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Your videos continuously blow my mind. It makes me appreciate my freedom much more. My heart goes out to your countrymen. I hope they can be free some day. Thank you for opening my eyes. They keep it so hushed, people have no idea how bad it is there. You are appreciated for what you do, thank you!!
What do you think of Taoism and Confucianism? Are they really like the left and right wing of the east? Is North Korea influenced by one more than the other?
@@Bit-while_going I have a pen-pal in China who practices the Taoist Religion. She is a wealthy business owner and told Me that most of the People in China from the Taoist Religion are wealthy. Most of the People in China who practice Confucianism Live up in the mountains as that's where about 90 percent of the Confucianist Temples are located.
It is absolutely unreal what we take for granted sometimes. Execution for wearing jeans, for wanting to visit the next town over, for reading a bible, or listening to music. I hope one day the people of NK can be free.
@Swede 1 it's things like that which make me laugh at those who support socialist/communist systems today. If they're so great, why do their governments work so hard to supress alternative ideas and information? All communist countries past and present are guilty of this.
@Swede 1 it really is. People think that communism leads to a classless and equal society, but it leads to stagnation at best. There's no growth, no opportunity, no alternatives, no freedom. Everything you do is for the good of the collective and as such individual rights cannot be allowed and attempts to break with conformity must be stopped at all costs. These leads to inevitable genocide, poverty, and hopelessness. Power must be confined to a select few and information must be strictly controlled. Ideas are not rewarded, loyalty to the state is. Hard work is not rewarded because it is simply your duty to the state. The USSR collapsed because it stagnated; it couldn't grow. People learned there were alternatives when Gorbachev opened things up. The commie hard liners knew they had to clamp down or that'd be it. They tried, and the rest is history.
It’s so heartbreaking to know that there are 25 million people living like this in North Korea. It’s disgusting that people are living under these conditions in the 21st Century. The Kim regime is absolutely insane and disgusting.
In a way, the death of Kim Jong Il was a rare opportunity for North Koreans to publicly express their frustration and pain under the guise of mourning.
there's a strange contrast hearing about such terrible things coming from such an adorable person. i'm glad you got okay, and your people still in NK should be proud of you. hopefully one day your people can be free, like south korea.
@@harrypowell3187 Because he called her adorable? Are you jealous? Anyway he’s right, there’s an interesting conflict of energies with her sweetness and delicate spirit, talking about these horrible things in this country which she escaped from.
This is inhumane. I cannot believe people had to go through this and that you had to go through this, you are so brave for speaking up and telling people about this horrific torture camp of a country. Well done and I hope you go far 💗
The most horrific part is that people are *still* going through this. 25 MILLION people are still trapped there today and the rest of the worlds governments have just decided to do nothing. I cannot understand it.
@@zknight4481 Oh yeah so terribly true and to see why just look up other videos about that as well and also they don't want to piss off China is another and that part of the world is Cold War along with other issues like Ukraine, famine, that part isn't important enough, too hard, want a golf or ski resort which you can also look up North Korea has a ski resort and who knows what other reasons which are many.
“Clapping and crying to survive” is such a powerful statement. That is true; we should know the reason why these types of behaviors are expressed. I hope you are taking care of yourself and having a nice holiday season! ❤️❤️❤️
It sounds like an extreme version of "I will give you something to cry about". I love the fact that I can put this on Internet and the worst what may happen is that people will comment on it or downvote me, but nobody will kill me for this. Well, I hope nobody will kill me for it...
What do you mean we should know. How is it not obvious that no one is guying to cry hysterically like that over a stupid politician, especially one so evil.
I honestly thought everyone crying or worshiping was genuinely brainwashed, so thank you for clearing that up. The rest I pretty much knew already, but this stuff needs to spread everywhere. A very nicely constructed video and well said :)
Its probably not that different from our countries, almost nobody here would care about death of any politician, yet you will find a small % of those who will. There are probably some brainwashed people in NK and the rest... as was said, they have to act. Yet who knows, it is for s long that their culture might be destroyed completely - a kid that will report parents to secret police will probably cry for a leader, and those kids are now adults.
this is no different when you see millions of brainwashed teens crying and worshipping their celebrities and idols at concerts. That's just as brainwashed to me. The West should adopt a lot of the same rules as North Korea to reduce crimes, corruption, and toxic society.
@@breakaway2x I think it's a huge difference when you cry because you want to , and when you cry because your life will be taken from you if you don't .. huge difference
I'm so happy for you for getting out of there!!! You are a beautiful person and I can't imagine what you went through, but you did it! It's so sad to hear about your people and what they have to do, and what they can't do. Bless you darlin'. ❤
We are truly blessed in this country of the US to be able, on a whim, say “I think I will drive from Texas to Pennsylvania to see family”. We do that with such freedom.
Well that's within the country not traveling to another country. Would've made more sense for you to say you can drive from Texas to Canada or Mexico or fly to another country.
Listening to Yeonmi makes you realise how little you learn from those 'travel' documentaries where everything is rigidly controlled. I would recommend anyone with a hunger for knowledge about N. Korea to search out her videos and books.
Every single other defector calls her a liar. Theres an entire wikipedia page dedicated to all her contradictions. She flat out lies for monetary reasons. Believing her is the same as believing that Iraq had WMD. We did that to get to their oil. BK has trillions of dollars of untapped natural resources, but let's believe everything we are told about NK without question
I'm british, and I have been to North Korea in my life with, let's say, an ex employer I had to look at the countries' workings and lifestyle I can totally relate to what you are saying about your old country I am very proud of your tenacity and strength to leave North Korea 👏 👍 💪
Also the North Korean police and authorities make sure that you cannot speak to normal North Korean people if you are a tourist Also they would suffer if they did
It’s just so sad to know how their daily lives are: they’re literally fighting for their lives constantly. It’s just so depressing and horrible to know that. I hope NK will be a free country again soon…
This is insane, having someone control almost every aspect of your life like she said you as an individual dont matter these are clear violations of human rights how is this still happening
the only reason it exists and is staying is because of china (who supports them) and the fact they have nukes. nobody messes with the guy with the nukes.
North Korea reminds me of that crazy family that is way to strict with their children that lives down the street. You want to intervene because you feel sorry for them, but feel.powerless because it's their family and you don't want to start world 🌎 war 3. I'm saying prayers 😭😇🙏 for the oppressed people and especially the children. I wish I could give billions to all the starving people. When I'm a billionaire I will definitely do something to help 🆘 Ty for helping me to remember to be grateful for all the Freedoms we have in America🇺🇲
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When I was in N. Korea on a five day visit after living in S. Korea for three years as an American, N. Koreans didn't believe I had any more freedoms as an American than they had. They believed I was beneath them because I was an American and a white man and would say most felt sorry for me. It's not until N. Koreans can experience other cultures can they reflect on their own hardships.
@@hazardous8301 lol that person was implying that the north koreans are brainwashed into thinking that americans are brainwashed. Maybe read better next time
I had heard in NK; everyone is restricted to certain Haircuts even; zero freedom of expression. As an “American Bastard” I am thankful (to God) for all these freedoms we have, I feel sadness for the people in NK. Thank you for sharing your insight and knowledge of reality there.
Can you do a video on what north korean people think of the outside world? Do they think every country operates the same as theirs? How many countries do they think exist around the world? In your video, you mentioned how people have bibles. Where did that influence come from? Where did they learn about the bible? How do they learn how to read the bible?
I am so sorry you had to go through that, that ANYONE has to live through that kind of life. I truly wish there was peace and freedom for everyone. You are a strong woman.
How does that make her strong? It's like having cancer, people say they're so brave, but if you give someone a choice of die or endure with inconvenience, I don't see how choosing the latter takes particular strength or courage. Now someone who committed sedition knowing it would result in their own death, THAT would be strong and brave. Though not so much if it meant their families would be taken out too.
My dad was in the US Army in the Korean War. After the fist week in combat there he said he knew he would not make it out alive. Any time I was with him and we met people from Korea they always thanked him for being there. Now I see why.
Thank you for your work Yeonmi! I feel like some YT channels just want to make fun of North Korea by telling silly lies about the regime even though they are against it and this makes people not to take it seriously. That’s why I personally prefer listening to your livings and what you know since you have actually been in there. The best thing is to show the reality with sanity. Keep it up!
Lol American never stand up for people freedom the reason they will not do anything to North Korean is because they have no mineral or any resources that interest America. America has attacked and invaded countries for “crimes” far less than this and those countries all had something that benefited America 🐸☕️
@@princesslisamarie7860 yes, I do think she’s perfectly safe. Brave would be if she was in N Korea and doing this underground. But not once she’s free and clear from danger. Not brave.
@ww w she’s safe and away from danger. Grow up. Stop calling everyone brave and a hero for just existing. She didn’t tear up the photo while I’m N Korea. Such low standards you must have.
Woo, Yeonmi. My dog came to me hearing your voice and subject. He is German but happens to speak Spanish and English. He came to me as a protector of your voice. Great work!
Not until China is no longer a major world power. The only reason the US/UN hasn’t stepped in yet is because NK has chinas protection, and going after them would spark a massive war.
@@hazardous8301 I thought NK's nuclear weapons was the main reason. I don't actually know what China's rhetoric is on the matter, do they protect NK because of shared communism ideals or for other reasons?
@@EmilWall I’m not sure of the details on why China protects them. But NK having working nukes has never been confirmed, and considering the US has the largest number of nukes on the planet, that would hardly be a sufficient deterrent.
You're a brave soul. Thank you for taking the time to share with the rest of the world and educate the rest of us about the atrocities committed in North Korea. I actually had a friend from North Korea, whose parents worked at the embassy in my country. Sadly, he was sent to North Korea, because he needed to serve in the military. His brother had just finished his service, and the way that he explained it is that they need, at least, one child/family member in the country, as a means of controlling the family. Sadly, we haven't heard from our friend in about 7 years. I hope that he's okay, and I hope that he makes it back here, someday.
Literally made me realise how beautiful our life is ! Even though you're a begger in different country you're still privileged 100000 Times than NK PEOPLE!
So proud of what you're doing Yeonmi! I pray it wakes people up to what they have in this country and elsewhere, and start fighting for what's truly right!
They can't fight back. They allowed their guns to be taken away. Kind of like what insane people here in the U.S. are trying to get done. Taking away peoples way to fight back.
@ImSoBilalPlayer2 we are the military. The people make up law enforcement , military, etc. The rich don’t recruit their own. They choose the poor to die.
Iam from India and I really shocked to know about North Korea....It is so horrible 😞 how can somebody be so cruel.... I support you Yeonmi.... Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
The crying isn't fake, the crying is actually real, not because they're mourning but because they're literally afraid to lose their lives. Sad, they're actually crying out of fear.
so terrifying to think about what might be happening there that we can’t see. like we have no idea what’s going on there right now, all the people in cells and being tortured in camps that are just unknown to us
Mann, all this forced emotion is so scary. No wonder North Korea is so successful in controlling the people, aside from the starvation & information control, it's emotionally like an abusive relationship which often leads to feeling a strong need for the abuser's approval & feeling like you are nothing without the abuser. They really have the mind, body, & soul of the citizens 😳
This is insane. I truely feel sorry for the people in N.Korea having to enduring all of this control and have no freedoms or individuality. It is sickening to me. I can see why people defect. When they get wind of the life outside of their country, its like a taste of freedom and people want this! I hope that one day in the coming future the entire regime falls and N.Korea becomes a better place, but one can only dream.
It’s incredibly difficult to escape from unfortunately. It’s a miracle anyone gets out at all. All the surrounding countries except South Korea deport North Koreans defectors back to North Korea. Getting to South Korea over the border is almost impossible because you would have to cross the so-called “demilitarised zone” where you will be filled with machine-gun fire bullets while crawling through barbed wire. Your best chance of getting to South Korea is trying to get to Mongolia or Thailand (travelling on foot through thousands of miles of desert, mountains, or jungle respectively, all while being hunted by the Chinese police), unless you can somehow afford a boat that is seaworthy enough to get all the way to Japan, which is very unlikely, and illegal, and unaffordable, and fraught with Typhoons across the sea of Japan. The best way to topple these dictators is to go after their sources of money. Look into office 39. North Korea has set up slave labour camps all over the world, watched over by North Korean secret police. If these North Korean slave labourers try to escape into the country they’ve been sent to work in, their families back at home will be tortured to death in concentration camps. All the money is funnelled back to Kim’s palace and the Pyongyang elites who are regime loyalists.
As of right now, JB and the corrupt Dems are desperately trying to turn America into something like what was shown and told on this video. Mark my words. Because they are 100% spot on!
@@jakeclayson7647 feels so weird to hear American people talk about how light social reforms are comparable to north Korea... I would not want to live in the U.S. lol Because of the lack of social support systems.
Why the UN is not taking any action to save these pity people?? How could be a country exist like this in 21st century?? At this moment, I realise how blessed I am, to be born in my adorable motherland.
There is many words that could he used here.... However I still find myself speechless that humans can do this to other humans. Truly sick and twisted.
Hearing this oppression is really grounding. I cannot fathom the hardship these people endure. As you say it is 1984. Happiness to you , I'm happy you are a defector. Thank you for sharing.
It's truly a sad statement to the world where people are brutalized and tortured for even singing!! Yet in America, we worry about pronouns. What is wrong with this picture? Even though America has huge problems, at least we can say what we think of it here. Everyone who writes a comment in North Korea can expect to disappear. But......... And there is a but, the could disappear for us if we continue to elect leaders like we have now and let them manipulate the people into believing "We know better than you". We have freedom for now ,cherish and protect it, or risk losing it and becoming like North Korea.
@@deathstrike electing a democrat as president leading to becoming North Korea is a truly laughable idea. Saying liberals (who, by the way, fight for equal rights for all, not just for privileged white men) are trying to take people’s rights away is the most ironic statement I’ve ever seen
@@mackenziewesten8506 yes the radical left communists in America are trying to dissolve our rights and oppress the citizens. As much as I hate republicans at least they didn't enforce lock downs or stupid masks policies that don't work... But yeah hey keep believing the left isn't authoritarian LMAO. Sometimes I wish I could save you slaves, but then you run back to your master and ask for another beating. Pathetic communist
@@gridtac2911 hm. So asking people to wear a mask and get vaxxed so they don’t KILL PEOPLE is infringing on our rights, but telling women and people with a uterus what to do with their body isn’t? ...ok 😂 and to be clear, I was not saying all liberals are good. I am not a radical leftist by any measure.
Can't believe this video is illegal in North Korea and north Koreans can't watch it. I thank God you have successfully escaped that hermit country. Keep your good work up. Big up's
Hi Yeonmi Park. You are a brave girl for fleeing oppression and also for speaking out. I salute you and wish you well. Thank you for the information. I have no idea of the sufferings of the average citizen back in North Korea. You are right, we should not judge people in North Korea, they are doing it to survive. Now I know better. Cheers!
Lol.. Basically she just said what you guys want to hear and ride along general negative perceptions against NK. Smart way to gain popularity and money. Deceptions have not limit. 😅
This would be a great video to show anyone who thinks they have it so bad living in the US. We aren't perfect by any means, but we have a constitution that provides us basic human rights that we take for granted every day. I feel for the people of North Korea and hope that they will find peace and freedom some day. Thanks for the amazing video!
No it is bad living in the US, but it not Dictator bad. You comparing the crime of I am going to openly kill and torcher you(NK), to someone who is like I am going to take all your money and also enslave you(USA).
I‘m absolutely shocked. I mean everyone knows that living conditions in NK are horrifying, but i didn’t knew it that THAT bad. I hope so badly for all people in NK that this horror ends as fast as possible!!
@@jluvs2ride Says the one that doesnt bother to verify a single thing Park says, or is able to see the mass contradictions in what she says. Theres been a shit ton of articles on it you can go read. Yes, a mind is a terrible thing to waste and the average American such as yourself is proof
This is completely inhumane. I’ve heard crazy stories like this about NK before, of course, but it’s easy to forget, sadly. I really wish the regime would be taken out and the NK people freed
what do you mean? You think north-koreans are from another planet? Because all that's happening is completely human. Or have you ever see other animals descriminate or violently explore others from the same species?
Their dictators have to be some kind of negative species or energy vampires seriously, no empathy whatsoever, pure cold blooded and heartless demons...literally, blackness, emptiness, may the citizens one day find freedom and innocence and watch these cruel leaders and military hang, I hope they drop the walls all the way to hell
I am so glad you are free. Thank you, Jesus. I pray for your fellow countrymen that they get an opportunity to escape that hell hole. This is my first time seeing your channel. Thank you for your bravery and strength.
I feel that the world at large is at fault for not stepping in on this one. I'm all for autonomy, but clearly the people of this country are under such tight control that they can not rise up and overthrow their own government. They need help, and the world at large seems to be ignoring them. I know that China is one of the big reasons that the rest of the world will not step up, but even China must have some compassion for North Korea. I guess that China does not want it's own citizens to get any crazy ideas about overthrowing governments...
I wanted to sincerely thank you for this entire channel! I'm a new subscriber, and really never knew much about life over there, aside from what the American media tells us. Thank you for opening my eyes, and making me feel extra grateful for the free life I live here in the US. We truly do take even the smallest freedoms for granted😔
1. Sarcasm 2. Mourning without feelings 3. Jeans are banned 4. Foreign Movies and Music is not allowed 5. Owning a bible, No religious freedom 6. Cant turn off the government radio 7. Taking pictures of daily life 8. Travel is illegal for north korean people
Yeah, I'm glad I don't live there. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know how bad it was. Also, a lot of the crimes I noticed, they don't just punish you but your whole family. So one person in your family does something wrong, and the whole family could be punished. I can't imagine living in a country like that where they can punish you even though you weren't doing anything wrong.
@@pj.sinclair who tf gonna take you seriously dude. "Nerf Central" instead of just being a troll why don't you add intellectual value to the conversation.
I like that you escaped to freedom. I knew a girl from South Korea form a little village where children were killed and eaten when North Korean soldiers were starving from lack of supplies.
Not Just Amaricans, every one around the world takes freedome for granted. There are a lot of places more free then the USA and also those People take things they have for grated. Sometimes its good to see what otter people have to know how good we are having things.
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Hey Yeonmi! I am following your channel for quite a while and what is going on in NK is horrible! I want to help the peoole in there. But I am a minor living in Europe, no credit card, my parents don't let me donate to nothing. What can I do to help? Can I even do something for them? Edit: Ok, I have great news and felt I wanted to share them. I convinced my Human Rights teacher to make a lesson on NK. I don't really know when it's going to be, but I'm super excited for it! My classmates don't know much about NK (they told me so) and even my teacher, when he announced that he has the papers ready for the lesson, he admitted that he himself learned a lot about Juche while doing his research. I am so glad that I was able to help spread the word of what's happening in NK, even if it doesn't look like much. Thanks for all the advice in the comments!🥰
First, you can let people know, and share her videos. Some people don't believe this stuff happens! Second, you can write to your representatives asking that they pressure your country to put pressure on North Korean officials about human rights. Third, there are some South Korean organizations that help North Korean refugees; you can share their work and get your parents and rich friends to donate to them. You have power even if you don't know it!!!
Start working and saving money. The experience and the savings will put you ahead of the vast majority of your peers. Read and learn about everything you can. If you disagree with someone, learn all about their beliefs until you can understand why they might believe those things, even if you don't believe it yourself. These will put you far ahead of most people and you can use that to make real change. Plus you won't get tricked into supporting causes that are just scams or ideology traps. There's lots of those out there, including many charities.
Thank you for sharing this. I knew NK people struggle, but I had NO idea how bad it actually is. This was an eye opener for me. Thank you for sharing. I will definitely do what I can to support you.
We have to stop the “progressive” government movement in our own country before returning to a state where we can truly & effectively help others from socialist communist regimes. Let’s go Brandon.. FJB.. Let’s go Brandon Not to make light we want to help the NK people and helped many when we helped liberate SK. Look how they have thrived under a capitalistic republic. Too bad stupid or sic or ideologicaly aligned with NK in our own government didn’t let us finish the job per our good military leadership. Today that same socialist ideology has the helm of our government and 1/2 our population has become so disinformed & mislead they don’t even realize they are voting the same same chit centralized power government & ideology to lead or rather control us.
@@teelesynclair5902 I wasn't talking O_o You mean stop writing?? But hey, you're right, poor Steinar in his room doing all he can to help north-koreans.
When I was in S. Korea, I went to a public speech by a N. Korean defector. The things she told us really stuck with me, even after all of these years. I still have the transcript from that speech saved, but unfortunately I don't speak Korean so I cannot translate it. I am glad you escaped!
Happy Holidays Yeonmi and family... The more you talk about North Korea, the more people learn what's inside the hermit land. Keep on educating everyone.
This was crazy. I had no idea. Thank you for educating me. I live in the USA and we need to know and be aware that this is happening in our own country with various religious groups. There are cults alive and well today. They take their members freedom's, what they can wear, drive, eat, medical procedures, grooming options. Please everyone when someone wants you to join their group, do your research, see what their defectors are saying. Please if you have a co-worker or love one in a high control group, show them this. Maybe not today or tomorrow but hopefully one day they will see the similarities and get out.
@@jessagentica2652 Its almost the American way to genocide any people in the way of natural resources. And none of this is relevant to the fact she's a pathological liar.
I myself have served combat in Baghdad Iraq with the U.S. Army and I thought they were strict about their laws, but I couldn’t even imagine the Hell that I’m glad you escaped.
I'm literally 😲 shocked and it takes a lot to shock me these days. Imagine going to prison or being executed for 🙄 rolling your eyes. Wow Kim is a great guy and his family is full of upstanding honest people that truly care about the people in his country....😏 "Being sarcastic of course" Thank God you got out of that country praying that one day NK will be free. Your story and videos break 💔....😔😔
"The Interview" is actually a very funny movie, the best thing Seth Rogan has done in years.... not that THAT is saying a whole hell of a lot. I doubt that a certain and incredibly ugly Basketball player will ever be going there again. Heh heh....
What's really ironic is that most Americans can't even enumerate all the freedoms the US constitution grants them - when you ask most people can only name 2: right to bear arms and freedom of speech - the later at least half of those people don't understand. I think it's even more ironic that immigrants who want US citizenship need to complete a test which asks these questions, but people born here often lack the education to know these things. In a nutshell: recently naturalized US citizens tend to know a lot more about the US than people who grew up here.
There’s North Korean tablet sold in 2013 with no WiFi connection, built in analog TV tuner but only locked to North Korean TV channels, selected games, instruction’s manual , documents, etc..
It absolutely disgusts me when I hear certain groups in America talk about this being the worst country in the world.. it makes me mad when I think about or actually see certain political parties trying to silence others just bc they don’t agree. Freedom of speech is becoming less common and less acceptable and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. American citizens have no clue how lucky we are!
That is because "certain groups in America" don't understand that their worship of big government, is not in their best interest. They lust for the power and control that a big, corrupt, ineffective, inefficient, self serving government has... But they fail to understand that they will *not* be the ones who wield that control. . Just like fun discussions of a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. They think "they" will be the survivors, when the opposite is true.
@@timdake But voting for millionaires who have never been poor a day in their lives is a better idea, right -- especially when said millionaires espouse "small government" so they can skate by on taxes while the bottom the society pays...
Only "certain groups" say those things about America. The "other group" doesn't, nor does the "other group" attempt to silence people, nor exercise control over the internet, nor abolish the 1A or Bill of Rights.
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Your videos continuously blow my mind. It makes me appreciate my freedom much more. My heart goes out to your countrymen. I hope they can be free some day. Thank you for opening my eyes. They keep it so hushed, people have no idea how bad it is there. You are appreciated for what you do, thank you!!
What do you think of Taoism and Confucianism? Are they really like the left and right wing of the east? Is North Korea influenced by one more than the other?
@@Bit-while_going I have a pen-pal in China who practices the Taoist Religion. She is a wealthy business owner and told Me that most of the People in China from the Taoist Religion are wealthy. Most of the People in China who practice Confucianism Live up in the mountains as that's where about 90 percent of the Confucianist Temples are located.
@@stephenlangsl67 Maybe the inner beast wasn't meant to be suppressed then?
It is absolutely unreal what we take for granted sometimes. Execution for wearing jeans, for wanting to visit the next town over, for reading a bible, or listening to music. I hope one day the people of NK can be free.
Let hope south Korea take down the regime and adopt the north korean citizens as their own. Those that are for the regime can be taken down with it.
@Swede 1 it's things like that which make me laugh at those who support socialist/communist systems today. If they're so great, why do their governments work so hard to supress alternative ideas and information? All communist countries past and present are guilty of this.
@Swede 1 it really is. People think that communism leads to a classless and equal society, but it leads to stagnation at best. There's no growth, no opportunity, no alternatives, no freedom. Everything you do is for the good of the collective and as such individual rights cannot be allowed and attempts to break with conformity must be stopped at all costs. These leads to inevitable genocide, poverty, and hopelessness. Power must be confined to a select few and information must be strictly controlled. Ideas are not rewarded, loyalty to the state is. Hard work is not rewarded because it is simply your duty to the state. The USSR collapsed because it stagnated; it couldn't grow. People learned there were alternatives when Gorbachev opened things up. The commie hard liners knew they had to clamp down or that'd be it. They tried, and the rest is history.
Things are going that way all over the world, enjoy it while it lasts!
@@CorrinaMusic I refuse to let it go that far.
It’s so heartbreaking to know that there are 25 million people living like this in North Korea. It’s disgusting that people are living under these conditions in the 21st Century. The Kim regime is absolutely insane and disgusting.
you know she’s lying right?
@@pj.sinclair is she?
@@Mike-mf3ed yeah, her “escape” was funded by the CIA and she’s been caught telling lies a few times as well
@@pj.sinclair I believe you, but KJU is so evil that I wouldn’t be surprised if this was all true.
@@pj.sinclair I did not know this, but even so, that doesn’t make North Korea’s regime any less awful or change anything that I said in my comment…
This woman used to live this life, yet she's so humble and grateful for her life and sympathizes with her people.
She is beautiful too🥺
She had to eat grasshoppers and leaves.
I hope she is protected. I would hate for them to get hold of her..........
America loves you Yeonmi we are so happy and proud of you and what you have accomplished. 🇺🇸
In a way, the death of Kim Jong Il was a rare opportunity for North Koreans to publicly express their frustration and pain under the guise of mourning.
Well said!
Omg, never thought about that 😯😓
That's so true!
That’s what I was thinking, they wouldn’t really have to force themselves to cry because their existence is so horrendous and miserable
the sad thing is that they don't really know that they're living THIS bad
there's a strange contrast hearing about such terrible things coming from such an adorable person. i'm glad you got okay, and your people still in NK should be proud of you. hopefully one day your people can be free, like south korea.
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@@harrypowell3187 Because he called her adorable? Are you jealous? Anyway he’s right, there’s an interesting conflict of energies with her sweetness and delicate spirit, talking about these horrible things in this country which she escaped from.
@@salvadorvizcarra769 I don’t know one person who’s gonna read all that, couldn’t you short it up why you think South Korea isn’t “free” lol
People like Yeonmi Park go to show the power of the human spirit that tyrants can never crush.
@@amandacurry5210 right 😂
This is inhumane. I cannot believe people had to go through this and that you had to go through this, you are so brave for speaking up and telling people about this horrific torture camp of a country. Well done and I hope you go far 💗
Yes and now it's really getting much worse down there. I'm sure of that along with that Rocketman of a dictator and his despotic regime.
The most horrific part is that people are *still* going through this. 25 MILLION people are still trapped there today and the rest of the worlds governments have just decided to do nothing. I cannot understand it.
@@zknight4481 Oh yeah so terribly true and to see why just look up other videos about that as well and also they don't want to piss off China is another and that part of the world is Cold War along with other issues like Ukraine, famine, that part isn't important enough, too hard, want a golf or ski resort which you can also look up North Korea has a ski resort and who knows what other reasons which are many.
Unless you want to go to war with China, there's really nothing we can do.@@zknight4481
This type of situation is why immigrants from across the world come to the United States and the UK and always have.
“Clapping and crying to survive” is such a powerful statement. That is true; we should know the reason why these types of behaviors are expressed. I hope you are taking care of yourself and having a nice holiday season! ❤️❤️❤️
The first time I saw the throngs of people wailing at Kim Jong Il's death, you could just see they were acting for their lives.
I heard this state mandated and enforced grieving and crying for a dictator that died also occurred in the USSR.
@@gcrauwels941 Yes, you couldn't help but notice it. Poor sods.
It sounds like an extreme version of "I will give you something to cry about".
I love the fact that I can put this on Internet and the worst what may happen is that people will comment on it or downvote me, but nobody will kill me for this. Well, I hope nobody will kill me for it...
What do you mean we should know. How is it not obvious that no one is guying to cry hysterically like that over a stupid politician, especially one so evil.
I honestly thought everyone crying or worshiping was genuinely brainwashed, so thank you for clearing that up. The rest I pretty much knew already, but this stuff needs to spread everywhere. A very nicely constructed video and well said :)
Its probably not that different from our countries, almost nobody here would care about death of any politician, yet you will find a small % of those who will. There are probably some brainwashed people in NK and the rest... as was said, they have to act. Yet who knows, it is for s long that their culture might be destroyed completely - a kid that will report parents to secret police will probably cry for a leader, and those kids are now adults.
Fear is a way to brainwash
this is no different when you see millions of brainwashed teens crying and worshipping their celebrities and idols at concerts. That's just as brainwashed to me. The West should adopt a lot of the same rules as North Korea to reduce crimes, corruption, and toxic society.
Only recently has this been the case. A generation or two back, they were more or less indoctrinated.
@@breakaway2x I think it's a huge difference when you cry because you want to , and when you cry because your life will be taken from you if you don't .. huge difference
What you did not only to escape north korea but to also bring the story to others is truly an act of courage and bravery!
I'm so happy for you for getting out of there!!! You are a beautiful person and I can't imagine what you went through, but you did it! It's so sad to hear about your people and what they have to do, and what they can't do. Bless you darlin'. ❤
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We are truly blessed in this country of the US to be able, on a whim, say “I think I will drive from Texas to Pennsylvania to see family”. We do that with such freedom.
Well that's within the country not traveling to another country. Would've made more sense for you to say you can drive from Texas to Canada or Mexico or fly to another country.
Not only in the USA, eh.
No, you are not blessed, they are cursed. Living under an insane dictator is not the natural state, but the perverted, twisted and evil state.
@@twistedbliss58 North Koreans are not even allowed to travell inside NK without a good reason.
@@ABW941 I didn't say they could. You really need to work on your reading comprehension skills because they are lacking severely.
#2 The people aren't crying, they're just experiencing tears of joy for the first time.
Listening to Yeonmi makes you realise how little you learn from those 'travel' documentaries where everything is rigidly controlled. I would recommend anyone with a hunger for knowledge about N. Korea to search out her videos and books.
Every single other defector calls her a liar. Theres an entire wikipedia page dedicated to all her contradictions.
She flat out lies for monetary reasons.
Believing her is the same as believing that Iraq had WMD. We did that to get to their oil. BK has trillions of dollars of untapped natural resources, but let's believe everything we are told about NK without question
I'm british, and I have been to North Korea in my life with, let's say, an ex employer
I had to look at the countries' workings and lifestyle
I can totally relate to what you are saying about your old country
I am very proud of your tenacity and strength to leave North Korea 👏 👍 💪
Also the North Korean police and authorities make sure that you cannot speak to normal North Korean people if you are a tourist
Also they would suffer if they did
It’s just so sad to know how their daily lives are: they’re literally fighting for their lives constantly. It’s just so depressing and horrible to know that. I hope NK will be a free country again soon…
This is insane, having someone control almost every aspect of your life like she said you as an individual dont matter these are clear violations of human rights how is this still happening
Catholic church has a good try for the porr and uneducated around the world too.
some1 just has to overthrow the government. Capture or kill every military general and every1 in the lead family.
There are no human rights in North Korea.
Short answer, China
the only reason it exists and is staying is because of china (who supports them) and the fact they have nukes. nobody messes with the guy with the nukes.
I love how you said, "That will make you thank You weren't born in North Korea."
North Korea reminds me of that crazy family that is way to strict with their children that lives down the street.
You want to intervene because you feel sorry for them, but feel.powerless because it's their family and you don't want to start world 🌎 war 3.
I'm saying prayers 😭😇🙏 for the oppressed people and especially the children. I wish I could give billions to all the starving people. When I'm a billionaire I will definitely do something to help 🆘
Ty for helping me to remember to be grateful for all the Freedoms we have in America🇺🇲
Have yourself a Merry Christmas Yeonmi and to all your fans.
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When I was in N. Korea on a five day visit after living in S. Korea for three years as an American, N. Koreans didn't believe I had any more freedoms as an American than they had. They believed I was beneath them because I was an American and a white man and would say most felt sorry for me. It's not until N. Koreans can experience other cultures can they reflect on their own hardships.
They’re sorry for you because you’re brainwashed into accepting the terrible shit America does to you and the world.
Yes. Perfect response.
no they were scared to accept white guy talks
@@moimui you’re delusional if you believe America is even a fraction of how bad NK is
@@hazardous8301 lol that person was implying that the north koreans are brainwashed into thinking that americans are brainwashed. Maybe read better next time
I had heard in NK; everyone is restricted to certain Haircuts even; zero freedom of expression. As an “American Bastard” I am thankful (to God) for all these freedoms we have, I feel sadness for the people in NK. Thank you for sharing your insight and knowledge of reality there.
Thank you for sharing. It’s amazing how we take advantage of our freedom. And don’t know how others are misfortune to live the way we do !!
Can you do a video on what north korean people think of the outside world? Do they think every country operates the same as theirs? How many countries do they think exist around the world? In your video, you mentioned how people have bibles. Where did that influence come from? Where did they learn about the bible? How do they learn how to read the bible?
I am so sorry you had to go through that, that ANYONE has to live through that kind of life. I truly wish there was peace and freedom for everyone. You are a strong woman.
How does that make her strong? It's like having cancer, people say they're so brave, but if you give someone a choice of die or endure with inconvenience, I don't see how choosing the latter takes particular strength or courage. Now someone who committed sedition knowing it would result in their own death, THAT would be strong and brave. Though not so much if it meant their families would be taken out too.
Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says shes a liar. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her
depopulation first before any freedom and peace✊️
My dad was in the US Army in the Korean War. After the fist week in combat there he said he knew he would not make it out alive. Any time I was with him and we met people from Korea they always thanked him for being there. Now I see why.
Your dad is a liar and a genocider
My dad was there too, from uk.
My dad flew under the UN flag against N Korea. There is not a day that goes past that Koreans do not thank him for his service. Even today.
Thank you for your work Yeonmi! I feel like some YT channels just want to make fun of North Korea by telling silly lies about the regime even though they are against it and this makes people not to take it seriously. That’s why I personally prefer listening to your livings and what you know since you have actually been in there. The best thing is to show the reality with sanity. Keep it up!
Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says shes a liar. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her lies
It’s really sad America used to stand up to country’s that treated its people this way . Now all we do is fight with each other .
No we don't. The media just makes it seem that way.
@@x.adam1 yeah if we went to the media for history all the time it would look like the entire existence is a civil war
Lol American never stand up for people freedom the reason they will not do anything to North Korean is because they have no mineral or any resources that interest America. America has attacked and invaded countries for “crimes” far less than this and those countries all had something that benefited America 🐸☕️
@@arnaudmantuidi7807 exactly. This isn’t a charity, it’s a country.
@@arnaudmantuidi7807 what the fuck was ww2 then you dumb ass
You are brave for telling the world about all these human atrocities and injustices.
How is she brave?
@@x.adam1 Exactly.
@@x.adam1 Just because she’s out of North Korea do you really think she safe talking about this stuff? They can still find her if they want to
@@princesslisamarie7860 yes, I do think she’s perfectly safe. Brave would be if she was in N Korea and doing this underground. But not once she’s free and clear from danger. Not brave.
@ww w she’s safe and away from danger. Grow up. Stop calling everyone brave and a hero for just existing. She didn’t tear up the photo while I’m N Korea. Such low standards you must have.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel very sorry for those living in N. Korea. May God bless you.
Woo, Yeonmi. My dog came to me hearing your voice and subject. He is German but happens to speak Spanish and English. He came to me as a protector of your voice. Great work!
How do we live in the day and age of protests and human rights but not enough people talk about this. There has to be a way to help these people.
Not until China is no longer a major world power. The only reason the US/UN hasn’t stepped in yet is because NK has chinas protection, and going after them would spark a massive war.
@@hazardous8301 I thought NK's nuclear weapons was the main reason. I don't actually know what China's rhetoric is on the matter, do they protect NK because of shared communism ideals or for other reasons?
@@EmilWall I’m not sure of the details on why China protects them. But NK having working nukes has never been confirmed, and considering the US has the largest number of nukes on the planet, that would hardly be a sufficient deterrent.
you know she’s lying right?
@@hazardous8301 same with Myanmar
You're a brave soul. Thank you for taking the time to share with the rest of the world and educate the rest of us about the atrocities committed in North Korea.
I actually had a friend from North Korea, whose parents worked at the embassy in my country. Sadly, he was sent to North Korea, because he needed to serve in the military. His brother had just finished his service, and the way that he explained it is that they need, at least, one child/family member in the country, as a means of controlling the family.
Sadly, we haven't heard from our friend in about 7 years. I hope that he's okay, and I hope that he makes it back here, someday.
I hope so too
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🥺🥺🙏May God bless him..save him & his family..🙌
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You are an incredible woman. Very brave. And you’re right we cannot even imagine that life here.
Literally made me realise how beautiful our life is ! Even though you're a begger in different country you're still privileged 100000 Times than NK PEOPLE!
So proud of what you're doing Yeonmi! I pray it wakes people up to what they have in this country and elsewhere, and start fighting for what's truly right!
Pray? To the Bronze Age invention of the short, brown, socialist of indeterminate gender from Nazareth?
They can't fight back. They allowed their guns to be taken away. Kind of like what insane people here in the U.S. are trying to get done. Taking away peoples way to fight back.
@ImSoBilalPlayer2 we are the military. The people make up law enforcement , military, etc. The rich don’t recruit their own. They choose the poor to die.
Government isn’t the power as in ever. Each individual is. Wake up people.
Maybe but hasn’t she been exposed multiple times for telling outright lies about North Korea🤣
Iam from India and I really shocked to know about North Korea....It is so horrible 😞 how can somebody be so cruel....
I support you Yeonmi....
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄
& here in our country , people say they face intolerance. There is lack in freedom of speech. Those people should be sent to NK.
The crying isn't fake, the crying is actually real, not because they're mourning but because they're literally afraid to lose their lives. Sad, they're actually crying out of fear.
Thanks for informing us. I hope your message gets to everyone in the U. S.
so terrifying to think about what might be happening there that we can’t see. like we have no idea what’s going on there right now, all the people in cells and being tortured in camps that are just unknown to us
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Mann, all this forced emotion is so scary. No wonder North Korea is so successful in controlling the people, aside from the starvation & information control, it's emotionally like an abusive relationship which often leads to feeling a strong need for the abuser's approval & feeling like you are nothing without the abuser.
They really have the mind, body, & soul of the citizens 😳
Might be some of them have Stockholm syndrome, as you suggest, but I am sure the vast majority are not so stupid.
She's a South Korean pretneding to be from the north for her own profit.
So glad you got out of there and came to America and are able to live freely! So heartbreaking that those people endure this!!
You are a very brave woman to speak out about NK keep safe.
This is insane. I truely feel sorry for the people in N.Korea having to enduring all of this control and have no freedoms or individuality. It is sickening to me. I can see why people defect. When they get wind of the life outside of their country, its like a taste of freedom and people want this! I hope that one day in the coming future the entire regime falls and N.Korea becomes a better place, but one can only dream.
tbh the world could force them to stop being controlling shits but the world doesnt care about a small country as sad as that is.
It’s incredibly difficult to escape from unfortunately. It’s a miracle anyone gets out at all. All the surrounding countries except South Korea deport North Koreans defectors back to North Korea. Getting to South Korea over the border is almost impossible because you would have to cross the so-called “demilitarised zone” where you will be filled with machine-gun fire bullets while crawling through barbed wire. Your best chance of getting to South Korea is trying to get to Mongolia or Thailand (travelling on foot through thousands of miles of desert, mountains, or jungle respectively, all while being hunted by the Chinese police), unless you can somehow afford a boat that is seaworthy enough to get all the way to Japan, which is very unlikely, and illegal, and unaffordable, and fraught with Typhoons across the sea of Japan.
The best way to topple these dictators is to go after their sources of money. Look into office 39. North Korea has set up slave labour camps all over the world, watched over by North Korean secret police. If these North Korean slave labourers try to escape into the country they’ve been sent to work in, their families back at home will be tortured to death in concentration camps. All the money is funnelled back to Kim’s palace and the Pyongyang elites who are regime loyalists.
As of right now, JB and the corrupt Dems are desperately trying to turn America into something like what was shown and told on this video. Mark my words. Because they are 100% spot on!
@@jakeclayson7647 feels so weird to hear American people talk about how light social reforms are comparable to north Korea...
I would not want to live in the U.S. lol
Because of the lack of social support systems.
@@jdogzerosilverblade299 The countries that do want to help fear retaliation from China and Russia. Communist countries love each other.
I'm so glad your out of NK but I feel really bad for the poor people still there ❤
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@@teelesynclair5902 learn to write!! kids in second grade don't do those mistakes. And the only poor people I see, is you, based on your commnet.
@@peristicas3119 like I said before, to the other tool. Get. A. Hobby
Why the UN is not taking any action to save these pity people??
How could be a country exist like this in 21st century??
At this moment, I realise how blessed I am, to be born in my adorable motherland.
There is many words that could he used here....
However I still find myself speechless that humans can do this to other humans.
Truly sick and twisted.
Hearing this oppression is really grounding. I cannot fathom the hardship these people endure. As you say it is 1984. Happiness to you , I'm happy you are a defector. Thank you for sharing.
It's truly a sad statement to the world where people are brutalized and tortured for even singing!! Yet in America, we worry about pronouns. What is wrong with this picture?
Even though America has huge problems, at least we can say what we think of it here. Everyone who writes a comment in North Korea can expect to disappear. But.........
And there is a but, the could disappear for us if we continue to elect leaders like we have now and let them manipulate the people into believing "We know better than you". We have freedom for now ,cherish and protect it, or risk losing it and becoming like North Korea.
@@deathstrike electing a democrat as president leading to becoming North Korea is a truly laughable idea. Saying liberals (who, by the way, fight for equal rights for all, not just for privileged white men) are trying to take people’s rights away is the most ironic statement I’ve ever seen
North Korea is worse than 1984 tbh.
@@mackenziewesten8506 yes the radical left communists in America are trying to dissolve our rights and oppress the citizens. As much as I hate republicans at least they didn't enforce lock downs or stupid masks policies that don't work... But yeah hey keep believing the left isn't authoritarian LMAO. Sometimes I wish I could save you slaves, but then you run back to your master and ask for another beating. Pathetic communist
@@gridtac2911 hm. So asking people to wear a mask and get vaxxed so they don’t KILL PEOPLE is infringing on our rights, but telling women and people with a uterus what to do with their body isn’t? ...ok 😂 and to be clear, I was not saying all liberals are good. I am not a radical leftist by any measure.
North Korea is a country-wide hostage situation and we have to do something
You are courageous and have a beautiful spirit. Thank you fir making this channel
When you think about it, think about the rights you have lost, and are losing in America!
Can't believe this video is illegal in North Korea and north Koreans can't watch it. I thank God you have successfully escaped that hermit country. Keep your good work up. Big up's
Thank you for making us aware of this, I’m sorry to everyone who suffers under this regime
Thanks for sharing. Glad your here now.
You are a very brave young woman. God Bless You. What you share is highly educational.
Hi Yeonmi Park. You are a brave girl for fleeing oppression and also for speaking out. I salute you and wish you well. Thank you for the information. I have no idea of the sufferings of the average citizen back in North Korea. You are right, we should not judge people in North Korea, they are doing it to survive. Now I know better. Cheers!
Lol.. Basically she just said what you guys want to hear and ride along general negative perceptions against NK. Smart way to gain popularity and money. Deceptions have not limit. 😅
@@chm6679 oh yeah, that’s not Twitter. Please spread your weird and wrong thoughts at Twitter, not here at RUclips comments.
@@chm6679 Or are u a NK agent?
@@JunoCat1890 I think you are US hired troll on YT. Now go back to your master. 😅
NK is one of a few countries on my never visit list. Sadly, because I imagine they have some beautiful terrain
It's so cute the way she says "Norse Korea" :)
I have even heard that you can’t even use sanitary napkins in North Korea and there are certain restrictions related to your hair style as well .. 😔
Im so sorry for the difficult times that you and those before you had to deal with I hope things are better now that you were able to get away
This would be a great video to show anyone who thinks they have it so bad living in the US. We aren't perfect by any means, but we have a constitution that provides us basic human rights that we take for granted every day. I feel for the people of North Korea and hope that they will find peace and freedom some day. Thanks for the amazing video!
That is why the current assault on our constitution by the democrats MUST be stopped!
Then stand up against forced vaccines
@@colleenthomas353 Amen
No it is bad living in the US, but it not Dictator bad. You comparing the crime of I am going to openly kill and torcher you(NK), to someone who is like I am going to take all your money and also enslave you(USA).
@@colleenthomas353 i have always been liberal with some things，but i agree，our freedom is being taken away and people need to wake up
Mourning without feelings? Like "I am sorry for your loss. Now let's party"
Im glad you made it oit of there & i feel for your struggle and praise you for your braveness
Thank you for this video.
Thank you for helping Americans appreciate all we take for granted!
I‘m absolutely shocked. I mean everyone knows that living conditions in NK are horrifying, but i didn’t knew it that THAT bad. I hope so badly for all people in NK that this horror ends as fast as possible!!
Sad that this seems to be news to so many.
@@jluvs2ride Sad you believe a documented pathological liar
@@skyisreallyhigh3333 you're living proof that a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
@@jluvs2ride Says the one that doesnt bother to verify a single thing Park says, or is able to see the mass contradictions in what she says. Theres been a shit ton of articles on it you can go read.
Yes, a mind is a terrible thing to waste and the average American such as yourself is proof
You are a gem. Keep posting . And stay safe!!! ☮️☮️☮️🙏🙏🙏
This is a prime reason ho count your blessings and know life might be worse elsewhere and to say a prayer for the souls lost and ones suffering.
"They cry to survive" that statement tells everything, what a sad situation these people live in.
This is completely inhumane. I’ve heard crazy stories like this about NK before, of course, but it’s easy to forget, sadly. I really wish the regime would be taken out and the NK people freed
what do you mean? You think north-koreans are from another planet? Because all that's happening is completely human. Or have you ever see other animals descriminate or violently explore others from the same species?
Their dictators have to be some kind of negative species or energy vampires seriously, no empathy whatsoever, pure cold blooded and heartless demons...literally, blackness, emptiness, may the citizens one day find freedom and innocence and watch these cruel leaders and military hang, I hope they drop the walls all the way to hell
I am so glad you are free. Thank you, Jesus. I pray for your fellow countrymen that they get an opportunity to escape that hell hole. This is my first time seeing your channel. Thank you for your bravery and strength.
I feel that the world at large is at fault for not stepping in on this one. I'm all for autonomy, but clearly the people of this country are under such tight control that they can not rise up and overthrow their own government. They need help, and the world at large seems to be ignoring them. I know that China is one of the big reasons that the rest of the world will not step up, but even China must have some compassion for North Korea. I guess that China does not want it's own citizens to get any crazy ideas about overthrowing governments...
Keep educating the world Yeonmi! Your purpose in life is definitely an important one.
I wanted to sincerely thank you for this entire channel! I'm a new subscriber, and really never knew much about life over there, aside from what the American media tells us. Thank you for opening my eyes, and making me feel extra grateful for the free life I live here in the US. We truly do take even the smallest freedoms for granted😔
Very enlightening. Thank you.
Not being able To leave your town without a permit sounds a lot like what they want to do in the west with the so called “15min Cities” doesn’t it?
1. Sarcasm
2. Mourning without feelings
3. Jeans are banned
4. Foreign Movies and Music is not allowed
5. Owning a bible, No religious freedom
6. Cant turn off the government radio
7. Taking pictures of daily life
8. Travel is illegal for north korean people
Yes, thank you Cliff Notes.
Yeah, I'm glad I don't live there. I knew it was bad, but I didn't know how bad it was. Also, a lot of the crimes I noticed, they don't just punish you but your whole family. So one person in your family does something wrong, and the whole family could be punished. I can't imagine living in a country like that where they can punish you even though you weren't doing anything wrong.
no shit Sherlock, that's what she said several times in de video.
she’s lying
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@@pj.sinclair who tf gonna take you seriously dude. "Nerf Central" instead of just being a troll why don't you add intellectual value to the conversation.
This vid is full of shit 🇰🇵
I like that you escaped to freedom. I knew a girl from South Korea form a little village where children were killed and eaten when North Korean soldiers were starving from lack of supplies.
Thank you for the Information 😢
Thank you for this video.
We Americans take our freedoms for granted and need reminders like this. Goes to show how precious our freedom is!
Not Just Amaricans, every one around the world takes freedome for granted. There are a lot of places more free then the USA and also those People take things they have for grated. Sometimes its good to see what otter people have to know how good we are having things.
Does who vote Democr*t take our freedoms for granted.
If you want to hold on to those freedoms vote against the GOP.
@@aztecman6352 In call, Trump demands Georgia officials 'find' votes to tilt election. "So look. All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have.
@@heidimuller5536 it was taken out of context and You know that is just that You don't care.Trump was giving a hypothetical scenario.
Hey Yeonmi! I am following your channel for quite a while and what is going on in NK is horrible! I want to help the peoole in there. But I am a minor living in Europe, no credit card, my parents don't let me donate to nothing. What can I do to help? Can I even do something for them?
Edit: Ok, I have great news and felt I wanted to share them. I convinced my Human Rights teacher to make a lesson on NK. I don't really know when it's going to be, but I'm super excited for it! My classmates don't know much about NK (they told me so) and even my teacher, when he announced that he has the papers ready for the lesson, he admitted that he himself learned a lot about Juche while doing his research. I am so glad that I was able to help spread the word of what's happening in NK, even if it doesn't look like much. Thanks for all the advice in the comments!🥰
First, you can let people know, and share her videos. Some people don't believe this stuff happens! Second, you can write to your representatives asking that they pressure your country to put pressure on North Korean officials about human rights. Third, there are some South Korean organizations that help North Korean refugees; you can share their work and get your parents and rich friends to donate to them.
You have power even if you don't know it!!!
@@becominghero9754 Thank you! It was very useful! 💖
@Alex McRae you must be working for the North Korean regime LoL
Lmao the videos he posted look like shit quality, typical commie shit 🤣 😂
Start working and saving money. The experience and the savings will put you ahead of the vast majority of your peers.
Read and learn about everything you can. If you disagree with someone, learn all about their beliefs until you can understand why they might believe those things, even if you don't believe it yourself.
These will put you far ahead of most people and you can use that to make real change. Plus you won't get tricked into supporting causes that are just scams or ideology traps. There's lots of those out there, including many charities.
Thank you so much for this info!
Thank you so much for sharing, very enlightening...x
Thank you for sharing this. I knew NK people struggle, but I had NO idea how bad it actually is. This was an eye opener for me. Thank you for sharing. I will definitely do what I can to support you.
We have to stop the “progressive” government movement in our own country before returning to a state where we can truly & effectively help others from socialist communist regimes. Let’s go Brandon.. FJB.. Let’s go Brandon
Not to make light we want to help the NK people and helped many when we helped liberate SK. Look how they have thrived under a capitalistic republic. Too bad stupid or sic or ideologicaly aligned with NK in our own government didn’t let us finish the job per our good military leadership. Today that same socialist ideology has the helm of our government and 1/2 our population has become so disinformed & mislead they don’t even realize they are voting the same same chit centralized power government & ideology to lead or rather control us.
She doesn't need support, she alreafy fled. Try to help the ones who are still imprisoned.
@@peristicas3119 shut up, is that all you do, come to comment sections and attack well meaning people. You are sad
@@teelesynclair5902 I wasn't talking O_o You mean stop writing?? But hey, you're right, poor Steinar in his room doing all he can to help north-koreans.
When I was in S. Korea, I went to a public speech by a N. Korean defector. The things she told us really stuck with me, even after all of these years. I still have the transcript from that speech saved, but unfortunately I don't speak Korean so I cannot translate it.
I am glad you escaped!
And he was payed handsomely
Google translate
Google translate literally exists
@@TheIdeasGuy Google translate works fine for individual words but terrible for longer content
@@bobowon5450 fair. context makes sense, ive seen issues with massive paragraphs in greek to english
Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing
Happy Holidays Yeonmi and family...
The more you talk about North Korea, the more people learn what's inside the hermit land. Keep on educating everyone.
This was crazy. I had no idea. Thank you for educating me. I live in the USA and we need to know and be aware that this is happening in our own country with various religious groups. There are cults alive and well today. They take their members freedom's, what they can wear, drive, eat, medical procedures, grooming options. Please everyone when someone wants you to join their group, do your research, see what their defectors are saying. Please if you have a co-worker or love one in a high control group, show them this. Maybe not today or tomorrow but hopefully one day they will see the similarities and get out.
Yes, warn those on the left of this. Unfortunately most of them are so far gone they can't hear it.
Yea starting with all the stupid ass Covid idiots , cannot believe people drank the kool-aide
Shes a documented pathological liar. Every other defector says shes a liar. Theres a wikipedia page dedicated to her
@@skyisreallyhigh3333 yea but she is cute and made lots of money lying I guess . Good on her that is the American way folks
@@jessagentica2652 Its almost the American way to genocide any people in the way of natural resources.
And none of this is relevant to the fact she's a pathological liar.
Thank you for sharing, stay safe.
I myself have served combat in Baghdad Iraq with the U.S. Army and I thought they were strict about their laws, but I couldn’t even imagine the Hell that I’m glad you escaped.
I'm literally 😲 shocked and it takes a lot to shock me these days. Imagine going to prison or being executed for 🙄 rolling your eyes. Wow Kim is a great guy and his family is full of upstanding honest people that truly care about the people in his country....😏 "Being sarcastic of course" Thank God you got out of that country praying that one day NK will be free. Your story and videos break 💔....😔😔
Haha I love your sarcastic joke 😘
@@YeonmiParkOfficial Kim is a swell guy... really swollen. Cuddly for hugging. His hairdresser knows how sweet and soft he is on the inside.
Kim is number one!
@@scotthuber5982 The number one Hun.... ?
:p
"The Interview" is actually a very funny movie, the best thing Seth Rogan has done in years.... not that THAT is saying a whole hell of a lot.
I doubt that a certain and incredibly ugly Basketball player will ever be going there again.
Heh heh....
My heart breaks for the oppression on the NK people. How sad and infuriating is it that so many Americans do not appreciate the freedoms we enjoy.
Grateful but not comfortable.
Then you vote Biden in to ensure the gradual loss of freedoms over time.
@@tedes72 Can you not bring politics into every fucking conversation? And Biden is still better than that Oompa Loompa pile of crap
What's really ironic is that most Americans can't even enumerate all the freedoms the US constitution grants them - when you ask most people can only name 2: right to bear arms and freedom of speech - the later at least half of those people don't understand. I think it's even more ironic that immigrants who want US citizenship need to complete a test which asks these questions, but people born here often lack the education to know these things. In a nutshell: recently naturalized US citizens tend to know a lot more about the US than people who grew up here.
@@uweschroeder it's security theater. Human rights comes in 100th place mass production has always been #1.
It's extremely brave to speak up and I thank you so much to hear your stories. Thank you for sharing the truth
There’s North Korean tablet sold in 2013 with no WiFi connection, built in analog TV tuner but only locked to North Korean TV channels, selected games, instruction’s manual , documents, etc..
It absolutely disgusts me when I hear certain groups in America talk about this being the worst country in the world.. it makes me mad when I think about or actually see certain political parties trying to silence others just bc they don’t agree. Freedom of speech is becoming less common and less acceptable and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. American citizens have no clue how lucky we are!
That is because "certain groups in America" don't understand that their worship of big government, is not in their best interest. They lust for the power and control that a big, corrupt, ineffective, inefficient, self serving government has... But they fail to understand that they will *not* be the ones who wield that control.
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Just like fun discussions of a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. They think "they" will be the survivors, when the opposite is true.
Well said.
@@timdake But voting for millionaires who have never been poor a day in their lives is a better idea, right -- especially when said millionaires espouse "small government" so they can skate by on taxes while the bottom the society pays...
Wait...it's going to get better eventually?
Only "certain groups" say those things about America. The "other group" doesn't, nor does the "other group" attempt to silence people, nor exercise control over the internet, nor abolish the 1A or Bill of Rights.
You inspire me to be a better person, thank you!
I live in America.. I cried at the Part about the Bible.. I can't imagine not being allowed to own a Bible....