How do North Korean generals have so many medals in peacetime?

[@Simplehistory]

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[@ragzaugustus]

Oh sure, an AI assisted half-arsed Editor will make "one-of-a-kind". Hope they paid you well, for that's just a slop generating website.

[@tusk3260]

That's actually a good idea, its like making po idol or movie stars. Making these "heroes" is a good distraction. And its a lot cheaper then making a whole movie. I believe this is what the whole point of inventing medals was originally for. North Korea certainly did not come up with the idea.

[@mirceazaharia2094]

When this regime falls, authentic examples of these medals are gonna turn into HOT collector's items.

[@matthewsandifer2673]

So....they operate like corporate management lol

[@bryanhouriet7674]

Better know as a company pizza party.

[@skydivingcomrade1648]

Way too spot on.

[@dlxmarks]

I once worked for a notoriously cheap company that added regular promotions to its lower than average raises to retain corporate management. The joke was on the dummies who fell for the trick because the title inflation became known in the industry. At one point, 11% of the employees were Vice Presidents or higher.

[@ripfluffyman9972]

Senior vice president Executive Director in charge of toilet licking

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@bryanhouriet7674 Or “Employee of the Month”.

[@cheesy_roblox190]

they're just to recognize who gets a bowl of rice and who doesnt

[@TersniaEGL]

HEH!

[@TersniaEGL]

Then I would get all the medals

[@ferretyluv]

Rice? That’s only for the rich. Most get corn.

[@LanceKo]

True

[@LancerAccent1812]

@@ferretyluvI dunno…

[@Minute_Sniper]

You get a medal, you get a medal, everyone gets a medal 🎉🏅

[@TheHerrArsch]

Kim time is over!

[@NoName-hg6cc]

You beat me to it 😂

[@heh7817]

but noone gets food

[@gtaylor2455]

US military is the same.

[@miguelp8249]

Like in the USA

[@mr6johnclark]

When there is an over supply of a commodity it's value goes down. Same thing happens to medals.

[@ferretyluv]

They’re participation trophies.

[@princessmarlena1359]

“When everyone is ‘super’, no one will be!”

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@ferretyluv Came here to say this, lol.

[@JoeyP946]

I don't think that matters in North Korea. Things are worth what Kim says they are worth

[@kanra2689]

@@ferretyluvnot like they got a choice but yeah making those medals must not be cheap or easy

[@brutallyhonest3574]

North Korean general's recruitment pitch, "I am not special.I am like you. You too can become as decorated as I am if your family spends the next 200 years enlisted in our great military! Why wait? Begin now!"

[@SpeedDaemon3]

Every north korean has to do 10 years into unpaid agriculture...I meant military. :P

[@Semperf11]

“Sign me up” I’m sure that’s what the citizens say 😅

[@sankyu3950]

They got that xbox achievement

[@matthew_natividad]

100 percenting your games like:

[@Jimmyareallycoolguy]

getting platnum on minecraft:

[@WarDaddy_21]

They buying up all the XP Packs

[@kanra2689]

@@WarDaddy_21funny enough I still haven’t used mine on borderlands 2

[@TCharles-hf1yc]

💎 achievement unlocked: We're still deciding what it was for...

[@bamacopeland4372]

So kind of like girl scout patches.

[@SEAZNDragon]

Hey now I'm sure the average Girl Scout done more than a North Korea general.

[@bamacopeland4372]

@SEAZNDragon you're right, and better the society.

[@Darkington]

Girl Scout Patches might require more skill.

[@rogersheddy6414]

Actually... Precisely like those majorette pins, if you've seen those baton twirlers in parades, with twenty pins on their outfits, and they're not even ten.

[@kanra2689]

@@Darkingtonin this case it’s just work

[@jangzhang7323]

Because it is an achievement itself to stay alive and not be thrown in prison in North Korea.

[@ferretyluv]

The populace is so brainwashed the idea of thinking for yourself or going against KJU is unfathomable. And if you’re part of the core class, why would you want to? They live in a historically collectivist culture as well, so individualism is discouraged. What’s an achievement is escaping, and that’s become near impossible now with KJU cracking down on the border so defections are at an all time low.

[@Audulf-of-Frisia]

So in the UK one can see this soon as well.

[@DJYC21215]

@@ferretyluv Sheeple in general do not like thinking for themselves. It's why Religion still dominates the world in 2024, in an Era where you'd think people would be intelligent enough to Abolish it.

[@mirceazaharia2094]

To be fair, they awarded a medal to a piece of industrial machinery. They recognize the merits of the machine spirit. As a 40K fan, I am very amused (and touched).

[@ryelor123]

You do realize that since its a totalitarian state, literally every prisoner is a political prisoner, right? So when you hear about all these political prisoners in their country, you assume they're all protestors and people fighting for a better life. Instead its mostly thieves, rapists, murderers and the like that exist in all countries. Never blindly trust exiles since they tend to always lie.

[@somtochukwuobidegwu5426]

For eating, you get a medal For doing nothing, you get a medal, For crying for Kim, you get a medal For clapping you get a medal

[@merryc.5466]

Sooo Oprah is a N. Korean spy? 😜 "You get a medal, and you get a medal, & you get a medal..."

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

For studying you get a debt. For buying a car you get a debt. For buying a house you get a debt. For going to a hospital you get a debt. What a clown world.

[@Matty-kelly]

@PROVOCATEURSK most countries have free medical care

[@erickhsp97]

for getting a medal 🎖, you got a medal 🎖

[@EzEcro]

​@@PROVOCATEURSK Not in my country and we are Capitalist, free medic care, free education, you also WORK for a car and a house, we don't get handouts from idiot politicians

[@Reagan_Is_God]

its their compensation for food

[@NuclearRaspberry]

It is food now......

[@ExtantPerson]

Mmm, crunchy

[@markolysynchuk5264]

​@@ExtantPerson 😂

[@Riker-sc2zv]

Lol

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Would USA have food without exploiting the illegals?

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[@Mr.LostSoul]

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I actually use Odoo, it's pretty good. Not a shill.

[@Pboi41]

Here's your 🏅

[@rebelrouzer5318]

You're doing the lords work! And by lord I mean the great leader Kim "rocket man" Jong ILL

[@erratas8909]

So in summary, North Korean medals are merely participation awards.

[@ripfluffyman9972]

You dont even have to participate

[@mill2712]

And hereditary.

[@Juhani96]

Just for being. Same goes for soviet states

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

00:10 Better question, why does this North Korean general have several American medals? Even a Medal of Honor, but as a badge?!

[@SADlikeDAD]

rushed video prob

[@nematolvajkergetok5104]

​@@SADlikeDAD But why is Ihr Majestät sad?

[@AqvaSerpentis]

Maybe to highlight the absurdity

[@thequackattack7704]

Because this video was made by dumb people. This video was terrible. I recommend referring to DPRK Explained, he made a video exactly on this.

[@deutschlander2004]

@@thequackattack7704agreed

[@_vla]

Good ol' encouragement badges, the Romanian Socialist Republic had them too. My grandpa told me that he used to have a lot of them by being a coal mining overseer, I have 4 of them, 3 are the "Frontrunner In The Race" medals wich look like silver 5-pointed stars with the engravings being on a red surface on the center while having the USSR and Romanian banners on them (1975-1978-1979). The other one is a "Special Merits in the Socialist Race" medal, its golden in appearance with leaf circles and a red star in the center bearing a "5 Year" mark on it, on the bottom there is a Romanian flag.

[@AWABPW]

Woke up 5 minutes before your alarm? MEDAL!!!

[@samgonzalez1687]

🏅 😿

[@jpsholland]

Even that alarm get a medal for being able to wake you up.

[@In_swedish_the_jam_means_sylt]

ive carried human waste around for 42 years ... where is my medal?

[@AngelEyes124]

Worthy of a Trophy 🏆 never mind any medals. Thanks for your service to society brother.💪

[@In_swedish_the_jam_means_sylt]

@@AngelEyes124 Thank you! il keep it on my shelf with pride!

[@AngelEyes124]

@ Don’t mention it brother, be safe.👊

[@chupacabra304]

Truly this work is more important than many people believe or even think of. I thank you for keeping us disease free 🙏🏽

[@MahsaKaerra]

If carrying human waste is worth a medal, what is the reward for *being* human waste?

[@改二電]

The machine spirit will be pleased with these medals

[@cesarborja1064]

They follow the will of the Omnissiah.

[@f.b.i6841]

Praise the Omnissiah. 🙏

[@muder46]

It feels like he was trying to please the machine spirit is those machines 😂

[@cesarborja1064]

Praise the Omnissiah

[@Cold_Cactus]

If I don't please the machine spirit of my ksg , by applying the sacred oils it jamms so this checks out

[@rhysthomas1699]

They take the title "Over-Achiver" to the extreme.

[@ryelor123]

No, they just organize it better. Think about how this compares to America and Europe where awards come in all different forms from bronze cups, shiny coins, pieces of paper in a picture frame, blue ribbons, etc. They just turn them all into military-style awards.

[@destrodevil6975]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@ryelor123Ay, right ay. You're making sense. They just organize their awards, made every award into military style badge, made it look more tidy and elegant. Think of it in this way, then it doesn't feel strange anymore. But it will lose some creative designs tho.

[@Alpacaluffy]

we gotta get a medal for excellence in medal manufacturing

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

oh i thought it was like that comedy from 1988 i’m gonna get you sucka! Medals for office wounds like getting a paper clip in the eye or a paper cut or abusing a pheasant or denying food to civilians to me their whole life and government is a joke! My husband has 2 medals and 3 ribbons from his service and he doesn’t gloat about them. He loves his old beret!

[@etuanno]

I have three ribbons as a common soldier in the Swiss army, one for beeing very sportive at the time of recruitment, one for knowing how to help yourself and others (comerade help) and one for serving my time. I've never been to war or in foreign countries as a soldier (why should I?), all I did was be a good, thinking soldier. Fun fact the comerade help ribbon is quite rare. but you only need to be interested and intelligent above average.

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

@ My husband received his for going above and beyond to help his men he served in the SANDF, South African national defense forces and did peacekeeping in the Congo where he earned his awards. He doesn’t like to talk about but he is proud that he got to serve the nation of his heritage.

[@stephenday2342]

​@@etuanno Need to have above average intelligence for that ribbon? Well I'm disqualified then.

[@JoeyGreenback_1923]

They're out of food, so medals had to too

[@daeseongkim93]

Even in peacetime there were a lot of medals for covert operations and small conflicts like the Battle of Yeongpyeongdo, the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan, landmine incidents on the DMZ, the construction of secret infiltration tunnels into the South, the capture of the USS Pueblo, the assassination attempts on President Park Chunghee and his wife, the kidnapping of S Korean film directors, the kidnapping of Japanese civilians, the Sokcho sub infiltration incident, the Rangoon bombing and attempted assassination of President Chun Doohwan, the Northern Limit Line skirmishes, many of the missile and atomic bomb tests through the 21st century, training of Zimbabwean special forces, advisory roles in Mozambique and Angola Civil wars, air squadron service in the Vietnam War for the NVA, and now probably new medals for officers and meritorious soldiers serving with Russia in the war in Ukraine.

[@Nathan-jh1ho]

One for surviving each purge

[@wilhelmhetrick8948]

Ok this is the one and only time I will ever agree with North Korea but it's nice they at least pretend to appreciate hard work and skill in all aspects of life, including the essential yet often forgotten jobs such as manufacturing, security personnel, and construction workers. I mean without jobs like this society can't function so those that do a great job should be recognized more often.

[@im.empimp]

While the US doesn't have a comparable quantity awards and decorations for civilians, we definitely have, or have had, them for our military. I can _sort of_ understand the hate, _however_ as a veteran, I can also say that a military "salad bar" also serves as a quick, visible, and public resume/vitae. For example, I once had a WO who had a noticeable difference between his "service strips" and his "good cookie" award counts. When I started asking about the discrepancy, I learned a whole lot about him that I probably would not have learned otherwise! While there are many things about the military that I don't miss, one aspect that I honestly miss is the easy to see and quick to understand information that uniforms provide.

[@wilmergarcia3577]

That’s what I was thinking too, being a Veteran I can appreciate a medal even if is not for intended purpose of having pride on your service. Medals in the military help get you promoted and you generally get treated better by higher ups which directly helps your quality of life.

[@exoghost2382]

you’re joking right?

[@michaelhowell2326]

If I wasn't already subscribed, the use of "shitload" as unit of measurement would have gotten it.

[@ChristopherCovarrubias-pm7nt]

9:17 bro what how did the tree get a medal?

[@ina_001]

Spaa tree lol

[@jellypetertheeel6360]

It gave cover to a vehicle from a spotter and it's said that a us aircraft crashed into the tree.

[@troothhertz6297]

Can defeat the North Korean army with a magnet

[@mm-yt8sf]

they build up their suit of armor slowly...medal by medal

[@bryannguyen4767]

They have more medals than most of the people watching this video 🤣

[@edvardbenes3114]

what

[@chheinrich8486]

Love how in johnny Johnson’s video on the topic, he uses a clip from death of Stalin with marshal Zhukov and all his medals😂

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

Zhukov would shame NK generals like posers

[@SnakeKoRn]

1:17 That animation is creepy....

[@randomdude6483]

Agree

[@AbrahamLincoln-p16]

Wii sports ahh clapping

[@crepsdoge]

unfortunately it does happen in real time through their media

[@GeorgeAlvarezIII]

Somewhat reminiscent of how Southpark depicts Canadians 😂

[@TemplarCommander69]

**Insert Zhukov Wear his Uniform with LOT of Medals.gif** 😎🎖

[@tanichiro]

damn... North Korea was handing out participation awards before the rest of the world event considered the concept

[@Edro1973]

When I was in I got the National Defense medal for the Persian Gulf War, which had been over for a year and a half before I went to boot camp.

[@herknorth8691]

I got to visit Germany in 2001 and while I was there, I saw the Berlin Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie. There was a huge glass case at the front of the museum that just had thousands of medals piled up in it. The caption said that these medals, mostly civil, were handed out by the East German government and that people just donated them to the museum after reunification. I guess that communist nations across the board have some kind of obsession with medals? The people who got them sure didn't feel the need to hang on to them, at least, once there was no legal penalty for giving them away.

[@GoGoGoRunRunRun]

Yeah, it's definitely a thing in socialist and communist countries.

[@thomasjetzer2823]

Military dictatorships and Junta governments tend to have the same obsession. I would say that it's not so much a feature of communist regimes as it is of autocratic ones. All communist regimes are of course autocratic, but not all autocratic regimes are communist.

[@Unknown_Genius]

I mean, there's no need to hang onto them aside from remembering the past once a regime collapses. But yeah, they're given out by autocratic regimes a lot, pretty sure it's because they try to hit a sense of pride to further strengthen their might over people.

[@GoGoGoRunRunRun]

@Unknown_Genius Well, giving out medals is basically free (costs the government very little) and as we've seen in this video, there's a never ending supply of inspiration for new medals. I's say it's not only pride, it's also a factor to motivate people and give them a sense of achievement, even when there are very little opportunities for the individual. But yeah, it's also a way to prop up pride and give people the initiative to compete against each other (which helps the government mostly). Authocratic governments, no matter if it's on the socialist/communist side of the spectrum or on the fascist side of it have many things in common afterall.

[@Unknown_Genius]

@@GoGoGoRunRunRun Yup, Authocratic governments also barely differ honestly. Just have to take a look at the third reich and the soviet union, overall they've not been precisely too different in how they handled things. Overall same bs, just a different name and different approaches in retaining might.

[@neofulcrum5013]

Will you guys in Simple History cover the history of guerrilla warfare tactics/strategy?

[@vlads3283]

many of them make sense to me. Give medals to show that you've been a great worker and brought value to the country.

[@scottydu81]

Ugh, found the communist

[@dustyak79]

I’m willing to bet the construction explosion there were no letters just an accident and whoever was responsible for the accident was told they put letters there and promptly sent off for re education.

[@Marinetr]

You have to give it to them that how creative they are. So their concept is "if you feel PROUD of yourself by plastering many medals on you then the less trouble you will become".

[@destrodevil6975]

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[@1993smoker]

That police officer must be the luckiest man in north Korea, 100% he was done with this bullshit and saw an easy painless out, and instead of his family being punished for his cowardice, he got a medal

[@laser31415]

It reminds me of an old saying with start up companies, "titles are cheaper than raises"

[@qmt1610]

I mean titles are good, some even better than higher salary in some aspects. It has happened to me. I was a data analyst, with 80k annually. Work for 3 years, i could choose between a new title (junior data scientist) with 80k, the same salary or senior data analyst with 100k salary + bonus. Data analyst title could only get me so far. I chose a new title so i could learn new things, be familiar with data scientist job, leave for higher salary. Now i made 140k with data scientist title (still junior). I still have door for advancements in the future. You couldn't get a phd in data analytics, but you can get phd in data science/applied statistics. With that, i could possibly break 200k. With data analytics? No chance. 120k (or 150k if you're in big company) will probably be close to the limit. If you can take the higher title, please take it. At least this is my field. Idk about other fields.

[@kentarthur8329]

hero of labor basically the north Korean version of your manager's pizza party

[@themurmeli88]

It's because they can't afford a pizza. 😅

[@junicohen7918]

It be like that when socilism is achived ​@themurmeli88

[@1marcelfilms]

How to make your script as long and as drawn out as possible:

[@darthhodges]

We have seen the same trend in the US though it isn't as pervasive throughout all of society. Patton never wore more than one row of ribbons even though he had more, a common behavior of flag officers in the mid-20th century. Now everyone always wears every ribbon AND we offer a lot more of them over the course of a career than we used to. Even those of middle rank with little to no combat experience can have 5 or 6 rows.

[@gtaylor2455]

Yep Ike had 3 rows of robbons.

[@HolyReality]

Great video, thank you!

[@HazeyCazeyTv]

My son is currently in the marines. I watch the news now in a different way. I pray the USA doesn’t go to war over something that’s unnecessary. Shout out to anyone who is serving and has ever served in the military.

[@leonhardjust5134]

It is you morons starting all wars ^^ só its your own fault

[@TheMeanmarine13]

My mom was the same way when I got deployed to Iraq during The Invasion. Even at work she had her co-workers watching the news for her when she would take breaks. Good luck to your son in the corps Semper Fi!

[@HazeyCazeyTv]

@ it’s tough. Thank you!

[@paul5475]

Why not U.S have no military? Sure without U.S military there will be no war

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

@@paul5475 Oh bless your heart…

[@christopherg2347]

Those are for surviving each month, year, decade without being executed by AA gun.

[@thomasm9384]

@ 6:ish I was reminded of all my awards from Webelos. What a strange place...

[@cyzcyt]

The machine spirit must be exalted

[@JaylenCAB]

There are 2 medals that are not North Korean on the thumbnail these are the purple heart what is a American medal and on his ears there are 2 France and Germany star which were British ww2 medals

[@eyeofsauron1502]

I think it might just be for a little comedy, like having Gordon Ramsey in the Best MREs video.

[@mattschm5486]

Finders keepers. Probably got it from his grandpa. Who found it on some American soldier. I believe they are allowed to display medals given to the family

[@teamja1088]

My E4 Mafia buddies and me have asked the same question about many American officers who have never served in combat (some have never been deployed) yet their chest is decked out more than Chesty Puller’s. The Underwater Basket Weaving medal is only slightly lower than a Bronze Star, which is why so many of them have it.

[@curtismsh9211]

They get them just for being the rank they are many times. "For all of the hard work they put in during their career," I was told. Even though the medals specifically state they are for a particular event. Not combined service.

[@JiTiAr35]

it's like "why do North Korea call themselves as a democratic country?" Dictatorships always do their own way. No consensus needed.

[@lotsofLlamas]

Well that isn't really the issue with north korea though..

[@rkim9955]

Props for all the info !! More props for the pronunciation of the Korean words !

[@thej8656]

0:32 did he fr just say that

[@brbrbrbrbbrbrbrbr]

Yes

[@BigFillerName]

Felt good to hear ngl

[@seanbryan2127]

Shed loads is what I heard

[@geoffreylee5199]

It is nice they even get recognized by their country. Here, who ever gets recognized is very limited. In Canada and the US it is slim, but in other nations much more so. Yes maybe a bit too much, but they are recommended and awarded.

[@MrMysteriousDm]

Its called participation trophies

[@Tuan6969]

How barack obama get the nobel while deploying troops in other countries 😂

[@CulturalBreakdown]

Giving awards to objects doesn't sound that strange considering the US Navy gives out awards to ships.

[@Culdcepter]

True, but for our ships, the award is mainly for the departments on the ships, such as the Battle-E for overall performance, or Meritorious Unit Commendation for the ship as a whole based on how the crew performed. The crew earned it for the ship. 😊

[@GEA_RuthlessKillaz35]

Every country that has a Navy gives awards out to their ships.

[@bongcloudopening5404]

Tbf, giving an award to the ship is probably cheaper then giving the reward to everyone individually on said ship, as it technically awards everyone who is on said ship.

[@snowboi2813]

And it's not like awarding a ship is as strange as awarding a literal tree for allegedly sheltering a vehicle from an aerial attack 😂

[@Audulf-of-Frisia]

Whahahahahaha they do?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Prosecute-fauci]

If people knew how medals were handed out in the US army they would be shocked. I saw people in office jobs get bronze stars for simply doing their jobs while deployed. Literally sat in air conditioning and answered phone calls and got a bronze star.

[@skipperclinton1087]

In the US military they just change the required criteria for eligibility. Bronze Stars given as an award for non combat accomplishments. Combat Action Ribbons for just being attached to a unit that was in contact and were awarded it. Back in the day, when officers only had NDSM to hang on their dress uniforms the USN came out with the "Sea Service Ribbon". An award for sea service when you're in the Navy? I do believe it's given if you're away from your homeport for longer than 6 month's. Heres the catch. If your ship is forward deployed, no Ribbon for you because your ship is homported outside the US. Whatever!

[@NoPastNoFate]

The bronze star has always been awarded for both heroic OR for meritorious performance during wartime. And a lot of the rest of what you said is misrepresentations as well.

[@worldtraveler930]

I am reminded of a joke told about an Italian General in which they were asking about his medals and he said this one is for service in Spain this is for service of Italy, this is for service in Africa and the person asked what are those next Two Rows of metals for and he said Oh Those are for Servicing Fiat's!!! 🤠👍

[@bluespartan076]

makes you wonder if the DPRK will ever fall...

[@TomNJoshPlay]

Your animation has gotten much better!

[@mm-yt8sf]

so if you have a really impressive medal, people might not notice it at all if you're in a crowd of people all covered in medals. too much visual clutter

[@EuphoricAngel]

I love that this video pops up when I asking myself that very question lately lol

[@donxz2555]

It’s body armour but not as we know it Jim

[@Kaiserriech]

Hi simple history

[@andrew12bravo21]

They are awarded for their "loyalty!"

[@Oldaccaoun]

1:14 does anyone notıed that the flag pins is not look like north koreas but look like turkeys flag pins

[@lombardo141]

There is even a Medal of Honor on there. It’s a a joke from the creator to point out the absurdity 😂

[@mofo919]

Because the average weight of a full grown man in N, KOERA is 130 lbs, they have to have extra weight to keep them on the ground so the wind doesn't blow them away....

[@TheEntwicklungEnthusiast]

I wouldn’t be surprised if a medal was made for just drinking a bottle of water

[@Shuck-Shick-Blam]

Yes. The 'Dwinky Wawa Medal' is very prestigious.

[@WongWeiEnWayneHougangss-wb3gx]

@@Shuck-Shick-Blam💀 “Dwinky Wawa”

[@RaphaelChan888]

I used to be involved in various multilevel marketing businesses. When you can't afford to reward and motivate with money, medals and recognitions were the cheapest incentives for performance.

[@wizce04]

and people say socialism makes people equal

[@CKW10001]

That's not socialism. Europe is a socialist society and it works pretty well there. That's just corruption and power projection. Where all the wealth is for one family to maintain their wealth. In the USA they are so stupid they don't know what socialism or capitalism is!

[@Samjobre]

This isn’t socialism, it’s not even Communism. North Korea is a hereditary dictatorship ruled by the Kim family.

[@jeffwolcott7815]

I never saw it do that, just make the claim.

[@shrekthe55thsharkking]

Only on paper~

[@CKW10001]

@@wizce04 it's nowhere near the definition of socialism but again Yankee people being uneducated to what socialism or capitalism is. Europe is a socialist society that's doing pretty well. North Keoran leadership Hoover's all the wealth to keep one family in power, that's just greed and NOT socialism.

[@rustyshackleford3862]

My grandfather was a Korean war vet. When he passed. We found a war throphy, it was a North Korean medal for for serving a previous full term of service in the Army.

[@Sierra-208]

This is absolutely ludicrous

[@Shuck-Shick-Blam]

You get a medal!

[@russellpreson8982]

So the knot tying scout badge has greater significance. STUNNING

[@Raincityroller]

Technically we haven't declared peace.

[@Crashed131963]

It's a 70 year old ceasefire .

[@PossumsTophat]

The US didn't have to declare a peace because they never declared war. The US military hasn't made a formal declaration of war since June 5th 1942. Every military action since the end of WW2 has been unapproved by Congress and illegal. Lucky for the military, nobody seems to care what the constitution says. Why defend our freedoms and laws when we could be exploding civilians all over the world in the name of "democracy". Even if we won't put the choice about going to war to a democratic vote.

[@Pheorize]

Thank you! I've had this question for years now, but haven't been bothered to actually look it up. But now I know the reason why was just ad ridiculous as I thought. 😁

[@AnotherBattleAnotherRattle1815]

I finished first, no questions asked because I watched it in X10 speed

[@Very_Angry_Citizen]

You get a DPRK medal 🥇!

[@capncake8837]

@@Very_Angry_Citizen Righteous People’s Award for Technological Innovation and Efficiency.

[@jokodihaynes419]

A improvised bulletproof vest

[@PhilippBlum]

Just like online gaming.

[@Catpain_Tailspin]

Napoleon said it best: people will die for a piece of ribbon.

[@michaelpiwcewicz1412]

THEY GET THEM FREE AT BURGER KING EVERY TIME THEY A QUARTER POUNDER////

[@SteveForster325]

I worked with a US airman who received a medal for flying over Northern Ireland at 36,000 feet because there was a conflict going on under him.

[@davidclark7758]

Yeah the US needs a silver medal in the giving out medals category.

[@rogersheddy6414]

No dogs. In North Korea, they don't give Lassie a medal. They eat lassie.

[@c.k.185]

My Christmas tree doesn’t even have that many decorations

[@SingularPanda4]

**Guy Sneezes* **Gets Medal for Loudest Sneeze**🎖️🐥

[@athena1491]

"You need at least 15 pieces of flair"

[@EternalHappElements]

So some participation awards. Might sound absurd but nice gestures are still better than nothing. What, you expect something substantial? We don't even get those in corporations needless in a poor regime.

[@MaKingEditZ200]

They got that Discord Roles

[@NuclearRaspberry]

There not metals for war. They are metals for human rights violations.

[@Bageltin]

thats crazy bruh i didnt think i'd ever see an odoo sponsorship

[@Marinealver]

For a socialist state, it acts very feudal.

[@brandonkolter4719]

oh you gone and done it now, dear leader will be seeing you soon.

[@Shockeyfish]

North Korea…. Again?

[@maplemiles3381]

It's a country that is not straight forward and very little is known about it

[@IanFloyd-ez4rn]

That's the equivalent of walking around a video game lobby with all of my Playstation trophies on display.

[@MarcPiery]

Participation trophies. One for each parade he attended.

[@Ik34thyD1ngus]

3:41 Hero of *Labour*