Comments by "M.A.B." (@m.a.b.4104) on "Preston Stewart " channel.

  1. 8:51 Netanyahu is acting in his own self interest, not in Israel's self interest. It is widely accepted that the moment the war ends, Netanyahu should be removed from power. It's also commonly stated that when Netanyahu leaves from power, he will have to face the consequences of his history of corruption. This makes it in his own self interest to keep the war dragging on. Surely for the countries sake he should be stood down to remove this conflict of interest.
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  2. ​ @JoeRogansForehead some people seem to have selective hearing and not be able to take in context😅 Preston was clearly talking about anonymous statement from Biden reelection campaign staff that was meant to put pressure on Biden
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  3. Glad I caught Preston's correction short video 1st. Devotion to the truth highlighted again. 👍
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  4. 0:57 out of all the medications that could've turned up, they zoom in on medication to treat vaginal yeast infections and seemingly no other medications.
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  5. Re the Information war. Preston makes a good point about alternate realities, echo chambers and how most of us have limited time to engage with competing narratives. Only yesterday I tried to watch a pro Palestinian creator talk about the Houthis and their attemts to blockade the red sea, who I have sometimes agreed with on different issues, I am mostly center left on politics ( find the far right abhorrent and dangerous, and the far left equally abhorrent and delusional). But early in his video he added to news headlines about the US/UK strikes a point about the Houthis being justified and being in the right and I had to switch off. Was such BS.
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  6. ​ @Provision600 yes
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  7.  @eden5260  exactly, more detailed facts would seem to show Houthis generalised statements about targets to be propaganda BS which I haven't seen a lot of reporting on.
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  8. Wasn't the letter Anonymous? Was it a trustworthy source that said it was written by Tlaib?
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  9. Your continued commitment to being aware of your biases (everybody has them to some extent), and calibrating for them as best you can to try and find only the facts to relay to us your audience, is much appreciated and has continued to build my trust in your endeavour. Please continue with the path your on as I feel your combating media illiteracy, which is a massive problem these days, and the trust you've built with myself and others (proven by the channel numbers and the comments section) is so valuable. Congrats on your success, and surely it will continue to grow. 👍👏👏👏
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  10. 19:52 Haven't the protesters that have been obviously antisemitic are a small fraction compared to the total number of protesters? Every mass protest movement has had it's share of rotten apples. The Occupy Wall Street 2011 protest had a few chanting for the murder of people, Iraq war protests 2003 the same, Vietnam War protests chanting for pro Viet Cong terrorists. Agree with what Preston was saying about there seems to be a wide range of demands among the protests, including protesters within each protest. Saw a report where they had someone recording asking different protesters at the Columbia University protest their reason and each one was different.
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  11. 7:48 I have enjoyed the interview videos
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  12. Right, but just last week Trump picked JD Vance as VP who said he doesn't really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other. Boris Johnson was kicked out as UK prime minister by his own party, The Conservatives/Tories, because he couldn't stop being publicly caught lying. Wars are terrible, they practically all end in negotiation, this seems very positive from a pro Ukrainian point of view, but seems hard to take seriously. Trump is going to flood Ukraine with arms enabling them to push Russia back to pre 2022 borders in a relatively short, or even longer, time frame when practically everything he's publicly signalled points differently? That would be a definite backflip.
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  13. ​ @DTex.45ACP right, that won't lead to any escalation and confrontation.
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  14. Saw that Somaliland recently gave Ethiopia a port in return for being recognised. Somalia was not happy about it.
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  15.  @guleidhussein8024  so Ethiopia getting port in Somaliland isn't likely to happen?
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  16. ​ @lucasgssilveira that makes sense, especially compared to a lot of other comments here. The argument that it's only being done in the amount and areas that won't cause what you are suggesting is very dubious to me.
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  17. ​ @hermes7587 have shown in the past but this current government creates a lot of doubt that they will live up to their predecessor's achievements. Footage of Hostage families barging into a government meeting is evidence that quite a few Israelis also have their doubts. At times Netanyahu often seems to put the release of the hostages in second place over destroying Hamas.
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  18. ​ @stevenreyngold1166 😂 where seawater from Tsunamis doesn't drain back out in a short enough time frame, it does cause significant degradation of the land. You ain't fooling me with your BS.
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  19. ​ @Nigscoop that just makes too much sense (dripping with sarcasm). It's like some people haven't finished or never got, a basic education.
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  20. 17:50 also the Taliban is no ally of Iran and their regional proxies. Also for the Iranian regime and the Taliban to talk about oppression, is hypocritical to say the least.
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  21. ​ @PrestonStewart  another great informative vid, appreciate your effort towards a balanced perspective. Although the thumbnail looks AI generated which I think is a negative, looks inauthentic. A real Netanyahu photo would be much better. With the factual reporting you do, real authentic non AI pictures in the thumbnails would be a much better idea.
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  22. ​ @davidporter7051 There has been plenty of evidence from other countries in history that a well organised, disciplined, strong, oppressive Authoritarian regime can maintain power without a majority of support. An early 2023 poll of Iranians support for the Islamic Republic Government: 81% against, 15% for, 4% not sure. Of Iranians outside Iran, 99% against. Any statement saying all or a majority of Iranians support the government of Iran over having a different more democratic form of government is blatantly false. The anti government protests that have flared up again and again before being violently repressed, resulting in protester deaths every time, are evidence of this.
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  23.  @Antody  only the smart people aren't happy with an oppressive regime and the 'undereducated' are too dumb to realise that they could live more freely under a different government? That's a crazy take.
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  24. Thanks for the extra context, much more helpful than the headline Israel bombs Iran or Iran shoots down 3 drones. Of course you gave the caveat that it's early and more info may come to light and I'm sure you'll update us when it does. Seeing reports and footage of explosion at a Popular Mobilisation Forces base south of Baghdad with their spokesman saying it's from an attack by American planes. Do we think it's more likely an Israeli strike?
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  25. 7:19 if this war is still going in November, some crazy sh*t will have happened by then. Rafah is being primed as the next target and it's right on the border, nowhere further south to go in Gaza.
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  26. 2:06 US retaliatory strikes must've been happening while Preston was making this video or in the few hours afterwards. Glad I watched Preston's short covering the strikes before watching this video for the context. And am sure there will be more context in tomorrow's video.
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  27. Re the IDF soldiers killed in the building collapse. Didn't the IDF say that the explosives were rigged by IDF engineers to demolish the building but a tank and the building were hit by Hamas before the IDF could vacate and finish the job? Maybe this IDF press release came out after Preston made this video, which makes sense as the conflict is fluid and anything but stagnant.
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  28. Boris Johnson has been very pro Ukraine, this "plan for Trump" sounds great from a Pro Ukrainian view. But on many points it's divorced from reality making it look like pure cope from Boris Johnson.
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  29. 0:09 Biden is definitely more likely to bring about negotiated settlement than Trump is. Trump would let Netanyahu do whatever he wanted.
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  30. 14:13 nice work breaking down this misinformation.
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  31. Dark humour can be a great medicine. Brings levity to heavy subjects, is proven to help with trauma when the person is ready.
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  32. ​ @taxatollah exactly, referencing an attack from 43 years ago as evidence of capability surely is practically meaningless, even more so if it was Iraq not Iran.
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  33. 12:46 appreciate your reporting including what's happening to civilians in Gaza. I watch your videos daily because I see your efforts to overcome internal biases (we all have them to different degrees) and your commitment to the truth. Please keep up your work that exposes the fringe elements from both sides that filter out any facts that don't tell the story they want people to hear. Hopefully soon I'll open a video to hear you report that all the Israeli hostages are on their way home and Palestinian civilians have stopped being killed.
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  34. 1:58 surely pumping massive amounts of sea water into the tunnels is going to have some negative impact to the ground water? (isn't there already contamination issues with the ground water before this?) and the Israeli government just saying it won't doesn't inspire confidence. The hostages need to be freed to go home and Hamas needs to be defeated, but even just for Israels own benefit they need to do more to prevent or ease the impacts of this war on the majority of Palestinians to help stop the radicalisation of the next generation. Otherwise surely if Hamas is gotten rid of it will be replaced by something equivalent or worse. Really hoping the latest negotiations are successful and are implemented as soon as for the relief of the most vulnerable on both sides.
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  35. ​ @justrandom567 videos of violence and murder against civilians committed by Hamas were streamed all over their telegram channels. Some Hamas leaders even boasted about this at the time, until they decided to twist the truth into blatant lies to present a unified false propaganda narrative for people like you to parrot. By contributing to false narratives you're actually helping to muddy the waters and dilute focus on the genuine stories of Palestinian oppression and suffering.
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  36. 13:01 "sow chaos", isn't that often the goal of a terrorism attack?
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  37. Wanting relief for civilians in Gaza and an end to the war (where all the hostages also get to return to their families) is admirable, but saying the Houthis are allies and worthy of full support is like verbally shooting yourself in the foot.
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  38. 3:00 These press leaks seem to be the latest increase in salvos in the mostly neverending information war and therefore should be seen with the appropriate scepticism. What the intent and goals of each sides leaks needs to be kept in mind. Surely both sides desire to avoid a direct war between the US and Iran is the driving factor. The US has to respond with force but is trying to make clear they don't want unstoppable escalation. And Iran wants to be seen to backtrack into defensive position, after months of limited offensive escalation, hence the uranium enrichment and recall of IRCG staff from Syria press leaks/releases.
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  39. Saw reports of violence and assaults by counter protestors that seemed to be right wing, but any evidence they were proud boys?​
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  40. I was apprehensive about another video on the college protests, they seem to be everywhere, but glad I watched and thanks for making me aware of Alkhatib. One question, was he there before or after the night that counter protestors were reported to have allegedly assaulted people, started fights etc, footage of fireworks, according to some statements that have been reported? Just interested in what occurred and it would make a difference to the atmosphere and how tense it made things.
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  41. 6:42 Hamas had both a military wing and a government wing(civil servants, agencies etc) for years before this war. Wouldn't it make sense that many of the civil servants self interest was more to have a job (providing for their family and themselves) and contribute to order through governing while limiting choas and anarchy that fills the space when there's no government? Sure, filter out those who are extremist and will continue to be and integrate those who aren't, there's bound to be many. I know the situation isn't exactly the same, but I can't help but be reminded of the disastrous consequences of the complete purge of Baathists in Iraq after the 2003 defeat of the Iraq army and government. 1000's of Iraqi men forced into unemployment and humiliation leading to a major factor in the years of insurgency that followed. Surely there's a better path to follow but with a leader like Netanyahu I wouldn't bet on it.
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  42. 15:02 a country holding an election while fighting off an invasion is not viable, free and fair elections would be impossible.
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  43. ​ @YoursUntruly when you say the left, the fact is you're talking about a vocal, ignorant, subsection of the left. Just like there's a hateful, ignorant subsection of the right.
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  44. What were the estimated total Hamas militants at the start of the war?
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  45. ​​​ @DrivingInnovations "US soldiers not in the region with their lives at risk", if you meant US soldiers are in far smaller numbers right now compared to if the US were in direct all out war there would be far greater numbers of US soldiers in the region putting their lives at risk, or also by using the dominant US navy with its Aircraft carriers and Aerial superiority without the need for troops on the ground which avoids putting more lives at risk, that would make sense. But the statement US soldiers not in the region and not at risk after 3 soldiers were just recently killed in a drone attack is contradictory.
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  46. ​ @davidmc8475 there's no legit argument that no aid is getting in. It's more about not getting enough aid in.
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  47. ​​ @Agint483 doesn't mean that work can't be done to remove this benefit from Hamas while still helping the many Gazan civilians who aren't Hamas. Also the corruption and control Hamas had in Gaza before 10/7 would be drastically reduced, just from the chaos and destruction the war has brought so far.
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  48. Compared to the majority of American news coverage, 💯 better. Comparing the news coverage of almost any other country's news channels, the American channels have been consistently terribly biased.
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  49. Did this Australian grow up in Germany? Today in an Aussie accent rhymes with 'hey' not die. Even though us Australians are thought of as relaxed, we do have a complex and can be very nitpicky!😉
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  50.  @lpell2510  yes so for that to work it would need for the Ukrainian to misunderstand, not the Australian
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