What I learned about freedom after escaping North Korea | Yeonmi Park | TED
2.9M views · Sep 26, 2019 · Science & Technology
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@Cyancat123 · 6 years ago (edited)
“I noticed that he was the only fat person in the country”<br>Everyone: haha she said the thing
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@flmwmg3014 · 6 years ago
"If you don't know you are a slave, how do you fight to be free?"
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@shinnith · 6 years ago
"Not because I'm a psychopath, but because I never learned the concept of compassion." I love that quote
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@kiranrajk.s.2 · 5 years ago (edited)
"North Koreans cannot speak for themselves"<br>Those words kill me<br>I don't know what to say but I wish each and every person in north korea should be freed and migrate to explore the world.
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@Uemitay · 7 years ago
"If you have never practised critical thinking, then you simply see what you’re told to see." <br>Wise words...
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@YeonmiParkOfficial · 6 years ago
Thank you so much for your care and kind words everyone!
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@joeqb5992 · 6 years ago
“The only fat person in North Korea”. Lmao
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@sophieisabella · 5 years ago
"If you don’t know you’re a slave, if you don’t know you’re isolated or oppressed, how do you fight to be free?" So true. She’s so wise!
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@CKis01 · 6 years ago
"If you don't know if you're isolated or oppressed, how will you fight to be free?"
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@Grihlo · 6 years ago (edited)
"If you know that you are isolated then you are not isolated" - what a deep thought. What a brave girl!
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@bhavikbhatt8346 · 6 years ago
She cried thousands tears without shedding a one while speaking.
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@bobamsd5559 · 5 years ago
I just want to reach out to her and give her a hug. When she said "Now I live in the United States as a free person", it brought tears to my eyes and made me realize just how grateful I should be for everything that I have :)
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