north korea is not a joke it's one of
the worst countries in the world it's
isolated it's dangerous it's strict but
above all it's depressing
so here is my time inside north korea
i visited north korea by taking a
24-hour train from beijing to the border
here you can only enter as part of an
organized tour group and now we have to
take a train to north korea for 24 hours
and the minute you cross the border you
enter a whole new world soldiers will
inspect everything you own
they check every picture and every page
of every book that you have please do
not take photos the person in military
unity they make sure you don't carry any
bibles or qurans or any religious texts
because religion is banned
no political books no nude magazines no
internet transmitters and no sensitive
information soldiers even take your
phone to check which pictures you have
and it all makes sense because this
country is like a prison
inside of it you'll see extreme poverty
and extreme isolation with no freedom no
wi-fi no facebook no access to the
outside world this place is such a close
community that
everything they produce is produced
internally
which means there's no trade or very
little trade with other nations
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and no matter how much they try to hide
it north korea is poor on the highway
there are very few cars because people
can't afford them this is
the main highway
of north korea right here inside homes
there is no stable power because it
keeps going out the power went off again
outside homes poverty is apparent and
the people are trapped inside
say hi
hi
what do you want to say the camera
they have a beautiful culture beautiful
traditions amazing sports events
circuses and dances they are proud
people but the problem is
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they don't matter
what matters in north korea is the
missile the tank the soldiers the fake
illusion of power military displays are
everywhere in the country and leaders
are on every building
this is what the country chose to focus
on at every cause
and not this
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my time in north korea only lasted five
days and it was orchestrated to see what
the government wants you to see and on
my train out of the country i got
checked one last time by soldiers we
just got checked
and luckily they didn't steal our videos
and as soon as we were in the clear
i cried
i cried for the people there
there is no solution for the average
north korean
their country is and will remain a
prison
one day it may be as prosperous as its
neighbor south korea
but that day
is very far
from today
see you
you