I always knew North Korea was pretty bad. But this channel has really helped me to truly understand how horrible it is there. So much respect for you giving awareness to people. & your story of escaping. God bless you. 💪🏻💙
My mom is from sk & speaking about nk & the leaders etc was like saying voldemort. I've known about all it for 30 years now. I'm glad people who used to ask if I was from north Korea 💀) now understand how messed up things are there. Wheras back in the day sk didn't seem to be on Americans radar.
@@chinnjk socialist trough history are true plague. Even national socialist or regular socialist, they lure ordinary folk in the name of good and when seize power they go killing spree, There is no more narcissistic person in the world like socialist are.
Just because you like the British monarchy because it seems better than NK doesn’t mean that they are. Don’t trivialize Meghan because you have no idea what the British monarchy would do if they could do it.
Good to have you back, also let’s spread more awareness about the suffering of citizens from authoritarian regimes. We have been so focused on the politics of their governments the world ended up ignoring their pain and cries for help.
@@evelyncase681 that's why we need to speak out so people listen if you say nothing nothing will happen and if that happened during the Holocaust no survivors would have ever been given help 🙄
May God bless you 🙏 ❤️ ✨️ all especially if you believe in your hearts 💕 that Jesus Christ is your Savior for your sins (any sin is sin like lying, cussing). He won't condemn u even if u continue to sin after you sincerely believe that He is your Savior. You would just feel bad for sinning.
@@evelyncase681 Without accepting Jesus Christ nobody can be judged into heaven. God is a holy God who does not allow any sins to be in heaven. For the wages of sin is death. He was gracious enough to become flesh, sacrificed Himself, buried, and resurrected so that anyone who accepts Him as Savior for their sins will be righteously judged into heaven. Hope you will believe that soon. Have a good day!
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
You’re not wrong and your opinion is valid. But saying someone else’s feelings and opinions and oppression is not valid is not your place. You should know better than anyone what that feels like.
I’m proud of you. I can’t believe all you have grown through and how far you have come. You are so brave. I am so glad you have chosen to devote your life to trying to save the people of your country. I hope one day the people hear you and rise to help your country ❤
Congrats Yeonmi on 1M subscribers! You have come a long way in all the hard work doing these videos. Hope TH-cam gives you verified checkmark on your channel. Happy belated New Year! Stay safe!
Without accepting Jesus Christ nobody can be judged into heaven. God is a holy God who does not allow any sins to be in heaven. For the wages of sin is death. He was gracious enough to become flesh, sacrificed Himself, buried, and resurrected so that anyone who accepts Him as Savior for their sins will be righteously judged into heaven. Hope you will believe that soon. Have a good day!
@@aintnotroublebigenough There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
I feel like it would be really interesting for you to ‘review’ videos of people touring Pyongyang. Tell us what’s fake about it and give us your opinion and all :)
@@pepelepew1227 ayeee another fake North Korean account I see😂 checking what she told us true or not doesn't invalidate what actually is happening in North Korea. She isn't the only defector.
@@pepelepew1227 What's even your point? So she defects and loses all of her knowledge about North Korea in 2 years time or can never find out any other information thereafter? What a bizarre argument to make. Are you a literal North Korean account?
Someone needs to make a film or documentary about this woman’s life! Truly astonishing what she has endured and still comes out on the other side with a smile
That is true; there are various levels of oppression. The fact that one is worst does not cancel out the others. However when it comes to Meghan Markle, she feels phony to me. She did more complaining than anything else.
Hi Yeonmi, I adore you and feel so sorry for what you and all people from North Korea had/have to go through. But I also feel like it's not okay to invalidate someone's experience, pain and feelings just because you or anybody else went through something worst. I feel like it lacks emphathy and also respect. It should never be a competition to go through traumatic experiences. I hope that if you'll ever read this comment it may make you reflect a bit. That said, I really admire you for your courage and for what you are doing by bringing awareness and knowledge regarding what really goeas on in North Korea. Sending you a lot of love.
People are more sensitive here because they have higher standards regarding human rights. That can make them sound whiny to people who have gone through bigger hardships but I think it's a good thing and should not be mocked or discouraged. We can't just let anything happen because others have it worse.
Right. Of course she seems privileged compared to rock-bottom North Korea. Most countries are not as extreme as North Korea. First world countries and third world countries are not even comparable.
Also don't forget what Diana had to endured in royal family with Charles having Camilla as a mistress. In the end they killed Diana in a car accident so not much different from Kim's wife huh? This girl thinks only North koreans have the worst...
@@sarahgower4606 Sure, where did I say we shouldn't do anything for them 😅 besides I'm all for helping but this channel doesn't provide any concrete solution nor discuss them. I know there are NGOs out there, why are they never talked about here ?
Without accepting Jesus Christ nobody can be judged into heaven. God is a holy God who does not allow any sins to be in heaven. For the wages of sin is death. He was gracious enough to become flesh, sacrificed Himself, buried, and resurrected so that anyone who accepts Him as Savior for their sins will be righteously judged into heaven. Hope you will believe that soon. Have a good day!
May God bless you 🙏 ❤️ ✨️ all especially if you believe in your hearts 💕 that Jesus Christ is your Savior for your sins (any sin is sin like lying, cussing). He won't condemn u even if u continue to sin after you sincerely believe that He is your Savior. You would just feel bad for sinning.
I was born the same year as Kim Jong uhn's wife, so I mean it's particularly poignant in my heart when I think about how easily it could have been me were we simply born in different bodies... it's really heartbreaking what she & everyone in North Korea goes through on a daily level & meanwhile most of us Americans don't even believe how bad it really is over there so they're unmotivated to do anything it's really frustrating
How easy it could have been you? Just because you were born in the same YEAR? Oh please. And btw most Americans know that we CANT do anything to help the people of North Korea. We can’t even go there so how tf do you think we could help them? Not to mention we have our own issues and need to focus on our own citizens
I just watched you on all the channels you’ve been on here on TH-cam. PBD, Jordan Peterson, and a few others. I remember first hearing your story on Joe Rogan and it was heartbreaking but also really amazing that you made your way to America. I’m so happy you’re doing so well and speaking out about the horrific things you went through and remembering all the others still there. I’ve gotta order your books. Excited to read them, though I know they will be sad. You’re beautiful and inspiring and I’m very proud to see what you’re doing with your life. All the best to you and your family. 🙏🫶🙏
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
This would have been an equally effective video without shaming Meghan Markle in the intro. North Korea is unparalleled in the modern world for heinous crimes against humanity. Horrific.
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Shes not disqualifying but putting into perspective. Like when someone wealthy complains abt their struggles versus the struggles someone in the street complains, its all pain but it puts one pain into a deeper perspective than the other and possibly realize that maybe youre suffering is just. Not AS BAD as it may seem afterall. Hence the word, being grateful for what you do have that others have worse of.
I have been edified, as someone with struggles like all of us but who has led a very charmed life even by American standards, by hearing of true oppression and struggles. I agree with your comment but also point out that this hard take might actually help the suffering of the privileged individual to ease somewhat.
@@jrocker152 It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore. Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life. All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
@@small_fries7573 Careful evangelizing online with somewhat weak theology. People will think you are trying to sell them a bait-and-switch... Which isn't the best witness.
I have always enjoyed listening to your stories. I think your comments about Megan Markle are off. You have no right to pass judgement on her and her experience. Be aware of your own abusive words to other women.
Hi from the UK again, it's great to see you 🙂. I'm reading your first book, 'In Order To Live', and I can't imagine the suffering you and your family had to deal with. You're all so brave and courageous and I'm so happy you're all safe now. Great video, thanks for uploading ❤️
May God bless you 🙏 ❤️ ✨️ all especially if you believe in your hearts 💕 that Jesus Christ is your Savior for your sins (any sin is sin like lying, cussing). He won't condemn u even if u continue to sin after you sincerely believe that He is your Savior. You would just feel bad for sinning.
I haven’t been here for a while but I have watched many of your videos in the past. Today I was struck with the mental adjustment that I went through in order to get back into the mindset of even hearing about North Korea. It’s just so horrible. Everything those people have to deal with is unthinkable. That poor woman. The whole country is being tortured by that man. It’s tragic.
Yes no doubt North Korea is horrible but , just because someone wasn’t born there or was never a citizen doesn’t invalidate bad things they’ve been through because they weren’t as bad. I highly recommend you learn about Prince Harry’s mum and what she went through to have a better understanding of just how relentlessly awful the British media is and why they made the decision that they did. I wouldn’t want to live like that either.
You'll never be able to compare any American treatment by a perpetrating to be free country to a woman or women who is under dictatorships...Megan has to keep fighting her fight, because the time and situation are different...She can be grateful for being born in the USA and not in North Korea..But she isn't and do not have too accept being mistreated by a foreign family, just because in North Korea the Leader treat his own people like absolutely nothing...You are a beautiful spirit, but do not start picking on our Sisters here to make a point, because Kim makes slavery in the USA look like Paradise....
Hi Yeonmi from Spain im so glad i found your channel thanks for educating the world about North Korea i cant believe the horrors that take place here keep the work up ❤❤
I appreciate everything you been through and what you’re doing….but suffering is relative to where you start. Any deprivation is wrong if imposed upon you.
I do feel Megan Markle is full of bs as a whole. But at the same time I think downplaying or comparing what someone might feel as oppressive or hurtful to them isn't fair. We all go through things in life, some worse or not as bad as others. But just because someone may experience something far worse than another person that doesn't make what that other person is going through less valid. It's different levels to oppression in my opinion.
I love your videos and how educating they are, but I don't think comparing peoples' lifes like this is fair. Imagine if instead of being compationate, suddely everyone would start evaluating your pain and invalidating it because someone else had it worse.
I sincerely enjoy her channel but I agree with you too. Don't minimize or invalidate other peoples struggles and hardships...she could have done a video in a more compassionate way instead of "ugh...Meghan, come on!" Really? Any response to this, Yeonmi?
I don't agree with you.. She is spot on.. If the plight of the NK people got half the attention that the absurdities of the British monarchy millionaires whining did we might be able to move the needle for NK women and all NKs.. Maybe she didn't say it perfectly but pointing out the absurdities compared to real suffering and oppression is aok with me..
@@hannahcb7739 Meaghan wasn't plucked from a girl entertainment squad and forced to marry her husband. She knew what she was getting into. And if she didn't, she was just fooling herself. I don't doubt it has been hard for her, but I don't totally disagree with Yeonmi. Western Europe etc. are so sheltered from the truly demoralizing effects of a dictatorship, where choice is never an option.
North Korea is terrible! I agree, but to minimize what others go through is actually trying to compare trauma and say this thing is worse or that thing is worse so be happy. You have to be mindful, that GOD alone has allowed you to be set free from a inhumane country, but not to come to the US and tell ppl that their trauma is “complaining”..
No offence, I understand that the pain and torture that people endure in North Korea is terrible, but I do not think it is okay to undermine another person's suffering. No one outside North Korea will ever understand the oppression people there endure but it doesn't mean you should undermine another person's pain just because it isn't as bad.
Let's not diminish Meghan's experience just because she's not going through the same thing as Kim Jong Un's wife. They both go through oppressive situations just in different capacities. Let's not do that.
Very sad and very informative video. I recently heard you on the Megyn Kelly show and I am reading your your new book “while time remains “ . You are a great speaker and writer. Keep up the good work.
I am very sorry that Kim Jong Un's wife has had such a difficult and tragic life. But even so, Megan Markle's problems are real. Traumas cannot be compared.
I also agree that's some traumas are different than others, first world traumas are self inflicted, because of narcissism and expectation that you are centre of universe and others are real traumas which can costs life. When in your life never experience real trauma is trauma already if waitress deliver you a wrong food at the table.
@@Gromkiii part of this is true but you are a fool to not realize we have the same issues and a ton of homelessness as 3rd world countries why are people like you so simple minded I don't get it. You say 1 truth but then you ramble on about idiotic ideology. 3 world countries go through a lot yes but just because you are in a first world country it doesn't mean that you got it any better then any one else we are all felt different cards in life you a fool if you can't see that some are born into rich families and some are born into poor families but of course like I said before you only focus or show compassion for one person's pain but overlook the other smh people like you really make me worry for humanity.
Yeonmi i like and respect you so I’ll say this, you shouldn’t have mentioned & used Megan Markle or anyone else as a yard stick for oppressed people talk more of calling her ignorant & downplaying her feelings, it is sooo WRONG!!! it’s HER TRUTH and HER STORY just like you have yours which you’ve continuously shared with us and we have all empathized with you. Imagine if someone starts to compare your suffering to the suffering of women in other conservative countries like Afghanistan and Iran how would you feel ?? Give the same grace to others which have been given to you from time and yes 2 truths can exist at the same time. Congrats on 1m Subscribers 🎉
Well if Megan Markle felt like expressing herself about the harsh treatment she sustained over there then she has every right to do so this is not about comparing and contrasting its about one's truth and you need to understand that someone always has it worse off than someone else. Don't do that trying to downplay how she felt at the time of her endurance. Fortunate for her she was able to get away and start over. You need to figure out a plan to help her escape . May God and Jesus protect and bless us all 🙏 ❤️
What hurts the most is the part about all the girls she knew before being executed.. they were probably her friends, can you imagine finding out they were all... *shudders* it's all too much. I'm with you, Megan Markel knows nothing of a hard life..
None of us knows nothing of hard life, why focus on Megan, she feel this way about most of us here in America..She use Megan to say that we are all ungrateful complaining and fighting over petty things, ie; pronouns, genders, abortion rights, 👁👀 She is right! But don't use Megan it's hundreds of thousands of people here getting bigger breast? Bigger lips, tummy tucks and no one is happy here in the USA...Don't start something she can't handle...Target someone else because Megan is fighting just like she is...
I agree. Just because her life wasn't as bad as Ri Sol Ju doesn't mean Meghan Markle didn't experience something terrible. Seems very unfair that we're comparing women in pain instead of saying neither of these women should be in pain.
I think you should be grateful for what you have and not complain because, if the roles were reversed and you were born in North Korea, you’d wish you had the life you had now. Always be grateful because yes, things could be worse. Those poor people suffer worse than any of us can. We have it so easy and we take advantage of it.
Thank you for your interesting videos. I can only imagen but never really, fully understand how life is in North Korea and I have the deepest respect for your work. What I would like to say though is, we can never compare our own hell with others. Megan Markle may appear ignorant compared to the life first lady of NK, but I do not think it is fair to compare. I hope you understand what I mean. To rather be humble and have compation 🙏
Yeonmi, I agree with you 100% that Ri Sol Ju has lived under incredible oppression and she has no freedom to make choices on her own and is under constant threat if she does the wrong thing. However, I don’t want to minimize Meghan Markle’s experience. She does indeed live in a free Western society. But she along with the rest of the royal family are constantly being watched and scrutinized by the press and talked about by the public. That is an immense amount of pressure for anyone even if they are living a luxurious life. So I totally agree that Ri Sol Ju’s life isn’t so great and I’m not minimizing her experience but we also shouldn’t minimize Meghan’s experience. Two very different worlds but both have endured difficulties in different ways.
@@jonh2179 She did leave that life. My point is that it’s two different forms of pressure. Ri Sol Ju obviously has pressures on her that we cannot even imagine here in the free world. I’m not dismissing that. But I also think it’s wrong to dismiss Meghan. If you are in the media spotlight constantly being scrutinized from every direction, that’s not easy either. I’m not trying to equate the two. I understand that both situations are completely different
@@tombrennan7673 yes I totally understand that. But that’s the point I’m trying to make is if you want to be in the spotlight, you best be prepared to have your whole life analyzed. It’s not right to become world famous and then complain about your privacy. It’s a contradictory life she’s living, but she chooses to stay.
@@jonh2179 You’re totally right. I can understand why people can clearly say that Meghan should have known what she was getting into. There is one thing that I didn’t think Meghan was expecting. Jon, I don’t know what country you are from. But this is what I’ve learned from my personal experience. I’m American and the American media can be really mean. But the British media is absolutely vicious! It surprised me to learn that. And I think it also surprised Meghan. I think she genuinely loves Harry but she didn’t realize how absolutely nasty the British press can be and she was like, “I didn’t know I signed up for this”
Great to see you back! What a great informative video about Ri Sol-Ju and the sacrifices that not only she but her friends and family made. Thanks for the video and good to see you again!
Wow, an anti-Bernie Sanders TH-camr! To eat meat is to "eat the evidence of the death of an animal", NOT to eat an animal. Imagine if your spouse acted as if he or she married a coffee plant just because you drank a cup this morning. I have that "Did you know that I want to forget you, even though you're alive" attitude, & you can be my south Korean photographer while I replace you. Also do you want to start selling cartons of sparkling water with me? I'm a historical revisionist because I'm calling the brand "IS ELVIS FAMILIAR?" To summarize it: Bernie is plainly asking all of the citizens of the USA to buy guns so the people running their medical industry will flinch before getting assertive with them. He's not even talking about meeting the decision-makers personally, befriending them, and then reaching an agreement which makes us all happy. He's saying that he's trying to biologically test their power to watch if they can make us tremble when we're the most vulnerable. He doesn't understand that a government is merely a conglomerate of workers' unions which have set a value to the national currency. The power didn't just evaporate off of us and accumulate "at the top". The people at the top don't want to think about you 24/7. You thought they were South Korean photographers the whole time huh? Besides, Bernie is trying to create a monopoly on using fascism-as-a-way-for-startup-intelligence-agencies-to-have-observations-which-are-currently-being-made. The way he does this is by creating a type of "history of phantoms" which narrates New Data Fields As They Are Being Made rather than actual observations. He's anti-science, anti-Communist, anti-right, anti-left, but I guess you could call him a proponent of religion (in practice, rather than in theory {as if any testimony of his is worth our attention span at all}). honestly, don't call these people leftists, liberals, etc. Just call them slaves and try to get them to pick the wrong fight with China. You're still stuck in your colosseum mentality/historical narration from when we terrorized you in there, and you haven't until now been fit to think about these things [but the truth is that war is not a colosseum play].
I love you Yeonmi and your mission to voice in behalf of all north koreans. But, please don’t compare the oppression of one world from another. That’s the truth of both worlds and both are valid. It’s like saying that black lives matter whilst it is ok to have asian hate just because I am not asian or something and I knew nothing about their lives and circumstance… Both truths exist and both struggled with mental health regardless of the circumstance around them. Just want to put this out there…
I don't think it hurts for us to recognise our privileges. Being born in a country that is not North Korea is a privilege in itself. Meghan comes across as someone who really doesn't recognise just how privileged she is. She chose to marry Harry
@@sarahgower4606 I think there’s a big difference between acknowledging privilege and saying that because her experience was not as terrible as someone in North Korea, she doesn’t know what real oppression is. Her decision to marry someone she loves shouldn’t negate her basic human rights. I think both women have suffered in a multitude of different ways and they both deserve our sympathy and support. Perhaps instead of denigrating Meghan Markle for her privilege, we should be encouraging her to use her privilege to raise awareness of other oppressed women. Btw, I hope this doesn’t sound like I’m being rude or judgmental. I appreciate your response. It’s important to discuss these topics.
@@sarahgower4606 I think the whole privilege discussion should have no place in a conversation about suffering. You could be the most privileged person ever, if you are suffering and it causes mental health problems that deserves compassion. Feeling suicidal deserves compassion. Right after that we can have a talk about resources and everything that goes into the prospects of getting better and the injustice of it. But to start a fight about privilege is the wrong way for me. Instead we could just acknowledge the people around us and their pain as the individual experiences they are.
Just because there is women worse off, doesn't mean that Meghan's experience doesn't matter or she doesn't have struggles or issues and other women in similar positions having it worse off doesn't take away from her own struggles. The beginning of this video sounded like 'well other women have it worse off so she shouldn't be complaining' That's like someone who has cancer, it's possibly treatable but needs grouling radiation and chemo and saying to them well you can't complain about your experience or the after affects of treatment even though it makes you sick and weak and hair loss and fertility loss, bed sores, breathing issues, teeth issues etc because at least you might have a chance to live, unlike other people with non treatable cancer. Everyone's experience and how it makes them feel is as important to the next persons, sure some are worse than others, but they're still valid
You can’t invalidate people’s struggles just because someone has it worse! Thanks for the facts but comparing two very different sides is uncalled for.
@@banterman but to say that and see that in the UK the biggest cause of death in young men is suicide. Are you trying to imply that these people "perceived suffering". You may as well say poor mental health doesn't exist if you're not starving to death.
@@justjan1 thank you for putting it so eloquently. Truly not a good argument to say nothing is suffering but death. People chosing death when they don't starve - is that the shining example for not suffering Mr banter man?
What I am learning is, we should be grateful for the state that we are in, that we have freedom and we have laws that protect our rights. Do not over react on minor issues/discomfort and say communism is better. Knowing and understanding the system of other countries makes us wiser. Therefore, before you walk out there on the streets and complain and say degrading things to others, make sure that you are not brainwashed, be open minded, listen to what others have gone through because experience has always been the best teacher. And the most important thing, you are not the smartest/wisest person in the world and your opinion is not always right.
Feel so sad and sorry for her (the first lady of the DPRK). Could not believe that she had to endure all those cruelties to be the wife of Kim Jong-un. Hope she becomes free from the Kim's cruel regime at last.🙏
I can hardly imagine what it must be like to be her. I'm sure she'd love to tell him to f'off and go to hell. How could she not? God only help her if they ever suspect disloyalty. How anyone could hide that for long I have no idea.
Although I admire you, I cannot say that I am happy that you undermine the experiences other people go through. I would have been thankful to get the insight into the life of North Korea's queen without the comparison with Megan Markle.
I see from the tone of many of the comments here that this video has gone down with the audience about as successfully as the video in which she suggested that the US should abandon Ukraine to its fate ... because Kim Jong-un. She sounds to me to have little sympathy for anything apart from her own pet project of North Korea. Just as we've heard of single-issue political candidates, what we seem to have here is a single-sympathy "human rights activist".
I don't understand how she can say inherited power is evil in North Korea, but absolutely fantastic in Britain? 😂😂😂 the British monarchy is a 1000 years of colonisation, enslavement and genocide. Oh that's right, I forgot those things are only bad when they're happening in North Korea 😂
Turning suffering and oppressive situations into a competition doesn’t benefit anyone. I would never argue that North Korea isn’t one of the worst places on the planet. That said I would also never invalidate anyone’s experience just because I can think of a situation that is worse. It’s not a good look and in no way benefits your mission.
That’s true. Like, no question, what she’s gone through in NK is pure oppression. But I wonder,because of her experience, if it’s why it may be difficult for her to understand other points of view, such as our own country’s issues that are different than what she experienced. 🤔
@@katinthehat121 there is probably some truth to that. And I really do appreciate her information and perspective. But it’s something she needs to become more aware of or she risks alienating the people she asking to help her fight to change things.
The comment I was looking for. The information in this video is incredibly insightful, but it would have been so much more powerful if Meghan wasn’t dragged into this. It felt so unnecessary to me that I nearly stopped watching.
I think you are too harsh on your criticism of Meaghan Markle. It's completely unfair to make comparisons on the degree of difficulty that people are undergoing.
Wow, it’s hard to fathom what living under that kind oppression is like. Thank you for sharing those truths with us. Listening to your personal past and hearing about other North Koreans lives makes me so grateful for the life I️ have. However, as many people have mentioned, comparing Megan Markle to First Lady Ri Sol Ju is like comparing apples to oranges. While one may be objectively worse, it does not invalidate another person’s suffering. All suffering is suffering and needs to be validated and understood . It’s part of our humanity. It may be hard to understand when you’ve experienced and seen the worst evils and oppression, but our humanity feels pain the same and everyone’s pain is valid.
Whilst any of the terms the first lady had to adhere to were absolutely dreadful and terrible for her, especially as it was forced upon her, probably the worst thing is having to wake up next to.... THAT!!
Just because someone elses pain is way greater than meghan markles doesnt mean that you diminish the pain that she is feeling to nothing we are all on our own path lets not compare pain
Yeonmi, I love your Korean people and their wonderful culture. I admire them for being so strong and tenacious in the face of so much adversity and hardship. I love watching historical based dramas from Korea. The scenery, the land, it’s all so panoramic and exquisite. Your people’s history is so rich. I pray that the people of Korea, North and South come together in Love and unity someday soon. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt stories 😎👍
Dear Yeonmi, I follow your videos regularly which are so interesting and helping us to meet NK. I admire you. At the same time I would like to ask you how do you know all this info on NK having on mind that you are not living there for many many years and NK is not country opened to the world, even people in NK do not have medias to know all that thing. Thank you
I really enjoy your videos and am a big fan of your channel. With that said, I really wish you wouldn't go into the Harry/Meagan debacle. You have some much to offer your videos and don't need to include any of that. I'm not on either side, but it's just talked about so much that it's a breath of fresh air to enjoy a video without that coming up. Best wishes.
I always knew North Korea was pretty bad. But this channel has really helped me to truly understand how horrible it is there. So much respect for you giving awareness to people. & your story of escaping. God bless you. 💪🏻💙
My mom is from sk & speaking about nk & the leaders etc was like saying voldemort. I've known about all it for 30 years now. I'm glad people who used to ask if I was from north Korea 💀) now understand how messed up things are there. Wheras back in the day sk didn't seem to be on Americans radar.
You've been duped. North Korea is terrible, but she's a proven liar. She lies because she makes big money from it.
@@chinnjk socialist trough history are true plague. Even national socialist or regular socialist, they lure ordinary folk in the name of good and when seize power they go killing spree, There is no more narcissistic person in the world like socialist are.
Same
Just because you like the British monarchy because it seems better than NK doesn’t mean that they are. Don’t trivialize Meghan because you have no idea what the British monarchy would do if they could do it.
Good to have you back, also let’s spread more awareness about the suffering of citizens from authoritarian regimes. We have been so focused on the politics of their governments the world ended up ignoring their pain and cries for help.
who listened when the Holocaust happened ????
@@evelyncase681 that's why we need to speak out so people listen if you say nothing nothing will happen and if that happened during the Holocaust no survivors would have ever been given help 🙄
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May God bless you 🙏 ❤️ ✨️ all especially if you believe in your hearts 💕 that Jesus Christ is your Savior for your sins (any sin is sin like lying, cussing). He won't condemn u even if u continue to sin after you sincerely believe that He is your Savior. You would just feel bad for sinning.
@@evelyncase681 Without accepting Jesus Christ nobody can be judged into heaven. God is a holy God who does not allow any sins to be in heaven. For the wages of sin is death. He was gracious enough to become flesh, sacrificed Himself, buried, and resurrected so that anyone who accepts Him as Savior for their sins will be righteously judged into heaven. Hope you will believe that soon.
Have a good day!
I feel so sorry for her. Losing all her friends and her (limited) freedoms makes me so sad. ❤
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It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
You’re not wrong and your opinion is valid. But saying someone else’s feelings and opinions and oppression is not valid is not your place. You should know better than anyone what that feels like.
I’m proud of you. I can’t believe all you have grown through and how far you have come. You are so brave. I am so glad you have chosen to devote your life to trying to save the people of your country. I hope one day the people hear you and rise to help your country ❤
Congrats Yeonmi on 1M subscribers! You have come a long way in all the hard work doing these videos. Hope TH-cam gives you verified checkmark on your channel. Happy belated New Year! Stay safe!
Without accepting Jesus Christ nobody can be judged into heaven. God is a holy God who does not allow any sins to be in heaven. For the wages of sin is death. He was gracious enough to become flesh, sacrificed Himself, buried, and resurrected so that anyone who accepts Him as Savior for their sins will be righteously judged into heaven. Hope you will believe that soon.
Have a good day!
@@small_fries7573lol
@@small_fries7573God doesn’t exist.
@@aintnotroublebigenough There's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, & not to be disrespected anymore by anyone.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body. Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you without ranking/hierarchy. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
@@aintnotroublebigenough may u accept Jesus Christ as your Savior. Have a nice day 😊!
I feel like it would be really interesting for you to ‘review’ videos of people touring Pyongyang. Tell us what’s fake about it and give us your opinion and all :)
have you tried verifying some of the things she said? kim got married in 2009 and yeonmi defected in 2007 😅 what a tall-tale
@@pepelepew1227 really?
@@pepelepew1227 ayeee another fake North Korean account I see😂 checking what she told us true or not doesn't invalidate what actually is happening in North Korea. She isn't the only defector.
@@pepelepew1227 What's even your point? So she defects and loses all of her knowledge about North Korea in 2 years time or can never find out any other information thereafter? What a bizarre argument to make. Are you a literal North Korean account?
@@pepelepew1227 i too have been super sus of this woman… not invalidating things happening in NK but shes just sus to me…
Someone needs to make a film or documentary about this woman’s life! Truly astonishing what she has endured and still comes out on the other side with a smile
Congrats to a million subscribers, Yeonmi.
Just because one person’s hardships are more extreme does not eliminate or disqualify another’s hardships. That is a very important thing to learn.
I came here to say this.
That is true; there are various levels of oppression. The fact that one is worst does not cancel out the others. However when it comes to Meghan Markle, she feels phony to me. She did more complaining than anything else.
Hi Yeonmi, I adore you and feel so sorry for what you and all people from North Korea had/have to go through. But I also feel like it's not okay to invalidate someone's experience, pain and feelings just because you or anybody else went through something worst. I feel like it lacks emphathy and also respect. It should never be a competition to go through traumatic experiences. I hope that if you'll ever read this comment it may make you reflect a bit.
That said, I really admire you for your courage and for what you are doing by bringing awareness and knowledge regarding what really goeas on in North Korea. Sending you a lot of love.
I totally agree
Im with you ❤️
1,000% agree… perfect Words
You said it beautifully ❤ I agree 🥰
yep...i feel like when youve gone thru so much in life its harder to be compassionate...should be worked on
People are more sensitive here because they have higher standards regarding human rights. That can make them sound whiny to people who have gone through bigger hardships but I think it's a good thing and should not be mocked or discouraged. We can't just let anything happen because others have it worse.
Right. Of course she seems privileged compared to rock-bottom North Korea. Most countries are not as extreme as North Korea. First world countries and third world countries are not even comparable.
Also don't forget what Diana had to endured in royal family with Charles having Camilla as a mistress. In the end they killed Diana in a car accident so not much different from Kim's wife huh? This girl thinks only North koreans have the worst...
Exactly 💯‼️
True but we could do more for people who are suffering. We can't just sit here and do nothing because we have it better than North Koreans.
@@sarahgower4606 Sure, where did I say we shouldn't do anything for them 😅 besides I'm all for helping but this channel doesn't provide any concrete solution nor discuss them. I know there are NGOs out there, why are they never talked about here ?
Top-notch reporting as always Yeonmi, thank you so much for your diligence.
A million subscribers now! Nice. Thank you for being yourself and sharing with us Yeonmi.
Meaghan probably thinks you are ignorant for flaunting like a sex symbol so often.Glad to see you havea bit less cleavage today.
Without accepting Jesus Christ nobody can be judged into heaven. God is a holy God who does not allow any sins to be in heaven. For the wages of sin is death. He was gracious enough to become flesh, sacrificed Himself, buried, and resurrected so that anyone who accepts Him as Savior for their sins will be righteously judged into heaven. Hope you will believe that soon.
Have a good day!
@@small_fries7573and then there's you, forcing your religion on people who already have their own beliefs 😁 what a sin!
@@aintnotroublebigenough hmm 😒 🤔 how is it forced? No threats at all. Words cannot force u 2 do something without 💯 a threat or ransom.
I am so happy you came back!
Good to have you back Yeonmi! I missed ur videos so much and it is good to see u again and know ur safe
One person's suffering doesn't negate the suffering of another just because it seems less to you..
Congratulations on 1M subscribers ❤🎉
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers Yeonmi Park. Well deserved!
May God bless you 🙏 ❤️ ✨️ all especially if you believe in your hearts 💕 that Jesus Christ is your Savior for your sins (any sin is sin like lying, cussing). He won't condemn u even if u continue to sin after you sincerely believe that He is your Savior. You would just feel bad for sinning.
@@small_fries7573ahahahaha look a bot!
I was born the same year as Kim Jong uhn's wife, so I mean it's particularly poignant in my heart when I think about how easily it could have been me were we simply born in different bodies... it's really heartbreaking what she & everyone in North Korea goes through on a daily level & meanwhile most of us Americans don't even believe how bad it really is over there so they're unmotivated to do anything it's really frustrating
How easy it could have been you? Just because you were born in the same YEAR? Oh please. And btw most Americans know that we CANT do anything to help the people of North Korea. We can’t even go there so how tf do you think we could help them? Not to mention we have our own issues and need to focus on our own citizens
I just watched you on all the channels you’ve been on here on TH-cam. PBD, Jordan Peterson, and a few others. I remember first hearing your story on Joe Rogan and it was heartbreaking but also really amazing that you made your way to America. I’m so happy you’re doing so well and speaking out about the horrific things you went through and remembering all the others still there. I’ve gotta order your books. Excited to read them, though I know they will be sad. You’re beautiful and inspiring and I’m very proud to see what you’re doing with your life. All the best to you and your family. 🙏🫶🙏
All her acquaintances were killed???? This should be the only point in this video! Wow! That's sooooo fked up....
I feel so sad about the wife and the other people living there. No one should be forced into a marriage especially to a harsh dictator.
love ya yeonmi!! thanks for all your work! the people
of north korea are in my thoughts & prayers❤
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
This would have been an equally effective video without shaming Meghan Markle in the intro. North Korea is unparalleled in the modern world for heinous crimes against humanity. Horrific.
Love you and thank you for your content, but I’d like to just add, because it ‘could be worse’ doesn’t disqualify one’s personal suffering. ❤️
It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
Shes not disqualifying but putting into perspective. Like when someone wealthy complains abt their struggles versus the struggles someone in the street complains, its all pain but it puts one pain into a deeper perspective than the other and possibly realize that maybe youre suffering is just. Not AS BAD as it may seem afterall. Hence the word, being grateful for what you do have that others have worse of.
I have been edified, as someone with struggles like all of us but who has led a very charmed life even by American standards, by hearing of true oppression and struggles.
I agree with your comment but also point out that this hard take might actually help the suffering of the privileged individual to ease somewhat.
@@jrocker152 It is alright to be concern or not know about what happens after this life. Fortunately there's a way to not suffer, not be in danger, not be poor, not get hurt, not have to work in vain, not have to feel any kind of negative vibe, and not to get tired anymore.
Imagine you will be invincible, immortal, and holy with a new, upgraded body to the core! Imagine everyone around you will be the same as you. Isn't that a delightful thought? It's true you or anyone can have eternal life.
All you got to do is to accept Jesus Christ 🙏 as your Savior! Once you do, He will let you into heaven during your day when you finally see Him!
@@small_fries7573 Careful evangelizing online with somewhat weak theology. People will think you are trying to sell them a bait-and-switch...
Which isn't the best witness.
Welcome Back . . We missed you
I have always enjoyed listening to your stories. I think your comments about Megan Markle are off. You have no right to pass judgement on her and her experience. Be aware of your own abusive words to other women.
Hi from the UK again, it's great to see you 🙂. I'm reading your first book, 'In Order To Live', and I can't imagine the suffering you and your family had to deal with. You're all so brave and courageous and I'm so happy you're all safe now. Great video, thanks for uploading ❤️
I got that book for my birthday it's amazing I'm definitely going to reread it (multiple times)
@@EmberFlames_Jag th-cam.com/video/Z2SOGt3XIdc/w-d-xo.html heres all the lies from her book
@@qwertyuiuopp there's no lies. Spread your propaganda elsewhere, troll
May God bless you 🙏 ❤️ ✨️ all especially if you believe in your hearts 💕 that Jesus Christ is your Savior for your sins (any sin is sin like lying, cussing). He won't condemn u even if u continue to sin after you sincerely believe that He is your Savior. You would just feel bad for sinning.
i’m also eeading it
The First Lady Who became Nothing ! Love and support to you all the time. ❤️ God bless you Yeonmi. 🙏
I haven’t been here for a while but I have watched many of your videos in the past. Today I was struck with the mental adjustment that I went through in order to get back into the mindset of even hearing about North Korea. It’s just so horrible. Everything those people have to deal with is unthinkable. That poor woman. The whole country is being tortured by that man. It’s tragic.
Yes no doubt North Korea is horrible but , just because someone wasn’t born there or was never a citizen doesn’t invalidate bad things they’ve been through because they weren’t as bad. I highly recommend you learn about Prince Harry’s mum and what she went through to have a better understanding of just how relentlessly awful the British media is and why they made the decision that they did. I wouldn’t want to live like that either.
You'll never be able to compare any American treatment by a perpetrating to be free country to a woman or women who is under dictatorships...Megan has to keep fighting her fight, because the time and situation are different...She can be grateful for being born in the USA and not in North Korea..But she isn't and do not have too accept being mistreated by a foreign family, just because in North Korea the Leader treat his own people like absolutely nothing...You are a beautiful spirit, but do not start picking on our Sisters here to make a point, because Kim makes slavery in the USA look like Paradise....
Hi Yeonmi from Spain im so glad i found your channel thanks for educating the world about North Korea i cant believe the horrors that take place here keep the work up ❤❤
Shes lying about her experiences th-cam.com/video/Z2SOGt3XIdc/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Yeonmi. Such a sad story.
Yes!!!! Well done! Palaces, titles, and huge publicity out of both is NOT oppression.
1 million subscribers Yeonmi you did it!!💖
I appreciate everything you been through and what you’re doing….but suffering is relative to where you start. Any deprivation is wrong if imposed upon you.
Thank you for your videos Yeonmi. It's great to see you back
I do feel Megan Markle is full of bs as a whole. But at the same time I think downplaying or comparing what someone might feel as oppressive or hurtful to them isn't fair. We all go through things in life, some worse or not as bad as others. But just because someone may experience something far worse than another person that doesn't make what that other person is going through less valid. It's different levels to oppression in my opinion.
I love your videos and how educating they are, but I don't think comparing peoples' lifes like this is fair. Imagine if instead of being compationate, suddely everyone would start evaluating your pain and invalidating it because someone else had it worse.
I agree. Ri-Sol Ju definitely has it worse objectively but Meaghan has it rough too.
I sincerely enjoy her channel but I agree with you too. Don't minimize or invalidate other peoples struggles and hardships...she could have done a video in a more compassionate way instead of "ugh...Meghan, come on!" Really? Any response to this, Yeonmi?
I don't agree with you.. She is spot on.. If the plight of the NK people got half the attention that the absurdities of the British monarchy millionaires whining did we might be able to move the needle for NK women and all NKs.. Maybe she didn't say it perfectly but pointing out the absurdities compared to real suffering and oppression is aok with me..
@@hannahcb7739 Meaghan wasn't plucked from a girl entertainment squad and forced to marry her husband. She knew what she was getting into. And if she didn't, she was just fooling herself. I don't doubt it has been hard for her, but I don't totally disagree with Yeonmi. Western Europe etc. are so sheltered from the truly demoralizing effects of a dictatorship, where choice is never an option.
@@tommyo2450 I agree 1000%
North Korea is terrible! I agree, but to minimize what others go through is actually trying to compare trauma and say this thing is worse or that thing is worse so be happy. You have to be mindful, that GOD alone has allowed you to be set free from a inhumane country, but not to come to the US and tell ppl that their trauma is “complaining”..
Congrats on the one million subscribers!
A tragic life for every woman living in North Korea . For everyone.
I am so lucky to have been born in the USA . God bless America, land that I love.
Yeonmi, your strength, wisdom & humble gentleness is so beautiful & captivating. You are an extraordinary human being.
That poor lady has lived such a hard life, I feel so bad for her 😢
No offence, I understand that the pain and torture that people endure in North Korea is terrible, but I do not think it is okay to undermine another person's suffering. No one outside North Korea will ever understand the oppression people there endure but it doesn't mean you should undermine another person's pain just because it isn't as bad.
Let's not diminish Meghan's experience just because she's not going through the same thing as Kim Jong Un's wife. They both go through oppressive situations just in different capacities. Let's not do that.
Very sad and very informative video. I recently heard you on the Megyn Kelly show and I am reading your your new book “while time remains “ . You are a great speaker and writer. Keep up the good work.
Glad you are doing well!
I am very sorry that Kim Jong Un's wife has had such a difficult and tragic life. But even so, Megan Markle's problems are real. Traumas cannot be compared.
Megan Markle is a hypocrite and true gold digger, any one especially if you know her history and you have two brain cell can see that.
I agree with the part that traumas and pain can’t be compared I just don’t agree that Megan has even one caused by RF.
Yes i agree both are trauma in different situation.
I also agree that's some traumas are different than others, first world traumas are self inflicted, because of narcissism and expectation that you are centre of universe and others are real traumas which can costs life. When in your life never experience real trauma is trauma already if waitress deliver you a wrong food at the table.
@@Gromkiii part of this is true but you are a fool to not realize we have the same issues and a ton of homelessness as 3rd world countries why are people like you so simple minded I don't get it. You say 1 truth but then you ramble on about idiotic ideology. 3 world countries go through a lot yes but just because you are in a first world country it doesn't mean that you got it any better then any one else we are all felt different cards in life you a fool if you can't see that some are born into rich families and some are born into poor families but of course like I said before you only focus or show compassion for one person's pain but overlook the other smh people like you really make me worry for humanity.
Yeonmi i like and respect you so I’ll say this, you shouldn’t have mentioned & used Megan Markle or anyone else as a yard stick for oppressed people talk more of calling her ignorant & downplaying her feelings, it is sooo WRONG!!!
it’s HER TRUTH and HER STORY just like you have yours which you’ve continuously shared with us and we have all empathized with you. Imagine if someone starts to compare your suffering to the suffering of women in other conservative countries like Afghanistan and Iran how would you feel ?? Give the same grace to others which have been given to you from time and yes 2 truths can exist at the same time. Congrats on 1m Subscribers 🎉
+1
Exactly, is there no escape to this hate campaign? I thought Yeonmi would have a bit more compassion
We’ll said I agree❤
@@banterman you just keep putting the same comment over and over again on this video lol
@@banterman what a simple way of thinking
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Well if Megan Markle felt like expressing herself about the harsh treatment she sustained over there then she has every right to do so this is not about comparing and contrasting its about one's truth and you need to understand that someone always has it worse off than someone else. Don't do that trying to downplay how she felt at the time of her endurance. Fortunate for her she was able to get away and start over. You need to figure out a plan to help her escape . May God and Jesus protect and bless us all 🙏 ❤️
Thank you for sharing this information with us all
What hurts the most is the part about all the girls she knew before being executed.. they were probably her friends, can you imagine finding out they were all... *shudders* it's all too much. I'm with you, Megan Markel knows nothing of a hard life..
None of us knows nothing of hard life, why focus on Megan, she feel this way about most of us here in America..She use Megan to say that we are all ungrateful complaining and fighting over petty things, ie; pronouns, genders, abortion rights, 👁👀 She is right! But don't use Megan it's hundreds of thousands of people here getting bigger breast? Bigger lips, tummy tucks and no one is happy here in the USA...Don't start something she can't handle...Target someone else because Megan is fighting just like she is...
Agree, Kim is not LIKE a KING, he's COWARD.
Are we not supposed to express injustice just because someone has it worse?
What?
I agree. Just because her life wasn't as bad as Ri Sol Ju doesn't mean Meghan Markle didn't experience something terrible. Seems very unfair that we're comparing women in pain instead of saying neither of these women should be in pain.
Hm lol be my guest and your own
What a tea-steeped, ethical and appropriate conversation to start
I feel it’s perspective
I think you should be grateful for what you have and not complain because, if the roles were reversed and you were born in North Korea, you’d wish you had the life you had now. Always be grateful because yes, things could be worse. Those poor people suffer worse than any of us can. We have it so easy and we take advantage of it.
Thank you for sharing this information with us, Yeonmi. It really provides a unique perspective that makes us thankful for what we have.
Thank you for your interesting videos.
I can only imagen but never really, fully understand how life is in North Korea and I have the deepest respect for your work.
What I would like to say though is, we can never compare our own hell with others. Megan Markle may appear ignorant compared to the life first lady of NK, but I do not think it is fair to compare.
I hope you understand what I mean.
To rather be humble and have compation 🙏
Don’t compare different forms of oppression. You, above all should know this!
Yeonmi, I agree with you 100% that Ri Sol Ju has lived under incredible oppression and she has no freedom to make choices on her own and is under constant threat if she does the wrong thing. However, I don’t want to minimize Meghan Markle’s experience. She does indeed live in a free Western society. But she along with the rest of the royal family are constantly being watched and scrutinized by the press and talked about by the public. That is an immense amount of pressure for anyone even if they are living a luxurious life. So I totally agree that Ri Sol Ju’s life isn’t so great and I’m not minimizing her experience but we also shouldn’t minimize Meghan’s experience. Two very different worlds but both have endured difficulties in different ways.
Just remember who’s free and who’s not here. Why doesn’t Meghan leave that life if she finds it so terrible and awful? That’s the world stage for ya!
@@jonh2179 She did leave that life. My point is that it’s two different forms of pressure. Ri Sol Ju obviously has pressures on her that we cannot even imagine here in the free world. I’m not dismissing that. But I also think it’s wrong to dismiss Meghan. If you are in the media spotlight constantly being scrutinized from every direction, that’s not easy either. I’m not trying to equate the two. I understand that both situations are completely different
@@tombrennan7673 yes I totally understand that. But that’s the point I’m trying to make is if you want to be in the spotlight, you best be prepared to have your whole life analyzed. It’s not right to become world famous and then complain about your privacy. It’s a contradictory life she’s living, but she chooses to stay.
@@jonh2179 You’re totally right. I can understand why people can clearly say that Meghan should have known what she was getting into. There is one thing that I didn’t think Meghan was expecting.
Jon, I don’t know what country you are from. But this is what I’ve learned from my personal experience. I’m American and the American media can be really mean. But the British media is absolutely vicious! It surprised me to learn that. And I think it also surprised Meghan. I think she genuinely loves Harry but she didn’t realize how absolutely nasty the British press can be and she was like, “I didn’t know I signed up for this”
@@tombrennan7673 How could you not know how awful the Paparazzi is, after what happened to Diana?
Great to see you back! What a great informative video about Ri Sol-Ju and the sacrifices that not only she but her friends and family made. Thanks for the video and good to see you again!
Wow, an anti-Bernie Sanders TH-camr!
To eat meat is to "eat the evidence of the death of an animal", NOT to eat an animal. Imagine if your spouse acted as if he or she married a coffee plant just because you drank a cup this morning. I have that "Did you know that I want to forget you, even though you're alive" attitude, & you can be my south Korean photographer while I replace you. Also do you want to start selling cartons of sparkling water with me? I'm a historical revisionist because I'm calling the brand "IS ELVIS FAMILIAR?"
To summarize it: Bernie is plainly asking all of the citizens of the USA to buy guns so the people running their medical industry will flinch before getting assertive with them. He's not even talking about meeting the decision-makers personally, befriending them, and then reaching an agreement which makes us all happy. He's saying that he's trying to biologically test their power to watch if they can make us tremble when we're the most vulnerable. He doesn't understand that a government is merely a conglomerate of workers' unions which have set a value to the national currency. The power didn't just evaporate off of us and accumulate "at the top". The people at the top don't want to think about you 24/7. You thought they were South Korean photographers the whole time huh?
Besides, Bernie is trying to create a monopoly on using fascism-as-a-way-for-startup-intelligence-agencies-to-have-observations-which-are-currently-being-made. The way he does this is by creating a type of "history of phantoms" which narrates New Data Fields As They Are Being Made rather than actual observations. He's anti-science, anti-Communist, anti-right, anti-left, but I guess you could call him a proponent of religion (in practice, rather than in theory {as if any testimony of his is worth our attention span at all}). honestly, don't call these people leftists, liberals, etc. Just call them slaves and try to get them to pick the wrong fight with China. You're still stuck in your colosseum mentality/historical narration from when we terrorized you in there, and you haven't until now been fit to think about these things [but the truth is that war is not a colosseum play].
Shes a liar th-cam.com/video/Z2SOGt3XIdc/w-d-xo.html
@@qwertyuiuopp alright but only an idiot would believe ANYTHING she says
@@qwertyuiuopp Americans nowadays don't know what literacy is. They don't know that it's for court proceedings
@@qwertyuiuopp Yeonmi is helping more than anyone else, especially now, since I escaped
I love you Yeonmi and your mission to voice in behalf of all north koreans. But, please don’t compare the oppression of one world from another.
That’s the truth of both worlds and both are valid. It’s like saying that black lives matter whilst it is ok to have asian hate just because I am not asian or something and I knew nothing about their lives and circumstance…
Both truths exist and both struggled with mental health regardless of the circumstance around them. Just want to put this out there…
I don't think it hurts for us to recognise our privileges. Being born in a country that is not North Korea is a privilege in itself. Meghan comes across as someone who really doesn't recognise just how privileged she is. She chose to marry Harry
@@sarahgower4606 I think there’s a big difference between acknowledging privilege and saying that because her experience was not as terrible as someone in North Korea, she doesn’t know what real oppression is. Her decision to marry someone she loves shouldn’t negate her basic human rights. I think both women have suffered in a multitude of different ways and they both deserve our sympathy and support. Perhaps instead of denigrating Meghan Markle for her privilege, we should be encouraging her to use her privilege to raise awareness of other oppressed women. Btw, I hope this doesn’t sound like I’m being rude or judgmental. I appreciate your response. It’s important to discuss these topics.
@@sarahgower4606 I think the whole privilege discussion should have no place in a conversation about suffering. You could be the most privileged person ever, if you are suffering and it causes mental health problems that deserves compassion. Feeling suicidal deserves compassion. Right after that we can have a talk about resources and everything that goes into the prospects of getting better and the injustice of it. But to start a fight about privilege is the wrong way for me. Instead we could just acknowledge the people around us and their pain as the individual experiences they are.
@@sarahgower4606 She chose to marry Harry so she deserves what happened to her?
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Just because there is women worse off, doesn't mean that Meghan's experience doesn't matter or she doesn't have struggles or issues and other women in similar positions having it worse off doesn't take away from her own struggles. The beginning of this video sounded like 'well other women have it worse off so she shouldn't be complaining'
That's like someone who has cancer, it's possibly treatable but needs grouling radiation and chemo and saying to them well you can't complain about your experience or the after affects of treatment even though it makes you sick and weak and hair loss and fertility loss, bed sores, breathing issues, teeth issues etc because at least you might have a chance to live, unlike other people with non treatable cancer.
Everyone's experience and how it makes them feel is as important to the next persons, sure some are worse than others, but they're still valid
You can’t invalidate people’s struggles just because someone has it worse! Thanks for the facts but comparing two very different sides is uncalled for.
I agree like just because they didn’t go though the same situations like they are not allowed to talk about there different types of oppression
@@banterman but to say that and see that in the UK the biggest cause of death in young men is suicide. Are you trying to imply that these people "perceived suffering". You may as well say poor mental health doesn't exist if you're not starving to death.
@@justjan1 thank you for putting it so eloquently. Truly not a good argument to say nothing is suffering but death. People chosing death when they don't starve - is that the shining example for not suffering Mr banter man?
@@sonder8310 th-cam.com/video/Z2SOGt3XIdc/w-d-xo.html shes a liar herself she never starved or ate dragonflies
I agree one hundred percent
Thank you for bringing awareness of how other people live in the world.
You could've made your point without mentioning Megan. I'm not a Megan fan.
Good video but let's stop the oppression Olympics
What I am learning is, we should be grateful for the state that we are in, that we have freedom and we have laws that protect our rights. Do not over react on minor issues/discomfort and say communism is better. Knowing and understanding the system of other countries makes us wiser. Therefore, before you walk out there on the streets and complain and say degrading things to others, make sure that you are not brainwashed, be open minded, listen to what others have gone through because experience has always been the best teacher. And the most important thing, you are not the smartest/wisest person in the world and your opinion is not always right.
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Feel so sad and sorry for her (the first lady of the DPRK). Could not believe that she had to endure all those cruelties to be the wife of Kim Jong-un. Hope she becomes free from the Kim's cruel regime at last.🙏
One thing I don't agree is people who tried to compared people trauma that's big sign of ignorance 🙄
I can hardly imagine what it must be like to be her. I'm sure she'd love to tell him to f'off and go to hell. How could she not? God only help her if they ever suspect disloyalty. How anyone could hide that for long I have no idea.
Hopefully you’ll make more videos than you have lately. Thank you for this info. Interesting indeed.
Although I admire you, I cannot say that I am happy that you undermine the experiences other people go through. I would have been thankful to get the insight into the life of North Korea's queen without the comparison with Megan Markle.
🙂 thanks for the Video input!
Makes sense that she was forced into an arranged marriage because who in their right mind would want to marry him?
I knew it was bad. Really, i knew nothing. Thank you for sharing.
I see from the tone of many of the comments here that this video has gone down with the audience about as successfully as the video in which she suggested that the US should abandon Ukraine to its fate ... because Kim Jong-un. She sounds to me to have little sympathy for anything apart from her own pet project of North Korea. Just as we've heard of single-issue political candidates, what we seem to have here is a single-sympathy "human rights activist".
I don't understand how she can say inherited power is evil in North Korea, but absolutely fantastic in Britain? 😂😂😂 the British monarchy is a 1000 years of colonisation, enslavement and genocide. Oh that's right, I forgot those things are only bad when they're happening in North Korea 😂
I agree. Meghan Markle can be extremely ignorant. Compared to everyone else around the world, she has it easy.
Turning suffering and oppressive situations into a competition doesn’t benefit anyone. I would never argue that North Korea isn’t one of the worst places on the planet. That said I would also never invalidate anyone’s experience just because I can think of a situation that is worse. It’s not a good look and in no way benefits your mission.
I completely agree. This video was in poor taste. This is not an oppressive competition. Each woman has a right to her own version of happiness.
That’s true. Like, no question, what she’s gone through in NK is pure oppression. But I wonder,because of her experience, if it’s why it may be difficult for her to understand other points of view, such as our own country’s issues that are different than what she experienced. 🤔
Thank you for saying this.
@@katinthehat121 there is probably some truth to that. And I really do appreciate her information and perspective. But it’s something she needs to become more aware of or she risks alienating the people she asking to help her fight to change things.
The comment I was looking for. The information in this video is incredibly insightful, but it would have been so much more powerful if Meghan wasn’t dragged into this. It felt so unnecessary to me that I nearly stopped watching.
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Happy New Year 2023 Yeonmi ! 💖✨Wish you all the best !
Idk why you brought up Megan, she never once stated that she was being oppressed. She said that she was treated like shit from the family and media
I think you are too harsh on your criticism of Meaghan Markle. It's completely unfair to make comparisons on the degree of difficulty that people are undergoing.
Wow, it’s hard to fathom what living under that kind oppression is like. Thank you for sharing those truths with us. Listening to your personal past and hearing about other North Koreans lives makes me so grateful for the life I️ have.
However, as many people have mentioned, comparing Megan Markle to First Lady Ri Sol Ju is like comparing apples to oranges. While one may be objectively worse, it does not invalidate another person’s suffering. All suffering is suffering and needs to be validated and understood . It’s part of our humanity.
It may be hard to understand when you’ve experienced and seen the worst evils and oppression, but our humanity feels pain the same and everyone’s pain is valid.
This is not a wife but a prisoner😢
Whilst any of the terms the first lady had to adhere to were absolutely dreadful and terrible for her, especially as it was forced upon her, probably the worst thing is having to wake up next to.... THAT!!
Just because someone elses pain is way greater than meghan markles doesnt mean that you diminish the pain that she is feeling to nothing we are all on our own path lets not compare pain
Meghan's pain is a joke, let's be real.
meghan markle? u cant be serious.
Thank you, came to say this.
Getting rich for crying victim. Come on
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Yeonmi, I love your Korean people and their wonderful culture. I admire them for being so strong and tenacious in the face of so much adversity and hardship. I love watching historical based dramas from Korea. The scenery, the land, it’s all so panoramic and exquisite. Your people’s history is so rich. I pray that the people of Korea, North and South come together in Love and unity someday soon. Thank you for sharing your heartfelt stories 😎👍
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Dear Yeonmi, I follow your videos regularly which are so interesting and helping us to meet NK. I admire you. At the same time I would like to ask you how do you know all this info on NK having on mind that you are not living there for many many years and NK is not country opened to the world, even people in NK do not have medias to know all that thing. Thank you
I really enjoy your videos and am a big fan of your channel. With that said, I really wish you wouldn't go into the Harry/Meagan debacle. You have some much to offer your videos and don't need to include any of that. I'm not on either side, but it's just talked about so much that it's a breath of fresh air to enjoy a video without that coming up. Best wishes.