Lex Fridman Podcast

#196 – Yeonmi Park: North Korea

Jul 1, 2021

02:06:18

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Is Kim Jong-Un a Pure Evil?

01:37

Is There a Capacity for Evil?

02:32

The Role of Love in Life in North Korea

01:41

Introduction

3min

I Hate Cannibalism

2min

A New Sponsor for the Podcast - Gala Games

4min

Is Love for the Leader Not Fear?

2min

How Do You Remember Your Childhood in North Korea?

2min

What Was Life Like in North Korea?

2min

Animal Farm by George Orwell

2min

Is There a Haunting Nature to the End?

4min

Is Happiness a Relative Thing?

3min

10.

Is There a Difference Between Love and Suffering?

3min

11.

The Role of Love in Life in North Korea

2min

12.

The North Korean Regime Wants to Channel That Deep Aspect of the Human Spirit

2min

13.

You Control the Words, Right?

2min

14.

I Love My Country

3min

15.

The Experience of the Minutes

2min

16.

How Did You Survive in North Korea?

3min

17.

What Do You Think About the Other Suffering in the World?

3min

18.

We Can Turn Our Back to Human Suffering at Scale

3min

19.

How Can We Help Kim Jong-Un?

2min

20.

Stand Up to China

2min

21.

Love Doesn't Solve Problems

2min

22.

Is There a Capacity for Evil?

3min

23.

The Sungbun System of Ascribed Status in North Korea

3min

24.

The Jusche Ideology

3min

25.

The Humanity Is Moving Forward With the Technological Advancement

2min

26.

I'm a Fan of Rockets in Space

3min

27.

Is Kim Jong-Un a Pure Evil?

2min

28.

Do You Think Kim Jong-Un Enjoys Suffering?

2min

29.

Do You Think They Can Assassinate Kim Jong-Un?

3min

30.

Freedom Comes With Responsibility

3min

31.

Is There a Role for Government in a Healthy Society?

3min

32.

Is There a One Strong Government?

2min

33.

Diversity and Meritocracy in America

6min

34.

The Pendulum of Diversity and Inclusion

4min

35.

I'm Surrounded by Engineers.

4min

36.

Why We Need the Promo Freedom of Thinking and Speech

2min

37.

What's the Cultural Component of Forgiving Each Other?

5min

38.

The Greatest Thinker of Our Time, Michael Malice

2min

39.

The Absurdity of Evil

2min

40.

South Korea Is North Korea's Perfect Example

2min

41.

Do You Have a Device for Young People Today?

2min

42.

Do You Still Think About Your Mortality?

4min

43.

You Don't Think Your Social Media Presence Protects You?

2min

44.

What's the Social Media Presence Like?

2min

45.

Are You Afraid for Your Life?

3min

46.

Do You Hope That One Day You Can Return to North Korea?

2min

47.

Briefly With Jordan Sedartha by Herman Hesse

2min

48.

What Is the Meaning of Life?

5min

Yeonmi Park is a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Live. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(09:20) – Growing up in North Korea
(14:45) – Animal Farm
(21:00) – Search for meaning
(25:48) – Love
(28:05) – Language
(32:28) – Yeonmi’s dad
(34:30) – Escaping North Korea
(39:47) – The world is ignoring the genocide in North Korea
(51:49) – Evil
(54:40) – Nuclear war
(55:30) – Marxist origins of North Korea
(1:00:43) – Famine
(1:05:30) – Kim Jong-un is pure evil
(1:12:06) – Freedom
(1:15:18) – Michael Malice
(1:18:57) – Diversity
(1:26:18) – Political correctness
(1:35:50) – Jordan Peterson
(1:40:01) – Michael Malice book on North Korea
(1:45:31) – Advice for young people
(1:48:33) – Facing assassination
(1:58:47) – Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
(2:01:20) – Meaning of life