While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America

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What she writes about is the trajectory she sees the US heading一one that limits freedom of speech, cancels and bans dissidents, ignores teaching critical thinking in favor of memorization, and absolves itself from individual responsibility一is very similar to what led North Koreans (and other societies) to give up their freedoms in favor of charismatic leaders who later revealed themselves to be villains.

Park comes at these issues from (the Right, sure but more uniquely) from the perspective of someone who grew up in one of the most horrendous places, under one of the heinous regimes in the history of mankind, who lived through unspeakable horrors in China as a sex slave and is now a Columbia educated activist in the public sphere advocating for human rights and individual liberties. I have no patience for Ben Shapiros or Candace Owens but I had to hear this lady out. I think she does make some great points especially when discussing performative activism on the side of the left; however, I take issue with the fact that although the same issues can be said of the right, she only draws from examples from the left and compares “woke culture” to the North Korean regime.While Time Remains : A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in After defecting from North Korea, Yeonmi Park found liberty and freedom in America. A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America · Publisher Description · More Books by Yeonmi Park & Jordan B. Peterson. Making claims about North Korea in the present tense and speaking about some things that have no evidence at all. I am sure her heart is in the right place and ‘all attention is good attention’ may get money for NK human rights. But I am morally not okay with the claims and big statements she makes. I don't agree with all of the opinions that she's presented in this book but she brings up a lot of great points and offers a lot of food for thought. Also, the comparisons that she was able to draw between woke/cancel culture and North Korean dictatorship and propaganda were very interesting. No one in his right mind will consider that censuring free thought and critical thinking is good. If this is what happens in Colombia then it is good to speak up. No one in his right mind will think that the only way to pursue a relationship is by being gay and gender fluid and polyamory and so forth and that this is imposed by I don’t know who.

Not at all what I was expecting to read. While I sympathize with everything that the author has experienced and endured, this was a very political book that showed clear bias one way while the author herself claims to be apolitical.

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Since the publishing of her first book, Park has immigrated to the USA, graduated from Columbia University with a degree in economics, started a YouTube channel, and gave birth to a son. While it seems like she has completely integrated into 'normal' society, it is not without its challenges. What's unique about this book is the love you can tell this woman has for America, the same way so many immigrants do. This place for her is not an expensive and oppressive prison, but a place unique in the world for the oppurtunities it provides. We all could be doing more to be less sensitive and use our excessive wealth and abilities to help people worldwide who are struggling just to live one more day. Her struggle to get to the USA and her continued ups and downs to get help for North Korea is heartbreaking. America is a beacon for the world and we need to fight for freedom, not fight amongst each other. We all know China is up to no good, so why aren't those in power doing more? Views Program ID: 526743-1 Category: Public Affairs Event Format: Speech Location: Salem, Virginia, United States First Aired: Apr 23, 2023 | 9:05am EDT | C-SPAN 2 Last Aired: Aug 22, 2023 | 7:11am EDT | C-SPAN 2 Airing Details