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Modern WisdomAug 9, 2021

#356 - Yeonmi Park - What It's Truly Like Living In North Korea

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Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector, an author and a YouTuber. North Korea is the most shrouded, dictatorial and walled-off nation on earth. The only press who are permitted access are get shown a performance masquerading as real life and leaving the country is essentially impossible. At 13 years old, Yeonmi escaped along with her sister & mother. Expect to learn how North Korea's citizens are conned into spying on each other, why it's better to die than go to prison, how the state has managed to get the total escapees down to 0 in the last few years, if Yeonmi is scared about retribution from Kim-Jong Un and much more...
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“A Vice documentary discusses North Korean workers in Siberia, highlighting their lack of freedom and harsh working conditions.”

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Inception

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“Yeonmi Park mentions watching the movie 'Inception' and reflects on its confusing parts about dreams and reality.”

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