Kim Il-Sung: Father of a Troubled Nation

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Before his son took the mantle in the 1990s, learn about the original cult of personality that sprung from the Cold War and shaped modern North Korea.
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[@xyzzzify]

KZbin: How many accounts do you want? Simon: Yes.

[@chronic_hip_and_back_pain]

@victor bruun It was a joke

[@theparadigm8149]

@victor bruun What?

[@donovanscully5582]

I'm sure helping with documentaries would be good for the guy if he found the right agent. He's a good presenter - a lot of people need those.

[@risitascositas1699]

🤣

[@lylasaur6694]

I feel like every few videos there's another of his channels that I haven't heard about

[@ScarlettDeLion]

First ten minutes: Huh.... he doesn't seem all that bad. Last 20 minutes: Theeeere it is....

[@frankseward7017]

I think you meant last 10 minutes.

[@greoji]

@@frankseward7017 I don't know why, but I think you missed their joke...

[@marinazagrai1623]

Scarlett...all dictators seem even pleasant at first, till the population has been fooled...and after WWII nobody interfered in the business of other countries, lest they (any) should be slapped on the wrist! The so-called democrat dictators have free rein to do whatever it pleased them to do to their own people. Japan did the same to the Koreans as they did to the Chinese (Nanking).

[@ejipshantha8767]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dirtmcgert3139]

Womp womp womppppppp

[@Psiballl]

Simon Whistler: The Man Who Never Sleeps.

[@TheLoxxxton]

Simon whistler the man who only has one leg! Bet ya didn't know that?

[@trj1442]

You do realise that Simon Whistler is not actually a real person don't you Psiball? He's just an updated replica of Max Headroom with better CGI.

[@TheLoxxxton]

@@trj1442 of course but with only one leg!

[@k3kboi665]

@@TheLoxxxton what would indicate that?

[@comettamer]

Of course not. Someone has to make sure Sam and Danny don't escape.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Wow you actually talked about my grandpa. Impressive. Amazing how he rebuilt this country from the ashes of the war

[@themechanic.9545]

Gee Mr. Kim. I hope you’re doing well of what he started.

[@lostintime8651]

Kim, Trump is watching you. Behave!!

[@starryphantasm]

amazing how your father screwed it up

[@oysterbar857]

Hello

[@JR-qz3zt]

@@mangonel IQ25>You

[@macwatson7227]

“Father of a troubled nation.” That’s literally the kindest possible way you could describe him.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

We the best

[@theawesomeman9821]

He's not even a real communist but a cult leader who brainwashes the masses.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

@@theawesomeman9821 I mean he criticize Marxist-Leninism for being too "European" for the Koreans...

[@wolphman7725]

I feel like he’s defending North Korea

[@marylandman12]

True, that's why he was a Korean nationalist.

[@yequalsemexplusbee4322]

Not gonna lie, Kim Il Sung seemed like a chill person. Constantly smiling, walking around with his hands behind his back, pointing at things, and interacting with people.

[@danielmcdermott138]

Pol Pot had a lovely smile!!!

[@filipe5226]

Is that a unplanned reference to Hitlers mannerisms?

[@slavicemperor8279]

Compared to South Korean dictator at the same time, Kim Il Sung was a Saint. During his rule the living standard in North Korea was far better than in the South.

[@malekofthegreen738]

​@@filipe5226🙄

[@CaLypSO4456]

The devil has been said to be charming.

[@anumeon]

Well, atleast Kim Il-Sung never had to see his son being lonely and sad.. But as we all know, the most dangerous one of all the Kims is still around.. Kim Kar-dashian

[@fallingpetunias9046]

Poor, Kim Jung Il. So lonely and sadly alone

[@anumeon]

@@fallingpetunias9046 Sitting on his little throne.

[@blahasdirtysock3657]

Have you any idea how f*cking busy I am!?

[@AvoidTheCadaver]

He wasn't lonely He was Ronery

[@kimjong-il6901]

Oh yes, I had quite hard times being alone. Even my for our country above average number of wifes or the daily meetings with hundreds of young female soldiers admiring me made loneliness only a little more bearable. Why do bad things always happen to good people?

[@Discosaturn]

Kim Il-Sung was born on the same day the Titanic sank *His first act was to sink the ship himself*

[@doomi4055]

coincidence? I THINK NOOOT!!!!

[@pyromania1018]

@@doomi4055 Uh, Bernie...

[@cartman1754]

oof

[@swastiknag9220]

🤣🤣

[@bobwalsh3751]

@@pyromania1018 Don't "Bernie" ME!!!!

[@vonPeterhof]

A friend of our family is a Sakhalin Korean who had some relatives in the North, and he actually went to visit them at some point in the 1970s. He said that being there felt like walking through the set of a Soviet movie... filmed in the 1930s.

[@thunderbird1921]

Even from footage I've seen taken there in the last 5-10 years, North Korea looks like the late 70s apart from some computers, phones and a few other tech items. They're 40 years behind the major civilizations.

[@gosuosu6977]

@@thunderbird1921 They do have phones, computer, and their own internet nowadays but of course, most of the citizens are living under severe poverty

[@jakefyfe3687]

@@thunderbird1921trtttrt RT Ft

[@FranzBieberkopf]

@@thunderbird1921The rural areas of N .Korea are more like 200 years behind most of the rest of the world.

[@Just_another_turtle]

When Kim Il-Sung got sick he became Kim ill-Sung.

[@johnnysinsgaming1568]

Nice

[@joliver9992]

uhhhhh

[@pyromania1018]

Badum-tish!

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Bruh

[@geraldfriend256]

Hit the lights when you leave

[@daguard411]

North Korea is kind of like what would happen if Scientology took control of a country.

[@Crackdalf]

I'd choose the Kims over Scientology

[@sisterspooky]

@paul crowley - _Killed?!??_ The idea of murder of a human being for believing in something you don’t seems acceptable to you? SMH Wow...

[@sisterspooky]

@Malik Khaleel - I don’t know... that would be a pretty execrable choice to be forced to make. As much as I would dread dealing with either, I would opt for $cientology over the Kim regime solely based on the Kim regime's penchant for executions. $cientology is its own brand of evil, but at least they’re not feeding people to canines or privately shooting them.

[@daguard411]

@@sisterspooky The primary reason Hubbard developed the maritime aspect to Scientology is that when one is sailing outside of the territorial waters of all countries, you can do as you wish.

[@mism847]

What's so bad with science?

[@casper6405]

Kim Ill sung dies North Korean citizens: are we free NK: yes but actually no Citizens: why? NK: Another one

[@normalguyhere9158]

@victor bruun oh yes and trust me its quite good

[@SteRDLK]

Trump dies Americans: are we free? USA: yes but actually no Citizens: why? USA: another turd to front the imperialist capitalist regime

[@senorliamy17]

NK: And another one.

[@normalguyhere9158]

Nk: Kim Il Sung dies Nk people: were free at last Nk: congratulations you played yourself

[@GreenFoxLuama]

Actually they had been fully brainwashed and praised Kim Il Sung like a god, so when he died, the whole country cried for real

[@clayongunzelle9555]

The abused often times become abusers themselves. Sad reality of life

[@obamaprism9702]

The abused kick downwards

[@deeya]

Monsters often create other monsters. In literature we like to use fictional monsters like vampires and zombies to underscore the nature of human evil itself. And how it wants to fester, bite, and spread.

[@thunderbird1921]

You either die a hero (whether young or old), or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@WhaleManMan]

Xi Jinping was the same

[@ndro8032]

Poor austrian painter

[@MrDoom885]

Kim Il-Sung was perhaps the best out of the Kin Dynasty. He actually cared about uniting his nation and was willing to go to any measure to ensure it. But the problem is, he became too power hungry. Power is dangerous, it consumes people. But he used it better than his son and grandson.

[@nedifar-haunts-you]

He was actually the worst of the three but okay.

[@MrDoom885]

@@nedifar-haunts-you No he wasn't. It seems you aren't very educated. Kim Il-Sung had a troubled childhood and he managed to build his way to the top unlike his son and grandson who had everything handed down to them. Kim Il-Sung just wanted to unite his country like it once was when Korea was the Korean Empire. He did take aggressive measures to make sure that his power was secure. But during that time, he wasn't as bad as his son and grandson.

[@nedifar-haunts-you]

@@MrDoom885 Yes, he was. I am more educated than you, so please, watch your tone, kiddo. It doesn't matter if he had a trouble childhood (the Austrian painter too) or if he "build his own way to the top" (thank you USSR), the fact is that he was the worst of the three. You know why? Because the created the totalitarian system of NK. Because he created the three generations punishment and this punishment was heavier applied during his rule than after. He created the Songbun system that discriminate citizens based on what their ancestors did. Your father worked for Japan? You will live in misery. Your father was close to Kim Il Sung? You will live well in Pyongyang. He created all this and you still think he's the best lol. Oh and who triggered the Korean War by invading the South, which leaded to 2 millions of death civilians and the destruction of North and South Korea ? Kim Il Sung. Who is the main responsible for the famine that still affect North Korea today but passed away at the right moment so his son would be blamed for everything? Kim Il Sung. The guy was incompetent when it was about economy lol. Under which Kim did NK see the rise and prosperity of SK? Under Kim il Sung. Under which Kim did NK have luck to rely on the USSR who produced almost the half of north Korean electricity? Under Kim Il Sung. "MuH He WaS BeTtEr ThAn HiS SoN AnD GrAnDsOn" Just lol. Next time, make sure you know what you're talking about instead of call others "uneducated", and stop praising evil commies dictators.

[@Amoore-vv9wx]

@@nedifar-haunts-youKim Jong-il was the worst lol. Daddy Il-Sung was a genuine capable revolutionary. Kim Jong-il was a fool in almost all respects.

[@nedifar-haunts-you]

​​​​@@Amoore-vv9wxNo. The worst was Kim Il Sung. Kim Jung Il was probably the smartest of the three but he was undoubtedly better than his father, and the context of their both rules matters a lot. "Genuine capable revolutionary leader " responsible of the misery of North Korea, a famine, and a war he didn't even win.. Millions of koreans died because of him. Communism and Marxism-Leninism in a nutshell. Your naivety and your adoration for this evil human scum is very frightening. But keep believing in your illusions, bro.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Pyongyang built their metro before Seoul. And it’s honestly so beautiful. You can tell they were inspired by the Moscow Metro

[@motro1301]

@@angievlogs3407 Also seoul has the wifi and internet on the metro. They dont.

[@rp-wn5or]

@@motro1301 North Korea was actually much wealthier than their Southern counterpart until the late 70s early 80s. North Korea was naturally the industrial center of the Korean Peninsula because of its proximity to China and plentiful natural resources like iron/gold/uranium(I think). The south was originally agriculturally centered with very little urban development when the war originally broke out. My dad said that when he was a child, South Korea had propaganda very similar to that of North Korea’s on the US. Looking back, he realizes that South Korea was using the same technique that North Korea does to keep their people ignorant and dedicated.

[@Flagg1991]

@@rp-wn5or It was still a brutal communist dictatorship where you had to worship statues of a fat guy or die. I'd rather be poor.

[@rp-wn5or]

@@Flagg1991 yeah idk my comment was deleted but in general the gist was: we weren’t there and we weren’t the South Koreans starving and also living under a dictatorship labeled as a president lol

[@SHAHIDKC]

That's actually because South Korea was highly unstable.

[@Hollyberrystreats]

"He attended Whasung Military Academy but was quickly unimpressed by their methods, the last thing you expect from a 14 year old boy" Actually, if I had to quickly define all 14 year olds' attitudes towards most things, I'd go with UNIMPRESSED

[@steveo3237]

The Korean War did not end, they are technically still at a state of war.

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

I said this in class to my professor in South Korea... He hated me and made sure to devalue my grade. Sorry about facts?

[@steveo3237]

@@UnicornsPoopRainbows the Canadian encyclopedia states they are technically still at war today. An armistice was signed but no peace treaty by international standards meaning they are still at war.

[@AshrakAhmed]

Both side military decided to call it a day for now but the politicians never signed a agreement calling it quits I guess!

[@steveo3237]

@@AshrakAhmed as Canadians we fought in the war on the South’s side. We were taught in school that technically if hostilities broke out again Canada could be dragged into it again as there was no peace treaty signed after Canada declared war.

[@itscrespoyo9878]

Ashrak...the military has NOT called it a day. I spent 8 years near the DMZ. Definitely not user friendly.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:55 - Chapter 1 - Humble beginnings 5:20 - Chapter 2 - Jumping into the fray 7:50 - Chapter 3 - Homecoming 10:35 - Chapter 4 - Kim & the korean war 12:45 - Chapter 5 - After the ashes 16:40 - Chapter 6 - Later years in power

[@michaelwomack3293]

Thanks bro

[@artyjaycayairlines]

What for???

[@craigpennock7660]

At this point Simon is going to start invading other channels and consuming them for their power

[@lolom8772]

I wouldn’t be surprised by that

[@seanleith5312]

The title is outrageous. What the hell. That's a evil dictator.

[@ryojava5744]

People : Why north korean so cruel this day North Korean : Blame to Japan Japanese nowadays : owh..... Sorry, I don't remember anything hahahahaha.....

[@Nzosaba_Matenge]

Japan is basically deleting it's old tweets beforing applying for a job

[@christianleprettre9230]

I drive alot for work these videos are an amazingly helpful way to pass the time between stops. Love all your channels and your overall skill at narrating. Thank you for all the awesome content from South Carolina.

[@mac4491]

I've watched a good few of your videos now and I really like the amount of detail you put into researching even minor points or little phrases. Great work on everything you're doing.

[@pyromania1018]

"If you wanted to create a totally isolated and hermetic society, northern Korea in the years after the 1953 'armistice' would have been the place to start... Pyongyang was an ashen moonscape. It was Year Zero. Kim Il Sung could create a laboratory, with controlled conditions, where he alone would be the engineer of the human soul." ~Christopher Hitchens, describing North Korea after the 1953 ceasefire

[@pyromania1018]

@Gage Acosta Too bad he didn't live to see the third Kim take power. Now they've got their Unholy Trinity. And I don't think he was dismissing it. I think he was just describing what was going on.

[@OoJohnisbackoO]

@Gage Acosta lol. Wut. Where is he wrong?

[@MrBlazemaster525]

@Gage Acosta conveniently forgetting the North fired the first shots lol

[@MrBlazemaster525]

@Gage Acosta better than you justifying the Kims' insanity

[@hattorihaso2579]

Kinda like the usa does

[@maddieeagal5063]

I’ve learned more history from you than any history teacher. Thank you for keeping it interesting🙂

[@michaelminner3723]

me: “whoa simon has alot of channels.” simon: *makes new channel

[@TheKing60210]

Seriously. This dude works like hell

[@tigermunky]

@@TheKing60210 Soon 90% of all videos on youtube will contain Simon. I'm kind of OK with that.

[@Care_Honey]

At this point, Simon's various channels make up about half of my watched KZbin videos. I am not complaining though, I love it.

[@AfricanBiographics]

Brilliant video as always, you guys inspired me to start my channel

[@jessicasparkle]

Love this man covering a million channels every day! I subscribe to most of them!

[@littledarkstranger8111]

Simon, you've got to hold a record along the lines of "Most KZbin channels hosted by one person" by now. I feel like every time I watch one of your videos I find out about a new one!

[@bobbydeuce6486]

He has such a warm jovial smile. He really looks like he’s having such a great time.

[@sayuncleordie]

I've been waiting for this one.

[@davidstone9154]

I spent 3 straight years on the northern part of the ROK (Camp Greaves) as a much younger man, and I know a lot about the Korean War, the peninsula in general, the history of the “partnership” between the US and South Korea. I did not know a lot about this man though, and it is always great to learn something new here on your KZbin channel Mr. Simon!!

[@mantasour]

So weird I found myself wishing hed do kim il sung....and what pops up on my screen...wow thanks biographics guy. You don't disappoint

[@ditzylemmon5094]

The hardest working man in show business. Awesome stuff, love your work.

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

A brief history of the Kim dynasty: Mystical Births, Purges, Famine, Rockets, Propaganda

[@alexanderatticus647]

last one and first one are the same

[@jameshays947]

@@alexanderatticus647 I’m fairly sure that’s the point....

[@alexanderatticus647]

@@jameshays947 no its not he was refering to propaganda as a whole and the birth as seperate

[@r.m.5548]

Wait so Japan locked him up and the USA set him free, otherwise none of this would have happened, mind blown.

[@Arirezz]

@@alexanderatticus647 r/woooosh

[@J_A_M_D]

Very excited! This is a bio I've been waiting for

[@Nickles4]

Ah yes. Simon, the face and voice behind every single interesting youtube channel in existence

[@thevozhd9846]

Kim Il-Sung's "juche" reminds me of the current Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's "aatmanirbhar bharat" policy (it means "Self-reliant India")

[@jonathanwillis5213]

Business Blaze is the best channel! Can't put out new episodes of that fast enough!

[@OfficalMadMattie]

I appreciate the effort that goes into making this. Well done!

[@TwentyNinerR]

Now that we've covered Kim Il-Sung, I think it'd be nice to have Rhee Syngman's biography in the near future. Both Kim Il-Sung and Rhee Syngman led their part of Korea at around the same time

[@nelsonricardo3729]

Were it not for Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, I would not have heard of Rhee. Despite the US’s involvement, the Korean War wasn’t a huge topic in history class.

[@seanmcdonnell3896]

​@Nelson Ricardo it's a pretty shameful chapter in US history seeing as that war killed a third of Korea. Not surprised its not in school

[@AlexChiarelli]

We don’t need to hear about the man who supported the massacre of his own people for political and monetary gain

[@triadwarfare]

Songbun caste system: a caste system that ironically is what communism is supposed to be against.

[@ajph5088]

That make North Korea not communist at all. Its a monarchy

[@Fray2221]

Its a literal feudal system. The country is ruled by Kim jung un with the support of about 100-150 families, all of whom were descended from the same 100-150 "guerrilla fighters" who were living with Kim Il Sung in exile in Russia during the Japanese occupation. No country in the world is run more like a feudal aristocracy.

[@ajph5088]

@@Fray2221 While communism is controversial no true communist leader would hand power to family unless they are a full member of the politburo and a popular and senior official North Korea is ruined by a dynasty. Dynastys are against Communism. Communist overthrew dynastys like in Russia, Vietnam and Yugoslavia.

[@CubicSpline7713]

@@ajph5088 In its present form, it is more like a very, very large cult, complete with "pleasure squads" and Kim Jong Un as its head,

[@darrilmiller8167]

A caste system is what communism really is, REMEMBER SOME PIGS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. All socialism eventually turns into communism. Mainly when people don't have check and balances, Power corrupts Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely.

[@sanfordlanham8446]

About Time Simon u did a video on Kim Il Sung

[@anonymousgmr8000]

I've been waiting so long for this video

[@endcensorship874]

"Troubled Nation" is surely a nice way to call a nation that is a prison.

[@cuttwice3905]

Simon Whistler's winner of understatement of the year.

[@batzorigvaanchig6358]

78 cities were destroyed and 20% of the DPRK's population was killed in the war- after all this Kim Il-Sung and the WPK managed to achieve double digit growth and grew the country faster than the dictatorship in south korea. Not to mention the south at the time was literally committing genocides against leftists that killed hundreds of thousands of people.

[@Felixxxxxxxxx]

@@batzorigvaanchig6358 source please

[@Bigbaymonstermare]

*QUESTION* !!!!! Who else would love to see a Biographics video chronicling a typical week in Simon’s life? I seriously want to see how he bends time to be able to host that many channels!!

[@phil4863]

Lol a behind the scenes

[@lionheartfilms793]

It's simple really the topics and scripts are written and chosen by a separate team. He's just a talking head. A charismatic one who is very good at his job but he's not the brains behind the channels he represents. He was hired as a freelance voice actor. All he has to do is read a script sent to him, film himself doing it and send that video back. It's remote work that is likely done out of his home with little equipment. Literally such a small part of a project like this. Consider the topic, research, writing, editing, it's a majority of the work. That is the reason he's able to host multiple channels. Entirely feasible for him to knock out 4 of those in an 8 hour work day. Versus the literal days of work the rest of the process requires just for one video.

[@ruairimagorrian8950]

Keep them coming. Brilliant

[@willmason212]

Love this channel!

[@andrewpugh9322]

Simon: So some of you know I have another channel Everyone: Trying to narrow down which of his 12 channels hes plugging

[@josuemagana7242]

Simon is the david attenborough of youtube video narration, prove me wrong.

[@flashkingbro8704]

another great vid by biographics

[@chrissirvid5845]

Always interesting and informative with the engaging Mr W and the team 👍

[@kimjongun6746]

I thank the biographics team and special thanks to Mr. Simon Whitsler for accepting my request. My grandfather did many wonderful deeds to Korea 🇰🇵❤️ Biographics 🇰🇵❤️Simon Whitsler

[@kimjongun6746]

@@rft9776 Labour camps was a punishment for traitors and political disidents who collaborated with Japan, US and USSR. The three generations rule was modeled to keep the people loyal to the country.

[@saldan3985]

Absolute Utopia 😔✊

[@ConspiracyCon578]

@@kimjongun6746 is it true that North Korea is a giant laboratory for Psychiatry to experiment with social engineering for the masses? That could be implemented with other nations?

[@MiguelSanchez-jj6ks]

Do you want some Swiss cheese?

[@pjbravo3284]

Feed yo ppl pls

[@srenivasvenkiteswaran9494]

One of the best channels on KZbin. Have spent hours and hours listening to these biographies.. great job Simon.. would love if you can do some more Asian leaders. - Fan from India.

[@daddust]

Next up: Mein Kampf as an autobiography.

[@drsiiiiin]

Keep the great work

[@memofromessex]

Thanks for this!

[@FlagArmadaProductions]

Please do Alexander Lukashenko! I'd be happy to assist personally as I've written many essays on the Belarusian language and country and Lukashenko's relation to it.

[@FarmbrookFreePress]

This is incredibly impressive. The FFP would love tom support or Sponsor this channel in any way we can as we grow our business.

[@drschwartzphd3326]

You’ve got so many channels and I follow them all! Appreciate the amazing content!

[@adamyoung845]

Wow I love the 4 sets of double midroll ads in your videos, and adblocker

[@Newdivide]

After Vietnam was reunited after the Vietnam war ended, Kim believed that if North Vietnam can annex its southern neighbor, it too can annex South Korea He met Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, asking for military aid. It was rejected and china refused to aid in North Korea's attempt in annexing South Korea. and so, the plan never came to fruition

[@thunderbird1921]

Partially because the South Koreans were MUCH tougher than the South Vietnamese, and the American-led coalition already knew the Korean terrain pretty well. It could have been a catastrophe for the Communists.

[@bobcat24]

@@thunderbird1921 *Good*

[@Brandonhayhew]

US would never allow south to fall to Communism

[@SeaSickBeatz]

You should definitely do a warographics about the Vietnam and Korean wars, alot of people don't know alot about those wars these days.

[@jasond5528]

Quality channel ... and this guy is 5 stars. Very enjoyable channel. Thank you 👍🏻

[@dvalle1320]

By God another one Simon? Jolly good! We appreciate you mate

[@poolsclosed7757]

Great video!!! could you do a Michael Collins one 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@klodlthebottle]

Damn dude, your pfp is one old Meme

[@PaxxMontana]

The beard really is to be feared now. Simon you are a master

[@Thomas-se8ow]

I like it when simon posts a new video on his channels

[@ferdinandries7232]

I’m enjoying your videos! Just subscribed

[@jamesricker3997]

silver sources reported that Kim Il Jong was alone in a room with his son disciplining him over the state of the North Korean economy when he had a heart attack. Kim Il Sung waited three hours before calling the doctors for his father

[@JC-ks3yk]

I briefly taught at Yuwen Middle School in Jilin, China. There is a small compound within the school grounds for housing students from NK, complete with a statue of Kim Il-Sung which the students dutifully cry at and place flowers around daily. Taking a video of the proceedings is what caused my tenure there to be "brief." XD

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video👍

[@countrydawn418]

Very good work buddy.

[@lucisferre6361]

Mr Whistler sir, I do appreciate your attempt at using sarcasm as pretensical humility pertaining to your plethora of channels. And I say this because I have had to hire several employees to keep up with watching all of the videos that are so prolifically created at such an astounding pace by a brilliant showman such as yourself.. Sir, you are an unchallenged prodigy and I am so glad to have discovered most of your 3,600 channels. I love most of them except, you know, number 2702. It doesn't quite do it for me but the remaining several thousand channels certainly do!

[@cletusgadsden2969]

No one can ever accuse you of "not enough content"

[@gregorymckinney666]

Thanks!

[@manasataAmbazonia]

I like the way you try your best to balance your posts

[@michaellovely6601]

Even though I don't like North Korea, I will say that Kim Il-Sung had a great smile.

[@Laughandsong]

And many poems were... SUNG about it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@Manuel-gu9ls]

Finally a biography of this so-called grand ruler thank you Simon

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you

[@jasonbadura7721]

omg Simon you have so much content!

[@Noctis198]

Who's here after seeing Young Kim cry during his weird military parade?

[@alexstorr3357]

I read about it. Fascinating. I wonder if there's even a shred of sincerity?

[@Noctis198]

@@alexstorr3357 I would yes but it took place at a military parade so I am unsure. Seems a weird place/time for something like that but who knows. Weirder things have happened.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

Didn't he say that he has failed his country

[@alexstorr3357]

@@kyleshiflet9952 yes, which is unprecedented.

[@kimjongun6746]

It is not wierd

[@TheGreySpectrum]

This was the most polite representation of Kim Il-Sung I've ever seen.

[@redjirachi1]

I would waste no time being polite and call Kim Il-Sun a narcissistic psychopath who should've died screaming

[@KFGKingOfGames]

This man has like 4 channels but great content in all of them 👍🏽

[@RockDeKasbah]

You’ve earned a sub my guy👌🏻

[@ReaperCH90]

Always funny how countries with the word "Democratic" in their names are never democratic.

[@LjuboCupic1912]

It’s pretty funny, because in my history class, something the teacher would always repeat is: “If a country has the word ‘Democratic’ in its name, get ready to be super suspicious about it.”

[@davidbrennan660]

It also makes them smile.

[@dankjust0601]

It is democratic, Proletarian Democracy is what it is, as it votes and takes the word of the working class to make the decisions for what happens instead of 2 parties fighting over power

[@connorh2215]

@@dankjust0601 not very democratic when you can only vote for one party

[@Nathan-ke3dn]

@@connorh2215 technically it is. Not a good one, but technically yes. So was the USSR

[@nius522]

Next episode of megaprojects: Simon's recording and editing schedule

[@Milton_Waddams.]

Bro you have like 10,000 channels. And I love them

[@1003JustinLaw]

The Derpfestor theme in the background was pretty spot on.

[@ExoticTerrain]

Can you do a bio on Simon Whistler?😉

[@18DannyGIRL]

I’ve always wondered what that circular light thing is. Behind Simon.

[@philsoro491]

A ufo

[@oneshothunter9877]

Lamp. Or UFO.

[@mikepeterson764]

When you open any video on KZbin it's 50/50 whether Simon is the host or not.

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Finally something that will become popular!

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@mangonel Exactly XD

[@flashkingbro8704]

Wow ive never been so early

[@saulweinberg5250]

Could you do Ben Gurion? Or Theodore Herzl? Both could be considered fathers of a nation too

[@Badger06]

Simon chill bro, you keep making more channels I can’t sub fast enough to keep up😂😂

[@ktash8937]

Goodness bro! Simon works hard for that sweet KZbin money. Hats off to you.

[@theluckyirishman100]

Next video Simon Whistler: A KZbinr named Simon Whistler

[@Jwb3896]

I love this, and all of your videos! Thanks Simon! Do you think you could do a video on Park Chung-Hee, former President of South Korea, please? You’ve mentioned him in some of your videos in the past, and I think you would find him very interesting. One of the more interesting characters in history, I think.

[@motro1301]

As a south korean im very conflicted opinions about him but yeah i agree. He was everything from left to right through out his career. The only thing he wasnt tho was he was not a infependence activist and rather worked as a japanese soldier in manchukuo which is definitely a huge flaw to be a korean leader. He was a cruel dictator but also once was some sort of a revolutionary in 1961 and drastically improved the south korean economy. But he had terrible terrible limitations in democracy starting from 1972 which practically made south korea not that different from north korea in terms of politics.

[@Jwb3896]

@@motro1301 I agree. I am not a South Korean, but I have studied there many times and plan to move there soon. I study international relations and political science, and I have always found him to be among the most colorful figures in Korean history. Especially considering the conflicting and controversial opinions on him. He was a brutal dictator who utilized intense anti-communist ideology to oppress his people, but at the same time promoted chaebols and arguably helped Korea’s economy grow to what it was today (despite the problems of such an oligopoly). There are many different sides to that, as many would argue that he was actually a hindrance to Korea’s growth which took place in spite of his policies rather than because of them. It is extremely interesting to discuss the divided public opinion on him, as some conservatives who supported Park Geun-hye look to him as a Reagan-like figure, where as others condemn him as a tyrant. He is very hard to categorize, as he was so unique. Combine this with the obvious Cold War intrigue of involvement in Vietnam and the many North Korean assassination attempts (not to mention his ties to the Japanese Imperial Army in his early years), and I think Simon would enjoy the research and could make an amazing video. Most in the West don’t know anything about Park, and I think he’s a very interesting figure about whom many would enjoy learning! I’m glad you commented to back me up haha let’s hope we can get a video about him!

[@Overworkedandunderpaid]

Lol. And we have ANOTHER CHANNEL!!!!! Already subscribed

[@Milton_Waddams.]

I love how you say controversy. I’m gonna say it like you from now on.