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

Talk about deflecting the question "Why do you think peace keepers, the French forces here are so critical of your work? The dogs bark, the caravan keeps moving" basically doesn't matter what they say, they keep working. The growth of private security contractors (glorified term for mercenaries) in modern times around the world is truly something to worry about.
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That's what opiates are for and work really well most of the time, short term pain relief for serious injuries or relief for the terminally ill such as cancer patients. Research has shown 90% of people prescribed opiates for the short term won't develop addiction and for the 10% that do doctors who know there job will move them onto treatment program such as methadone or Suboxone. America's opioid crisis mainly happened because of a greedy pharmaceutical company fooled doctors into believing there was a synthetic opiate that was non addictive - Oxycodone. Turned out it was just as addictive and they must've known they were bullshiting the whole time. Wasn't a coincidence that the copyright they had for the market leading painkiller ms contin(slow release morphine pills) was due to expire and they would lose profit to generic versions. So they falsely created a new market leading drug in OxyContin - the supposedly non addictive painkiller. Also was a lie in that it did not do as good a job as ms contin. Greed of the rich and powerful leading to death and suffering for many.
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In Australia a few decades ago, the 80's maybe, mental institutions were phased out after repeated scandals of widespread terrible abuse. In Townsville were I grew up Ward 10B at the local hospital was notorious. But as this guy says there was no adequate plan B, it's like society gave up on trying to fix a complicated problem except for the thin line of community heroes doing there best but only being able to put a band-aid on a gaping wound that gets worse without proper care. We need to do better.
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This guy is so full of it
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Someone who wanted to become rich on other people's suffering
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12:54 very suss. Would be funny that the Russian propaganda set up failed if not for the fact that traumatized children were at the heart of the whole thing. So sad that one man can decide to invade a country causing trauma, pain and death to so many, especially the vulnerable. ☹️
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@dude-kz9yr yeah, doesn't say what strength and how many fentanyl patches in a 'small box', but more than likely was enough to mix up a killer shot. Such a fine line with fentanyl patches from my experience, mix up too little and don't get a good high, mix up a little too much and good night with a toss of the coin on whether you ever wake up.
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The world should never forget the crimes of Putin.
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👍 congrats and always know you are worthy.
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@WelfareChrist as someone who has relied on methadone to build a stable life, stay away from crime and street drugs and be a functioning member of society who pays their taxes and contributes positively, I find what you describe appalling. It's like by the government doing that they actively want to make the problem worse. I am glad the country I live in has an adequate health system in this area and sorry yours doesn't. 10 days without medication is brutal, especially methadone.
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@bluediamond1414 from what I've seen and heard the Tories have made some very negative changes to the UK's opioid treatment program. Definitely feel sorry for the addicts who have genuinely sought help to change their lives but have been screwed over by the Tories.
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As is often the case, a small minority of f**kwits ruin it for everyone else. Imagine being so self centred that you deliberately cause a blackout and don't care that the person with kidney disease can't use their dialysis machine or any of a number of scenarios where a blackout isn't an inconvenience but is life threatening. Is not caring/respecting others and thinking only about yourself becoming more and more the norm? We have to get back to earning respect by giving respect being the fundamental moral in society.
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History repeats. The understandable hatred that this war creates is likely to rear it's head for many years to come. Some Ukrainian victims of Russian atrocities may be able to take the higher road, but the large number of victims dictates that some won't be able to and will become part of the echo of violence that we have seen in similar situations in the past. All the more important that war crimes are prosecuted and appropriate justice is seen by all.
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19:13 it maybe one mother getting her child back out of thousands, but I was hoping the end of the video was going to show Nikita getting her son back ❤️‍🔥
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Whatever the Republican base end up doing in regards to support of Trump (and the GOP will go with them for the votes), Trump will probably drag out his run as long as possible to suck up as many donations as possible as Money and power is all he really cares about.
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@jujitsujew23 it's just a troll comment
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Released 7 yrs ago and the problems of casualised underemployed workforce only getting worse (especially during pandemic) around the world. Count myself lucky to have one of the increasingly rare permanent jobs.
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15:15 that laugh was so inappropriate, she doesn't come across as a human (child) rights advocate but as a politician in an oppressive government 🤮
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Death to the Dictator and his corrupt regime, power to the courageous protesters rising up in the streets, especially the women who have been trod on for far too long.✊
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@tbonepumper5623 it would've if they had mixed up too much of the fentanyl in one hit.
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Jedimaster420 seen it done too many times, just need tiny bit of acid(vinegar or citric acid pills)with patch heated in water. Nothing genius about it.
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Has to be the longest comment I have ever seen but is a complicated issue and everything said entirely true. Seems to be a widespread issue, remember reading about the problem of not enough being done to fix/replace the shutdown broken institution system over 20yrs ago in Australia. A lot of people do great work which is so essential but the scale of the problem needs much more investment/attention from our governments. Mental health seems like it's only getting bigger as a problem with time.
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When there's gaps in proven accepted knowledge, like the fact that due to the size of the universe the odds that earth is the only place where life exists seems unlikely yet we don't have definitive proof this is so. Therefore it is only natural to have the urge to fill that gap. It is also human nature to be vulnerable to accepting 'special knowledge' that most don't have to fill that gap. Especially if knowledge of complicated areas is limited to start with. What is probably more nefarious is those who create or take advantage of 'special knowledge' for their own benefit, such as selling books, conference tickets etc.
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Fulcrox agree with you was including Iraq in modern growth (guy who started Blackwater around the time war on terror started) and probably are more linked to their country of origin then the mercenaries of the past eg.the soldiers of fortune in Africa. That's what I meant by more to worry about when private contractors being involved in modern warfare and not having the same oversight as official military in breaking war conventions, ethics, training etc. This is seen in Libya by Wagner, western contractors failed coup in Libya and another in Venezuela, the Haiti assassination by Columbians + others.
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Thought this was a well done report that really showed how conspiracy theories take hold and make sense to certain people. It is easy to write them off as 'crazies' but unless you understand how it happens nothing can be done to stop it getting out of control, for example Qanon fanatics resorting to real world violence and in rare cases murder.
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