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What intrigued you most about this video?
The fact that trump was called 40 different offensive names, when Oboma was too afraid to meet him.
It just shows, if the Americans left the world alone and worried about their own problems, how much better life would be for everybody else.
That Nat Geo has gone way to the left :(
It's intriguing how Trump ever got into office with how completely incompetent, corrupt, and morally defunct he is. These past four years are the darkest in America's history, and hopefully they are the worst we ever go through as a nation.
That Sleepy Joe is going to be WAAAYYYY out of his depth dealing with NK
I want to see, in this lifetime, the freedom of North Koreans.
🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Glory to the People's Republic of Korea
Don't lose hope, it will be slow.
I mean I doubt it. Unless there's a war or revolution. I can't see it happening peacefully
there was an attempted coup
My ads keep getting interrupted by some show about North Korea.
same >:(
🤣🤣🤣
True
😂😂😂
Crash landing onto you?
The fact we can watch free, uncut, educational documentaries on KZhead is amazing.
Agreed
You didn’t mention unbiased. I’m curious why?
@@alexvenners5909 stop gaslighting, Russian troll.
You can't see free uncut documentaries on KZhead, they made you 'think' you can. It's a big difference 🤡
youtube made me delete fb tiktok n insta
Creating the 38th parallel was the first wrong step. And it is truly heart breaking to see how many people had to and still have to suffer because of this.
not like the situation could have ever gone any different. the only alternate reality we get is one where the US didn't demand for a south korea, and instead we get a whole peninsula of kim rule.
@@manipulatortrash that's just not true, is it. a very real "alternate reality" is if macarthur kept his mouth shut about nukes and his troops away from the yalu river. china wouldve never gotten as significantly involved, ussr wouldnt have sent modern fighter jets, and "north korea" or the DMZ as we know it might've just been a 10 mile strip along some mountains. so many of our issues today in east and southeast asia were caused or at least worsened by that geopolitical idiot, macarthur.
Fully agree! North Korea must be part of the Global plan, to keep money rolling for this stuff. If not, we would have already ended this maddness. Everyone complains about Hitler, and he was a monster. Yet, North Korea is no different, yet we let them continue to play war. When they should have already been put to bed.
“Using a National Geographic map” subtle flex
I noticed it too
4:34
Weird flex but ok
@@cedricdubin4348 how was it a flex
@@_Hyunism 'NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC" means they have their own map.
Humans making living complicated.
Hit the nail on the head
True
And the leader is USA
governments make living hard.
you've got that right lol
Weird fact: In the original version of Lion King, "Be Prepared" was partially inspired by the first footage released to the outside world from inside North Korea, as well as the first Nuremberg rally in 1934. To be able to release Lion King in Germany and South Korea, Disney had to say that "Be Prepared" was inspired by both, which is true. So yes. A Disney movie inspired by Shakespeare featured a scene inspired by the first footage released to the outside world from inside North Korea.
It’s good to see peoples so very happy. It have great influence on our entire community.
What nonsense are you typing?
“Diplomacy is not a gift, it’s how you talk to those you disagree with.” 🤯 I’ve never even considered that!!!
Many could learn from this. In today's society we hate and demean those we disagree with but them claim democracy and it's literally the opposite.
SIMPLESMENTE TINHA GRAP POR ISSO FOI TIRADO .
@SlimyPasta The quote is about diplomacy not democracy
Talking to those you disagree with and achieving a successful outcome I would argue is a gift actually
I loved all the quotes related to diplomacy! All of them are profound.
Kim Jong-un grew up and went to school in Switzerland, so he knows what freedom is.
For me the fact he’s European educated makes his current path so much more horrifying. He knows the benefits of a democratic society, yet he continues to keep any wealth for himself and his loyal subjects. The rest of the population are left to fend for themselves. It’s sad.
@@mxgic_yt Yep, it's messed up,
Defectors in other videos have reported that words such as depression and freedom are not a part of the average North Korean citizen's vocabulary. The word 'love' is used only in the context of expressions of affection for the 'Dear Leader'.
Kim Il-sung used to be a Christian.
@@ricrasekh I'm well aware of this. But he's not attempted any real change. There's an acceptance of black markets followed by crackdowns. The info that does get out suggests he's further consolidated the regime's power through building more 'camps' and executions in some areas have increased with more crimes now punishable by death. He's also built theme parks for his wealthy compadres. And executed members of the party who suggested a move to a more democratic society. So while I understand your point the evidence I've read suggests he has no interest in upsetting the current status quo and will not gradually introduce measures to ease the grip of the regime's power.
Благодарю добрых людей всего мира за помощь!!!!!!
Same here.
Am I the only person who has never heard kim jung un speak before 😂😂
No you’re not alone 😭
check China News youtube channel and they recently posted about North Korea.. kim jung un speak
Lol foreal 😂😭🤣
He has a raspy, low voice from chain smoking.
@@paranormaledits9526 send me $100,000 and I’ll do some of your bidding for you. I live in Des Moines Iowa . Think about it kim no fingers would be even close to linking you to anything . Chaka bruh take care 😂🤙🏾😎❗️
Fun Fact: the taxes south Korea collects only from their cultural exports like Kpop, movies, dramas, and beauty products is more than the entire North Korean annual budget
Interesting, I didn't even expect NK having a budget. Where do they get funds to do all these mad things and to feed Kim Jong-un?
@@honeybunch5765 probably from China.
They better come out with South K Pop 😂
@@TheBaBaTV why would you call it common sense though? Thanks for the rest.
당연하지 북한 거지나라인데 ㅋㅋ
My great Uncle fought in the Korean war. He lost many friends and he said it was awful.
Such a lovely documentary 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯 But I'm moreso bored 🥱🥱 by the many disturbing KZhead ads
My heart aches the more I continue to see that the North Korean people are not free. They deserve freedom and prosperity just like any other human being
says hi by Afghanistan iraq Libya and seria that is the freedom of west
Their own ppl are starving while the communist regime is getting fat..there are no groceries, no seeds to plant and the people perish.. there are no groceries even to buy if they had money..they eat roots they find to soak and eat ..I'd like to see you who mock this live on that ..crybabies think governments need to care for them..that's exactly what happened to Venezuela...ppl dying of starvation
Proof?
@@dalemills7926 How do you know it's not western propaganda? 🤔
turkey is in nato. no freedom of speech
Before i die i just want to see North Koreans living normal life .
Gandhi would have been reborn by then.
Me I want to see your beautiful face in person😘😘🤣🤣🤣✌️✌️
Good luck
yessssssssss
@@korn2736 You think @Cigaro Gaming has a beautiful face?
Putin : Why isn't any world leader coming to meet me ? 😐
This was well done, felt like I was briefed on every step.
Its literally the national geographic
@@anaykanade2970 what do You mean?
THIS is INSANITY in ALL FORMS AND WAYS! This is """THE PERFECT COMMUNISM LIFE""" Propaganda... I feel SO BAD For the sad souls who are born there
. 18:30
@@anaykanade2970. 18:47
That guy is only Supreme in the sense of many toppings on a pizza. He ate his country into hunger - single handedly.
This one made me laugh. Thank you for that
No he didn't
@@RyanTaylor1223 you are probably one of those guards that killed Otto Wambere.
😂🤣😂💯💯
That was good
I'll never get tired of that nickname, Rocketman lol
Dotard and Rocketman 😂😂
stfu
Trump is an Elton John fan. I wonder what Elton thinks of that nickname for Kim
I'd find it funnier if the guy didn't actually have rockets...
@@the-real-kimjong-un relax supreme leader. he got hit on the head very hard when he was young
The last word from Kim Ilseong to his son, before he died, was ‘do not make nuclear weapon’.
I really like to visit the country but I am too scared to end like Warmbier..
I don't know if it's just me, but Kim’s sister looks like she will be planning his death soon. A certain glint in her eyes scares me.🧍♀️
@Richard's Shorts lmaooo
yeah i think she is
Lol..make sense,, Plump Kim then is Skinny Kim now🤫
Don't allow that 'glint' you're speaking of frighten you! It's only progress!
She would be worse than her brother!
imagine train to busan in that thing
😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂 dude you just made my day!!
Hahha, now I can't get it out of my head. Great movie btw, might watch it again now:D.
train to beijing
i dont get it? thats the one of the most secure train on earth second thing in reality humans will win against zombies
Rest in peace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe -gone but not forgotten !🥹🙏🇯🇵
36:46 John Bolton's face 😂😂
Wonderful documentary by National Geography 👏👏👏👏
You already know the rest of the UN was sweating when Trump called him “Rocketman”
i laughed pretty hard when he called that little fat boy "Rocketman", good stuff!
He was afraid of Trump
@@m5sunflower665 😂🤣😂
Takes a madman to know one
Trump is the real deal, better than those spineless indecisive leftist jokes leading now
Feels like I'm on Vice's channel.
Yup. With the anti Trump rhetoric and all. Minus the humor.
Hah exactly
@@piFFD513 its insane but soon we got Joe Biden and let's see where this goes to. I don't think much good will come from him. Trump did a great job I hate it people still denying it.
I miss the days when Trump would start a third world war. Look at where we are now lol
@@Dev-ou1nj yes I'm not from the US. I'm from Asia.
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That is a VERY awesome signature.
"a nation established by warfare" so like, every nation ever?
😂
not India
@@samridhup hahahahaha 😂
@@samridhup idk mate. The multiple Indian empires fought bloody wars to unify
Not India..
I feel sorry for the people who lives in this country. The whole place is a prison. The supreme leader is a fruit loop
Sounds like you're talking about the US in 2021.
He is an intellectual. ... ... Lol :-DD
@@brodinieghi822 how?
Reid life is good I dont need too feel sorry for myself 😂 dont be that guy
@@dlmdee I'm in the uk. Where are you from? I know your not from North Korea cause that giant fruit loop dont let the people have internet.the masks were to protect the older generation unfortunately for them their immune system wasnt as good as the youngers. Say what you like about biden doesn't effect me.
They shake hands for so long I love doth together 😁
I wish I could see north korea get freedom, before I die.
Lol
To think of North Korea getting freedom is like asking the earth to start revolving around the moon.
Not gonna happen soon, China exists to make sure it never happens
@@hey.sanoop we heard the same about Saddam and Iraq we kept hearing this lies for ten years at the end it was lies no nuclear weapons no missiles no chemical nothing in there why would us the rest of the world hate Kim just because the Americans hate them and want to steal their land ruin it for them as they did in Iraq in Afghanistan in Syria in Libya
How wonderful did freedom turn out for Iraq and Libya?
When North Koreans see what they are missing out they’ll be amazed.
Uhhh there is no guarantee of that. You should research more about Juche.
A lot of them probably know. There's an existing black market for USB sticks, SD cards and CDs with Western and Chinese media like music, TV shows, News and movies. It's probably isolated to the more wealthy city population, but many do have a clue how repressive their system is.
I have mixed feelings because I see the suffering in the United States and other poor capitalist countries can you say Uganda is any better off then North Korea
@@CountryFriedCracka every country has their own capitalistic system (Germany for example is way different than the US)
@Gordon philli isnt bad its cool
Who did the music? Is it Harry Gregson-Williams by chance?
Your clip lagi aku buka seluar
6:04 made me just want to hug my brother
such a sad and jarring scene
@@viraajgupta6047 I used see that everyday in Africa
What intrigued me the most is Kim Jong Un's hairstyle & belly.
Hahahha
his first cut was lowkey fire
Lmao 🤣
He haven’t missed too many meals .. that’s for sure
That's pathetic
Nice
Portrayals were hilarious, appreciate the good humor
The way everyone claps their hands in DPRK, makes me very nervous....
DPRK
i find it a comedy skit 😂
They have no choice. Dont clap strong enough and you dead next day.
@@vavavoom6816 😢🙆♀️
@@Jnaga199 thank you
I lived in SK during this, with all the missles being shot. Boy what a time it was to be alive. I also remember the protests against President Moon.
27:10 RIP Shinzo Abe
2:00 longest handshake I've ever seen
I've had longer.
Thank you. I thought I was lonely in noticing that Mr. Trump has a peculiar handshake that he definitely must have acquired conciously. I won't describe the whole thing, but if someone observes (I mean cares to) one notices the pattern.
“...and in the middle of this, you have this funny little thing called North Korea...” I’m dead! 🤣🤣🤣
Same lol 😂🤣
Yup Trump is savage 😂
Aeti un oras mare si foarte dezvoltat.Degeaba va denigreaza cei care va vorbesc de rau Bravo
Very good
Anyone who doesn't know who Yeonmi Park is, look her up. She is a North Korean refugee and has spoken about the conditions of North Korea is extreme detail.
Will do
@@ntuthuzelo8092 dont. Shes braindead. She compared Columbia University to North korea just cause she thought they were too "woke". While she has certainly had a hard life escaping north korea. She might be the single worst source for how it is back there.
Better yet, Watch the PBS frontline documentary that's available for free on youtube as well.
always wondered what do the opposing guards do at the border just stand there all day long staring at eachother lol
They probably talk. I think. Maybe?
Yup, that is exactly what they do, lol
4:41 His full name was Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III. What a name!
Patient arrangement towards the nesara/gesara in the air ??? .., just a thought .
I’d trust them as much as I’d trust the fox guarding my chickens..........
@Syphax Atlas stop trying to be deep this is serious chicken business
I like chickens
@@kimjong-unrocketman9443 KFC I’d say. Who cuts your hair?
@@gustavobro2484 top secret bro
@@kimjong-unrocketman9443 ok, I understand. Do you have any plans of taking over the world mr Kim?
6:06 my heart literally broke :(
++ military enlistment for kpops:(
same
lol
Was the hospital able to fix it or did you need a heart transplant?
@@Ohcsnasa shut up
How did you get this footage?
It's not a bad documentary, but I've seen so many good documentaries on KZhead that I can't take the epic music and dramatic narration seriously anymore
This is so interesting because it's a history documentary about things we all experienced. I can see someone watching this in 50+ years, and thinking how crazy North Korea was before collapsing (which is destined to happen eventually).
which china and russia on its side, north ain't gonna fall
Idk England still owns Northern Ireland
@@saimbhat6243 exactly, China wants a buffer against the US, and if it can't annex the South Korea, and Taiwan, then it want to use them as a buffer to make it harder to attack from the west, while giving them more direct access attack Japan.
I want then to thrive, I don't care who runs or how, but a good life for those people. If he can pull off a monarch while doing a democracy.. or Republic..
@@saimbhat6243 found fitlhy indian
Smuggle the series "Crash Landing on You" into NK. It's a wonderful, humanizing story, well acted by Koreans.
Lol. That's what I was thinking of🤣🤣
I agree 😁😁😄
Yeah I saw it. It’s really nice
+1😉
Yes
That bullet proof train is dope
What intrigued me most about video is to see how world leaders will make deals with criminals
I couldn't help but notice that when the documentary got to President Trump it first criticized him for threatening North Korea then he was criticized for being too diplomatic.
cry some more.
@@StefanMoIyneux not crying, not upset-just making an observation. Trump lost Biden won and that's the way the cookie crumbles.
@@StefanMoIyneux Liberal alert liberal alert, I hope you wake up everyday and realize just how insignificant your poor progressive life is
@@CapsuleGraph11 you realize that a liberal and a progressive are two completely different things right? that would be like me calling you a conservative and then a fascist. i'd recommend learning what words mean before you type them because that's the dumbest comment i've ever read tbh
@@StefanMoIyneux Yeah I really don’t care
36:49 Bolton looks like he's been given detention from the headmaster
South korean leader made a very serious step to bring peace to the region. A risky step it was because north korean leader is unpredictable
God afternoun po maraming salamat sa lahat po. God bless po sa inyopo tanks you four u the love love po grade3..12 years old ty.
Imagine if the entire north korean military and armed forces turned against Kim Jong Un
It can only happen in your wild imagination.
Only in your imagination
That would be great but seems impossible
Well then i’m f-ucked
@@kimjong-un7355 Holy crap,u scared me..
Ok.. but the voice of the speaker makes this more Interesting-
The Korean people are hard working, highly intelligent people
What is that behind the curtain at the feet of the statue at the 4:04 mark?
What has been surprising: The political skill of the North Korean leader was a surprising discovery. Because his country has self isolated for so long, very few people have ever seen him in the role of a statesman. Very interesting documentary. Highly appreciated!
He grew up playing basketball and studying abroad, imagine a swedish kid slipping into a dictator's body.
North Korea has not been "self isolated", it has been sanctioned since 1950
they ARE NOT self isolated! thats what America sanitation do to smaller countrys
North Korea has sanctions since 1950. How would your country look like after all those years?
You obviously don’t know that North Korea is nothing but a criminal enterprise. Even mafia has to have political skills to negotiate with other dictators and their enemy states.
This is what kids in 2100 will learn in in history class
Kids have been for over 50 years? 😂
This can never End
@@GSG-io8zp Did you not read the comment properly or smth??? They said HISTORY class smh
doesnt seem like its ending in the next century unless the ppl realized how its not 'regular' living like this. or other countries doing smthn about it
Nothing will change unless western world leaders pressure China to stop funding NK. And we know they'll never happen, because China's funding U.S. and America's national identity is prioritizing the almighty dollar at the expense of Uyghur slavery & genocide, Tibetan slavery & genocide, human rights violations, and North Korean holocaust.
HIGHLY INFORMATIVE DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. NICE TO SEE MADELIENE ALBRIGHT IN THE DISCUSSION. A TRUE AMERICAN TREASURE. 🇺🇲
RIP Madeleine Albright! GREAT TO SEE HER SIGNIFICANTLY IN THIS SHOW
“When one is faced with self destruction one must destroy all” - someone
“Freedom is the right of all sentient beings.” Optimus Prime
Looks lovely! I’d like to go and live there.
17:35 I recognize that sound effect from Courage the Cowardly Dog.
US has so much interest in east asia even though geographically far from it
I think they're focused on China and NK
@@somebodytouchamyspaghet5384 Yes, and before that they were 'focused' on Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. And before that they were 'focused' on the Philippines, Guam and 'American' Samoa. Do you see a pattern?
@@somebodytouchamyspaghet5384 US should focus on themselves
The US and the British in a nutshell.
@George Dent yeah, Japan and South Korea really did badly by aligning with the US. Great economy, democratic elections, etc.
8:20 Just a correction here: Soviet Russia and many Eastern European communist countries _did_ have portraits of their leaders in public buildings, especially schools. You would often see a photo of Lenin (sometimes Stalin) and the current leader of that country during the time.
So the 'destalinization' removed these when his successor came into power? I mean, I guess so.
@@stevejohnson6593 My cousins who live in one of these former communist countries once sent me a photo from their school, and there was a portrait of Stalin still hanging on a wall. It wasn’t even the main focus of the photo. It was just there cause no one could be bothered to take it down, lmao.
Япония, Китай, Кореи, помогите! Вечная благодарность!
Unification of the Korean peninsula would be the most massive humanitarian crisis of the 21st century. Trying to incorporate 25 million malnourished, brain growth stunted, chattel slaves into the most technologically advanced society on the planet would be horrifying. It would have to be slowly drawn out over decades.
The great game will be in our history books
If my country (Mongolia) never tried to value democracy over communism, i would not be writing this here and now. Thank you democracy. Thank you science.
Apart from if you know about the history of Mongolia, do you even know what democracy is. Are you ignorant somewho from Mongolia, or brainwashed somebot from Media👀
@@tonnie8641 you do realise the Mongol Empire is slightly different from the current Mongolia we have today, which had a new constitution written up in 1992 which pro democratic values
Thank China who gives you less expensive phone to write this
@@temesgen754 thank you china🤣
@@temesgen754 yes get you mean, Mongol Korea all Chinese, I really wish my phone was given by anyone
Not even a word about Denis Rodman's involvement? ;)
What intrigued me the most is the fact that the USA wanna dictates on who should and shouldn't have nukes as if we dont know history
Take each country and look at it as a house on the block . It's very different yes. The kids can't go out and play something is wrong .
Great comparison
They still carry their high profile person in his grandfather train.. that speak it all
No innervation at all
What's the purpose of the water sprinkler at 28:43?
What's with NK and clapping so hard😂😂
Please carry on like this. Try to upload your documentaries of NK and other space documentaries. These are masterpieces.
Good
"Out here 🌏💞"
they should get diplomacy advice from kindergarten teachers! they are best at handling children
I'm really glad they worked it out. They didn't show the clip of Trump and Jung skipping down the lane basically holding hands, which I felt was pertinent
Liberal media is almost as bad a NK propaganda … only show what they want with their swing on it
Can't imagine people living in this country
This is one of the most interesting documentary series I’ve ever seen.
Love to all Korea from Toronto
Toronto gang wya
Jason is in a Toronto Korean gang?
@@shskeeper17 nah fam Canada
This music was used in early documentaries on dprk