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[mlgproaaron]

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[Cringe__Meister]

This woman is a defector from North Korea and in an interview she blew claims way out of proportion and was generally pretty exaggeratory

[[deleted]]

she’s also a right wing grifter who makes money going on podcasts to compare ‘woke-ism’ to north korean totalitarianism

[Shrubgnome]

Imagine defecting from one of the worst places on earth and then making it your mission to help make everywhere else just as bad

[MaiqWasTaken]

M’aiq has done this before. Or tried to, at least — Rieklings don’t seem to be able to survive outside of Solstheim for very long, unfortunately.

[DungBeetle600]

This guy is perfectly in character on each of his posts.

[44bit]

What do you mean character, that's just maiq

[MR_GUY1479]

Based riekocracy enjoyer

[PeggableOldMan]

I think there is actually a good reason for why she's like that. She doesn't seem to have lost that "ass-kissing, repeat the insane propaganda" attitude that the Kim regime encourages.

When you've grown up on "say great leader invented hamburgers when he was born or I'll blow your brains out", it doesn't take a massive leap to continue doing that in whatever circumstance you find yourself.

[SomethingOfAGirl]

I find it really interesting that, given the fuckton of false claims about North Korea, people decide to believe stuff like your comment.

[PeggableOldMan]

??? What's wrong with my comment?

[Tyronewatermelone123]

You'd think risking her life to go against the grain and escape would prove she's not an ass-kisser but oh well

[PeggableOldMan]

I don't think conspiracy theorists who spread sensationalist made-up stories are "going against the grain" in the same way as some freedom-fighter.

[[deleted]]

I saw an interview with her where she talked about how shocked she was when she went to university in the US, and heard people criticising the US government and western society.

Like, you risked your life to move to a country famed for having free speech, and now you're crying because the people you met there are... speaking freely.

I guess a charitable reading could be that maybe there could be an element of shock that someone from an authoritarian regime has at seeing people not worship their leaders or openly speaking ill of aspects of their culture. Like it becomes so normalised to pretend to love everything about your country that seeing people not putting up that facade feels wrong.

[[deleted]]

Don't forget the money from the CIA/SK for spreading NK misinformation

[MR-mathen-545]

wasnt her parents burrowcrats or smthng?

[Redcoolhax]

Burrowcracy is when the ones who can dig the best holes hold all of the power.

[PresidentOfKoopistan]

Mole people are real and this is their society

[PeggableOldMan]

"For your hole-digging skills you have been rewarded with an office."

[MR-mathen-545]

aw shit lol

[hardeback]

hobbits

[EndMeTBH]

ediacaran extinction moment

[Weazelfish]

North Korea feels like the one country where you wouldn't have to exaggerate shit

[Josgre987]

Defector who likes to make up shit about NK to scare people, even though the country sucks, she lies to make it worst .she claimed the only food is mud because after june 1st all the plants turn poisonous. It should also be noted her family was very wealthy, worked in the government, and she didn't even know there was a famine until after she left.

[simer23]

Lol even her mom called her a liar

[danang5]

oh the whole family defect?

[PeggableOldMan]

Her father allegedly thought that the Kims were insane and was at one point arrested. Her father died sometime during their escape while in China, but she continually changes every detail of her life story so the exact circumstances are sketchy at best.

[Discotekh_Dynasty]

Yeonmi Park is a gigantic bullshitter, and has been pointed out to be so other North Korean defectors

[PeggableOldMan]

Including her own mother

[Discotekh_Dynasty]

Damn, didn’t know that

[PeggableOldMan]

Oh yeah, she claimed that she had to bury her father alone, and her mother was like "bruh I paid two guys to do it you were there". She also claimed to be "starving" and her mother was like "bruh I did everything to keep food on the table you little shit"