't try and improve what we have.

@chrishenniker5944

2 жыл бұрын

Most of the jobs recruiting in the NHS are bureaucrats and middle management.

@helRAEzzzer

2 жыл бұрын

I find it rather amusing when I hear one complaint about the NHS being the long wait times. Back when we (I'm in America) could mostly afford our health care (before the recession of the late '00s), we waited for 4+ hours I the ER too. 4 hours was an extremely quick visit tbh. An ER trip for me would be pretty much an all nighter back then...

👏👏👏excellent job!!

You are a great story teller . Your videos are great.

Thank you! I am sooooooo glad that you are sharing this perspective with people... It is very important.

I doubt anyone would say that conditions in America are worse than North Korea. However, just because the US has better conditions than that of North Korea does not mean that there is no plight, and should not mean that people are unable to be critical of their own situation. It is always a good idea to remind yourself of your blessings and to get perspective from others situations, but often times change comes from criticism and activism. Where would the US be today if everyone just said well at least it's better than North Korea? The civil rights and women's rights movements were in the last 100 years. I understand that this is better than you experienced, but there is always room for growth if the system isn't working for the majority of it's people.

@CH-qh8tu

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. I'm Scottish and when I look at what goes on in America, a lot of how things work shocks me. In Scotland, we have free education (even undergraduate degree level) and free healthcare (something I think everyone should be entitled to). We all pay fair taxes (which are calculated based on earnings) and this pays for these kinds of things. It shocks me to hear that people in America often don't call an ambulance if they are seriously injured or dying because if they did they would be bankrupt. Of course, North Korea is worse than America but that doesn't mean America is good. I am so grateful not to be in either of these countries, to be honest. And as you say, there is always room for growth. Scotland is not perfect either.

@mnutt2588

2 жыл бұрын

@@CH-qh8tu Exactly, these are issues that many gloss over as if these are not factors in overall well-being. Many of the Americans who might say they want socialism are those who cannot afford healthcare, childcare or education. What they want is not necessarily socialism but social policies and programs. These concepts are regularly conflated with socialism because of political rhetoric in the US. US media and politicians often capitalize on the fear of communism and socialism to prevent progressive legislation from passing.

@baxterbunch

2 жыл бұрын

@@CH-qh8tu me too 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Moving to North Korea would be like reading the book 1984 and saying, “ wow Oceana sounds awesome! So much better than the real world. I think I want to leave everything I’ve ever known and step into that world”

You have such fantastic videos. Love hearing your stories!

Fantastic video!

JFK"s famous words "Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in, to prevent them from leaving us"

@Tanknuggets217

2 жыл бұрын

He said this because of the Berlin wall being built by the Soviet Union

@lukesutton4135

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully we live in a Republic and not a Democracy as communists like to project.

@Tanknuggets217

2 жыл бұрын

@@breakthemould4611 Yes he did, he also said "Mr.Gorbachev tear down this wall"

@Tanknuggets217

2 жыл бұрын

@@lukesutton4135 I have a stupid question, what's the difference between a Republic & Democracy?

@haniakhan7737

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tanknuggets217 theres a difference ? 😀😀

By far one of your BEST videos!👍👍 Well done Yeomni Park 😀

Yeonmi you are such a brave woman, thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experience with us. You have my respects!

Wonderfully said!

Lol! I love your sarcasm, Yeonmi! And I love the fact that you’re good at it despite not being allowed to do it in NK!!

I love you Yeonmi!!!

I love Yummy Park's videos. So gorgeous and informative.

Great perspective. Thanks for sharing. So sad its true...

Yeonmi ily,u did what needed to be done, ur literally so proud to say everything u say,ur an incredible inspiration ur my idol

@MrFlint62

2 жыл бұрын

Next time, try writing in English.

@tainarodrigues6907

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrFlint62 a claro foi mal pô

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 very well said! So many people are ungrateful and truly don't understand how good they have it.

Your point of view is to be considered and cherished. Thank you for sharing your experience, be safe, i wish you health and love xxx

Very informative. 🙂

Well done Yeonmi. You are getting so good at what you do. You will be. Remembered!

What's your opinion on social democracy and capitalism mixed together? We have such thing in Finland, and I find it pretty nice system. (Free education and pretty cheap health care system, but still a lot of business and companies.) However, it still has its pros and cons.

@fancywaifu9821

2 жыл бұрын

America, we’re I live, in a sense has “free education” and what I mean by that is public schools get funding from state and local taxes. To get into public school you don’t have to pay a fee to keep ur child in. Only the taxes

@HossuhAffasHomBOSS

2 жыл бұрын

@@fancywaifu9821 He is talking about college.

@sebastianschakel8926

2 жыл бұрын

Most US states have a bigger economy than your entire country it says a lot about how your system works. Colorado for example has a very similar population but has a gdp of 100 million dollars more than Finland. I think you understand my point of view but then again you didn't ask me.

@raapyna8544

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianschakel8926 Gdp is just one metric, which measures the amount of private money traded. There's less to pay for in Finland, so the gdp is smaller. For example, when you pay your tuition fees in America, that sum is added to the gdp. In Finland there are no tuition fees.

@sebastianschakel8926

2 жыл бұрын

@@raapyna8544 GDP also includes government spending no? Which means your example healthcare and tuition are also being payed and added to gdp.

Thank you for making this video. I'm an American that now lives in Phoenix, AZ USA. Years ago I was a traveling musician and I traveled all around the USA and usually I hear somebody say how much they do not like America, Well they have no idea how rough they would have it in any other place. Thank you for shedding some light on the situation in North Korea and I will certainly be praying for you and your country.✝️🙏 I believe that many of my fellow Americans have a tendency to take our freedoms for granted. I have told many of my fellow Americans if you don't like what's going on in America then go somewhere else. You where very honest when you said, North Korea, You can get in, But good luck getting out. Keep on making these videos and telling the truth about North Korea. 👍

@brownboy2608

2 жыл бұрын

Why is it that people say ( if you dont like Amerikka then get out ) but if people from other countries want to come here because they dont like thiers then they're told to ( stay and FIX their own country ) ??

Very informative.

‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’ Winston S Churchill

@helRAEzzzer

2 жыл бұрын

Good quote! I can't believe I've never heard it before tbh.

@tanishksharma3305

2 жыл бұрын

Churchill was a piece of shit himself

@larrytruelove8659

2 жыл бұрын

@@tanishksharma3305 Ahhhh. That’s not the issue. He was right.

You are such an inspiration! Just bought your book and your videos open my mind thank you❤️🌟

Love how you tell it how it is!

Wow! What a sobering video message. When I pray tonight let me not forget to thank God for all the freedoms' I enjoy living here in the USA and to not forget to pray for those in North Korea yearning to be free. Thank you Yeonmi... May God continue to bless your work and your YT channel.

@yasminpanasjuk682

2 жыл бұрын

God bless you 💕

God Bless America 🇺🇸

@jean-christophetates-lecle9960

2 жыл бұрын

I keep sharing my patriotism and our luck to make things better here in America and one of my friends stopped being so far left, show the amazing part of our luck and our democracy. God bless our country !!

@nathanielerskine1875

2 жыл бұрын

@@eliakazan637 Communist Troll.

@surenaanerus7387

2 жыл бұрын

*YEONMI'S TOP-FI*YEONMI'S TOP-FIVE FUNNIEST LIES* 1 - *She said in her Instagram post that the North Korean dictator keeps 2,000 slaves with him.* Park claims that even during the Corona period, Kim kept 2,000 slave prostitutes with him and that he was with them in isolation at the Vonson compound, which is considered a paradise on earth. These women are also known as ‘pleasure scouts’ and are used to entertain many high profile and elite people including Kim Jong Un. They have security guards with them when they go to public places. (Korean activist’s sensational claim: Kim Jong Un still has fun with 2,000 slave women during Corona ). *And the same time she made a video about Kim Jong Un be a Gay!* Is Kim Jong-Un Gay? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJVpqKOpqsafddY.html 2 - So, North Korea regime, you know, has one of the worst corruptions in the world, and because if you think about it, if you’re an officer in the government, you don’t get the rations and the salary is really low. *The salary of a doctor’s salary a month is something of a dollar.* (unchainedpodcast.com ;Yeonmi Park on Why Doing Business With North Korea Is Like Buying a Ticket to a Concentration Camp, December 10, 2019, by Laura Shin) 3 - *Most North Koreans don’t even know what a hamburger is or that milk comes from cows, as most have never heard of milk before.* (minddebris com: The North Korean Holocaust, August 5, 2021) 4 - "When I was hospitalized for my appendix removal they had no anesthesia. The nurse in the hospital *used one needle to treat everybody and used crushed beer bottles as [IV containers].* That is how the system is. (Backatageol : Yeonmi Interviw with Jonathan Stenvallon. May 4, 2020) 5 - Yeonmi Interviw with Jonathan Stenvallon: JON: For people that don’t know the three generation law in North Korea: anyone that commits a crime is subject to three generations of punishment. That would include yourself, your child and future grandchildren, correct? YEONMI: Yes. Sometimes it’s even worse. The three generations include your grandpa, your children, your cousins, everybody right. Sometimes in the worst cases it includes the in-laws. There was one high official, one of the highest officials, who escaped. *Because of him more than 30,000 people were punished.* Most of them didn’t even know they were related to him. They won’t allow it. (Backatageol : Yeonmi Interviw with Jonathan StenvallonMay 4, 2020)VE FUNNIEST LIES* 1 - *She said in her Instagram post that the North Korean dictator keeps 2,000 slaves with him.* Park claims that even during the Corona period, Kim kept 2,000 slave prostitutes with him and that he was with them in isolation at the Vonson compound, which is considered a paradise on earth. These women are also known as ‘pleasure scouts’ and are used to entertain many high profile and elite people including Kim Jong Un. They have security guards with them when they go to public places. (Korean activist’s sensational claim: Kim Jong Un still has fun with 2,000 slave women during Corona ). *And the same time she made a video about Kim Jong Un be a Gay!* Is Kim Jong-Un Gay? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJVpqKOpqsafddY.html 2 - So, North Korea regime, you know, has one of the worst corruptions in the world, and because if you think about it, if you’re an officer in the government, you don’t get the rations and the salary is really low. *The salary of a doctor’s salary a month is something of a dollar.* (unchainedpodcast.com ;Yeonmi Park on Why Doing Business With North Korea Is Like Buying a Ticket to a Concentration Camp, December 10, 2019, by Laura Shin) 3 - *Most North Koreans don’t even know what a hamburger is or that milk comes from cows, as most have never heard of milk before.* (minddebris com: The North Korean Holocaust, August 5, 2021) 4 - "When I was hospitalized for my appendix removal they had no anesthesia. The nurse in the hospital *used one needle to treat everybody and used crushed beer bottles as [IV containers].* That is how the system is. (Backatageol : Yeonmi Interviw with Jonathan Stenvallon. May 4, 2020) 5 - Yeonmi Interviw with Jonathan Stenvallon: JON: For people that don’t know the three generation law in North Korea: anyone that commits a crime is subject to three generations of punishment. That would include yourself, your child and future grandchildren, correct? YEONMI: Yes. Sometimes it’s even worse. The three generations include your grandpa, your children, your cousins, everybody right. Sometimes in the worst cases it includes the in-laws. There was one high official, one of the highest officials, who escaped. *Because of him more than 30,000 people were punished.* Most of them didn’t even know they were related to him. They won’t allow it. (Backatageol : Yeonmi Interviw with Jonathan StenvallonMay 4, 2020)

I am greatful for the freedom I have in my country. Mostly to my ancestors and people today who were like defectors. Fought and died for freedoms and justice that were denied to them for hundreds of years. From Native Americans, to indentured servants, slaves, and victims of hate crimes, it was their strength, tenacity, courage, and Voice that has shaped this country the way it is. Our government be it republican or democrat, rarely enact laws for the benefit of the people unless it’s protested for and pushed for by the people. That is why I will always encourage people to use their voice, peaceful protest, and influence to push for changes they want to see in this country. I believe there is a difference in being unaware of your freedom, and just wanting to make this place as equal for all as possible. It can become dangerous to not question or call out officials and policies on either side. And finally, we must always work on systems that benefits the countries citizens, so we are never in a position where we are just numbers to use and discarded as she explains in North Korea. It is important to note, this is an easily researchable fact, that the top countries to live in in the world (judged by poverty rates, average house income, quality of life, affordability, crime rate, etc) have a mixture of capitalist and socialist policies. They normally are capitalist with socialist policies on things such as education, healthcare, and other government programs. The idea the two cannot exist in harmony is proven to be false by so many countries. As well, there has been unfortunately horrible dictatorships in capitalist societies. At the end of the day, one can abuse any system (ism) for their own agenda. Capitalism and socialism are not exempt from being used to abuse citizens.

Great video, thank you

Thank you for this!

Yeonmi! Let’s start a fund to pay for a one way trip to NK for anyone who applies. I and many more of us will happily contribute.

@stephenwallace9555

2 жыл бұрын

I will personally buy everyone who hates America a one way ticket to North Korea

@summer7676

2 жыл бұрын

You can't just travel to North Korea;1st the borders are closed because of Covid 19, 2nd if they were open, you could not travel there if you're a US or South Korean citizen, 3rd it's (almost) immpossible to receive a North Korean citizenship. If you are persecuted for socialism in your native country, you might receive a citizenship, anyway, NK government decides wheter not to receive one.

@samualcrocket1405

2 жыл бұрын

@@summer7676Du5ring Covid, no. It is the State Department that has banned US travel to North Korea since 2017 because once you go there you may be imprisoned for years for minor infractions. Americans find a way to visit Cuba by by taking planes to Mexico first and buying a round trip ticket from there. I know someone who did it. US officials said something to him about it when he reentered the country, but there was no penality. One could likely do the same by going to China first. "The safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas is one of our highest priorities," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement released Friday, according to The Washington Post. "Due to mounting concerns over the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention under North Korea's system of law enforcement,..."

@matthewnelson1606

2 жыл бұрын

@@samualcrocket1405 watch the boy boy video about n korea

@summer7676

2 жыл бұрын

@@samualcrocket1405 Isn't "more" illegal to travel to North Korea than Cuba? Wouldn't US government punish you harder for a travel to North Korea?

LOVING the sass, Yeonmi! Make more videos like this!!! Love your content

You're amazing.

You are so sweet, I love watching your videos ❤️

Thank you for speaking truth and having the courage to do so.

The world is messed up. It’s a messed up place, everyone has to keep fighting for equality everywhere!

Thank you for the inside information. Thank you, Yeonmi. Pretty name!

Your channel really has opened my eyes... Thankyou for such indepth intellectual content.. Loved and subbed x

As someone living in America I have to say this: You dont realize what you have until it is gone, when you arrive in the hands of the regime from stories I've watched and heard of from defectors you realize you have really done it this time.

First. I love and look up to yeonmi! I'm going to S.korea next week. I would never go live up north

Love this video! All your stuff is great but I really appreciate this one

This video was great, fun and intellectual. I love this new side of you, the sarcastic/ sassy yeonmi lol 😄😌

She deserves American citizenship! She sounds like a true American to me!

@faithlessberserker5921

2 жыл бұрын

Did she not get one when she married the American man?

@Kaviyabills

2 жыл бұрын

No she going to married to North Korea

@jujasname

2 жыл бұрын

Good news, she got it recently.

People definitely take their freedoms for granted. At the same time, flaws in capitalism do cause needless suffering like not having access to healthcare but that doesn't mean you reject the whole system. It just means the system needs to be improved, and we are fortunate enough to have the autonmy to address it. I just wish there was another word to separate what goes on in countries like the Netherlands, Noway and Iceland from what's happening in North Korea and Cuba and Venuzuela. All those countries are considered socialist but only some value human rights which is an important distinction. For the morons arguing that capitalism is so problematic that they would move to North Korea... just go then.

@Tanknuggets217

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, just go then

@shiveebhartia1271

2 жыл бұрын

There is a word that separates Scandinavian countries etc. From Venezuela, north korea etc. That is social democracy, netherlands, Sweden etc. Are not socialist but they are not exactly capitalist either, they have socialistic policies like free healthcare, education, strong social safety nets, high taxes etc. But still work on a free market, most companies are privately owned and they completely respect human rights

@TheNunududu

2 жыл бұрын

@@shiveebhartia1271 I know, I'm Dutch. There needs to be a different word to separate democratic socialists and social democrats. The terms are constantly confused and it's obvious why. It would be great to have a giant diferentiation in terms so that when people they say they want socialism they acutally understand what that means.

@jeffreyfreeland5942

2 жыл бұрын

There are words to describe these various differences, it's just that people are incredibly lazy in this particular topic, since honest discussion is often not the goal. "Why don't you just go to north korea" is not an honest question to explore the topic, it's an attempt to say "ha, gotcha!" Usually it's used by people who don't want to discuss capitalism's issues at all, because capitalism is pretty much a religion in the US. "Why don't you just leave" is a lazy statement in general.

@Tanknuggets217

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyfreeland5942 Capitalism has issues, but if you want to complain about the issues, go live in a socialist country.

Bravo, well said.

Go yeonmi!

North Korea isn't regular socialism, it's a communist regime. Capitalism has it's major flaws which socialism doesn't have, but in forms that it occures in countries such as Sweden or Norway, not North Korea.

@jayjay801a

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

It makes my soul happy anytime someone can be free from oppression. I wish you only the best for the rest of your life.

She is the sweetest and prettiest!!! Love you!!!

I am so glad you made it out of that country and you moved here. May God bless you and smile upon you. Take care and stay healthy.

Your message is so important. People really don’t understand how minuscule the issues we face with capitalism are compared to what socialism and communism creates. Yes, there are flaws with any human system; it is the nature of humankind. But the whole thing is just so hypocritical! Everything that they hate with the capitalist system is even worse in communism. Thank you for sharing your message - I will continue to support you as you spread your story and provide insight on these important issues!!

I think you are confusing for when people say socialism in the West, they are typically referencing the mixed capitalism with socialism of Nordic countries. No one references socialism as what happens in North Korea because most perceive that as communism and typically don’t think of North Korea at all.

@DarkLordoftheMeme

2 жыл бұрын

Those countries see themselves as capitalist. I went to Iceland, they have powerful trade unions and a strong welfare state, but most of the economy is in private hands and runs just the same as anywhere else in the west. If you told people there they had a socialist paradise, you'd get some funny looks!

@ijustwanttosleepnow

2 жыл бұрын

@@DarkLordoftheMeme well you wouldn’t use the term socialist paradise. But they are aware that they are considered more socialist than other countries. It’s basics for social studies that you learn in high school where everyone sits on the capitalist spectrum.

damn you were on fire in this video!

Very "funny" and informative (for other open-minded ppl). Thank u. 🤞🏽

I love Yeonmi's sarcasm. It's so true how people fail to realize just how good they have it until they don't. We really do take so much for granted. Regarding # 6, it's interesting how Charles Jenkins regretted his decision to defect to North Korea, while James Dresnok insisted until his dying day that he would never return to the USA. The former was able to leave and settle in Japan with his wife and daughters, while the latter claimed that the regime "had always taken good care of him" with rations of beer and cigarettes.

@raymondwaters9252

2 жыл бұрын

As far as I’m concerned they should have shot those bastards and buried them in North Korea well shit what people like my brother old his brother young Marine sacrificing his Youth and fighting those commie bastards they desert whatever misery life can canned them and dessert or is it deserter I am a Vietnam veteran as you’re all my brothers veterans of our service in some form branch or other you can’t possibly understand freedom until you suffered for it I have no Sympathy for those two

I understand your point, in North Korea it’s terrible there and it’s citizens lack basic human rights and freedom. I think it’s terrible, but I think that it shouldn’t detract from Americans criticizing our own democratic government. Yes we are way better off here in America than North Korea but our country isn’t perfect either. There are a lot of issues to be solved, homelessness, poverty, racism, sex trafficking, all happen in America as well and we cannot be content leaving these things the way they are. You can be grateful about your rights and still want improvement for the rights of your own and others. We should never stop developing and changing, when we always have the possibility to make things better.

@k8niedzialek

2 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly! This video is so silly.

@Notiravgsarah

2 жыл бұрын

She’s not claiming America is perfect and she never has. But to compare the problems in the USA to North Korea where human rights don’t even exist is beyond ridiculous. If you value human life, you don’t look at NK communist regime and think, “they’re doing something right, let’s try that!”

Thanks for sharing.

I love watching your videos Yeonmi. After watching so many already and hearing about what you went through and what so many are still going through, I can't imagine why anyone would want to move there, on purpose.

@Steveinthailand

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I lived and taught in North Korea. I was free to see and do whatever I wanted. This woman is talking crap.

@kelpiecoco7570

2 жыл бұрын

@@Steveinthailand No she's not. She was born there. You have obviously not watched any of her videos. She escaped when she was 13 but ahe didn't think of it as "escape". She was starving and she could see China across the river. She just thought if she could make it over where the light was (because they hardly ever have electricity in North Korea), maybe she could knock on someone's door and they would give her a bowl of rice. Just because you went there as a teacher (probably in the area of the highest social class) you don't know what it's like for those people living over there.

Before I even finish watching this, I just want to say: It's important to realize economies all SIT ON A SCALE between two EXTREMES. Socialism and capitalism are just the words we use to describe how that scale is leaning. All countries lean one way or the other, but NO country has EVER been purely socialist or purely capitalist. Not even North Korea, or the USA, or Soviet Russia, or Germany. Pure, genuine socialism would be a utopia but pure socialism is NOT POSSIBLE with humanity's current technology. The closest we can currently get is a dystopia where everyone is equally miserable, like North Korea. And pure capitalism can't exist, because in order for pure capitalism to happen, there would need to be absolutely no government interference in the economy, in any way, ever. No regulations protecting workers. No taxes. No limitations on what people are allowed to sell. No requirement for businesses to be honest with their marketing. In other words, in order for a government to function, it needs to regulate the economy. And in order to be "fully capitalist", you would need to have 0 regulation, meaning pure capitalism can't exist in a place where a government exists. So, every government exists somewhere between those two impossible extremes. Socialism and capitalism don't represent 'equality vs inequality' and neither one of them is good or evil. A better analogy would be comparing them to 'the sun and moon'. Both are equally important, and every place needs some amount of each, even if people have different opinions about which one they want to see more of. If the words capitalism and socialism didn't exist, only a few countries would have developed their economies differently. And in my opinion, North Korea isn't really socialist at all, and as far as I know, it never was. In order to be truly socialist, it would need to be a place where everyone is equal, and where the government uses it's resources to provide the most benefit to the most possible people. North Korea is, in reality, a fascist state wearing a socialist mask. China IS socialist, but it's also fascist. North Korea is JUST fascist, with a thick coating of socialist propaganda covering the truth.

@cameron571

2 жыл бұрын

Before anyone gets mad at me, just know I also agree with everything she said - I'm really just elaborating. She's right that the people trying to move to North Korea are making a very bad decision. But North Korea isn't genuinely socialist - it's just fascist. None of the dystopian countries that have been labeled as socialist ever really achieved socialism.

“Man is born free but he’s chained everywhere he goes”

Great job! Love and Blessings!

i'm glad you got out ! im glad your in the usa now - your a wonderful person i can see it to you

Yeonmi....we love you....🙋

If you're really interested in this topic, read The Aquariums of Pyongyang, by Kang Chol-Hwan. His family left Japan in order to participate in the "new socialist republic in Korea." You can read all about how that worked out for them.

You are an incredible person

You are so amazing

2:01 Did anyone notice the China flag there with Corona virus figure instead of the stars??. Great creativity!!

I fucking love you, the quote”the door is always open” is the one thing that really dug deep in my thoughts. Americans take their freedom for granted and it’s sad.

Thank you so much I've been wondering this question for so long 😇😍😍🤗😘

Chills ran down my spine

So we gonna ignore the "Chinese" flag? 1:50

@Poppy-pi2le

2 жыл бұрын

fr- i thought nobody noticed

@LAliasLilia

2 жыл бұрын

@@Poppy-pi2le like how is no one wondering why it's there

@leandradozier968

2 жыл бұрын

That is so fucked up. That incites violence

I feel compassion that you suffered greatly in North Korea and I do welcome you to USA. I also thank you for sharing your experiences. Yes, in America we have way more freedoms. I feel there should be a balance between capitalism and extreme socialism (communism). For example, we should be able to teach our own children if we choose as long as they know the basics: math, English, History and Science. We should be able to have rain barrels and there are town or communities that forbid this because of the Water Companies. Our huge businesses rule the country. China is not a pure communist state anymore but tyrannical and North Korea is like America was 100 years ago when the common people or majority barely scraped a living. I had a Chinese roommate who has a green card to work as a professor in the University I worked. I got an earful of info. America is not totally free but yes, I would not want to live anywhere else, may Canada. Korea is an extreme tryannical government. In the 60's there were hippie communes and the people that governed the communes got the better food, clothes and shelter, they were not take care of. I agree Communism doesn't work. Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, North Vietnam for examples, overnight became Communist. Should be a balance. I have lived through different presidents for many decades and I realize you only have been here for a while. I appreciate your comments but I think you need to look into the large corporations who pay $$$ to government officials to pass laws that benefit them and corporation lobbyists who horse trade (negotiation to get bills passed for corporations to pay 0.00 taxes). Yes, we have it good in comparison to Korea, you are right, however, since we have more freedoms, like freedom of speech to critically challenge the corruption in our government that is supposed to serve the people. Since I pay taxes, I deserve help getting on feet during the pandemic and so do others. If we don't get paid a fair wage and huge corporations do not pay taxes, our economic health is at peril.

so on point.

Killed it

My parents escaped from a communist country. I understand that the ideals of a communist or socialist society seem very appealing to many, but the realities are very far from what people imagine it is. It is hell. To further illustrate what Yeonmi said: my father was a lawyer, but when the communists came in, they took his law degree and said "You will now paint train cars." If he had refused, he would have been shot or taken to prison. He had 2 siblings: 1 also left, another stayed. The life of the 1 who stayed was very different from the 2 who left. I can't imagine the regret of those who choose to move to such a place and live under such oppression. Why would you idealize a place that does not allow anyone to leave??

@dennispodiapolski9763

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, my parents immigrated from USSR to America and they also told me stories about the many disadvantages but few advantages of communism and it is interesting, capitalism may not be perfect but it sure is better than communism and DEFINITELY better than whatever the hell type of sadistic hermit government North Korea has

Certified Gold!!!!!

Thank you for making this video. I wish the Squad in congress would watch it.

@aycc-nbh7289

2 жыл бұрын

They would probably say she is a paid-off politician who’s being controlled by right-wing organizations despite the fact that many Americans who are either immigrants from formerly or currently communist countries or are being spied on by the forces thereof can agree with her wholeheartedly.

You are a gem. Thank you for helping us to realize our good we have it here in America. Sometimes we take these freedoms for granted. God bless