Today I watched a movie about North Koreans trying to escape from the horrible life they led. And I cried, and sobbed, and my heart ripped apart and basically broke multiple times throughout the whole movie.
What makes it worse is that that movie didn't even go into detail of the horrors the North Korean people must face there. It's even worse than the conditions the movie showed. And that makes me cringe.
I. HATE. The North Korean government. I hate all the soldiers who DARE to beat or kill the precious human lives that they seem to think they own. I hate Kim Jung Il and Kim Il Sung. And I hate those who say that North Korea's right. I know, hard to believe people outside of North Korea would say that their form of government is correct, even seeing the atrocities that are committed. But there are people who still support North Korea. Those sick, twisted, convoluted minds.
My heart was broken all day today. It's still broken. That movie was based on a true story, and that kills me.
There is a holocaust happening right now. Except this time the entire world knows clearly what's going on, and yet is not doing anything definite about it. In the mid-1990s, ONE MILLION North Koreans starved to death. This statistic shouldn't even exist.
I wonder if what's left of my relatives in N. Korea are ok. If they're still alive. If they've been brainwashed. Maybe some escaped to China. Unlikely.
It's a holocaust.
1 comment:
Oh Jenn...I understand. The government in Bangladesh is deemed a "democracy", and yet it's as turbulent and corrupt as ever, while its millions of people drown, starve, or lead lives that make them wish they weren't living. I understand the pain and guilt you feel as being so fortunate in this country while your brethren in your mother country (overall Korea) suffer.
Hopefully this can inspire you to do great things with your life, philanthropical things.
P.S. Jenn, you have every right to agonize over this but I'm just going to ask you not use the word "retard", please. I know its use is widespread, but it's an offensive word. You of all people are very sensitive and I know you won't take offense to my asking you this. :)
P.S. Yes, definitely check out some of those books. PARTICULARLY The Dark Angel; you will FALL IN LOVE. (I'm not joking.)But all of them are fantastic and make you wish you'd written it.
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