I was in the army and spent 18 months in S. Korea and the border of N. Korea. One of the big things (for us at least) was the yellow dust and pollution that would drift over from China. Sometimes we weren’t allowed outside because the air was so dangerous. When I was on the DMZ I somehow managed to get a picture (I always had a camera with a good zoom on me) of a N. Korean soldier. When you zoomed in you could see that his uniform was way too big for him and he was extremely malnourished. You could also see huge calluses on his knuckles.
Wow that is just horribly sad..I seriously don’t get how they don’t see right through the brainwashing because there country is so bad that I feel like the whole entire country would kill kim jong un
Thank you for your service on the frontline of freedom brother. I’m a former Paratrooper 11B2P, I was stationed in Panama for 2 years, then 82nd, Grenada, ETS. In 90 volunteered out of the IRR for Desert Storm. I found that young Marines comment very moving.
@@aswa5717 You need to understand, that those people do not KNOW how anything actually is outside of their own territory. They are taught from a very young age, that North Korea is THE shining beacon of wealth and beauty of the entire planet. And that the rest of the world envies THEM! It's all about brainwashing.
@@angeredotter738 you can't now especially that it's friends with 2 global superpowers, we just gotta wait for a new ruler or China or Russia does stuff
A North Korean man who defected now lives in the US had trouble finding a job but wanted to save money so he only ate potatoes for three months straight. That's how accustomed he was at eating ONLY potatoes for long periods. It was so natural for him that he had no trouble feeling sick from eating the same food over and over again. It wasn't a potato soup or a potato based dish. It was literally just potatoes steamed until cooked. Three months! That was the only thing he ate and he was content with it and it didn't even bother him at all.
I'm not North Korean but I've survived on roasted sunflower seeds and energy drinks for almost a year and one sandwich 2 or 3 times every month during that same year! From 65kg I came back home 52kg young man looking like female photo model. My parents were very scared they though I got some illness. Why this happened? I was working agriculture in another country and drinking one or two energy drinks in the morning at 6am before work was enough. When I finished work at around 2pm, back home, shower and then movies, TV shows, football (soccer), chatting with my family, watching videoclips, all that literally the rest of the day until midnight - every day. The sunflower seeds were sustaining me as I ate like 6-7 very large packs a day while watching movies and TV shows. Its like I couldn't find time to go to the kitchen and cook something. I did not have much inside it anyways as I don't like cooking. I considered cooking and even properly eating as a waste of time... Yeah I know, don't say it. I know I was wrong and stupid. I'm not torturing myself like that anymore though.
To be fair I hear as long as you get enough calories from them it’s not so bad. My dad ate only potatoes that long to save up for a color TV. But in the DPRK there’s not enough to sustain them :/
This was just so incredibly sad. Life is such a lottery, the country you are born in can enable you to be the very best, give you the best chances or be the complete opposite. If they try to escape then their families suffer dreadfully, it's just so damn horrible 😔
It certainly is True, North Korea has one of the largest militaries in the world. I believe that it is the fourth largest one. But, one of the major problems is, most of their military members are incredibly under nourished. And are ill prepared for combat. There fore, it is more than likely, that in the event of any confrontation with them, Kim Jung Un would more than likely resort to using some ( or all ) of their nuclear weapons. We can only hope that like most other things in that country, the weapons of mass destruction that they do possess, are in operational, and do not properly work. Maybe a missile that they do launch into the atmosphere, at us. Would double back, and strike them, instead. lol
@@davidgordon702 modern anti air weapons are very advanced, maybe they can destroy kim missile before enter japan and south korea airspace. And dont worry about nuke explode and destroy cities. Nuclear explosion will only happen if trigger at right moment and condition that only a very accurate bomb timer can achive so it wont blow up as a nuke when being shot by missile, only as a normal bomb.
@@davidgordon702 North Korea wouldn’t nuke anybody because it would be a suicide mission. Even China their closest ally wouldn’t back them as they rely heavily on the west. I’ve never considered them a power to be feared.
This is something that has kept me awake at night. All the millions of people in NK that are trapped here and need help. Need food, need personal freedom, and need refuge. I wish there was easier ways to help them 😔
It doesn't take money to do 3,000 pushups a day and 3,000 situps a day like me. Maybe if they got into shape they wouldn't be bitching about being hungry.
@parkerbohnn are you starving in an impoverished country? Food is a very powerful tool of control. When you're starving everyday, and you don't know what or when your next meal will be or your family's next meal will be.. your daily goals look different than those not faced with that daily battle of not starving to death.
@@IndigoRoses7 I eat good but most people are heavy in debt and are broke. The standard of living in Canada is falling faster than any other country in the world. I guess soon people will die of starvation if they don't die from being homeless first. In Canada no one can afford a house or afford rent so many are now homeless and will freeze to death this winter. The government is doing everything to blow the housing bubble higher so more and more will become homeless and die.
Yes an knowing it's caused by US sanctions on your nation. USA blocks shipments of fuel needed to process food. One year the usa blocked fuel during harvest causing over a million to die in famine the usa caused.
I’m south korean and it’s so painful to watch this. I watched less than half and i couldnt continue watching cuz I feel horribly sad for the people. It’s scary to think what if i was born a few miles from s korea. Hell no. Gives me shivers. God take pity on the north koreans…!
I'm Taiwanese and after watching this all I have is gratitude for my own country. We do have to serve but we are in MUCH BETTER conditions than whatever the fuck NK soldiers are going up against. God bless them and maybe one day they will revolutionize...
Wow, that must be a horrible to actually be so close to all of that suffering. Being a person who obviously has compassion and empathy, you seem to be quite effected by all of the suffering and the misery that is occurring, so close to where you are. I can only imagine what you are going through...Let me ask you a question, if you do not mind. Do you think that it would be a good idea to unite the two Koreas? I see mostly negative things by doing that. What is your oppinion on that matter? Thank you for responding to this post...If you actually do...
@@davidgordon702 hey David :) thanks for your kind words and thoughtful question. Well, i think that n and s koreas should be united. But i agree with you that there would be some problems especially financially. But for the sake of north koreans i wish we will be united. And also for practical matter, reunion isnt only that bad because north korea has lots of mineral contents and since south korea can only be travelled via airplanes atm, reunion will finally allow for transportation via motor vehicles to russia china mongol and more!! Though first few years would be extremely chaotic and problematic after the reunion, I’m hopeful that it would also be not only beneficial but also humane :)
This North Korean army is more like a CIRCUS 🎪 and the soldiers are CLOWNS who are SIFFERING CLOWNS. And Kim is the greedy ringmaster who profits off of his men’s suffering.
Despite North Korea’s “military first” policy, I now see the soldiers go through absolute hell, and it’s no better than what ordinary citizens have to suffer through.
And on top of that the soldiers aren't treated with respect by the citizens they're treated as crooks and criminals because they have to take their food to feed themselves
I grew up starving despite living in North America, my parents just didn't buy me food, and because I was very afraid of them, I didn't tell on them. People outside this area of understanding often ask "Why do they comply?", and I did grow up also feeling some sense of guilt and embarrassment, but that was all internal only. Outwardly I would never dare to risk getting in trouble which would not only affect me, but the rest of my family members. The word "brainwashing" isn't taken very seriously, probably because of how silly the words sound together, but it should be taken extremely seriously. It's not something to be embarrassed of or something that only happens to stupid people. You only need to be broken down and susceptible to it which can happen for a variety of reasons. Starving and eating the same foods for every meal plays no small part in being unable to act for yourself. It drives you insane. I used to cry often, secretly, because I was so hungry and it was driving me mad. I felt uncontrollably unnerved. I didn't know that I could have told someone about my problems, I had no concept or idea of what it would be to trust anyone, I had no idea. So I don't question how it happens to others.
That's truly devastating to read this. I am so sorry you went through such a horrible childhood. No child should ever have to suffer. Maybe you use all that you went through as a way to be an ambassador for other children who are starving. You deserved better and so do all children.
@@Breezysighed Your response is more compassionate than any of my friends' responses ever were 🥺 I tell people as much as I can how to recognize when something like this is happening. There have been some cases where people suspected something was off (like with their acquaintance's kids), but only after I really talked about it with them did they start to realize how serious the situation was. People are scared to get involved, but I know that if someone had reached out to/for me when I needed it, I would have been eternally grateful.
I served in the Finnish Defense Force, as every man in Finland has to, but military service in Finland was actually one of the best experiences of my life. While it is important to maintain discipline, soldiers in Finland are granted the same rights as every civilian in Finland. Pay is decent, we got three healthy and nutritious meals a day, each soldier is allowed about 6 hours of free time after the daily service is concluded and almost every weekend is off-duty-time, with some exceptions. Uniforms and equipment were comfortable and in working order. Punishments can be hard, but even then soldiers are treated as human beings.
When I was in the U.S. Army (Ft. Polk), I was given a room, a small refrigerator, a microwave oven, a bed, a dresser, and a clothing locker. I shared a bathroom with a next-door neighbor. I had two phone lines available, and I paid for internet service. It was a pretty good set up compared to the North Korean barracks.
Thank you for your service. I’m a former US Army Airborne Infantryman. I jumped into Camp Blanding, Mississippi a couple times from Panama. One of my best friends was a Vietnam vet who said if you saw a squad of grunts slogging through the bush and one of them was standing straight up, shoulders back, his weapon at port arms and looked happy to be there, that guy had been stationed at Fort Polk. The 5th Mech (M113’s) was stationed there when I was in.
I used to be like, "why isnt my house big? Why does all the food i have suck? Why does my clothes look ugly" Until today, after i watched this, I am going and WILL be grateful with all the items that i already have. Im so glad im not born in North Korea
I have been to South Korea twice. The first time in 1967, it was TDY from Taiwan. I didn't make it to the full 90-day tour. The N. Koreans came across towards Seoul. I believe only one survived and was captured. The second time was in 1985 and I was there for a regular 1-year tour. I had the opportunity to go to the DMZ. It was a very eye-opening trip. Being a photographer I normally had my equipment close at hand. I was taking pictures from the pagoda we were on facing north. I pointed my camera toward the guard on the other side and the guard became very agitated. The military guide turned and looked at me and said that I had made him angry because my camera and lens combo was bigger than his equipment. I just smiled and waved to him, move to another location, and continued with my photography. Back then we knew the condition in the north was bad, but not to the extent we can see now. And as another person has commented their uniforms were always too big. I felt the heaviness that was coming from the north. It is sad how people can reverence one person and put them above human decency blows my mind. I spent 22 years in the military and I respect the office, rank, or grade of the individuals over me. But I will never put any one person above God or the dignity of a human being.
In 1967 I was only in SK for just under 90 days for my TDY tour. I was in Seoul at the 8th Army area. The area outside of the military installation was very primitive. None of the upscale modern buildings as I saw when I went back in 1985. Right outside of the installation, I can only remember seeing one traffic light hanging very loosely and swinging back and forth. Pass that light there were lots of rice fields. The scariest part of being there then was the constant threat of NK coming across. That did happen in my last month there and I was able to leave early and go back to Taiwan. I can't really say that I enjoyed that short tour there because I did not get out and involve myself in the real culture. My second time was different, in the middle, Camp Humphreys, I learned a lot about what surviving was all about. I know today SK has just jumped in change and it is still growing.
En Corea del Sur hay una ley que se llama de Seguridad Nacional (antiguamente llamada 'ley anticomunista'), donde todos los ciudadanos del Sur tienen prohibido conocer cualquier cosa del Norte, leer sus noticias, escuchar su música, hablar con un norcoreano, leer sus libros, pertenecer a un partido o asociación comunista... Todo eso está penado con años cárcel. ¿Cómo conocer un mínimo sobre sus hermanos del Norte? En el Sur viven en un sistema opresor, en donde la censura es habitual y te ocultan la realidad del Norte ¿de qué tienen miedo?¿por qué no quieren que sus ciudadanos conozcan la realidad del Norte? Pregúntense el por qué.
I'm in the US Army and was stationed in South Korea twice(I chose to do so and loved it). I worked along KATUSAs and made a friend with one of them that I still talk to. If I'm correct, ROK soldiers (who are also drafted) have to do 2yrs of service and afterward return for a couple of weeks of training every year until reaching a certain age. But even in the ROK Army, they don't get paid well. As KATUSA soldiers, I believe my friend told me they get paid only $2mo! And this was back in 2004!
forced military service like that is a discrimination, free cannon fodder for the politians' agendas, look at the mandatory military service in Eritrea, look how long it lasts.
I am escapee from the old Soviet Union, it was mandatory for every men over 18 to serve for 8 years and you got no pay at all. The only thing you got is your uniform, a barrack to stay and sleep in and some food to eat. Not a penny payment ever. I was lucky enough to escape before I reached 18.
@@tibork3845 Good for you. I knew it was mandatory, but 8 years? Jesus. The dedovchina, the low quality treatment and equipment, even the training was inferior. I'm intrigued, was there no way out? I'm sure those with money would bribe their way out, but what about civil service? Like Jehovah witnesses are forbidden from serving in the military due to their religion and many countries like South Korea and Finland don't make them serve, but for decades they went to jail. I wonder what Jehovah witnesses men did in the Soviet Union, and pacifists and what not...I guess it's jail or get shot for not serving? Nothing less than inhumane slavery.
@@imkotable This is a grave overstatement (though what's been done to Palestine over the years is certainly repellent to me and seems out of all proportion to the attacks that Palestinian extremists launch every so often at Israel). There are many groups out there doing whatever they can and are allowed to. Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) is just one example.
As the video itself showed, you're right not to believe that. There are humanitarian groups that have tried, and I expect continue to try. But if Kim won't even let them in, that rather stops their efforts right there. It's as if he dedicates himself to a certain number of crimes every day. I don't know what happens to anything or anybody flying over North Korea. Russian MiGs? Ground to air missiles (easier to afford them when you don't bother feeding your people, nor give them any electricity, nor ... )? Whatever it is, it seems a safe bet that any group flying over to drop humanitarian aid will be shot down. With China sharing such a long border with them, and apparently having something closer to agreement with them than practically the whole rest of the world, you have to wonder what part China has in this. I guess we should know, but I for one do not. Same for Russia, with the very short distance between the Russian and North Korean coasts. What absolute hell.
A guy from my unit went on leave to North Korea (he had family there), while there Kim Jong-il passed away. Someone posted on his facebook: "mission accomplished!" When he got back, he was SO pissed. If NK gov had seen it, he'd have probably disappeared
Oh yeah, for sure...He probably would have been given treatment similar to what Otto Warblier received. That was definitely something that was quite risky...
I saw a video made by a Russian journalist, who successfully entered NK and managed to film there. If you are entering the country they take your electronics, especially smart phones and laptops. And though they claim otherwise, they do their best to try and access info from those devices, so the idea that a Facebook post is a very real concern. N.korea (bad Korea) is one of the worst places to live - starving in the dark while a Baby Huey looking , chopped haircut sociopath eats excessive extravagant feasts. A massive army of conscripts that can walk in sync, but never trained with firearms .
@@ucyrus8 They managed to hack other countries banking system and stole billions of dollars, getting access to Facebook is probably just as easy for the higher ups.
In in America they are brainwashing kids to be fans and sexyal perverts. Cops murder rape, and moleste children and beat women. The government allows the rich to rape children and the catholic church. American government steals from the people and don't pay taxes and they call them good guts. Go figure how each evil government calls them the good guys
It probably isn’t Kim’s fault whoever rules North Korea first or who ever made those cruel rules probably had to go though the family so that could mean Kim didn’t want to be cruel but had to so he can become leader or so he doesn’t die also he could of been brain washed and became cruel
In a book called "The Girl with 7 Names" she tells us well what's going on. She escaped from North Korea, and in her childhood (basically in kindergarden) they were given candy, treats, and every good thing in the name of the" great leader" and all of them were taught to love him. Like he actually loves all of his children. 🤦♀️
It is absolutely heartbreaking to hear that even toddlers are being brainwashed. My heart aches for the people in North Korea that are being treated in such an inhumane way and there is pretty much nothing they can do about it. As an American, I am so thankful that we live in a country that allows us to be free. Thank you, Be Amazed, for bringing this to our attention. 🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔
If you believe being ground under corporate boots and then not even being able to afford the medical bills that result is freedom, you're probably a bit brainwashed yourself, lady.
@@sherimcgee1587 I did not read that...WOW!! Lord have mercy! Thank God my children are all adults now. How does he propose to do that? It would seem impossible to me. I have not kept up with the news because of all the fake stories and lies, however, I may have to look into that one.
This video broke my heart because it tore me apart when the soldiers were forced to cry when the governor comes near them, and they’re already burdened enough.
I feel like crying for the people in North Korea. I feel blessed that I am born in small country BHUTHAN who have a humble King and queen who always makes sure that people of Bhutan live peacefully. they always put their people first.. I live in a country where happiness and peace matter the most. 😊
The most recent military defector from NK was malnourished, had tape worms and 5 undigested hard, green kernels of corn in his stomach. He had been stationed at the edge of the DMZ, so you'd think he was one of their better soldiers.
The thing that just makes this even more sad is this will probably happen for hundreds, if not, thousands of years until someone finally realizes this isn't right.
Throughout thousands of years of human history, most likely there were empires similar to N. Korea. Many times they collapsed due to the food situation or war. We all just know about N. Korea because this is happening today. The West and various countries lives on with free press and many basic human rights however, this has only been a very short time in history..
Lol I don’t think any dictatorship can last thousands of years. I give NK one hundred more years max. The Kims can’t maintain power over such a fragile economy and population forever.
After watching this video I realized that I am so blessed with what I have. I thought my life was difficult with lots of school work and extracurricular activities but I was incredibly wrong.
I'm South Korean and in Seoul. Unfortunately we have family that we cannot get out of North Korea who have been stuck since the war. My great aunt has lost her son who died from starvation and exhaustion in one of these barracks. They would not allow them to bring his body home until 3 months later! He sister has had both of her daughters taken from her and have been taken into the pleasure squad. She can never see her daughters again the only way for her daughters to get out of the squad is to be married off to high ranking officials who basically purchase them once they're of no use to him on the pleasure squad.
En Corea del Sur hay una ley que se llama de Seguridad Nacional (antiguamente llamada 'ley anticomunista'), donde todos los ciudadanos del Sur tienen prohibido conocer cualquier cosa del Norte, leer sus noticias, escuchar su música, hablar con un norcoreano, leer sus libros, pertenecer a un partido o asociación comunista... Todo eso está penado con años cárcel. ¿Cómo conocer un mínimo sobre sus hermanos del Norte? En el Sur viven en un sistema opresor, en donde la censura es habitual y te ocultan la realidad del Norte ¿de qué tienen miedo?¿por qué no quieren que sus ciudadanos conozcan la realidad del Norte? Pregúntense el por qué.
Wish we could go over and give an american live to every north Korean and see who they're leader is telling to target practice on. Well I'm American you may not be. LOL see as you're being called great britain.
@@KamiTenchi No I love the british. We're pretty much made up of europe! :) Also I was making the joke about how we americans go give freedom to those who never asked. And sucsesfully blew up their entire contry in the prosses. But it is a joke because freedom isn't free. This country needs a military to have peace. Too many people want to see free countrys like the US and Britian fall. And there is a cost. But as of now north korea hasn't shown the same leaval of agretion to the UK than to the US. And so seeing as north korea wants to nuke the US and target practices on US targets I would say that give us more of a reason to want to see the county wiped off the face of the earth. That was also why I was questioning the leaval of consern. I know think I was wrong to.
This video teaches us to accept where we live and be happy where we are because we are blessed those poor soldier had no such happiness so be grateful and have a good day🙏
This is so true. It's a guarantee that your worst day is better than a north Korean's. What's really sad is I think they may accept it as a norm due to information control!
They don't even know they have it bad. They're oblivious to the outside world so they think they have it good. They're told America is a 3rd world country and their nation the epitome of technology & power It's like living in the Hood all your life, no TV, no internet & you can't leave your block not ever knowing VR technology & lavish lifestyles exist & the leader of your hood keeps telling you that you have it better than everyone else
I am truly speechless. I think in the whole planet,there are lots of people who can stop it,but they don't do anithing out if their selfishness. They shouldn't live like that. A I think , if you can do anything for them. Please do. Please do something. Anything. For those who can.
I understand that it's difficult for the people to organize a rebellion; they can't trust anyone. A neighbor might turn them in to authorities. They're trapped and starving to death.
Moreover, North Korean Government is being told to malnourishes citizens and low rank soldier ON PURPOSE, to make them unrealistic to rebel... how do you fight, if you can't stand because of malnourishment?
Same. I like military stuff but just seing this just makes my tear up a little since the amount of torture the north korean soldiers have to go through
According to official sources he is one of the richest people on earth having a net worth of $5 billion. Literally all of the actual wealth in the country.
I served for 6 years in the US Army and hearing all of this just blows me away. Ever since I got out in 2012 the VA takes care of their own, with some incredible health care.
@Sweet T Mean E how is the US even comparable to North Korea? Sure we have our own domestic problems but they are not to the extent of North Korea’s problems
@Sweet T Mean E Listen pal, if you think the US is just as bad as the government that refuses food aid to its own starving citizens then I can’t help you. I’m among some of the many who would happily have the CIA disbanded for all the shady shit they’ve pulled, but at least I can say such a thing and not get disappeared
I’m currently in the US military and I already finished my basic training and now I’m training on my mos ( Military occupational specialty ). But anyways, I actually enjoyed joining the military and the basic training staying away from my family for more than 2 months and finally meeting them on my graduation. We were given our phones for 15-20 mins every Sunday only. We had to train everyday except Sunday. But our living condition was very nice. We had warm showers, washers and dryers on our floor for free, we were given a wall locker which was quite big and even had another locker inside it with 3 drawers for personal stuff. Our beds were somewhat nice, we were given 2 blanket and 2 sheets and a pillow. We were given meals 3 times a day and it wasn’t that bad. We had desserts, fruits and veggies and condiments. But over here in AIT ( advanced individual training ), it’s much much nicer. We have a nice room with 3 of us living in one room. One bunk bed and a single bed, 2 night stands with drawers for each of us and 2 lamps. Also, we have 3 desks for us and 3 personal drawers on each desk with a comfy chair and a lamp on each desk. 3 lockers with cubbies inside. 1 toilet in each room and a sink. It’s quite comfortable here compared to North Korea
Yeah I went through basic too and being in basic in the US army is probably better than being in the regular army there. Being in their army is probably like being in a really tough boot camp the whole time. This makes me happy to be in the USA
@@coldfiremasoomzadeh6015 its a comparison on the differences between nk and USA. Like being fed, having comfort, being paid, etc. Just stating facts, not opinion.
It's crazy how one man can rule over millions into misery, but the millions do not have the guts to overthrow the one person responsible for their misery.
You need to remember that 1) the people have been and are programmed like robots and NEVER veer from it. 2) Nobody trusts anyone, even their own family members inc. offspring,so there is no dissent, no real chance of escape or defection. If for example a son does try to escape, commits one of the million offences like stealing a potato but evades capture, punishment passes in absentia to his parents, siblings and grandparents. 3) People who are "lucky" enough to have an old Black&White TV can only watch what the Kim Regime "pipes" through, the same as ALL computers. 4) If you get seriously ill, start preparing to meet your maker because there is NO Health Service, free or otherwise, NO Surgeons and very few doctors who have only the level of a Good First Aider but has NO drugs, antiseptics, painkillers, dressings etc. I'd need a toilet roll to list ALL the problems.
Because it's not "One", it's the military complex itself (The four and three star generals, the higher Korean Worker Party memebers, the higher State Officials... the Kims are just actors, in the end. Never read "The Bog Brother"?). Moreover, how are you supposed to rebel, if you barely can stand? The North Korean Government has been told to make life condition for their citizens WORSE than how they should be only for the Nation's economic condition ON PURPOSE, because half-famined people don't have the phisical strenght to rebel... at all. Moreover, defector said that, when revolts starts in one province (because they starts, sometimes) special unit from the army, the only ones actually armed, trained to use firearms and well feeded, comes and killes everybody (usually other soldiers) who have revolted. Since in North Korean internal mobility isn't allowed (you need a special permit from the Government to go outside of your little village, even in the same province) and since national tv and newspaper never talk about this local revolts, other citizen knows NOTHING of what happens, making national coordinates revolts impossible to happen.
My grandfather fought in the Korean War and he said it was trench warfare but freezing cold. He was drafted but loved it and wished he volunteered for Vietnam like my dad did. He also mentioned that Chinese troops were shooting at them just like the Koreans. He is tough as nails to endure all that during the war 🇺🇲
Ofc the "Chinese Troops were shooting at him "like the Koreans" dear.🫡💜 The UK + U S sided with the South Koreans & fought side by side with them (& unsurprisingly the Chinese Troops "noticed.")🙏💜🇬🇧💜
I remember learning that rampant malnutrition was a key factor in who lost the Civil War & WW1. Another losing factor was being behind in technological advancements. I think that North Korea's strategy of just having large numbers of starving soldiers would go over in a war about as well as putting kids in a weight loss camp into a military training course.
@@noobyt3559 Japan can very much take care of itself, as can South Korea. In a strict fight, South Korea would win. Unfortunately big brother China likes North Korea as it is.
Really tragic that these young kids learn to handle and fire guns instead of books on their hands... I live right under this country, and the miserable fact is that we never learn this deep about North Korea's economy. It's really like licking a surface... Though, we learn we should welcome them and be friendly :)
my head always goes like:" it takes only one very well aimed rocket or assassination and the people of this country are free. if it goes wrong, just haul the Napalm
With all the suffering and injustice that the people of North Korea are subjected to by the foolish dwarf tyrant, where is the United States of America and its allies They only know the invasion of Iraq based on lies and falsehood, and why the international community does not defend the rights of the North Korean people instead of defending the rights of homosexuals, a world lacking in manhood
I'm a Marine Veteran. Boot camp and continuous training was rough for me. I'm not the ideal physical Marine; however, I volunteered and I had heart to thrive. It's both a honor and privilege to serve the USA. I had my share of faulty leadership. However, I never wanted anything different. When I meet any military personnel, I thank them for their service to their respective country. I never met anyone from North Korea; however, South Korea is a wonderful country to visit! Just not familiar with their living conditions...
Thank you for your service, Andrew! There’s some interesting videos on the YT channel “Dimple” that have defected NK soldiers talking about their experience. It’s interesting and horrible. 🙁
To me it’s absolutely disgusting that this is how they treat their own people. Could you imagine if the militaries around the world did the same thing? Imagine the US army and marines going out through the world in terrible shape and devastating hungry. And as the video said, you can bet that the leader and those who are higher up in the government get their pick of basically whatever the hell they want. People are dying of starvation and their is Kim’s fleet of Mercedes, making movies and waving to idolizing citizens knowing full well that they are basically torturing their own people. They won’t let foreign aid workers in because they are just hoarding whatever it is they want and passing down a minuscule amount of the aid. Just makes me shake my head. I guess that’s what happens though when you believe that the world started in the 1900s, your leader is the worlds greatest movie producer and that you invented things which clearly didn’t come from your country
The US have a DISGUSTING history as well. Using babies as gator bait, enslaving generations of people, hanging people for being born a certain race. Hanging people for being a certain race then cutting the unborn babies from the hanging mothers stomach and stomping it to death then burning the bodies and the whole town including the elderly and children to sit and watch the bodies burn. The us is probably worst!
@@DennisWilliams-nf2gn different culture, different time, every country has their dark past and things theyd rather not be there, but they have them. the US has long moved past that, the difference here is.... NK is STILL doing it today... so try again? or do you honestly believe the sins of the father ARE the sins of the son (: in that case feel free to reveal your country so i can blame you for their past atrocities
I feel so sorry for all of the innocent North Koreans. They hate us, but if only they knew the truth that we want to help them and eliminate their suffering
I pray too,but it is the world dat can help dem.if all the countries in the world combine together to fight there wicked leader. For sure the people will be saved,
@@oluwatoyinyetty2105 unfortunately its not that simple, north korea is allied with china and both of them have nuclear weapons as well as china taking up a significant chunk of the world's population it would likely result in the ebd of the world
@@BRUghNOwhy would it cause the end of the world? Nukes? Thats not how nukes work. Nukes arent like the chernobyl incendent. After Hiroshima was nuked 24 hours after the bombing the quantity of residual radiation a person would receive at the hypocenter would be 1/1000th of the quantity received immediately following the explosion. A week later, it would be 1/1,000,000th. Ppl were moving back onto Hiroshima less than 2 years after the nukes dropped.Modern day nukes are far more efficient and basically leave no residual radiation. The whole Nukes causing a environmental collapse leaving the world uninhabitable is false information spurred on by cold war propaganda. Nukes cant end the world, the real threat of Nukes is getting blown tf up.
you know, in my country, we are currently suffering from a financial crisis and covid. but after seeing this video I feel as if I am living in paradise
Nothing here really shocked me, but I wish I had known this back when I was in the US Navy and thought I had it bad. It would have made me much happier to be an American. In fact, it still dose.
Wow , glad to be Canadian , although our soldiers are forgotten about too once they're done serving, most have PTSD and are homeless because once you're done serving , the housing for soldiers also stops.
Not just America, everyone in the western world thank our lucky stars. From a kiwi in Australia. May not be a perfect system but a damn site better then the alternative
The inhumanity of people never fails to baffle me! I salute everyone who has served, is serving, or even has a family member serving in the military anywhere in the world. I will remember them all in my prayers. Have a lovely day!
Got to see a batch of soldiers during trip to NK in 2018 for their national day. We got to go to the Victorious War Museum (where the USS Pueblo is), and we aren't allow to wonder the place on our own we were led by a female soldier that looks almost exactly like the one standing besides the tourist in the video. I think they specially chose female soldiers as guides as there are a batch of them there leading other groups to the museum. But it was mostly man when we were at the DMZ. The one that led us was friendly and allow us to take photos with him, smiling all the way through. Though I must say he is kinda thin...
@@cherryblossoms85 he is a truly enlightened person in the beacon of darkness. I seriously hope he escapes. Maybe he somehow escaped to Mongolia or Thailand or Japan or even somehow ends up in the west after seeing what they’re really like.
I don’t know about you, I’d be much more concerned about FOOD than “muh freedom”. The ability to talk crap about Kimmy (I’m assuming that’s what you mean by the word “freedom”, which has no definable meaning in the abstract) is useless if you’re not ALIVE to use it.
This is why a war with North Korea isn't really something big on the radar of anyone who knows geopolitics. NK would have to either become subordinate to their neighbors for supplies (most likely China, but possibly Russia) during a war or they would have to begin pillaging those neighbors just to get basic supplies. This is what happens when you grab an entire country's population by the balls and force them to remain loyal despite it being literally the worst option available. It doesn't help that China, one of the only countries in the world who will openly trade with NK, is at least as evil as the Kim family running NK. Add into this the severe Stockholm Syndrome of the North Korean people and you've got a recipe for poverty and suffering unlike any other place on Earth. These people's "normal" is the nightmare condition for almost every other place on Earth.
Your comment was excellent, I hope it’s read by everyone who writes “they don’t understand how anyone could do this to their own people”, but especially the morons who blame the US for conditions inside NK. You summed up the entire situation in a few paragraphs.
The Korean war 6-1950 to 7-'53 was a frozen hell hell for the American and the Koreans in the 50s, The Americans were way outnumbered as the Chi Com supplied millions of soldiers, and weapons to north Korea.
@@richardcoram1562 The war is still kind of going on we have a truce with them but neither actually won the war, a truce doesn't mean the war is over it just means it is on pause.
@@thundergaming3657 Ok, I copy that T.G. That's a brutal environment for sure. The nearest I ever came to going to Korea was in '71 after re- enlisting for five years. Luckily another man wanted that assignment . He wanted to go back on a second tour.. Be my guest dude, thank you!😏🇺🇸
My Daddy went to Korea when I was a child. He was in the Army right on the line. He told me that N. Korea had a fake city in view. Actors would come by bus before sunrise and act like citizens. They would be bused out after dark. The cruel leaders wanted the world to see a normal country. I suppose that they have given up on that now. Lord have mercy. These poor people. God bless them! ☦️😢💔
I'm sorry to say that as far as I know, they have not given up on it. The façade city is still there, with people forced to pretend to be living there. To try to make South Korea believe that all is wonderful in the North. I don't even know if Kim has the faintest idea how absurd that is.
@@bacchus0300 This is sad to hear. Unfortunately, I don't think that Kim is all there. He is an absolute psychopath. It seems like if my country, the US, actually cared about saving people, they would have went in a long time ago and kicked him out of power. What is happening to the North Korean people is the greatest of atrocities. 😢
It looks like Kim Jong Un is running North Korea like He thinks It's some kind of fucked up Disney Land . Those poor People having to put up with that!
This video is correct, I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army. I patrolled the DMZ numerous times back in the 80's. I get a pretty good pension and medical benefits after I retired.
I feel so bad for anyone that has to be born and raised in such a terrible place. I do wish they would know what freedom was, and to be able to live a regular normal life. Kim is a monster!
Fr...if Kim jong un was the president of all of us in the whole world we all won't accept that and we won't listen to him and Koreans can't read bibles kim is gonna regret that and I feel so bad for all these people!😔💔
As unhinged as their leader is I'm afraid what would ever happen if the nation actually got its shit together...They'd be extremely dangerous and every country would need to keep a eye on them...
I cant believe that am sitting here and watching this and sitting at home because there are people out there that are starving and are sick. Sad for the soldiers
Unlike the nations that have jails and prisons, North Korea itself is a prison. I feel bad for all those people who have it bad in there. 😟 Wish I could help them somehow.
Narrator was referring to army men dying...It's irrelevant they're still technically at war, they die due to malnutrition or disease, not actual combat.
My heart hurts for the people of North Korea, and pray that one day that they be able to live a life being treated with dignity, respect and compassion
My heart goes out to the people in this country. Ive served and i can tell you... You are constantly hungry. I couldnt imagine...this is a crime against humanity smh.
In North Korea the military average height is 4 feet 9 inches and that is for 17 year olds. I am 4 feet 9 inches too, but I am not even 15. The whole country is like a horror movie but intensified.
The height requirement for joining the army for North Korea is so ridiculous that it’s like the average height for 10-12 year old boys in where I live. This just shows how little food they are given, and that’s really sad
6 years in service, 7 years to contract due, 15 years more to pension. I'm in the navy. Just AB rate tho. In my opinion, no matter where our country is as long as we are alive, we need to cheer up and glad we are able to live as we are now. No matter what the hardship we've been through, as long as we live... We need to keep on living till the day come.
I assume the entire family sacrifices their own portions of food for a temporary period of time in order to give it to their military child until they are well again and can return to the army.
6:54 Oh I've heard of this cartoon! It's called something like "Squirrel & Hedgehog", and its basically about the good forest dwelling North Korean critters fighting against the evil American wolves and foxes. It somehow wound up on the internet and gained a following in the US furry community. Cuz when you portray Americans as badass wolves and foxgirls, they're gonna take it as a compliment.
The starvation and stealing food are part of the training. In case they are on a place where they can’t fond food, they’ll have to steal or go for days without eating. So yes. That’s part of the training.
US Nuclear warheads: 7000 China Nuclear warheads: 300 N. Korea Nuclear warheads: 25 US Military Bases Abroad: 800 China Military Bases Abroad: 1 N. Korea Military Bases Abroad: 0 The U.S: Oh my gosh China & N. Korea are expanding their military capability!! 😱 Remember, indiscriminate coward aerial bombing over cities and towns in the Korean war wiped out 20% of the innocent civilian population in North Korea. Moreover, century-old bullied practices of Capitalist Imperialist Western Sanctions over other nations throughout the whole wide world, (including in N. Korea, where Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past) are nothing more than "Economic Terrorism"; plain and simple. 🤔 'Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It'. Remember, Germany in the pre-World War II era, was imposed upon with numerous and heavy war reparations, tariffs and sanctions by Western Colonial Powers for over a quarter century; eventually when that nation sank into mega depression, which made way for World War II, as Germany struck back. A similar scenario ran in Japan, when that nation too was bullied by maritime sanction; essentially blocking the whole island through naval blockade by Anglo Western naval ships for so long until Japan ran out of (imported) oil, and struck back at Pearl Harbor naval base that participated in year-long sanctions. People of North Korea have suffered long enough, half a century of sanctions by the West, resulting in the death of over a million innocent people due to starvation & famine. 🤔 For truths, pls read insightful multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment at., "China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN".
@@cmonman85 My jaw dropped as I read Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past. A sad truth. By the way thanks for insightful multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment at: "China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN"
It's all come down to the West's dependency on China's Rare Earth Minerals. North Korea is targeted by the Imperialist West all because it possesses the second largest deposits of 'Rare Earth Metals' in the world; worth several Trillion Dollars. These very rare 'Rare Earth Metals', are essential ingredients in modern electronic equipment. They are found largely in places like China & N. Korea, which held three quarters of the world's rare earth reserves. Remember, twenty years ago, it was Iraq, and Saddam, and WMD (weapon of mass destruction). The real motive was Oil. Today, it is North Korea, Kim, and nuclear weapons. The real motive is Rare Earth Minerals. Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick.
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I was in the army and spent 18 months in S. Korea and the border of N. Korea. One of the big things (for us at least) was the yellow dust and pollution that would drift over from China. Sometimes we weren’t allowed outside because the air was so dangerous.
When I was on the DMZ I somehow managed to get a picture (I always had a camera with a good zoom on me) of a N. Korean soldier. When you zoomed in you could see that his uniform was way too big for him and he was extremely malnourished. You could also see huge calluses on his knuckles.
Wow that is just horribly sad..I seriously don’t get how they don’t see right through the brainwashing because there country is so bad that I feel like the whole entire country would kill kim jong un
Thank you for your service on the frontline of freedom brother. I’m a former Paratrooper 11B2P, I was stationed in Panama for 2 years, then 82nd, Grenada, ETS. In 90 volunteered out of the IRR for Desert Storm. I found that young Marines comment very moving.
U are a true legend
@@aswa5717 You need to understand, that those people do not KNOW how anything actually is outside of their own territory. They are taught from a very young age, that North Korea is THE shining beacon of wealth and beauty of the entire planet. And that the rest of the world envies THEM! It's all about brainwashing.
Ikr this is freakin insane!
I’m so glad my side of the family are from South Korea 🇰🇷 💯🙌🏾
I feel bad :( I wanna fight back!!!!! Save them people in North Korea, but I dunno how 😔
@@angeredotter738 you can't now especially that it's friends with 2 global superpowers, we just gotta wait for a new ruler or China or Russia does stuff
@@patrickk9956 looks like that won’t happen
Phew south good North bad so Ur good I feel very sad for them though even a homeless man has a better life the those poor soldiers and people😭
@@angeredotter738 What if the entire world goes on a mission to save the people living in that hell?
It's shocking me that someone can manage a country like this and still feel proud of himself...
Maybe they are proud on how bad it it is, u never know, like proud of being the fattest man in the world
@@Stabyy
Yeah but there is waaaay too much bad sh*t in this.
The Kim’s are psychopaths
Whinnie the Pooh only cares about honey doncha kno
@@gifthorse3675 y, just because they starf their country and are worship as a budha rip off nnnnnnoooooo they r fine, FYI jk
Kim Jung Un: 😁
Literally every single people in North Korea including soldiers: 💀😭
fr 💀
what is that supposed to mean ?
@@londollyhe meant Kim is taking the good stuff and leaving the leftovers
Kim to the citizens and military: bet you wish you were me
@@Voidyx123 that's true I feel like he smiles at the poor and tease then
A North Korean man who defected now lives in the US had trouble finding a job but wanted to save money so he only ate potatoes for three months straight. That's how accustomed he was at eating ONLY potatoes for long periods. It was so natural for him that he had no trouble feeling sick from eating the same food over and over again. It wasn't a potato soup or a potato based dish. It was literally just potatoes steamed until cooked. Three months! That was the only thing he ate and he was content with it and it didn't even bother him at all.
Fun fact potatoes and butter actually contain all the nutrients needed to survive so maybe that's why
How we dined before the famine
Milk and spuzds
Everything for proper nourishment
Yes and you don't have to go too far the find the rice meal being all there is all well. And a potato was live or death for many during WW11
I'm not North Korean but I've survived on roasted sunflower seeds and energy drinks for almost a year and one sandwich 2 or 3 times every month during that same year! From 65kg I came back home 52kg young man looking like female photo model. My parents were very scared they though I got some illness. Why this happened? I was working agriculture in another country and drinking one or two energy drinks in the morning at 6am before work was enough. When I finished work at around 2pm, back home, shower and then movies, TV shows, football (soccer), chatting with my family, watching videoclips, all that literally the rest of the day until midnight - every day. The sunflower seeds were sustaining me as I ate like 6-7 very large packs a day while watching movies and TV shows. Its like I couldn't find time to go to the kitchen and cook something. I did not have much inside it anyways as I don't like cooking. I considered cooking and even properly eating as a waste of time... Yeah I know, don't say it. I know I was wrong and stupid. I'm not torturing myself like that anymore though.
To be fair I hear as long as you get enough calories from them it’s not so bad. My dad ate only potatoes that long to save up for a color TV. But in the DPRK there’s not enough to sustain them :/
This was just so incredibly sad. Life is such a lottery, the country you are born in can enable you to be the very best, give you the best chances or be the complete opposite. If they try to escape then their families suffer dreadfully, it's just so damn horrible 😔
True
That’s just wrong how they treat the soldiers
@@frogunk6840 so it's alright to treat the civilians like that good to know,
No neither civilians or the soldiers should be treated like that
@Robert Andrew Baptie
@@frogunk6840 yeah your right it's terrible how we treat others, we'll not all of us but how some treat other's
I feel so bad for the soldiers in other countries some soldiers suffer really bad but this is on a WHOLE other level
It certainly is True, North Korea has one of the largest militaries in the world. I believe that it is the fourth largest one. But, one of the major problems is, most of their military members are incredibly under nourished. And are ill prepared for combat. There fore, it is more than likely, that in the event of any confrontation with them, Kim Jung Un would more than likely resort to using some ( or all ) of their nuclear weapons. We can only hope that like most other things in that country, the weapons of mass destruction that they do possess, are in operational, and do not properly work. Maybe a missile that they do launch into the atmosphere, at us. Would double back, and strike them, instead. lol
@@davidgordon702 modern anti air weapons are very advanced, maybe they can destroy kim missile before enter japan and south korea airspace. And dont worry about nuke explode and destroy cities. Nuclear explosion will only happen if trigger at right moment and condition that only a very accurate bomb timer can achive so it wont blow up as a nuke when being shot by missile, only as a normal bomb.
@@davidgordon702 They are only cannon fodder for the elite's evacuation to China
@@davidgordon702 North Korea wouldn’t nuke anybody because it would be a suicide mission. Even China their closest ally wouldn’t back them as they rely heavily on the west. I’ve never considered them a power to be feared.
Don't worry about us here in Malaysia. We are absolutely not malnourished. In fact, there are a little bit of obese soldiers 😂😂
This is something that has kept me awake at night. All the millions of people in NK that are trapped here and need help. Need food, need personal freedom, and need refuge. I wish there was easier ways to help them 😔
Even China turns them back. 😢
It doesn't take money to do 3,000 pushups a day and 3,000 situps a day like me. Maybe if they got into shape they wouldn't be bitching about being hungry.
@parkerbohnn are you starving in an impoverished country? Food is a very powerful tool of control. When you're starving everyday, and you don't know what or when your next meal will be or your family's next meal will be.. your daily goals look different than those not faced with that daily battle of not starving to death.
@@IndigoRoses7 I eat good but most people are heavy in debt and are broke. The standard of living in Canada is falling faster than any other country in the world. I guess soon people will die of starvation if they don't die from being homeless first. In Canada no one can afford a house or afford rent so many are now homeless and will freeze to death this winter. The government is doing everything to blow the housing bubble higher so more and more will become homeless and die.
Why should anybody help these robots cause if there is another world war North Korea becomes an all out kamikaze army
The whole country is a prison. Physically and literally.
It's hell on earth.
what about mentally?
@@lukeker8218 There is no mental prison (hopefully)
Aren't you supposed to be in jail
@@Dastardly_Duo It's obvious to me your elevator doesn't go to the top floor. Think, there's more than one R Kelly and I'm not the one still in jail.
Imagine being a North Korean soldier and seeing how the South Korean military lives.
Yes an knowing it's caused by US sanctions on your nation. USA blocks shipments of fuel needed to process food. One year the usa blocked fuel during harvest causing over a million to die in famine the usa caused.
@@robertbrown374 go to h...
@@robertbrown374 so much for Juche, huh?
@@robertbrown374 blame north korean leader and not us , the whole world did tried to help them but they refuse
@@robertbrown374 sure, Jan.
I’m south korean and it’s so painful to watch this. I watched less than half and i couldnt continue watching cuz I feel horribly sad for the people. It’s scary to think what if i was born a few miles from s korea. Hell no. Gives me shivers. God take pity on the north koreans…!
It's ok. I'll do my best
I'm Taiwanese and after watching this all I have is gratitude for my own country. We do have to serve but we are in MUCH BETTER conditions than whatever the fuck NK soldiers are going up against. God bless them and maybe one day they will revolutionize...
You were certainly blessed to have been born in South Korea rather than North Korea.
Wow, that must be a horrible to actually be so close to all of that suffering. Being a person who obviously has compassion and empathy, you seem to be quite effected by all of the suffering and the misery that is occurring, so close to where you are. I can only imagine what you are going through...Let me ask you a question, if you do not mind. Do you think that it would be a good idea to unite the two Koreas? I see mostly negative things by doing that. What is your oppinion on that matter? Thank you for responding to this post...If you actually do...
@@davidgordon702 hey David :) thanks for your kind words and thoughtful question. Well, i think that n and s koreas should be united. But i agree with you that there would be some problems especially financially. But for the sake of north koreans i wish we will be united. And also for practical matter, reunion isnt only that bad because north korea has lots of mineral contents and since south korea can only be travelled via airplanes atm, reunion will finally allow for transportation via motor vehicles to russia china mongol and more!! Though first few years would be extremely chaotic and problematic after the reunion, I’m hopeful that it would also be not only beneficial but also humane :)
Being born in North Korea is the definition of life not being fair
I’m an iron worker, My old foreman at work was a North Korean soldier who had defected many years ago. He fired a guy for being 5 minutes late,
@@ottolovechild506 Kind of like an abused child becoming an abusing adult...
And women born in Afghanistan...
@@infinity5968 at least you can leave
@@infinity5968u watch the news to much .
From now on, I’m gonna pray to thanks to the lord that my grandma survived the Korean War and moved to America, without being captured by the North.
She could have moved to somewhere better honestly.
@@DruidHark This man really too obsessed with talking about America.
@@DruidHark Y
This North Korean army is more like a CIRCUS 🎪 and the soldiers are CLOWNS who are SIFFERING CLOWNS. And Kim is the greedy ringmaster who profits off of his men’s suffering.
Suffering*
Despite North Korea’s “military first” policy, I now see the soldiers go through absolute hell, and it’s no better than what ordinary citizens have to suffer through.
You people did the right thing fight against communist
And on top of that the soldiers aren't treated with respect by the citizens they're treated as crooks and criminals because they have to take their food to feed themselves
@@قناةالعراقيالحر-م9ش US helped a little bit 😹
Well your not wrong
ikr and its also horrible that their training them starting from as young as 4 years of age!
I grew up starving despite living in North America, my parents just didn't buy me food, and because I was very afraid of them, I didn't tell on them. People outside this area of understanding often ask "Why do they comply?", and I did grow up also feeling some sense of guilt and embarrassment, but that was all internal only. Outwardly I would never dare to risk getting in trouble which would not only affect me, but the rest of my family members.
The word "brainwashing" isn't taken very seriously, probably because of how silly the words sound together, but it should be taken extremely seriously. It's not something to be embarrassed of or something that only happens to stupid people. You only need to be broken down and susceptible to it which can happen for a variety of reasons. Starving and eating the same foods for every meal plays no small part in being unable to act for yourself. It drives you insane. I used to cry often, secretly, because I was so hungry and it was driving me mad. I felt uncontrollably unnerved. I didn't know that I could have told someone about my problems, I had no concept or idea of what it would be to trust anyone, I had no idea. So I don't question how it happens to others.
Ok
I'm sorry 😔 l hope things are better now
@@shanicemaria428 Yes. Thank you. 💕
That's truly devastating to read this. I am so sorry you went through such a horrible childhood. No child should ever have to suffer. Maybe you use all that you went through as a way to be an ambassador for other children who are starving. You deserved better and so do all children.
@@Breezysighed Your response is more compassionate than any of my friends' responses ever were 🥺
I tell people as much as I can how to recognize when something like this is happening. There have been some cases where people suspected something was off (like with their acquaintance's kids), but only after I really talked about it with them did they start to realize how serious the situation was. People are scared to get involved, but I know that if someone had reached out to/for me when I needed it, I would have been eternally grateful.
I served in the Finnish Defense Force, as every man in Finland has to, but military service in Finland was actually one of the best experiences of my life. While it is important to maintain discipline, soldiers in Finland are granted the same rights as every civilian in Finland. Pay is decent, we got three healthy and nutritious meals a day, each soldier is allowed about 6 hours of free time after the daily service is concluded and almost every weekend is off-duty-time, with some exceptions. Uniforms and equipment were comfortable and in working order. Punishments can be hard, but even then soldiers are treated as human beings.
Same in America . We are bless brother.
Is it draft or conscription?
@@trapdoorguppi It's conscription, either for 6 months, 9 months or 12 months.
When I was in the U.S. Army (Ft. Polk), I was given a room, a small refrigerator, a microwave oven, a bed, a dresser, and a clothing locker. I shared a bathroom with a next-door neighbor. I had two phone lines available, and I paid for internet service. It was a pretty good set up compared to the North Korean barracks.
That's the reason you never win wars,,,,
Thank you for your service. I’m a former US Army Airborne Infantryman. I jumped into Camp Blanding, Mississippi a couple times from Panama. One of my best friends was a Vietnam vet who said if you saw a squad of grunts slogging through the bush and one of them was standing straight up, shoulders back, his weapon at port arms and looked happy to be there, that guy had been stationed at Fort Polk. The 5th Mech (M113’s) was stationed there when I was in.
@@lindajackson5839 Nah, winning wars would be a cinch if the politicians would get out of the way!
@@sagatuppercut2960 If the politicians got out the way,,there be no wars,,,
@@lindajackson5839 People who don't like wars shouldn't be voting for stupid politicians.
I used to be like, "why isnt my house big? Why does all the food i have suck? Why does my clothes look ugly"
Until today, after i watched this, I am going and WILL be grateful with all the items that i already have. Im so glad im not born in North Korea
It was an eye opener for me too.
I’m a south korean and better at english than korean😂 I know all about north koreans😅
Me too. I'm also glad I wasn't born in North Korea anyways. Who knows about the serious risks that lurk within?
Me to
Wow, maybe we should make all gen z watch this
I have been to South Korea twice. The first time in 1967, it was TDY from Taiwan. I didn't make it to the full 90-day tour. The N. Koreans came across towards Seoul. I believe only one survived and was captured. The second time was in 1985 and I was there for a regular 1-year tour. I had the opportunity to go to the DMZ. It was a very eye-opening trip. Being a photographer I normally had my equipment close at hand. I was taking pictures from the pagoda we were on facing north. I pointed my camera toward the guard on the other side and the guard became very agitated. The military guide turned and looked at me and said that I had made him angry because my camera and lens combo was bigger than his equipment. I just smiled and waved to him, move to another location, and continued with my photography. Back then we knew the condition in the north was bad, but not to the extent we can see now. And as another person has commented their uniforms were always too big. I felt the heaviness that was coming from the north. It is sad how people can reverence one person and put them above human decency blows my mind. I spent 22 years in the military and I respect the office, rank, or grade of the individuals over me. But I will never put any one person above God or the dignity of a human being.
wow in 1967!!! thats incredible, what was it like in south korea at that time? i would love to hear stories
In 1967 I was only in SK for just under 90 days for my TDY tour. I was in Seoul at the 8th Army area. The area outside of the military installation was very primitive. None of the upscale modern buildings as I saw when I went back in 1985. Right outside of the installation, I can only remember seeing one traffic light hanging very loosely and swinging back and forth. Pass that light there were lots of rice fields. The scariest part of being there then was the constant threat of NK coming across. That did happen in my last month there and I was able to leave early and go back to Taiwan. I can't really say that I enjoyed that short tour there because I did not get out and involve myself in the real culture. My second time was different, in the middle, Camp Humphreys, I learned a lot about what surviving was all about. I know today SK has just jumped in change and it is still growing.
If I could I would give that Soldier food secretly and just be on my way. It would show that there are people out there who cares.
En Corea del Sur hay una ley que se llama de Seguridad Nacional (antiguamente llamada 'ley anticomunista'), donde todos los ciudadanos del Sur tienen prohibido conocer cualquier cosa del Norte, leer sus noticias, escuchar su música, hablar con un norcoreano, leer sus libros, pertenecer a un partido o asociación comunista... Todo eso está penado con años cárcel. ¿Cómo conocer un mínimo sobre sus hermanos del Norte? En el Sur viven en un sistema opresor, en donde la censura es habitual y te ocultan la realidad del Norte ¿de qué tienen miedo?¿por qué no quieren que sus ciudadanos conozcan la realidad del Norte? Pregúntense el por qué.
I'm in the US Army and was stationed in South Korea twice(I chose to do so and loved it). I worked along KATUSAs and made a friend with one of them that I still talk to. If I'm correct, ROK soldiers (who are also drafted) have to do 2yrs of service and afterward return for a couple of weeks of training every year until reaching a certain age. But even in the ROK Army, they don't get paid well. As KATUSA soldiers, I believe my friend told me they get paid only $2mo! And this was back in 2004!
forced military service like that is a discrimination, free cannon fodder for the politians' agendas, look at the mandatory military service in Eritrea, look how long it lasts.
I am escapee from the old Soviet Union, it was mandatory for every men over 18 to serve for 8 years and you got no pay at all. The only thing you got is your uniform, a barrack to stay and sleep in and some food to eat. Not a penny payment ever. I was lucky enough to escape before I reached 18.
@@tibork3845 Good for you. I knew it was mandatory, but 8 years? Jesus. The dedovchina, the low quality treatment and equipment, even the training was inferior. I'm intrigued, was there no way out? I'm sure those with money would bribe their way out, but what about civil service? Like Jehovah witnesses are forbidden from serving in the military due to their religion and many countries like South Korea and Finland don't make them serve, but for decades they went to jail. I wonder what Jehovah witnesses men did in the Soviet Union, and pacifists and what not...I guess it's jail or get shot for not serving? Nothing less than inhumane slavery.
respect man 🫡
Only $2.00 month?! With the prosperity South Korea has is reprehensible! Shame on the government! My sister served in South Korea too.
It's really hard to believe that it's happening in real time and no one is going against such attrocities
A lot of things are going in the world and no one does shit. Kids are being killed in Palestine.
A big reason countries aren’t doing anything is bc N Korea’s hierarchy are psychopaths and have nukes, which rly isn’t a good combination.
@@imkotable This is a grave overstatement (though what's been done to Palestine over the years is certainly repellent to me and seems out of all proportion to the attacks that Palestinian extremists launch every so often at Israel). There are many groups out there doing whatever they can and are allowed to. Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) is just one example.
As the video itself showed, you're right not to believe that. There are humanitarian groups that have tried, and I expect continue to try. But if Kim won't even let them in, that rather stops their efforts right there. It's as if he dedicates himself to a certain number of crimes every day.
I don't know what happens to anything or anybody flying over North Korea. Russian MiGs? Ground to air missiles (easier to afford them when you don't bother feeding your people, nor give them any electricity, nor ... )? Whatever it is, it seems a safe bet that any group flying over to drop humanitarian aid will be shot down.
With China sharing such a long border with them, and apparently having something closer to agreement with them than practically the whole rest of the world, you have to wonder what part China has in this. I guess we should know, but I for one do not. Same for Russia, with the very short distance between the Russian and North Korean coasts.
What absolute hell.
Ummm. . . . there are plenty of Korean War veterans that would absolutely disagree with this statement.
A guy from my unit went on leave to North Korea (he had family there), while there Kim Jong-il passed away. Someone posted on his facebook: "mission accomplished!"
When he got back, he was SO pissed. If NK gov had seen it, he'd have probably disappeared
He was safe.. don't think NK has access to Facebook
I think officials do, civilians do not
Oh yeah, for sure...He probably would have been given treatment similar to what Otto Warblier received. That was definitely something that was quite risky...
I saw a video made by a Russian journalist, who successfully entered NK and managed to film there. If you are entering the country they take your electronics, especially smart phones and laptops. And though they claim otherwise, they do their best to try and access info from those devices, so the idea that a Facebook post is a very real concern.
N.korea (bad Korea) is one of the worst places to live - starving in the dark while a Baby Huey looking , chopped haircut sociopath eats excessive extravagant feasts. A massive army of conscripts that can walk in sync, but never trained with firearms .
@@ucyrus8 They managed to hack other countries banking system and stole billions of dollars, getting access to Facebook is probably just as easy for the higher ups.
It’s sad how someone could put THEIR people through these horrible circumstances, and still call themselves “the good guy.” That’s horrible.
In in America they are brainwashing kids to be fans and sexyal perverts. Cops murder rape, and moleste children and beat women. The government allows the rich to rape children and the catholic church. American government steals from the people and don't pay taxes and they call them good guts. Go figure how each evil government calls them the good guys
And it's not showing leadership it's showing selfishness.
Reminds me of what iQ45 was wanting to become. He got a “love letter.” 😢
*Bad Guy song intensifies*
Kim Jong Un cards nothing about his country or his peaple. All he cares about, is power over everyone
It is heartbreaking that the North Koreans have to suffer like this and Kim Jong Un has everything he wants. 😠😔
That is greed. How can he not have any sympathy for the proverty? Heartbreaking.
How has the world put up with North Korea for so long? Oh yeah, their allies are just as evil!!!
It probably isn’t Kim’s fault whoever rules North Korea first or who ever made those cruel rules probably had to go though the family so that could mean Kim didn’t want to be cruel but had to so he can become leader or so he doesn’t die also he could of been brain washed and became cruel
In a book called "The Girl with 7 Names" she tells us well what's going on. She escaped from North Korea, and in her childhood (basically in kindergarden) they were given candy, treats, and every good thing in the name of the" great leader" and all of them were taught to love him. Like he actually loves all of his children. 🤦♀️
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It is absolutely heartbreaking to hear that even toddlers are being brainwashed. My heart aches for the people in North Korea that are being treated in such an inhumane way and there is pretty much nothing they can do about it. As an American, I am so thankful that we live in a country that allows us to be free.
Thank you, Be Amazed, for bringing this to our attention. 🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔
If you believe being ground under corporate boots and then not even being able to afford the medical bills that result is freedom, you're probably a bit brainwashed yourself, lady.
@@Taragoola 😂😂🤣🤣
did you read the story stating Biden wants to have say over our kids til they arre 5? sounds like N korea
@@sherimcgee1587 I did not read that...WOW!! Lord have mercy! Thank God my children are all adults now. How does he propose to do that? It would seem impossible to me. I have not kept up with the news because of all the fake stories and lies, however, I may have to look into that one.
Lol you are brainwashed and you believe it is the truth what you saw on RUclips :D
I feel so bad for the innocent North Korean citizens, really.
Me to😥
I definitely agree here. I too feel so sorry for them
unable to watch the video totally, very sad.
Ellos sienten más pena por ti, créeme.
not even covid 19 will shake kim jong un
This video broke my heart because it tore me apart when the soldiers were forced to cry when the governor comes near them, and they’re already burdened enough.
Call me crazy, but crying soldiers do not project an image of power and intimidation!
@@midcenturymodern9330 I totally agree, and you’re never crazy for speaking up for what’s right
I feel like crying for the people in North Korea. I feel blessed that I am born in small country BHUTHAN who have a humble King and queen who always makes sure that people of Bhutan live peacefully. they always put their people first.. I live in a country where happiness and peace matter the most. 😊
Yeah Im sure the glourious king and queen care for the 12.4% under the powerty line and dont live in luxuary while they suffer…
Your king and queen are amazing people. They are how kings and queens and any government should be. Much love from Canada
The most recent military defector from NK was malnourished, had tape worms and 5 undigested hard, green kernels of corn in his stomach. He had been stationed at the edge of the DMZ, so you'd think he was one of their better soldiers.
NK is a rigid class culture and soldiers are just peasants with (puke green) suits..
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The thing that just makes this even more sad is this will probably happen for hundreds, if not, thousands of years until someone finally realizes this isn't right.
Kind of like the West?
A flawed comparison. The "west" has many more features than the N Korean army. What is the problem?
Throughout thousands of years of human history, most likely there were empires similar to N. Korea. Many times they collapsed due to the food situation or war. We all just know about N. Korea because this is happening today. The West and various countries lives on with free press and many basic human rights however, this has only been a very short time in history..
Everybody knows it isn’t right. But what is anyone gonna do? If anyone tries anything all out world war 3 begins
Lol I don’t think any dictatorship can last thousands of years. I give NK one hundred more years max. The Kims can’t maintain power over such a fragile economy and population forever.
After watching this video I realized that I am so blessed with what I have. I thought my life was difficult with lots of school work and extracurricular activities but I was incredibly wrong.
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I'm South Korean and in Seoul. Unfortunately we have family that we cannot get out of North Korea who have been stuck since the war. My great aunt has lost her son who died from starvation and exhaustion in one of these barracks. They would not allow them to bring his body home until 3 months later! He sister has had both of her daughters taken from her and have been taken into the pleasure squad. She can never see her daughters again the only way for her daughters to get out of the squad is to be married off to high ranking officials who basically purchase them once they're of no use to him on the pleasure squad.
That is so horrible. I don't know what to say. I am so sorry for them.
So horrible
What is the pleasure squad??
How are you in contact with them ?
En Corea del Sur hay una ley que se llama de Seguridad Nacional (antiguamente llamada 'ley anticomunista'), donde todos los ciudadanos del Sur tienen prohibido conocer cualquier cosa del Norte, leer sus noticias, escuchar su música, hablar con un norcoreano, leer sus libros, pertenecer a un partido o asociación comunista... Todo eso está penado con años cárcel. ¿Cómo conocer un mínimo sobre sus hermanos del Norte? En el Sur viven en un sistema opresor, en donde la censura es habitual y te ocultan la realidad del Norte ¿de qué tienen miedo?¿por qué no quieren que sus ciudadanos conozcan la realidad del Norte? Pregúntense el por qué.
This is so shocking that someone is actually able to keep a country going like that.
Wish we could go over and give an american live to every north Korean and see who they're leader is telling to target practice on. Well I'm American you may not be. LOL see as you're being called great britain.
They are a cult state with a mafia economy, NKVD-like law enforcement, and nuclear bombs!
If they weren't being aided by China and Russia, they wouldn't be.
@@warhistoryproductions2039 You got a problem with us Brits?
@@KamiTenchi No I love the british. We're pretty much made up of europe! :) Also I was making the joke about how we americans go give freedom to those who never asked. And sucsesfully blew up their entire contry in the prosses. But it is a joke because freedom isn't free. This country needs a military to have peace. Too many people want to see free countrys like the US and Britian fall. And there is a cost. But as of now north korea hasn't shown the same leaval of agretion to the UK than to the US. And so seeing as north korea wants to nuke the US and target practices on US targets I would say that give us more of a reason to want to see the county wiped off the face of the earth. That was also why I was questioning the leaval of consern. I know think I was wrong to.
This video teaches us to accept where we live and be happy where we are because we are blessed those poor soldier had no such happiness so be grateful and have a good day🙏
This is so true. It's a guarantee that your worst day is better than a north Korean's. What's really sad is I think they may accept it as a norm due to information control!
@@mikeklinger1712 It's true. I have no hate for. North Korea. I truly feel sorry for the people. It's their government that I despise.
They don't even know they have it bad. They're oblivious to the outside world so they think they have it good. They're told America is a 3rd world country and their nation the epitome of technology & power
It's like living in the Hood all your life, no TV, no internet & you can't leave your block not ever knowing VR technology & lavish lifestyles exist & the leader of your hood keeps telling you that you have it better than everyone else
I am truly speechless. I think in the whole planet,there are lots of people who can stop it,but they don't do anithing out if their selfishness. They shouldn't live like that. A I think , if you can do anything for them. Please do. Please do something. Anything. For those who can.
@@milankamilojkovic7538 problem is those that can have given this idiot access to nukes!
I understand that it's difficult for the people to organize a rebellion; they can't trust anyone. A neighbor might turn them in to authorities. They're trapped and starving to death.
Moreover, North Korean Government is being told to malnourishes citizens and low rank soldier ON PURPOSE, to make them unrealistic to rebel... how do you fight, if you can't stand because of malnourishment?
I'm one of those guys who almost never cries, but I teared up from seeing what these North Koreans have to go through...
Same. I like military stuff but just seing this just makes my tear up a little since the amount of torture the north korean soldiers have to go through
I served in the US Navy for 8 years, I cannot see our country treating its servicemen and women in such an appalling manner.
If you wanna know how f-ed up another Evil-Empire is,
maybe watch "Some More News" and "Second Thought"
cover a terrible place named America.
哈哈哈哈，朝鲜人正在想怎么杀了你。
You've created this outcome!
Russia is in exactly the same situation.
GREED of Currency/Exchange through Sanctions.
The fact that Kim jung un has the audacity to be buying luxurious items for himself while his people are suffering is absolutely unbelievable.
Glorious Kim jun un my but!
According to official sources he is one of the richest people on earth having a net worth of $5 billion. Literally all of the actual wealth in the country.
@@mercatorjubio3804 shame on him
Hey at least Castro made efforts to keep it a secret!
His a psychopath why are you surprised ?
I served for 6 years in the US Army and hearing all of this just blows me away. Ever since I got out in 2012 the VA takes care of their own, with some incredible health care.
Thank you for your service. I’m a former 11B2P, it’s good to hear from a young troop like you.
@@sgtmayhem7567 13D myself
@@michalsrandoms8749 What does "VA" mean sir?
@@thehumanspiderling VA stands for Veteran's Affairs
@@thehumanspiderling - Veterans Administration.
(Hospitals for US Veterans only.)
All weeping and no tears. Shows how much they hate their leaders. Poor soldiers 😢
How could anyone do this to their citizens? 😰😰
@Sweet T Mean E how is the US even comparable to North Korea? Sure we have our own domestic problems but they are not to the extent of North Korea’s problems
@Sweet T Mean E what do you mean
@Sweet T Mean E >calls the US just as bad as NK
>refuses to elaborate
>leaves
@Sweet T Mean E Listen pal, if you think the US is just as bad as the government that refuses food aid to its own starving citizens then I can’t help you. I’m among some of the many who would happily have the CIA disbanded for all the shady shit they’ve pulled, but at least I can say such a thing and not get disappeared
@@trigger5258 mans probably north Korean too and already got brain washed 😔
I’m currently in the US military and I already finished my basic training and now I’m training on my mos ( Military occupational specialty ). But anyways, I actually enjoyed joining the military and the basic training staying away from my family for more than 2 months and finally meeting them on my graduation. We were given our phones for 15-20 mins every Sunday only. We had to train everyday except Sunday. But our living condition was very nice. We had warm showers, washers and dryers on our floor for free, we were given a wall locker which was quite big and even had another locker inside it with 3 drawers for personal stuff. Our beds were somewhat nice, we were given 2 blanket and 2 sheets and a pillow. We were given meals 3 times a day and it wasn’t that bad. We had desserts, fruits and veggies and condiments.
But over here in AIT ( advanced individual training ), it’s much much nicer. We have a nice room with 3 of us living in one room. One bunk bed and a single bed, 2 night stands with drawers for each of us and 2 lamps. Also, we have 3 desks for us and 3 personal drawers on each desk with a comfy chair and a lamp on each desk. 3 lockers with cubbies inside. 1 toilet in each room and a sink. It’s quite comfortable here compared to North Korea
Yeah I went through basic too and being in basic in the US army is probably better than being in the regular army there. Being in their army is probably like being in a really tough boot camp the whole time. This makes me happy to be in the USA
You'll like it even better when you get to your regular unit. You'll probably have your own room .
I don’t get it why are you saying this do you want to like get people to come to USA arm?
@@coldfiremasoomzadeh6015 its a comparison on the differences between nk and USA.
Like being fed, having comfort, being paid, etc. Just stating facts, not opinion.
@@coldfiremasoomzadeh6015 no not all bc it better than nk but USA army still tough tho
It's crazy how one man can rule over millions into misery, but the millions do not have the guts to overthrow the one person responsible for their misery.
You need to remember that 1) the people have been and are programmed like robots and NEVER veer from it. 2) Nobody trusts anyone, even their own family members inc. offspring,so there is no dissent, no real chance of escape or defection. If for example a son does try to escape, commits one of the million offences like stealing a potato but evades capture, punishment passes in absentia to his parents, siblings and grandparents. 3) People who are "lucky" enough to have an old Black&White TV can only watch what the Kim Regime "pipes" through, the same as ALL computers. 4) If you get seriously ill, start preparing to meet your maker because there is NO Health Service, free or otherwise, NO Surgeons and very few doctors who have only the level of a Good First Aider but has NO drugs, antiseptics, painkillers, dressings etc. I'd need a toilet roll to list ALL the problems.
Because it's not "One", it's the military complex itself (The four and three star generals, the higher Korean Worker Party memebers, the higher State Officials... the Kims are just actors, in the end. Never read "The Bog Brother"?). Moreover, how are you supposed to rebel, if you barely can stand? The North Korean Government has been told to make life condition for their citizens WORSE than how they should be only for the Nation's economic condition ON PURPOSE, because half-famined people don't have the phisical strenght to rebel... at all.
Moreover, defector said that, when revolts starts in one province (because they starts, sometimes) special unit from the army, the only ones actually armed, trained to use firearms and well feeded, comes and killes everybody (usually other soldiers) who have revolted. Since in North Korean internal mobility isn't allowed (you need a special permit from the Government to go outside of your little village, even in the same province) and since national tv and newspaper never talk about this local revolts, other citizen knows NOTHING of what happens, making national coordinates revolts impossible to happen.
Of course not! They've been propagandized into worshipping the guy. Hm, might there be parrallels here in America?
if you were born there and you dont have tv or internet who would you rebel against?
Their guts are just empty
My grandfather fought in the Korean War and he said it was trench warfare but freezing cold. He was drafted but loved it and wished he volunteered for Vietnam like my dad did. He also mentioned that Chinese troops were shooting at them just like the Koreans. He is tough as nails to endure all that during the war 🇺🇲
Ofc the "Chinese Troops were shooting at him "like the Koreans" dear.🫡💜
The UK + U S sided with the South
Koreans & fought side by side with
them (& unsurprisingly the
Chinese Troops "noticed.")🙏💜🇬🇧💜
It really is so sad that these poor people are used and abused by 1 man. I wish i could go there and save them all.
me too
Yea..
I remember learning that rampant malnutrition was a key factor in who lost the Civil War & WW1. Another losing factor was being behind in technological advancements. I think that North Korea's strategy of just having large numbers of starving soldiers would go over in a war about as well as putting kids in a weight loss camp into a military training course.
If they have tapeworms, bad shoes, & no medicine, that sure won't help in actual combat.
Why Kim needs nukes
@@friscostreetstories5403 so that it can use it to deter other countries from invading and to hold south korea and japan hostage
@@noobyt3559 Japan can very much take care of itself, as can South Korea. In a strict fight, South Korea would win. Unfortunately big brother China likes North Korea as it is.
@@trigger5258 both japan and south korea can beat the north on their own if they didnt have nukes
Really tragic that these young kids learn to handle and fire guns instead of books on their hands...
I live right under this country, and the miserable fact is that we never learn this deep about North Korea's economy. It's really like licking a surface...
Though, we learn we should welcome them and be friendly :)
my head always goes like:" it takes only one very well aimed rocket or assassination and the people of this country are free. if it goes wrong, just haul the Napalm
@@Cloudmaster1511 prob not one but 5 should do the trick
Learn your grammar it’s not And the fun fact is it’s and the fact is
@@bytblox3366 well you woould aim for one person so a single rocket should be enough
With all the suffering and injustice that the people of North Korea are subjected to by the foolish dwarf tyrant, where is the United States of America and its allies They only know the invasion of Iraq based on lies and falsehood, and why the international community does not defend the rights of the North Korean people instead of defending the rights of homosexuals, a world lacking in manhood
Phew! I warned my mom not to go there when she wanted to. She did not know it was a threat.
I'm a Marine Veteran. Boot camp and continuous training was rough for me. I'm not the ideal physical Marine; however, I volunteered and I had heart to thrive. It's both a honor and privilege to serve the USA. I had my share of faulty leadership. However, I never wanted anything different. When I meet any military personnel, I thank them for their service to their respective country. I never met anyone from North Korea; however, South Korea is a wonderful country to visit! Just not familiar with their living conditions...
Thank you for your service, Andrew! There’s some interesting videos on the YT channel “Dimple” that have defected NK soldiers talking about their experience. It’s interesting and horrible. 🙁
Wow.... Just.... Wow
Thank You for serving. ❤🇺🇸💯
Thank you for serving andrew🙏😁
@@bonniea.1941 cheers bonnie I'll look at that, Andrew 👍
I’m so glad you are doing more content on North Korea. It’s very interesting all the crazy things they’ve gone through. Sad
When I was a kid in the 60's and 70's Russia was the big mystery country.
Now it's North Korea.
To me it’s absolutely disgusting that this is how they treat their own people. Could you imagine if the militaries around the world did the same thing? Imagine the US army and marines going out through the world in terrible shape and devastating hungry. And as the video said, you can bet that the leader and those who are higher up in the government get their pick of basically whatever the hell they want. People are dying of starvation and their is Kim’s fleet of Mercedes, making movies and waving to idolizing citizens knowing full well that they are basically torturing their own people. They won’t let foreign aid workers in because they are just hoarding whatever it is they want and passing down a minuscule amount of the aid. Just makes me shake my head. I guess that’s what happens though when you believe that the world started in the 1900s, your leader is the worlds greatest movie producer and that you invented things which clearly didn’t come from your country
Eren be like... "Do it, tell them you're the god"
It's disgusting and morally disturbing.
Like Russia
The US have a DISGUSTING history as well. Using babies as gator bait, enslaving generations of people, hanging people for being born a certain race. Hanging people for being a certain race then cutting the unborn babies from the hanging mothers stomach and stomping it to death then burning the bodies and the whole town including the elderly and children to sit and watch the bodies burn. The us is probably worst!
@@DennisWilliams-nf2gn different culture, different time, every country has their dark past and things theyd rather not be there, but they have them. the US has long moved past that, the difference here is.... NK is STILL doing it today... so try again? or do you honestly believe the sins of the father ARE the sins of the son (: in that case feel free to reveal your country so i can blame you for their past atrocities
This is so sad. I feel so bad for them.
I feel so sorry for all of the innocent North Koreans. They hate us, but if only they knew the truth that we want to help them and eliminate their suffering
what country US help before then North Korea could be second?
Dang, there’s no words for this. Treating your people like this is awful 😢
I pray that one day, these people get liberated and get to live life in comfort.
I pray too,but it is the world dat can help dem.if all the countries in the world combine together to fight there wicked leader. For sure the people will be saved,
@@oluwatoyinyetty2105 unfortunately its not that simple, north korea is allied with china and both of them have nuclear weapons as well as china taking up a significant chunk of the world's population it would likely result in the ebd of the world
@@BRUghNO ,u are right. North Korea, China and Russia. I pray dat dey will be save one day and live a free life
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@@BRUghNOwhy would it cause the end of the world? Nukes? Thats not how nukes work. Nukes arent like the chernobyl incendent. After Hiroshima was nuked 24 hours after the bombing the quantity of residual radiation a person would receive at the hypocenter would be 1/1000th of the quantity received immediately following the explosion. A week later, it would be 1/1,000,000th. Ppl were moving back onto Hiroshima less than 2 years after the nukes dropped.Modern day nukes are far more efficient and basically leave no residual radiation. The whole Nukes causing a environmental collapse leaving the world uninhabitable is false information spurred on by cold war propaganda. Nukes cant end the world, the real threat of Nukes is getting blown tf up.
I always love your videos and I really liked this video too.
This is so depressing, I have mercy for everyone who lives in North Korea 😓
Everyone??
@@franklinterrell9392 well maybe not everyone, only the people who are living in poverty and have their freedom taken away.
@@matzisakat5358 Just checking.
@@franklinterrell9392 cool, have a nice day.
you know, in my country, we are currently suffering from a financial crisis and covid. but after seeing this video I feel as if I am living in paradise
Nothing here really shocked me, but I wish I had known this back when I was in the US Navy and thought I had it bad. It would have made me much happier to be an American. In fact, it still dose.
Its does btw not dose
@@Naruto-nm5ui he was probably doing his 'Homer" speak , a growing fad I hear .
@@Naruto-nm5ui dude it was probably a typo shut up 🙄
@@billypayne6197 it was most likely a typo it’s not that deep
Thank you for your service. Former US Army Airborne Infantryman here.
Wow , glad to be Canadian , although our soldiers are forgotten about too once they're done serving, most have PTSD and are homeless because once you're done serving , the housing for soldiers also stops.
I’m grateful that I was born in the US. But I wish I could help the ones suffering from Kim Jong-Uns reign of terror.
A lot of people here in America don't know how good they have it and how free they really are.
Not just America, everyone in the western world thank our lucky stars. From a kiwi in Australia. May not be a perfect system but a damn site better then the alternative
Even many Global South countries still have it much better than NoKor!
The inhumanity of people never fails to baffle me! I salute everyone who has served, is serving, or even has a family member serving in the military anywhere in the world. I will remember them all in my prayers. Have a lovely day!
aha, so you'd salute Russian soldiers shelling hospitals and executing civilians? damn you cold son of a b
Noob
This place is George Orwells 1984 in the flesh. Crazy
I feel sad for anyone born in North Korea or other nations under a dictatorship like this.
Got to see a batch of soldiers during trip to NK in 2018 for their national day. We got to go to the Victorious War Museum (where the USS Pueblo is), and we aren't allow to wonder the place on our own we were led by a female soldier that looks almost exactly like the one standing besides the tourist in the video. I think they specially chose female soldiers as guides as there are a batch of them there leading other groups to the museum. But it was mostly man when we were at the DMZ. The one that led us was friendly and allow us to take photos with him, smiling all the way through. Though I must say he is kinda thin...
Probably because he knows that his government lies. We westerners aren't all bad.
He is thin because they don't have access to any good food unlike other countries
@@cherryblossoms85 he is a truly enlightened person in the beacon of darkness. I seriously hope he escapes. Maybe he somehow escaped to Mongolia or Thailand or Japan or even somehow ends up in the west after seeing what they’re really like.
The only upside is that if they were to be drafted into another countri'es army they might do relatively well given they eat and rest before hand
I don't think you will find any fat North Koreans among the common people.
My heart breaks for those poor people... Hope they get freedom as soon as possible. 😔
I don’t know about you, I’d be much more concerned about FOOD than “muh freedom”. The ability to talk crap about Kimmy (I’m assuming that’s what you mean by the word “freedom”, which has no definable meaning in the abstract) is useless if you’re not ALIVE to use it.
This is why a war with North Korea isn't really something big on the radar of anyone who knows geopolitics. NK would have to either become subordinate to their neighbors for supplies (most likely China, but possibly Russia) during a war or they would have to begin pillaging those neighbors just to get basic supplies. This is what happens when you grab an entire country's population by the balls and force them to remain loyal despite it being literally the worst option available. It doesn't help that China, one of the only countries in the world who will openly trade with NK, is at least as evil as the Kim family running NK.
Add into this the severe Stockholm Syndrome of the North Korean people and you've got a recipe for poverty and suffering unlike any other place on Earth. These people's "normal" is the nightmare condition for almost every other place on Earth.
Your comment was excellent, I hope it’s read by everyone who writes “they don’t understand how anyone could do this to their own people”, but especially the morons who blame the US for conditions inside NK. You summed up the entire situation in a few paragraphs.
The Korean war 6-1950 to 7-'53 was a frozen hell hell for the American and the Koreans in the 50s, The Americans were way outnumbered as the Chi Com supplied millions of soldiers, and weapons to north Korea.
@@richardcoram1562 The war is still kind of going on we have a truce with them but neither actually won the war, a truce doesn't mean the war is over it just means it is on pause.
@@thundergaming3657 Ok, I copy that T.G. That's a brutal environment for sure. The nearest I ever came to going to Korea was in '71 after re- enlisting for five years. Luckily another man wanted that assignment . He wanted to go back on a second tour.. Be my guest dude, thank you!😏🇺🇸
My Daddy went to Korea when I was a child. He was in the Army right on the line. He told me that N. Korea had a fake city in view. Actors would come by bus before sunrise and act like citizens. They would be bused out after dark. The cruel leaders wanted the world to see a normal country. I suppose that they have given up on that now. Lord have mercy. These poor people. God bless them! ☦️😢💔
I'm sorry to say that as far as I know, they have not given up on it. The façade city is still there, with people forced to pretend to be living there. To try to make South Korea believe that all is wonderful in the North. I don't even know if Kim has the faintest idea how absurd that is.
@@bacchus0300 This is sad to hear. Unfortunately, I don't think that Kim is all there. He is an absolute psychopath. It seems like if my country, the US, actually cared about saving people, they would have went in a long time ago and kicked him out of power. What is happening to the North Korean people is the greatest of atrocities. 😢
@@bacchus0300 Prolly does NOT care! They're too sociopathic and narcissistic to bother caring...
North Korea should rename itself as Kim Jung Un-land, because that's exactly what it is.
@Slovenski Slav a even better name the buffer republic because it is a buffer between china and south korea
It looks like Kim Jong Un is running North Korea like He thinks It's some kind of fucked up Disney Land . Those poor People having to put up with that!
@Slovenski Slav Or how about The SPOK (Starving People of Korea)?
This video is correct, I spent 20 years in the U.S. Army. I patrolled the DMZ numerous times back in the 80's. I get a pretty good pension and medical benefits after I retired.
I feel so bad for anyone that has to be born and raised in such a terrible place. I do wish they would know what freedom was, and to be able to live a regular normal life. Kim is a monster!
Fr...if Kim jong un was the president of all of us in the whole world we all won't accept that and we won't listen to him and Koreans can't read bibles kim is gonna regret that and I feel so bad for all these people!😔💔
YEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If their army was well fed and even partly trained in modern warfare they could be a deadly nation.
As unhinged as their leader is I'm afraid what would ever happen if the nation actually got its shit together...They'd be extremely dangerous and every country would need to keep a eye on them...
No because they are limited to many many resources
I cant believe that am sitting here and watching this and sitting at home because there are people out there that are starving and are sick. Sad for the soldiers
Yeah. I’m in my bed right now (a comfy one)
Unlike the nations that have jails and prisons, North Korea itself is a prison. I feel bad for all those people who have it bad in there. 😟 Wish I could help them somehow.
Man, I never nor even want to serve in the military, but our military is definitely way more of a blessing then we give it credit for.
This is sad to see how fake new spreads this man should be shame of his self
Being too compliant can get a person into a lot of trouble
This made me love my country deeply
I love your videos Bloke.Especially the really educational ones like this one
11:45: They are still actually at war. The Korean War "ended" with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
Ofcourse it makes it look like the big shots are doing something constructive! They're not gonna say they lost and lose face!
Narrator was referring to army men dying...It's irrelevant they're still technically at war, they die due to malnutrition or disease, not actual combat.
@@leomessi1982 Check your statistics. Even in "shootin' wars" most soldiers in that time period were killed by disease.
13:30
You know breaking a brick with your head is impressive but it ain’t gonna stop a bullet
Unless it’s a brick bullet
@@reece3163 not if its going at the speed of sound
Blue jeans are banned in the country.
North Korea sees blue jeans as a symbol of US imperialism and hence, has banned it in the country.
So is leather jacket, as it is worn by nincompoop kim. Also, men can have only 17 hairstyle approved by kim.😱
yes
@Bitma Tata. just shut up
And you think that's it? *INTERNET ITSELF IS COMPLETELY BANNED FOR EVERYONE BUT THEIR PRECIOUS UNHOLY DEMON PRESIDENT!*
@@NickAndriadze #camp for re educate
My heart hurts for the people of North Korea, and pray that one day that they be able to live a life being treated with dignity, respect and compassion
My heart goes out to the people in this country. Ive served and i can tell you... You are constantly hungry. I couldnt imagine...this is a crime against humanity smh.
In North Korea the military average height is 4 feet 9 inches and that is for 17 year olds.
I am 4 feet 9 inches too, but I am not even 15. The whole country is like a horror movie but intensified.
Im at 11 yrs old 150cm
The height requirement for joining the army for North Korea is so ridiculous that it’s like the average height for 10-12 year old boys in where I live. This just shows how little food they are given, and that’s really sad
You lived in north korea??
@@cyborg_aidenYou need to work on your reading comprehension!
@@never_give_up90 He no English. He English velly bad.
Actually, all your videos are educational, good job bloke.
6 years in service, 7 years to contract due, 15 years more to pension. I'm in the navy. Just AB rate tho. In my opinion, no matter where our country is as long as we are alive, we need to cheer up and glad we are able to live as we are now. No matter what the hardship we've been through, as long as we live... We need to keep on living till the day come.
so accept all bad conditions you re thrown in without trying to do anything against it just to survive am I understanding right?
And parents used to think some of the stuff we watched as a kid was concerning? Welp now I'm MORE concerned for North Korean kids
Really needed this video. Thank you, Be Amazed for bringing joy to me and many other people!☺️
Merry Christmas from Norway🇳🇴
Thanks for the Christmas tree. Jim 😄😄😄😄😄😄😈
God Jul fra mæ. 🎅🏼
Merry Christmas bro
@@ibiskiils Takk for det 😄
Thanks ArrowMaster_, merry chrismas to you too. I realy wish north korean people has at least some presents
how do "their families feed them back to health" when their own families are most likely also starving themselves
Yeah, I was about to write that.
I assume the entire family sacrifices their own portions of food for a temporary period of time in order to give it to their military child until they are well again and can return to the army.
6:54 Oh I've heard of this cartoon! It's called something like "Squirrel & Hedgehog", and its basically about the good forest dwelling North Korean critters fighting against the evil American wolves and foxes.
It somehow wound up on the internet and gained a following in the US furry community. Cuz when you portray Americans as badass wolves and foxgirls, they're gonna take it as a compliment.
Treated like this, and they still are willing to die for him, unreal.
What baffles me is the fact that their leaders don t realise they will rot in the darkest depths of hell forever for their atrocities
One of the few videographs that don't require me to set speed to .75 for health.
I was 4’9” when I was NINE YEARS OLD
I can’t imagine what they’re going through
Exactly, in America a lot of young teens are 5'3" to 5'6"
I'm 5'10" as a grown Swedish man, and that's considered a bit short here. Compared to the average North Korean, though, I'm a giant.
The starvation and stealing food are part of the training. In case they are on a place where they can’t fond food, they’ll have to steal or go for days without eating. So yes. That’s part of the training.
Well if you die their is no training.
Prayers for anyone stuck there. Those poor kids. 😥😢😭
May God bless the people suffering from inhumanity and may God touch the stoned heart of their President.
Much of this (in the beginnin), apart from diseases, could be description of a Boy Scout campin trip.
Can we all appreciate the fact that BE AMAZED never disappoints us with his content 🤚
US Nuclear warheads: 7000
China Nuclear warheads: 300 N. Korea Nuclear warheads: 25
US Military Bases Abroad: 800
China Military Bases Abroad: 1 N. Korea Military Bases Abroad: 0
The U.S: Oh my gosh China & N. Korea are expanding their military capability!! 😱
Remember, indiscriminate coward aerial bombing over cities and towns in the Korean war wiped out 20% of the innocent civilian population in North Korea.
Moreover, century-old bullied practices of Capitalist Imperialist Western Sanctions over other nations throughout the whole wide world, (including in N. Korea, where Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past) are nothing more than "Economic Terrorism"; plain and simple. 🤔
'Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It'. Remember, Germany in the pre-World War II era, was imposed upon with numerous and heavy war reparations, tariffs and sanctions by Western Colonial Powers for over a quarter century; eventually when that nation sank into mega depression, which made way for World War II, as Germany struck back.
A similar scenario ran in Japan, when that nation too was bullied by maritime sanction; essentially blocking the whole island through naval blockade by Anglo Western naval ships for so long until Japan ran out of (imported) oil, and struck back at Pearl Harbor naval base that participated in year-long sanctions.
People of North Korea have suffered long enough, half a century of sanctions by the West, resulting in the death of over a million innocent people due to starvation & famine. 🤔
For truths, pls read insightful multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment at.,
"China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN".
@@cmonman85 My jaw dropped as I read Western sanctions caused over a million innocent N. Koreans deaths in famine/starvation in the past. A sad truth.
By the way thanks for insightful multi-pages 'Ole Fella' comment at: "China-US tensions: A closer look at the Five-Eyes intelligence partnership / CGTN"
It's all come down to the West's dependency on China's Rare Earth Minerals.
North Korea is targeted by the Imperialist West all because it possesses the second largest deposits of 'Rare Earth Metals' in the world; worth several Trillion Dollars.
These very rare 'Rare Earth Metals', are essential ingredients in modern electronic equipment.
They are found largely in places like China & N. Korea, which held three quarters of the world's rare earth reserves.
Remember, twenty years ago, it was Iraq, and Saddam, and WMD (weapon of mass destruction). The real motive was Oil.
Today, it is North Korea, Kim, and nuclear weapons. The real motive is Rare Earth Minerals.
Same old lame old Colonialist-turned Capitalist Imperialist trick.
not gonna ruin the funny number by liking this but i would
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