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Hi, I'm Matthew Lenoe's son. My sister and I have let him know about the video and, while he hasn't watched it, he's happy that his research is being shared to a wider audience. He remains convicted that Nikolaev acted alone and expressed disappointment to me in the past that his work on the murder would do little to sway public opinion, because it was meant for a scholarly audience. Now, over 100,000 people have seen this video!
I'm also thankful that you did your homework and read his absolute tome of a book (over 600 pages!) to summarize it to an audience on Youtube. Seeing my dad's work in this format was really exciting, and now I have something to show my friends what he actually does. If you are willing to deal with the length, I would highly recommend picking up a copy of the book if you have any interest in forensics since there is a really interesting section on analysis of Borisov's skull, for example.
Finally, I think your conclusion to the video is exactly right: it's pretty clear that we often accept conspiracy theories to justify our own views of the world and of politics. Kirov's murder has come to my mind a lot in the past two weeks or so, for obvious reasons. Often, what political assassinations do is reveal a part of a society or ideology that is deeply flawed or difficult to confront. A conspiracy theory allows the public not to meet those flaws head on by providing simple explanations. I think what my father's and your work shows is that truth still matters in public discourse, no matter what others may say.
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I lived in Hungary at the time and Hungarian is my second native language.
There is a shocking lack of balanced talk about how and why this is happening. And enough Hungarians understand enough English to feel that they are being attacked by "western media", which often makes things worse., I have to say, which is upsetting.
I was expecting similar here, but this video was just great.
I would have maybe added that the opposition party really messed up not only with that speech, but also the heavy handed way they cracked down on protesters...though there might have been agents setting off the fights and violence. Either way, it just added even more oil to the bonfire.
It was legit scary....and now....
I would also add that there is also, sadly, a long history where people feel left in the cold in Eastern Europe, definitely in Hungary, and thinking they will never be accepted in the west nor ever be anything but on their own...so that adds to such power hungry people's ability to manipulate the public.
It's a complicated situation, but this was the first well-made video I've seen explaining the gist of it to someone who might not really understand what's going on.
Great video, mate.
Thanks.
Edit: a link about the "M (agyar) TV Siege"
https://index.hu/belfold/ost060919/
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This video was quite disappointing for me because it was such a good video idea to focus in on this election and tell its story, but I think you dropped the ball.
• First I would have dropped as much explanation of other parts of the conflict as possible: just focus purely on the election.
• You went really easy on Fatah here. Fatah was very corrupt in those days and they are even more hated now. I was kind of shocked to see they got 41% in the election. Fatah really were a long shot to win the whole time.
• Hamas was originally a social services org, a sort of replacement for incompetent govt. They have always been out there helping people that the corrupt Fatah left behind. Criminal gangs often do the same thing, because it really does make you more popular. You can take all the credit for good deeds done and little of the blame for bad stuff the govt fails to do.
• Of course the US are idiots when it comes to knowing other nation's opinions, but the Europeans also duped themselves. You should have mentioned that.
• The elections were free and fair with international observers. You assumed the viewer would understand this but you should have said it.
• Everyone reneged on the elections once Hamas won. The US, the EU, Fatah. That's not how elections work bro. This is the most important thing: there was no longer any mechanism to rein Hamas in!
• Fatah cancelled all future elections: forever. They are a dictatorship in the West Bank now and the Palestinian people only allow them to exist because foreign countries pay the PLO worker's salaries, money that the West Bank can't afford to turn away.
• Hamas followed suit and also cancelled all future elections in Gaza. I mean, why have elections if your opposition will simply cancel any future elections if they win...
Yes you got a lot of this info into your video, but only in disjointed fragments of its 13 min length. This is an extremely charged topic, only focus on the facts (I may have got some of the above wrong, but I'm not producing something so I'm not going to double check), lay out a clear sequence of events, then leave it to the audience.
I don't write comments like this often: only when I think people are close, but not quite achieving, greatness.
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As a Japanese, I can explain Japan's weird democracy from “Nemawashi (laying the groundwork)” culture. Nemawashi is to make decisions based on informal communication with all members. When choosing a restaurant to hold a party with colleagues, the organizer must informally and individually consult ALL members in advance. Even if the organizer has official power to decide on a venue, they must not make decisions by their preference. Sure, taking the majority votes is a better way, but sometimes it sounds violent and even dictatorial because there is no consideration for opponents. The organizer must show some consideration to opponents before making decisions. For example, for the next party, you can promise to give priority to the opponent’s preference.
Nemawashi is democratic because you have to take up all member’s opinions, but it is not democratic because there is no open discussion and majority vote. This culture is also too costly. Decision-making in organizations is extremely slow, and companies also have to work long hours. Politicians sometimes engage in corruption to show consideration for opponents. Already many Japanese have recognized that this culture is inefficient and that open discussion and majority voting are becoming more necessary. However, in my personal experience, Nemawashi culture is still very effective for people with low language skills, such as young people and foreigners. They don’t talk in the conference room, but if I invite them for dinner after work, most of them start expressing their opinions, taking a lot of time. So, I am always struggling with this culture.
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4:50 This is something that all post-colonial societies are learning to deal with and in many ways, these two views are held in tension. Should we take pride in being a hybrid of societies, lamenting the past but moving forward together for a brighter future? Or should we see this hybridity has a continual reminder of our subjugation and the lingering effects of our oppressions and instead cast off these "foreign colonial elements", get back in touch with our ancestral ways that were since hybridized, watered down or supplanted and seek justice for our collective? While I prefer the former, this debate is being had in many societies, some going with the former, some with the latter. But we shouldn't shy away from acknowledging the past, but we shouldn't use it as an anchor to keep us down either. We should seek justice and reparation, but we shouldn't let it consume us. We should stake our own identity and tell our story, but we shouldn't be erasing parts of our identity we find unsavory because of its origins. This is something that all of our societies will have to deal with and come to a consensus over, even if it's a bit painful
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A big part of Japanese culture in this time is the idea that any action, so long as it is done with the intention of saving the nation, Emperor, or peoples should be regarded in admiration, as highlighted at 4:35.
This is also a byproduct of the revisionism of the Samurai. During the end of the Meiji Restoration, the Samurai would turn against the government, and as a class would end up being wiped out militarily. However, after this, the Emperor pardoned Samurai and they became the icons of Japanese honor, with the new nationalist Japan making them role models for the Japanese people.
And a big part of this was interpreting their battles against the Government as this phenomenon: Despite the fact they were fighting the government, the Samurai were fighting on behalf of what THEY thought was best for the Emperor and Japan, thus making them national "heroes" in a way
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I was kind of Pro Orbán until February 2022.
Blocking illegal immigration from the Middle East at EU exterior border - very good.
Don't immitate any new left wing trend that comes from the US - also good.
Family friendly tax legislation - why not, the birth rate in Europe is so low that new measures must be taken.
Taking down all the opposition media - I didn't like that so much, thought it was exaggerated and unnessary.
His personal battle agains George Soros - in the beginning I sympathized with that, but soon thought that it was exaggerated. After some years it became even ridiculous.
But now, with his crazy stand on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I have completely changed my mind about his policies. His Pro-Putin course is against any traditional form of Hungarian patriotism, which was never Pro-Russian. And now also the corruption of him and his cronies becomes more visible. And his rants against the EU and NATO are just insulting. He is biting the hand that feeds him.
It turned out that also his energy policy was not very clever: Russian gas, Russian petroleum for MOL and Russian nuclear technology and uranium for the country's only nuclear power plant Paks is a bit onesided, isn't it. And he also destroyed the Visegrád group. You cannot expect having Poland on your side, while you are supporting Russian aggression, no matter what government rules Poland - left, right, center.
His economic policy is also not so market friendly and free as the rethoric might suggest. There is a lot of state spending, state dirigism and hustling against private companies. This has strangled Hungarian enterpreneurship. People became passive and wait for government initiatives instead of doing something on their own.
In the end of his political life he looks more and more like a homo sovieticus. After all he was a Komsomolts in his youth. It is like comrade Andropov was reborn in Hungary.
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My parents and younger siblings are halfway through a 6 month stay in Tauranga, and listening to their perspective (which is already a cross cultured one of British and American) was fascinating. We all know the varied geography and ecosystems of NZ, being like that of a mini continent, but their culture and society is also very unique.
Not even including the cultural significance of the Māori, my Mum has described it as a future set in the past. The mindset of a New Zealander is very progressive, yet in many ways the entire country according to my mum reminds her of growing up in England in the 70s. Everything feels old and quaint, even the capital doesn’t necessarily sport the vibrant city life that her neighboring Australia’s cities are famous for. All the cities are of course beautiful and vibrant, but it certainly can be argued to have this “old timey” feel to it.
This doesn’t even get into the unique living setup of NZ, with towns and communities having this odd blend of British (or generally European) naturally flowing town centers with American-esque suburbs alongside. Then the geography plays its part and you can go from feeling like your in England, then suddenly Scotland, and then Norway, and even the Andes, at least to me. Such a fascinating country.
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This is the first video I've watched on the channel, and I am so very impressed by the presentation. Especially with Philip Brain's character, poise and distinctive vocal style. I would go so far as to say he heavily reminds me of a young Louis Theroux, minus his 'Spectacles', and therefore also of a very, very young Paul Theroux, father to Louis. They too always maintain that strong narrative voice for clarity, whilst having just enough gentility to put the viewer at ease at close quarters. In doing so, he does away with any wedge between presenter, and viewer. Exactly what allows Louis Theroux to get so close to his subject matter, and those he interviews in turn, putting them at ease with him, when those difficult questions inevitably arrive. Familiarity can breed contempt, but this style is very disarming when used in media this way.
Before even knowing of Louis Theroux, I would have called the style Inspector Columbo's way. A fictitious police detective in a long running U.S and U.K TV show from 1968-2003 called Columbo, and played by actor Peter Falk. Forgive the details, in short Mr Brain, is of a particular talent for sure, and I'm going to enjoy this channel's content. When the conduit of information is immune from any annoying traits, other than the details that matter, and is of a kind nature. It makes for very easy listening. It's not easy making murder a relaxing watch.
A mention for Harry Clennon too. Without research, a support team, and a plan, all presenters, and many journalists would simply be standing in the street raving at themselves, like many a Monty Python sketch. A very clever channel all in all.
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This is Europe's JFK mystery : Spectacles - Olaf Palme assaination...
Embarassingly insipid documentary on Olaf Palme, assasination, Jacob, i tell u...
all the more reason Lisbett, after all is there any dearth of information now on this, Europe's - JFK version pf assasination....?
And yet Spectacles has botched it up all spectacularly....
Stiegg Larsenn, has left behind a mountain load of painstakingly researched body of work on Olaf's assasination, and after him Jan Stocklassa too has further offered, invaluable inputs / clues to the Swedish police and yet....
Is it not obvious Lisbett, that ur govt, Swrdish govt wishes, chooses to cover up the real killer's identity, whoever he / she maybe or whichever country / nation - state maybe involved...?
As if Swedes hv no inkling clue abt the assasin's identity, Jacob?
Let's revisi the fatal day, eschewing all the known - known trivia / major details,, Jacob and try to focus on the covered up by the Swedish authorities, events....
Olaf Palme ( O P) was an individual, a Swede - globally renowned for his firm, equivocal, unambigous stand on contentious global issues wasn't he, Lisbett?
Be it colonialism, racism, ANC - S A apartheid issue, Prague spring ( Soviet interference in Czech) solidarity with Cuba,, firm n tough stand against the Kurdish workers party - PKK - terrorists - he never minced words on any issues and that's why he was most hated by both the far right n the far left ones in Sweden...
A Russian documentary - Who killed Olaf Palme - released in Sweden - points fingers at Washington as reported by WaPo - Lisbett?
The involvement and cover up by the Swedish police, basrball fans, extremists, all seem to be a ruse / pretext to obfuscate the real killers, Jacob...
How many countries honoured him by naming, streets, squares, boulewards after O P?
Dozens and mode Jacob, across continents, incl India...!
Incl India.... O P a personal dear friend of the then Indian pilot- PM besides both embroiled in Bofors arms deal payouts scandal...
Shiw me a single instance, arms xeal, before and after Bofors which does not involve a arms / weapons middle man, Jacob.....
Date of assasination, Lisbett?
Friday, the, 28th February, 1986...
And it was Sweden, was it not Lisbett, which reported first to the globe, the accident / mishap - Chernobyl explosion - somewhere in SU - 2 days after 26 th April 1986....mapping the increased radiation levels in the Eastern parts of Sweden and the wind direction....!!!
Precisely Jacob...!
O P assasination was an internatiinal conspiracy, very clearly.....
One of the suspects a Swede arrested...
The Skandia man - Stig Engstorm - did he not go to the same boarding school as O P?
Indeed he did... He worked in the Insurance company located close to the assasination spot and also had access to guns and weapons...
Born to Swede parents in Bombay presidency, - 26 th February 1934 he returned to Sweden as he turned 12 yrs of age....
Yet there were too many holes in his account given to the Swedish Police....
Another India link is investigator and anti Nazi activist, author, writer, Jan Stocklassa preferred Goa - India as venue to pen his inv account, book on O P assasination....
The man who played with Fire... book title...
The murder weapin / gun, reportedly not found by Swedish Police?
And the gun, bullet reported to be deployed, could pierce a metal body!
What does that mean, Lisbett?
Did the bullet travelled thru n thru" O P's body w/o hurting him?
And u too escaped, unscathed, the bullet barely grazing ur arm?
Clearly we need to look somewhere else n dog deeper, Lisbett....
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Speaking as a 61 year old Irishman, who has lived here all his life and remembers 'The Troubles' all too well, let me say that this documentary is well made, fair and balanced, ( I think, anyway), and gives a good idea of how Peace in Ireland is sometimes balanced on a knife-edge, and Brexit was a stupid and reckless , indeed thoughtless, act of self -harm by the British Government and a smallish majority of its people. Luckily Sinn Féin is made up of smart, intelligent young politicians and will not let the six-counties slide back into violence.
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