Candace Owens

Surviving Slavery: Yeonmi Park's Daring Escape From North Korea

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Nov 13, 2021
Yeonmi Park, a courageous human rights activist who escaped from North Korea, shares her gripping journey from oppression to freedom. She discusses the extreme hardships faced in her homeland, including forced loyalty to a brutal regime and the harrowing realities of life under tyranny. Yeonmi contrasts these experiences with the ignorance about global oppression often seen in America. She calls for awareness and action against mental enslavement, urging a collective fight for freedom and human rights worldwide.
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Life in North Korea's Darkness

  • Yeonmi Park describes North Korea as a planet devoid of basic needs like electricity and food.
  • She explains how citizens live uncertain daily lives, focusing solely on survival.
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Surviving Hunger with Extreme Measures

  • Yeonmi Park recounts eating grasshoppers, dragonflies, and even mud during famine.
  • This extreme hunger has led to spreading cannibalism in North Korea.
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Trapped in China’s Human Trafficking

  • Upon escaping to China, Yeonmi and her mother faced brutal human trafficking and sexual slavery.
  • She details how North Korean women are sold to Chinese men due to gender imbalances from China's one-child policy.
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