From North Korea, With Dread

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  • @cj222100
    @cj222100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2870

    The boy in the library who couldn't even answer made me want to cry, he had so much pain in his eyes

    • @hamburglar8794
      @hamburglar8794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@evas6770 I worry the same thing.

    • @TheAnef88
      @TheAnef88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      They should not have included that footage. He would have been at least shamed and disciplined for not producing the right comments about the leader or death to America. Very careless choice for a non essential clip.

    • @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980
      @itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@TheAnef88 That would have happened regardless of the footage being shown. At least if it's shown people can see for themselves what the people who live there are suffering from.

    • @heatherhillman1
      @heatherhillman1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      I stopped watching the video after that. I felt so bad for him, he was terrified. I don't understand what they hoped to gain by cornering children and asking them questions that could get them into so much trouble if they answered wrong.

    • @tillitsdone
      @tillitsdone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      He's worried if I say say something wrong my whole family will be sent to prison.

  • @fajarsetiawan8665
    @fajarsetiawan8665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5075

    If you were really paying attention, you could see whenever the interviewee answered a question they always glanced fearfully at the minder or any gov official there.

    • @gingercat
      @gingercat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      I'd guess they're seeing if the minder is giving a signal not to answer. Of course they can't go to an interview and answer every question. North Korea has a micromanaging iron grip on their people.

    • @saraw5942
      @saraw5942 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Because they are shot dead if they do not go along!

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Well that woman's look at 20:00 says frankly: "Sure I believe in......but I can't."

    • @desiguy55
      @desiguy55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Joshua, until the miner coached her. by the way the man in the brown suit is a 3rd minder to make sure these people give "correct" answers.

    • @resipsaloquitur8873
      @resipsaloquitur8873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      You didn’t have to be “really paying attention”. These people are clearly terrified!

  • @mbgamer637
    @mbgamer637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2499

    The whole country “signed up”. Like they have a choice.

    • @yuzukiitachi5006
      @yuzukiitachi5006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      SST Lol true

    • @Monarch_Prime
      @Monarch_Prime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      More like forced to join

    • @ChristmasLore
      @ChristmasLore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not that easy. It truly is way more complex than that.

    • @artetface
      @artetface 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except Jehovah's Witnesses

    • @Matt-zj9wx
      @Matt-zj9wx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They don't want to end up like Libya or Iraq

  • @_ysai
    @_ysai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1223

    I hope no one ended up imprisoned or killed just for their interview answers

    • @sauceyjim2135
      @sauceyjim2135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      they definitely did something to that kid who didn't wanna answer at 18:25.
      You can see in his eyes he doesnt think the reporter is a bad person, but he has to say he hates americans and wants to fight.
      god bless his soul I hope he is okay

    • @t_ylr
      @t_ylr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Yeah I wonder if it's even worth it doing these interviews. Half of the people clearly looked distressed at having to answer the questions.

    • @Petey0707
      @Petey0707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You should probably stop believing the ridiculous narrative of the west and global north considering how often they lie about everything.

    • @TheJustina102085
      @TheJustina102085 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As if the NYT gives a crap.. haha I say the same thing when I see these types of documentaries filmed inside authoritarian states..

    • @WJWeber
      @WJWeber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sauceyjim2135 doubtful. He’s just beyond nervous and has no idea how he should answer such an open ended question. No one has probably ever asked a question like that. Suddenly you have a couple Americans filming you with a minder saying all is well. Most other docs have the kids proudly talking about shooting Americans. The kids will be fine.

  • @davidortiz3094
    @davidortiz3094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1999

    You shouldnt be asking them certain questions when you know at the end of the day you go home & they get sent to prison & tortured.

    • @ninanano
      @ninanano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      Yes! I understand it's an interesting subject but they're not being careful at all. They're not being mindful that the smallest thing could get these people in trouble. That's not good journalism

    • @darrishawks6033
      @darrishawks6033 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That doesn't happen in the DPRK. Y'all are being scammed.

    • @childofthemosthighyah8145
      @childofthemosthighyah8145 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly.

    • @darrishawks6033
      @darrishawks6033 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Epic you're gullible. I know more about this than you.

    • @hammydammy123
      @hammydammy123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      Darris Hawks let me guess, you read a about this for 2 minutes on 4chan and now you’re an expert?

  • @MrCml88
    @MrCml88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3294

    I feel uneasy how it seems like these reporters are trying to get the everyday North Koreans to say something disparaging.

    • @johnlusk2445
      @johnlusk2445 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Wow I feel the same way

    • @darrishawks6033
      @darrishawks6033 5 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      You should also feel uneasy that reporters would do that in the first place. Shouldn't reporters, you know, report? Instead of going in with a goal of what they're going to report BEFORE they do the newsgathering?
      New York Times is a joke.

    • @lelrica6883
      @lelrica6883 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      If only both countries can come to understand eachother.

    • @Monarch_Prime
      @Monarch_Prime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah same

    • @romacabanas1032
      @romacabanas1032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@darrishawks6033 this isnt really a 2 sides story though is it.

  • @far2kthoughts158
    @far2kthoughts158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1163

    I feel bad for that young kid who was very uncomfortable and nervous with all those questions.

    • @ballislife9834
      @ballislife9834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      man, i feel bad for those that was getting interviewed. this white dude could get them killed.

    • @derby1884
      @derby1884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      His inability to automatically praise the "Dear Leader" to the hilt will likely result in him, his immediate family and his teachers being "reassigned" to a labor camp. For a decade or three.

    • @Mavka-m7f
      @Mavka-m7f 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@ballislife9834 because Americans ignorant nation. They don't care, what kind position he putting that kid. He will sell this interview for bunch if money in the USA .

    • @hectornieves537
      @hectornieves537 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel bad for them living in that country in general. North Korea sucks.

    • @ellaeadig263
      @ellaeadig263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He had no idea how to reply! Poor kid.

  • @bbarron2074
    @bbarron2074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +766

    My heart bleeds for that little guy in the library. The terror in his face and his whole body just tensed up. So heartbreakingly sad.

    • @666goldchains
      @666goldchains 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Me too, I don't know if you could feel it, but it was just like him reflecting all the things he would like to say, like the truth, then thinking what would happen to him or his family if he would've decided to speak...I hope he's okay

    • @yourboyfriend9480
      @yourboyfriend9480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you should let your hear bleed for the South Korea and US, UN fallen soildiers falling to fight for South Korea
      they shed their blood to protect South Korean.

    • @zado5v288
      @zado5v288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me as well, poor kid was so afraid tht he didn't know wht to say so it's obvious tht thy are taught at such a young age tht thy can't never complain about the real life conditions in north Korea, so sad to see.

    • @livewellwitheds6885
      @livewellwitheds6885 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yourboyfriend9480 why?

    • @livewellwitheds6885
      @livewellwitheds6885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yourboyfriend9480 this is such a weird comment to make

  • @JK-cn5fy
    @JK-cn5fy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4796

    ALL THESE PEOPLE AREN'T STUPID. They know their country is a joke. They're simply playing their role to stay alive.

    • @deutschlandbrauchtmehrausl2214
      @deutschlandbrauchtmehrausl2214 6 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      That depends, there have been cases in China of people (often young children) who have been brainwashed to believe that mao was a god, and was amazing.

    • @gloomo5974
      @gloomo5974 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      It's like that most of the times, but foreigners get deceived by the government propaganda...Happens everytime I mention my venezuelan nationality in an english speaking website, I get all kind of comments about how communism sucks and how we desserve it for "voting for Maduro/Chavez" when every latin american knows most venezuelans don't support their govt. When I try to explain it, they usually talk about stats and videos they saw in the official venezuelan media (propaganda).

    • @jainepal4844
      @jainepal4844 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      JK...Like most of the world,, they are scared, they do not trust Americans...

    • @jainepal4844
      @jainepal4844 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      You talk about people being brainwashed in China, yet listen to yourself...If you believe different then refute my claims using reality and fact,, not conjecture and false patriotism....where did I mention oil in any of my comments here???If it makes you feel better, nowhere are people being screwed over by elite corporations more than those in America, many working multiple jobs just to enjoy the benefits of foodstamps and poverty...never before has America been a more unequal society as it is now..

    • @daekreilm33
      @daekreilm33 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're a joke

  • @khadijah.510
    @khadijah.510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3003

    Did anyone else notice how the translators exaggerated and low key tampered the translation

    • @under3089
      @under3089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Khadijah Aguila yeah I saw that happening

    • @Monarch_Prime
      @Monarch_Prime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah same

    • @MsMiklosa
      @MsMiklosa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Khadijah Aguila Funny that you expected anything else.It’s been 30 yrs since the iron wall fell down in Europe. Time to learn something about the bloodiest political system in the human history - or stay silent.

    • @Ben-dh1kt
      @Ben-dh1kt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      I think only someone fluent in korean could say that, we can't take the NYT subtitles translation as the correct one either

    • @yaotzinxochitiotzi5613
      @yaotzinxochitiotzi5613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@Ben-dh1kt It's hard to understand the type of Korean they speak in N. Korea since the Korean we all are familiar with is the Korean they speak in S. Korea

  • @joelsommer5765
    @joelsommer5765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    I've never valued my Freedom of Speech so much in my life until now. I take my freedom of speech for granted but I realize how precious it really is not to be literally frightened to death of what you say at all times.

    • @orbitingsentientsatellite4361
      @orbitingsentientsatellite4361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Joel Sommer dont feel bad for taking it for granted. Only crazy people would try to control what others say. Every human should have free speech. Its a basic human right

    • @michaelschmitt6399
      @michaelschmitt6399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You obviously do not live in America. On Jan 6 we learned the extent of our freedom ends when we challenge the corrupt system

    • @petergilkes7082
      @petergilkes7082 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Try using free speech about Israel! You'll lose your job at least.

  • @purrfectnails2473
    @purrfectnails2473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    My heart is totally broken for that kid that didn't know what to say. He is so scared, and he doesn't deserve that.

  • @scrublord5760
    @scrublord5760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1372

    He shouldn’t have talked to kids.. I was terrified for them.

    • @tsfbaf303
      @tsfbaf303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I doubt he chose the interview partners

    • @XxXShevampXxX
      @XxXShevampXxX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Maybe not but he still could've declined to interview the kids. Not like they could force him.

    • @아리랑-f2k
      @아리랑-f2k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because what? They were going to be executed for not saying anything? No they weren't.

    • @psychiatry-is-eugenics
      @psychiatry-is-eugenics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Could be kicked out of school , put in a labor camp

    • @kuessebrama
      @kuessebrama 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@psychiatry-is-eugenics if they answer wrong yes, but not for saying nothing.

  • @philu3
    @philu3 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1242

    The part where the young teenager us visibly afraid to speak, got to me.
    He's probably afraid to say the wrong thing, and have his family enprisoned or killed because of it. This is heart breaking.

    • @fduranthesee
      @fduranthesee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yep.

    • @martyisokay
      @martyisokay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Got to me as well. Pretty sad.

    • @daustin92037
      @daustin92037 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      oh I was thinking the same thing.. he has a fearful look on his face.

    • @kenanacampora
      @kenanacampora 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Philippe Augustin you got that right. Know what the poor kid looks like? A young hitler youth kid holding a panzerschrek in 1945 Berlin just outside hitler’s bunker.

    • @bboucharde
      @bboucharde 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      True. But in many American corporate offices, if you say the wrong thing, you will lose your job, pronto! Everyone lives under a pyramid of power. The DPRK is the most extreme example, but Americans are not as free as they believe they are.

  • @SeohyunPark-t1j
    @SeohyunPark-t1j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1256

    As a South Korean, I’m really upset with how they’re treated, and even worse, knowing that the old Korea was one. No North, no South, I hope we solve this soon.

    • @kamari6710
      @kamari6710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Same, this may sound weird but I want a war on North Korea. I want them to be liberated and get an idea of freedom

    • @SwedePotato314
      @SwedePotato314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I cannot being to imagine the huge project reintegration will be. Every person in that country... to free them, feed them, shelter them, teach them, unbrainwash them... make them feel safe.. but it will be worth any and all lives saved and made better.

    • @TheStormtrooper00
      @TheStormtrooper00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@caovuonglam You never have experienced the horrors of war on your soil like Russia,Germany,Japan and many more country's did.You dropped Atomic bombs on cities with no military installations killed hundreds of thousands people and many more generations irradiated so what i'm trying to tell you is that if you start a new war with them(N.Korea)you will get burnt real bad,not to mention their alliance with China which is allied to Russia.This is coming from a guy that like the west and NATO,you just like war too much and you leave that countries destroyed afterwards like Iraq so i understand the will they have to defend themselves from Americans

    • @knightwolf3511
      @knightwolf3511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@TheStormtrooper00 problems with Wars, it's just o great of a number on a very big scale as well Nato basically always looks to us to do something... other then Afghanistan which was 9/11 then moved to iraq
      for example 37 wars in history that listed here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war, these are mostly major wars and not miner wars
      these are the wars the u.s. was involved en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States we really didn't get invloved in other affairs till the Boxer Rebellion in (1899-1901)
      which involved
      British Empire United Kingdom
      Russia
      Japan
      France France
      United States
      Germany
      Italy
      Austria-Hungary
      Iraq war invloved
      nvasion phase (2003)
      United States
      United Kingdom
      Australia
      Poland
      Peshmerga
      Supported by:
      Canada
      Netherlands
      Italy
      followed by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-National_Force_%E2%80%93_Iraq
      it wasn't just the U.S. although we played the largest role, it was lead by U.S. since they basically had the most troops sent.
      as for this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_battles ``for Early 14th century (1301-50)`` there was 290 battles alone in 49 years
      this is a chart of people who died in ww2 compared to rest of the wars th-cam.com/video/DwKPFT-RioU/w-d-xo.html and if you skipped ahead to here this how many wars we are in nowadays th-cam.com/video/DwKPFT-RioU/w-d-xo.html
      also the Japanese war crimes which they experimented on living people by cutting them open while alive, then you have the China with the Yellow River flood. I recommend watching the whole video

    • @xxxblacktitanxxx2944
      @xxxblacktitanxxx2944 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rae Kyeong I have that idea to maybe they could escape

  • @tylervanmeter5628
    @tylervanmeter5628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    You can see very real childhood trauma in that boy who couldn't answer the question. Internal conflict. So sad.

  • @n.6353
    @n.6353 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2708

    *Please don’t force any answers out of them because if they say the wrong thing they will be chucked into a labour camp. You could have put many people in danger.*

    • @marcusmachado3001
      @marcusmachado3001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Natalie Draper are you talking about modern liberals and SJW's with their "tolerant policies" or North Koreans?

    • @JSkyGemini
      @JSkyGemini 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Fool.

    • @JSkyGemini
      @JSkyGemini 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Agreed Natalie, those girls looked terrified.

    • @kiwi_5k584
      @kiwi_5k584 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      NK obviously

    • @nickcampbell6715
      @nickcampbell6715 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      For real that girl at 20:20 definitely got murdered or sent to a camp

  • @avabluej5719
    @avabluej5719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +392

    Its sad to see some of them unable to answer questions out of pure fear that they will answer "incorrectly" and be killed or "reeducated"

    • @MzClementine
      @MzClementine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      James Johnson it’s those that speak quickly and of vigor against America and the love they have for their beloved leader, they get perks with such actions. It’s those that hesitate or don’t speak that may have issues. I’m sure those people will be educated.
      Sad huh.

  • @Otter-Destruction
    @Otter-Destruction 7 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    18:52 that kid isn't nervous that he met Americans or is own camera, he's nervous because he knows if says something wrong he could get himself and his parents thrown into a labor camp.

    • @jl9285
      @jl9285 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      he looks traumatized. looks like he might wanna say its terrible.

    • @DieHardjagged
      @DieHardjagged 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Who knows.. maybe he already lost someone because of other reasons and dont want this happening again.

    • @NobodyNowhereKnowhow
      @NobodyNowhereKnowhow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      WRONG! Try him, his parents and his grandparents and then any brother and sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins. When somebody in North Korea commits a crime against the state in North Korea, they punish their family for three generations. It really is a sad world that they live in.

    • @p1rice
      @p1rice 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I am worried for the people interviewed. They were born into a country they don’t deserve to live in.

    • @georgigeranov9778
      @georgigeranov9778 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So sad...

  • @hpholland
    @hpholland 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    12:24 seeing those little kids sleeping peacefully just made me sad knowing the bizarre 1984-esque world they are growing up in

  • @BaracudaFTW
    @BaracudaFTW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1225

    North Korea: has anti American rallies, parades, gatherings, posters and propaganda throughout the nation
    USA: *makes memes about North Korea*

    • @SwedePotato314
      @SwedePotato314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Propaganda comes in lots of forms. What we think of them may not be correct, just as how what they think of us clearly is not. The people shouldnt be a reflection of its government.

    • @Alvin_Vivian
      @Alvin_Vivian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      *You are now banned from r/Pyongyang.*

    • @belle369
      @belle369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And what’s sad is that the people in North Korea will never know what a meme is

    • @moedropemoff3308
      @moedropemoff3308 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bell Iron Fist dame fax

    • @lylasaur6694
      @lylasaur6694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@belle369
      Maybe one day one of them will see 'I put bee gees music over North Korean marching'
      Someday...

  • @TheInstitution
    @TheInstitution 4 ปีที่แล้ว +937

    ''Feel free to speak frankly.'' 💀

    • @Lúin216
      @Lúin216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      That’s a death sentence is communism.

    • @AECRADIO1
      @AECRADIO1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      N. Korea has nobody named Frank..

    • @heatherhillman1
      @heatherhillman1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I think that was an implied threat. She knew it too.

    • @antaressolei
      @antaressolei 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      but not freely

  • @felicitymatrix9924
    @felicitymatrix9924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +381

    20:02 was she about to say "But what if I say something wrong?" She also seemed like she was about to cry

    • @sperraii5923
      @sperraii5923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Lindsey M.K. Yea I know I honestly also was about to cry

    • @HawkinaBox
      @HawkinaBox 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

    • @arbaz79
      @arbaz79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah.I read her body language and she was just camera shy and feeling nervous infront of camera.

    • @Monarch_Prime
      @Monarch_Prime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sadly yes.

    • @Monarch_Prime
      @Monarch_Prime 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @A very Stretchy V true

  • @Evelynlouise089
    @Evelynlouise089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    19:09 I’ve heard that everyone in the capital are ‘paid actors’ not talking in the sense that they are paid but to live there they know what is expected of them if they ever come across this situation. That’s why the handlers weren’t bothered about interview strangers

    • @petergilkes4391
      @petergilkes4391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And you believe that? You must be American.

    • @Evelynlouise089
      @Evelynlouise089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I did lol am I wrong? I definitely could be. What do u think? Genuinely want to learn about what’s happening in North Korea. From the uk btw.

    • @petergilkes4391
      @petergilkes4391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Evelynlouise089 Wow! You've heard that from someone else who doesn't know. I'm told only the elite live in Pyongyang. How great to be elite if you have to live in a home with no electricity or water and then you have to act in the streets. So, top military men, top bureaucrats, top anything, walk around pretending to be - an ordinary person? Great way to keep your best people on your side don't you think. It might be a "hermit society", but common sense should tell you it's rubbish.

    • @lukitasmol10
      @lukitasmol10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@petergilkes4391 you dont have to be an american to believe or to know something is way off. There is a man who visited NK and posted here in TH-cam. He was in a Train station and there were lots of people walking around, very robotic, coming and going. There were no trains that day before he arrived.

    • @petergilkes4391
      @petergilkes4391 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lukitasmol10 Well why do you believe that poster? Just because he posted it, it must be true? How is it he was hanging around in a NK station for any length of time to make this discovery?

  • @tobitaruiz5963
    @tobitaruiz5963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +508

    This is horrifying. They have been brainwashed into submission and live in fear. They all seem like such nice people, too.

    • @bennelong8451
      @bennelong8451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s what happens when the USA kills a third of your population in the Korean War of course they will be nuts

    • @Hello-uk5xp
      @Hello-uk5xp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bennelong8451 if it wasn’t for the Russians, the USA would taken control of both south and north

    • @bennelong8451
      @bennelong8451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Hello-uk5xp you mean Chinese

  • @tawnteens
    @tawnteens 4 ปีที่แล้ว +569

    All the people look like they are starving. I feel so sorry for them ☹️

    • @ΣτελιοςΠαυλιδης-ρ5η
      @ΣτελιοςΠαυλιδης-ρ5η 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They are starving but why they accept such a situation they should do something about it there were many other totalitarian regimes for example in Romania tsaouseskou and they rebelled and they took their lives into their own hands

    • @Dee8Bee
      @Dee8Bee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@ΣτελιοςΠαυλιδης-ρ5η they ban grouping of people, so it’s difficult to plan. Plus they are taught to spy on each other. Is hard to trust some one. If you get caught escaping/ plotting/ or saying something bad about the regime, 3 GENERATIONS OF YOUR FAMILY WILL BE KILLED OR SEND TO THE CAMPS! Those camps are absolute horror. If you want to know more, you can find videos about defectors on YT. They also wrote books about their lives and their escape. “Nothing to Envy” is one of the books I highly recommend.

    • @pettylevelexpert984
      @pettylevelexpert984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That’s because they are starving!

    • @fladeann9348
      @fladeann9348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But look at Iraq ! America intervention only brought the worst situation and countless deaths to the areas they are interested in !

    • @elliotwoo6127
      @elliotwoo6127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fladeann9348 Well, that's the dilemma. That's why we're heavily relying on South Korea to do a "liberation/unification" because tensions between the US and NK at the moment are extremely stressed. There are multiple countries at once almost pouncing on the koreas for their own motive, like China, Russia, Japan, and the US. However, Iraq is different. They are in an area in general where famine is prevalent and drought is consistent. It could be different with nations like Russia and SK surrounding to potentially help unification. So, who knows what will happen?

  • @GnaoHyaM
    @GnaoHyaM 5 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    18:44 I feel so bad for the kid. He's so afraid and doesn't know what to say. :(

    • @zaradimple3980
      @zaradimple3980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Even if he was not petrified to give an answer, He has no information to form an opinion. He literally does not have a mind of his own on which to base even conversationally, a response! I dare say he went home crying hoping he did not get his parents into trouble by not knowing what to say!!

    • @untukdownload2930
      @untukdownload2930 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, I feel sorry for the kid too. He is terrified and seems like about to cry. Maybe not to said anything it's better for himself and for his family safety.

  • @elliotwoo6127
    @elliotwoo6127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    This man has balls of STEEL to ask questions like that in North Korea, major props to him

    • @petergilkes7082
      @petergilkes7082 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rubbish! All he did was put locals at risk.

  • @debraleesparks
    @debraleesparks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    That poor school boy is afraid to say ANYTHING!!

    • @fishofgold6553
      @fishofgold6553 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Plus, he's probably nervous about being interviewed. Personally, I would have cut out the footage of that interview. Showing it endangers his and his family's social standing, freedom and maybe even their lives.

  • @GaiusJuliusCaesar59
    @GaiusJuliusCaesar59 4 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    "Rocket man is on a suicide mission"
    *clapping intensifies*

    • @peterpitcard
      @peterpitcard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      bizarre scene put together

    • @Blogengezer
      @Blogengezer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sometimes desperation outweighs logic. Any relief is welcomed... to end the helpless misery.

    • @georgea2835
      @georgea2835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      it means they don't speak english and clap when others clap. Some official that understands english probably laughed and then the crowd thought it was appropriate to cheer. In that society, if you don't cheer or cry loud enough, you can be punished.

    • @ChristmasLore
      @ChristmasLore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      They were at the aquarium! Nothing to do with his words.

    • @GaiusJuliusCaesar59
      @GaiusJuliusCaesar59 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChristmasLore r/wooosh

  • @tylerkeller8869
    @tylerkeller8869 6 ปีที่แล้ว +631

    They're all like robots. The fear in their faces when asked questions requiring free thought to answer, is tragic. Look how long it takes this teenager to try and formulate an answer that would not get himself in trouble. 18:12 You can tell he wants to give an answer that is true from the heart, but he's paralyzed by fear.

    • @mi4johns
      @mi4johns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes, they are like American politicians - mindless robots touting the party line

    • @Arndulf
      @Arndulf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@mi4johns not even close to the same

    • @unioprefec
      @unioprefec 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mi4johns more like they don't want to get in trouble so they play their roles as robots that obey the leaders when clearly, they are crying inside and want to leave north korea

    • @H_B_R
      @H_B_R 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      why search for weapon that is vaguely known in iraq when there is obvious WMD in north korea

    • @MLGJuggernautgaming
      @MLGJuggernautgaming 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah they're literally hostages in fear of the government and each other. One wrong thing and they could be sent to a labor camp to be tortured and worked for life.

  • @mrsugar2352
    @mrsugar2352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    That young man around the 18 minute mark, I’d love to give him a hug and let him live how he wants ♥️💔

  • @Tirana44
    @Tirana44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    The look on that poor kids face during that interview speaks volumes, he looked terrified to answer.

    • @vvhvvj6746
      @vvhvvj6746 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is like Albania in the time of enver hoxha

    • @anna-if8fi
      @anna-if8fi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vvhvvj6746 enver hoxha died in 1985 what are you talking about

    • @slickrick2420
      @slickrick2420 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anna-if8fi they mean during hoxha's rule

    • @anna-if8fi
      @anna-if8fi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@slickrick2420 oh right

  • @henryhancockhenry542
    @henryhancockhenry542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +266

    18:30 you can tell this kid was terrified to say anything wrong, he's looking around for anyone that could hear him, this guy put so many lives at risk

    • @MTC008
      @MTC008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      their conditions makes you appreciate what currently you have

    • @originaltroll7511
      @originaltroll7511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MTC008 ask someone in America on how they feel about LGBT and they are just as speechless

  • @far2kthoughts158
    @far2kthoughts158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +444

    17:21 the man said “feel freely to speak”
    Sounds to me like “choose your words wisely or x-x”

    • @mixmixture7049
      @mixmixture7049 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Remember what to say😂

    • @MegaTaximan
      @MegaTaximan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His mouth said "YES" but his eyes said "NO"!!!

  • @noyou5761
    @noyou5761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    "Mankind must put an end to war
    Before war puts an end to mankind"
    - John F kennedy

  • @apacifistmachinegunner669
    @apacifistmachinegunner669 7 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    (Puts gun to head)
    “Now answer honestly....”

    • @WASIURPA
      @WASIURPA 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Plasma Dirt AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @toddcraner3843
      @toddcraner3843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      SF MF its that old guy in the background at the park I want to get my hands on. Alone he would shattered like glass.

    • @apacifistmachinegunner669
      @apacifistmachinegunner669 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Todd Craner Without a doubt brother, without a doubt

  • @ForgingMyWins
    @ForgingMyWins 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2619

    This interviewer put so many lives in jeopardy...

    • @KingofHearts
      @KingofHearts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +325

      ForgingMyWins That trembling boy in the library was almost certainly punished.

    • @buttbuttson737
      @buttbuttson737 5 ปีที่แล้ว +264

      I don't know why these journalists even bother going there. Like are they so gullible as to think that they'll get genuine answers?

    • @Kgio-2112
      @Kgio-2112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Such is life.

    • @ssjrose4502
      @ssjrose4502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Rite those kids were looking horrified they were scared to answer

    • @darrishawks6033
      @darrishawks6033 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      None of their lives are in jeopardy. Y'all are ridiculous.

  • @chrisculpert311
    @chrisculpert311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    18:23 That poor boy and the look on his face as he looks at the govt. handlers for ques on how to answer. His eyes look so scared to answer. It could be if he answers wrong, his whole family could pay dearly. I feel for them so much.

    • @trentbateman
      @trentbateman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Niklas Kristof is brain dead doing that to the kids. Doesn’t care- he just wants his story.

    • @violetsrayreikishop2
      @violetsrayreikishop2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trentbateman yeah he shouldn't have questioned that child smh

  • @bunnynanii
    @bunnynanii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    As a Korean, I just wanted to say that every single interviewee was saying everything they said with very, very clear strain in the way they said everything and no Korean would normally talk the way they did. I recommend watching videos of Kim Jong Un's Korean or the Korean of North Korean escapees. The difference is very, very clear, and goes beyond an accent. Definitely forced under threat of something terrible.

  • @邵润泽
    @邵润泽 5 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    I pity that dolphin who has to live in North Korea.

    • @yellowflower2067
      @yellowflower2067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @邵润泽 I know one thing though, that dolphin gets better treatment than the people in the prison camps. 😔

    • @SUdatsthecalloftheWU
      @SUdatsthecalloftheWU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What about all the humans?

    • @hamburglar8794
      @hamburglar8794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel stupid for asking, but where is the dolphin in the video?

    • @MzClementine
      @MzClementine 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ham Burglar in the beginning. It was showing the war propaganda at the Dolphin show... haha.

    • @hamburglar8794
      @hamburglar8794 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MzClementine Oh ok, I see it now. There is also a seal just before it.

  • @peachfuzz2451
    @peachfuzz2451 6 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    That mysterious guy at the amusement park was really disturbing. Never seen anything like that in any other dprk documentary/footage and I've seen a lot.

    • @Sluradoo
      @Sluradoo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Seems to be very similar to the guy at the desk in Vice News North Korean Labour Camps part 7 video at about 3 minutes in. Spooky stuff.

    • @jimvortakana7316
      @jimvortakana7316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      timestamp?

    • @coolperson4582
      @coolperson4582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jimvortakana7316 21:41 the guy is fishy af

    • @felixjuds2035
      @felixjuds2035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Some sort of secret police.

    • @seibertsmiths
      @seibertsmiths 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pretty par for the course in NK.

  • @tertiary7
    @tertiary7 7 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    This makes me sad.. the history of the world. millions of people on all sides that just want to live a normal life but get caught up suffering due to the egos of a handful of men.

    • @Ash_ra9110
      @Ash_ra9110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a sad truthful sentence

    • @sebastionhawk5565
      @sebastionhawk5565 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that is why socialism in any form is a danger to personal liberty.

    • @thecfc6979
      @thecfc6979 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If people decided to not follow orders there would be war never again. But inside people want revenge.

    • @jnewt9738
      @jnewt9738 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tertiary Adjunct - so well said.

    • @almondmilk4927
      @almondmilk4927 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LZRxHWK no sweetie, it is men

  • @yozza4978
    @yozza4978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I get the impression that if a war actually broke out, when the north koreans fire their weapons flags will pop out the end saying "boom" and "pow".

    • @childofthemosthighyah8145
      @childofthemosthighyah8145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @filipkogut8533
      @filipkogut8533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Then get rid of that impression, North Korea has nuclear weapons which could destroy many cities. You cannot underestimate them as you did the Vietnamese.

    • @YukariAkiyama
      @YukariAkiyama 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We said that during Vietnam too

  • @Brown-streak_studios
    @Brown-streak_studios 6 ปีที่แล้ว +214

    I noticed the man in brown. He seams to be an agent, monitoring the reporters and letting the ones being interviewed that they are being watched.

    • @roseruby6464
      @roseruby6464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brown-Streak Studios when?

    • @captiveexile2670
      @captiveexile2670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes. There are many running loose in America who are also "secretly" watching and judging. Their religion is to "get away with MURDER...then say they've done NOTHING" (Read Jeremiah 5:1-12* and you'll understand why they hate the Bible).

    • @hamishdow2188
      @hamishdow2188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Korean nkvd

    • @sassyg950
      @sassyg950 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brown-Streak Studios yes, you noticed the man in brown, along with the rest of us, when it was pointed out and shown on film. Until then, he does not appear.

    • @stellastarcry
      @stellastarcry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's a member of the DPRK secret police

  • @chrismalcomson7640
    @chrismalcomson7640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    This is really Orwell's 1984.. Amazing this type of country exists..

    • @NegativeAccelerate
      @NegativeAccelerate 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      chris malcomson yeah or the handmaids tale or any sort f dystopia

  • @scottyi88
    @scottyi88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +335

    dam this reporter really want these people to risk their lives for speaking frankly.

    • @vez3834
      @vez3834 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      The person who said: "feel free to speak frankly" was the minder. Aka the people making sure that reporters only see what the government wants them to see.

    • @filipkogut8533
      @filipkogut8533 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are the elite of North Korea, they know exactly what to say not to get into trouble.

  • @augu345
    @augu345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Always remember Eyes never lie.

  • @MarcusTheDrummer
    @MarcusTheDrummer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    That man whispered to the lady “Our supreme leader is watching”!

    • @Starlight_Silver
      @Starlight_Silver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Exactly. As if they didn’t know. But I’m sure his job was simply to remind them.

    • @ellaeadig263
      @ellaeadig263 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And then her face afterwards! She was scared.

    • @einzelganger6664
      @einzelganger6664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      timestamp?

    • @simbalion5220
      @simbalion5220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@einzelganger6664 22:24

    • @einzelganger6664
      @einzelganger6664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@simbalion5220 i appreciate you

  • @acalhoun628
    @acalhoun628 6 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    Reminds me of the hunger games. Only the select few could reside in the Capitol. Smmfh.

    • @NJHS92
      @NJHS92 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i wonder what would happen if north korea started a hunger games of their own

    • @semiramisbonaparte1627
      @semiramisbonaparte1627 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@NJHS92 PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE AND DO ALL THE TIME ONLY YOULL NEVER KNOW ABOUT IT

    • @malinjohansson6942
      @malinjohansson6942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know, and how can the people be blamed at all they, are all hostages

    • @kristenherndon8250
      @kristenherndon8250 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the same thing!

    • @bryananofa7165
      @bryananofa7165 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha

  • @MrCordycep
    @MrCordycep 7 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    "Answer frankly." Now here is a suggested answer...

    • @O55IAN
      @O55IAN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrCordycep o

    • @norml6874
      @norml6874 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don't forget the creeper in brown ominously pacing back and forth whispering in the interviewees ears

  • @30minforasn
    @30minforasn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Imagine doing an interview with your life on the line.

  • @edwardandrews2618
    @edwardandrews2618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    My goodness, they are so afraid to speak to foreigners! Even when they're asked a simple question, they are totally аt a loss!
    Poor, poor spooked people...

    • @palapalak.8907
      @palapalak.8907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They have seen public executions. No freedom of speech.

  • @michellegordon4211
    @michellegordon4211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    "Dear Leader, our friendly father..." OMG, you can't get more deluded than that.

    • @michellegordon4211
      @michellegordon4211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@creeproot Many of them do believe it. Only the ones who dare to think, don't. Some defectors who make it to South Korea actually return to North Korea because they can't accept that everything they've been taught is a lie...they can't make the mental shift because they've been so indoctrinated.

    • @bluetickbeagles116
      @bluetickbeagles116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Alan Dempsey. Yes, I have been thinking the same thing while watching this video.
      Plus, IMHO, this indoctrination is very similar to religion indoctrination.

    • @williamnathan4630
      @williamnathan4630 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      21:50-22:40 The man walked behind the interviewee again and again and agaiiin..... Whispered to an interviewee " Our Supreme leader is.......""" Lool these people have to have freedom before the second coming of Jesus!

    • @awoo1622
      @awoo1622 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bluetickbeagles116 Right from the foundation of man. We've been seeking spirituality, why?
      Because for sure there is a Spirit realm, and there is good and evil.
      Just hope you'll make the right choice.

  • @Lisa-pb3qp
    @Lisa-pb3qp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    I inherently felt the anguish and fear of the young student when he was questioned. His silence spoke volumes. I also saw this this same emotion in the eyes of the woman at the amusement park. It makes me so happy that at this moment I can type that I abhor Trump as a person and his politics and not be afraid to be sent to a criminal war camp. God bless America! ......But, please God bless the North Koreans as well.

    • @sebastionhawk5565
      @sebastionhawk5565 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      for certain

    • @explorermike19
      @explorermike19 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That 15 year old boy's silence didn't speak volumes. It just showed that all 15 year old boys around the world are the same. Go to any Junior High School anywhere in the world and start asking young teen boys questions about international things and you will get the same dumb blank stare. This is not unique to North Korea by any means.

    • @Lisa-pb3qp
      @Lisa-pb3qp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Explorer Mike Maybe. I'm just going by my own unique human experience.

    • @major600
      @major600 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And weren't those babies precious? :-D LOVE

    • @MrCoors68
      @MrCoors68 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Your President, President Trump has no polotics, he has no side, but the side of the people who voted for him, and the people who also didnt vote for him. He only wants America out of the crapper that the last 3 presidents put us in......... and you have zero experience of anything......... I served my country for 22 years in the us army, combat infantry and fought Obama's illegal wars against muslims........ they should all die my my count, but Obama made ISIS and funded and armed them. Obama is worse than Kim Jong Un by aLOT !!!!!!

  • @ballisticmissl7919
    @ballisticmissl7919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It really shows just how bad a country is even when despite their best efforts, the cracks in the facade are evident

  • @twisky1535
    @twisky1535 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    That “what if I...” says a lot

    • @MistressGlowWorm
      @MistressGlowWorm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Twisky I know that feeling. It’s the same when you are in an abusive relationship. When you get out and look back, however, you see. But when you see someone go through it-you spot it right away.

  • @LunaHiddenStars
    @LunaHiddenStars 6 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I don't hate the citizens of NK. I just hate the government who rules it. I wish us Canadians could do something to help them :(.

    • @airdropiscool1942
      @airdropiscool1942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dont throw your garbage in some countries.

    • @warriorjason2763
      @warriorjason2763 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lee ̊.༄ ❪NeoTheater❫ೃ‧𖤐॰ I’ll help you get your polite hands on them.

    • @bigvanvader3122
      @bigvanvader3122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Us Canadians do too much to help people from other countries. It's time for us Canadians to help us Canadians.

    • @soulsreaper7145
      @soulsreaper7145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      no offence but ur countrys military would probably lose to them, since u don't have a system guarding ur control like the usa, we have a system that shoots down incoming missles, so kims rockets wouldn't have a chance

    • @DZ477
      @DZ477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Canada has a weak military, we won't be able to defeat the NK government, we'll need the support of the US and, LET'S HOPE CHINA DOESN'T INTERVENE...

  • @OlagGan
    @OlagGan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    18:38. That moment when he suddenly realises that he's been asked a question that he hasn't been given the answer to and needs the help of the minders..

  • @bethm5791
    @bethm5791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    DIMPLE is a solid TH-cam channel. It features North Korean defectors and some were military in North Korea. Them finding out about how powerful the United States military really is while sharing the lies they were told is super insightful.

    • @bmhater1283
      @bmhater1283 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're also the guys who brought them tasty food like american ribs, subway sandwiches and even KFC

  • @nighthawkj30A4
    @nighthawkj30A4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    22:20 that dude that kept walking past was creepy.

  • @tankerboy12464
    @tankerboy12464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I feel bad for the people in NK. The US is a joke to them, but they are waaaayyy unaware. I want to save the people, not the government.

  • @gagababa4166
    @gagababa4166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    The boy who wants to be a scientist to make h-bomb shooked me.

    • @djfhfh
      @djfhfh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He said that like he had learned that line word for word 😔

  • @bobdole6691
    @bobdole6691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    “Whats with the formalities? lets just get on with it.” oh you sure are in a hurry there Mr. Chey, ur only a senior diplomat of the Hierarchy of Kim.

  • @user-kh9ki3kq8m
    @user-kh9ki3kq8m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    this was extremely irresponsible to put lives in jeopardy for the entertainment of free people who have no risk of being killed by their own government.

    • @spht9ng
      @spht9ng 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Too bad for them i guess. They should have declined to speak.

    • @garypageone4733
      @garypageone4733 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      E M S OP doesn’t mean literally.

    • @sophieladanyi568
      @sophieladanyi568 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RobespierreThePoof PREACH

    • @darkerly98
      @darkerly98 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      News stories are educational videos.

    • @demitraferles7970
      @demitraferles7970 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I don't know about you, but I am not here to be entertained. I am watching and learning. What is your problem????

  • @AngelaH2222
    @AngelaH2222 7 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I worry for the interviewees who could not automatically supply the "politically correct answer" The camera just kept on rolling showing their fear, it is not surprising that normally north Koreans don't want to be caught on camera. The reporter here could very well have cost some of the people on camera their jobs, their homes, their lives. >:(

    • @TheIshuCool
      @TheIshuCool 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The one thing along those lines that kinda stuck out to me was how the interviewer was like "speak frankly". Like yeah, of course, they won't be the ones dealing up with the consequences.

    • @davecrupel2817
      @davecrupel2817 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And why are you blaming the cameraman?
      Hes not the one pointing the gun. He only has a camera.

    • @christopherliang6879
      @christopherliang6879 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The kid was on the verge of crying when he was being interviewed. Come on, let's leave kids alone

    • @lalalager21lovelyjubbly77
      @lalalager21lovelyjubbly77 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree stop interviewing children

  • @hueningkaj
    @hueningkaj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    i feel so bad for the boy around the 18:45 mark. you can tell he wanted to say something but he knew the cost of speaking his truth would be to great so he just chose silence instead... poor kid i hope he's able to live a good life :(

  • @dinukaperera399
    @dinukaperera399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Hope that boy in the library is still alive!!!
    I felt so sad for him and their people. Don’t know why Kim don’t feel how we feel about his own people.
    Even though they have worn tidy clothes at Kim’s given orders to face the interviews - they still looked extremely malnourished and shabby. I am sorry for all of them! 😔😔

  • @KanameKashita
    @KanameKashita 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    They need to get a translator that won't cut out half the things that the interviewer says.

    • @smurpo2956
      @smurpo2956 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'd imagine that's exactly why NK supplies their own translators.

  • @reggiejohnson3391
    @reggiejohnson3391 7 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    That kid and his reaction to the question @ 18:16 was the saddest part.

    • @shelleyannette
      @shelleyannette 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me, too. He looked on the verge of tears. No telling what happened to him or his family. The reporter should be SO
      proud, NOT.

    • @trendqiang3921
      @trendqiang3921 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As a Chinese, I kind familiar with that kind of feelings, that is not really fear(to the government) but confused. back to 80s, when I first saw a white man with his weird device (a bigass camera), I was like: mama it is that a human? and my mom told me:yeah , that is the white ghost.the point is Asia was/is very different from the western ,no to mention a communist state, no multi-ethnic,less political activism,poor,didnt naturally get out of the stage of feudal society,the world hate us/them,but people have the “blindly pride”,the conflict are real

    • @motherofsolomon6619
      @motherofsolomon6619 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reggie Johnson I agree. No child should be so terrified to answer a question 🙁.

    • @toddcraner3843
      @toddcraner3843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The problem is this is not a question they practice, it caught them off guard and they didn't know how to answer. The one I want to get my hands on is the old guy in the back ground at the park. He's shows that it not only about brainwashing its about control.

    • @aoeu256
      @aoeu256 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toddcraner3843 Thats what I thought. It seems the other people here are complaining about brainwashed people in a brainwashed way.

  • @shelleyannette
    @shelleyannette 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    These poor people.

    • @mikejhm
      @mikejhm 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s what I was thinking the whole time

    • @finback2005
      @finback2005 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you mean the US right

    • @shelleyannette
      @shelleyannette 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How in the world could you say, the US right? Please move to N.K. and go through what these poor people are going through. You think you have it rough in the US, you obviously live in your own little world where it appears you have no feeling for anyone, but yourself. Since this country is so BAD, please leave. Oh, let me guess you are a liberal who says things and then never does anything. EX. Cher, Whoopi, and others that said if Donald Trump got elected they would leave the country. All mouth and no DO.

  • @alilarhdiri9666
    @alilarhdiri9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    The kid talking about America causing alot of evil in the world and caused many fights betweens nations is actually VERY accurate like it or not.

    • @user-bn3vj9yk6k
      @user-bn3vj9yk6k 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It may be true but North Korea is evil in its own way as well

    • @germanshepherd6638
      @germanshepherd6638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bush did it, NOT ME!

    • @sb-tb1oh
      @sb-tb1oh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Riiiight, because no other country has free agency to act in their interests

    • @domoisawsome123
      @domoisawsome123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very accurate, no. Completely false, no. Things are often way more complicated than people like them to be, all I know for sure is that in reference to Korea, the North is just plain wrong with how they teach the history.

    • @brittanydoss1799
      @brittanydoss1799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It’s very true but Americans love to point fingers and refuse to acknowledge the evils of this country

  • @alfred.g7521
    @alfred.g7521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    The boy's silence to his question was deafening .

    • @avibratz941
      @avibratz941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Timestamp?

    • @pyrorock8143
      @pyrorock8143 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Avi bratz 18:15

    • @minimovies6065
      @minimovies6065 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/Os7XlL4-ka4/w-d-xo.html

  • @elel1760
    @elel1760 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    They mouths speak words they are threatened to say while their faces are shouting for help

  • @jarrettsoto8364
    @jarrettsoto8364 4 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    You could see that at 17:15 the girls was so scared to answer the question I feel so bad
    And at 18:09 you could see the deep fear on the kids face😢😭

    • @williamnathan4630
      @williamnathan4630 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jarrett Soto she had a deep breath! A symptom of fear!

    • @lemappeur1331
      @lemappeur1331 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      OOH NOOOOO!!!!! SHE HAD TO BREEEEEEAAATH!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA
      seriouslu tho me on the stage is 10 times worse.

  • @baconatorrodriguez4651
    @baconatorrodriguez4651 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't even imagine the mental health crisis there, bottling your feelings or just convincing yourself your feelings are wrong.

  • @far2kthoughts158
    @far2kthoughts158 4 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    “Entire country signed up” we’ll see them infants in the battle then...

    • @J.cd33
      @J.cd33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wouldn’t be surprised. They would probably do kamikaze attacks like the Japanese pilots in WW2

  • @LeenaStark
    @LeenaStark 5 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    War is peace.
    Freedom is slavery.
    Ignorance is strength.
    *_― George Orwell, 1984_*
    ( _in a nutshell_ )

    • @warriorjason2763
      @warriorjason2763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Leena Stark „My book wasn’t a how to!“

    • @coolperson4582
      @coolperson4582 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      war is peace only for the victor

    • @joeciocco457
      @joeciocco457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sorry but not everything Orwell said was true. War is not peace, freedom is not slavery and ignorance is certainly not strength. While you must certainly understand war to appreciate peace and understand slavery to appreciate freedom, Orwell was not correct in this quote.

    • @rw2272
      @rw2272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@joeciocco457 He used that quote as the slogan for the evil authoritarian government in his book. It's not Orwell's actual opinion. The comment you replied to just goes to show you how close fiction is to becoming reality.

  • @kristenherndon8250
    @kristenherndon8250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It saddens me that these people have to live this way.

  • @billbally4419
    @billbally4419 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The worst thing is sending somebody from the New York Times.

  • @allyforbes8690
    @allyforbes8690 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    "But what if I.." what? say something "wrong" and get put in a concentration camp?
    I cant imagine the fear they live in

    • @maylaymadeit7797
      @maylaymadeit7797 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its a labor camp not concentration camp

  • @SlateBlueC4t
    @SlateBlueC4t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    13:31 Fire the translator. He didn't say it in the way a man meant to say so he showed him as someone really rude.

    • @PurpleMintSam
      @PurpleMintSam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      They only let them use North Korean translaters, so not much they can do I guess

    • @UpQuick
      @UpQuick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PurpleMintSam I'd assume this video wasn't edited in North Korea or by North Koreans. North Koreans and South Koreans speak the same language. So it'd be easy to find a translator in the US.

    • @UpQuick
      @UpQuick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jjangbeoms4346 Different dialect doesn't mean different intonation or meaning..
      I've watched many North koreans and South koreans talk to each other and there is never any difficulty.
      There are also different dialects of korean within South Korea, but they do not change the meaning of what they are saying.
      I think the translator intentionally made the interaction look bad.

    • @ostschnaller
      @ostschnaller 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      in this case i have to defend the translator, he just came right to the point, the interviewer wasnt able to phrase a complete sentence and started stuttering

    • @Arcaryon
      @Arcaryon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UpQuick You think. But you don't know for sure. Let's leave it at that unless they release a statment, that's all we got.

  • @Shusha0029
    @Shusha0029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    The sadness in that babyboys eyes who was so scared to answer the question was heartbreaking. Knowing what you say may end you and your families up in prison is so scary.

  • @boyermchristopher1
    @boyermchristopher1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG. The scene with the young man in the library is absolutely heartbreaking.

  • @KawaiiCat2
    @KawaiiCat2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    North Korea is exactly like China during the 1960s when my mom lived there. It’s really sad how in 2019 a country still acts like that.

  • @MrMekmek29
    @MrMekmek29 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    18:29 that expression is you need to know about their true situation. Its kinda haunting.

    • @firefirefire3277
      @firefirefire3277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It feels like he wants to burst out all but cannot

  • @werthersoriginal
    @werthersoriginal 7 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    @18:22 I want to stress this point to the fullest! Please stop interviewing these people. Does the media not understand how much danger you're putting these innocent people in? The kid is clearly terrified to answer any questions. When the media is long gone, these people you have interviewed will be severely punished, and all for what, a story? What have you uncovered that other media companies before you haven't? It's the same story, over and over again.

    • @PrinceIndra9000ngz
      @PrinceIndra9000ngz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      White Flour exactly. I feel bad for some of these innocent yet brainwashed people

    • @joakgum1294
      @joakgum1294 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      White Flour:
      The interviewer just want to make a living !

    • @JoshuaGillund
      @JoshuaGillund 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      that look that kid gave broke my heart

    • @TheRisky9
      @TheRisky9 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How many more will die if the world just shuts up?

    • @Ryuken921
      @Ryuken921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can see in his eyes he's crying inside, but cannot express his OWN opinions

  • @theangrydonut5142
    @theangrydonut5142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "The smaller one country is, the stronger and bigger its pride and sovereignity should be"
    Here is a great example of Napoleon Complex

  • @baase89
    @baase89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    This place makes Zimbabwe seem like paradise.

  • @roma3s
    @roma3s 6 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    This documentary didn't age well...

    • @jasons2752
      @jasons2752 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@maggamoosie801 Trump literally threatened to completely destroy NK, are they not allowed to talk about the president?

    • @brinjoness3386
      @brinjoness3386 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As bob dylan said, "these n koreans now have god on their side", something like that.

    • @SLCtica
      @SLCtica 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Mario González what are you talking about? North Korea is STILL testing missiles in 2018. Kim just smiled and said whatever we wanted to hear to shut Trump up.

    • @tillylaw9221
      @tillylaw9221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmao

    • @jalisaalanaye1662
      @jalisaalanaye1662 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Max Backemark-Thunberg foreal im terrified and extremely embarrassed to have such a high tempered president, no one can deny that. They can say anything they want about “protecting” America but no one can deny that this man gets angry way too quick and doesn’t know how to control his words , no president should be tweeting there plans and personal thoughts, it’s so unprofessional.

  • @aleksberks
    @aleksberks 5 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    8:48
    ''Well, they cause the wars''
    Germany: *. _.*

    • @mt4lennox138
      @mt4lennox138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol, am I a joke to you Germany

    • @zykel621
      @zykel621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The first wasnt realy caused by germany and the second only happend because the winners of ww1 did germany dirty and hitler an austrian wanted revange and then started ww2.

    • @soryn2296
      @soryn2296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well at least germany learned from their mistake eventually, unlike america

    • @crackedhammer4612
      @crackedhammer4612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Catyse more like the Treaty of Versailles caused the second war

    • @Anna101shark
      @Anna101shark 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      *all of Europe slowly backs away whistling to themselves*

  • @Evelynlouise089
    @Evelynlouise089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    18:35 he can’t comprehend an answer because they are never taught critical thinking. This part here shows how brainwashed everyone is. I hope and pray so much that things can change for them

    • @onlyfortherealdigitaltapes
      @onlyfortherealdigitaltapes 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯

    • @vice.nor.virtue
      @vice.nor.virtue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't be so mean, dude. Maybe he's traumatised. Maybe his family are in a concentration camp or something.

  • @minkowski2326
    @minkowski2326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I'm watching this from South Korea but North Koreans can't watch any South Korean materials that is sad.

    • @leandrodeangola
      @leandrodeangola 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what about the translation provided by the times?

    • @minkowski2326
      @minkowski2326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Pretty accurate but I don't think that North Koreans were telling their real thoughts in front of camera, you clearly can see their fears and frustrations. Probably this is their first time in their lives to interview with so called reporters.

    • @leandrodeangola
      @leandrodeangola 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes, indeed.

    • @coojsta69
      @coojsta69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      김관수
      why should you care at all what north Koreans watch on television?
      how does your comment justify any rational response?

    • @Dan76135
      @Dan76135 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      coojsta69 she probably is sad that they can't watch any South Korean television

  • @lillyyum2101
    @lillyyum2101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    People look starved. And sad.

  • @thatswhatshesaid.literally737
    @thatswhatshesaid.literally737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    😒 *18:49**... That's most likely the very first time in his entire life that someone **_asked his opinion_** rather than telling him what to think or what to do, and it's terrified him. He has no idea how to react. That is heartbreaking.* 😔

  • @Evelynlouise089
    @Evelynlouise089 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    21:02 if only they knew the people of the world feel for them and would stand behind them

    • @metalripper-
      @metalripper- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She was just reciting the propaganda. Looking her eyes, She doesn't believe what she says

  • @helloyall4355
    @helloyall4355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    He's dead. These poor people have no idea what is happening in the world. Such a shame!

    • @helloyall4355
      @helloyall4355 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @KAITLYNN WEST I have no idea. I'd have to go back and rewatch the video.

  • @m0here239
    @m0here239 7 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    That blank look they all give whenever they ask "what do you think...". Smh.

    • @robertwalker7010
      @robertwalker7010 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      a grant you want blank looks look a your congressmen senators and president.

    • @MultiSciGeek
      @MultiSciGeek 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can't be sure if they legit don't know what to answer or are afraid to answer incorrectly

    • @YoshitakaAmano
      @YoshitakaAmano 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's the look of someone thinking "What can I say that won't get me killed?"

  • @tilerboston5973
    @tilerboston5973 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    “Politics aside”
    *talks about a politic*

    • @justrosy5
      @justrosy5 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Donald Trump being crazy isn't a political statement: it's a fact of life that the entire world, unfortunately, has to contend with now, including in many a daily life. Just because it hasn't been your personal life yet negatively affected by him, that doesn't mean it never will be. Mark my words. One day, you'll regret voting for him.

    • @skipper5186
      @skipper5186 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@8ug562 😂 thats not what hes talking about, hes talking about the president's personality

    • @captiveexile2670
      @captiveexile2670 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      But truth is distinct from A WALL of LIES (Ezekiel 13:14) and deceptive "half truths".

  • @GorgeousGJJ
    @GorgeousGJJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Dear North Korean people, thinking of you and praying for your freedom.

    • @MrAitraining
      @MrAitraining 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are so damaged psychologically, sadly their freedom would need a generation of re education to reality and society. Most of their population doesnt even know what a bank is.