The Jordan Harbinger Show 579: Yeonmi Park | A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom Part Two
Oct 28, 2021
Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector and activist, shares her profoundly moving journey from oppression to freedom. She discusses the bizarre existence in North Korea, where a black market for poop thrives and people live in isolation from the outside world. Yeonmi reveals the terrifying consequences of the regime's guilt-by-association policy and candidly describes her sense of liberation from being on the official kill list. She highlights her perilous escape to freedom and confronts the dark realities of human trafficking faced by many North Korean women.
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Self-Criticism Sessions
- Yeonmi Park describes North Korean self-criticism sessions as similar to Chinese Cultural Revolution denouncements.
- Even children participate, fostering distrust and prioritizing the party's power over individual dignity.
Division Benefits the Party
- The constant division and distrust instilled by the North Korean regime ultimately benefits the party's control.
- This manipulation makes trust in other societies, like America, seem unbelievable to Yeonmi Park.
Trusting Therapists
- Yeonmi Park finds it difficult to trust therapists due to her North Korean upbringing.
- Sharing feelings and vulnerability is a new experience, contrasting with the secrecy and denouncements of her past.
