My Friend, The Terrorist

Abel Wabella is a good man. An innocent man. The common man. And all he wants now is to tell the world the truth.
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Thanks for watching! You're clearly one of the good ones.

[@RareEarthSeries]

Abel Wabella is a good man. Please, help him make this world a better place. www.gofundme.com/f/support-terrorism-in-ethiopia

[@Tomodachi0]

Might wanna change the name of the gofundme tbh

[@TIO540S1]

Tomodachi Yeah, hello? Fund a site with that name and you’ll be on lists you don’t want to be on.

[@azhrayharris8]

Hi all! I loved the video, but I was wondering if y'all would consider putting subtitles for those in your audience who are hard of hearing. I really wanted to understand what Mr. Abel what saying, but I just couldn't hear him. Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and your consideration. Much love to all of you❤

[@robert9ish]

@@azhrayharris8 Click the CC Icon on the lower right hand side of your screen and it will enable the subtitles. I used it myself, and it worked very well. All the best!

[@thinkabout288]

@@azhrayharris8 I use good quality earbuds or else I can't understand a word .

[@thezoexperience1]

Nobody: Rare Earth: "My Friend, The Terrorist" KZbin: *demonetized*

[@johnwatkin9548]

Clickbait fail.

[@mahamudra911]

Some things are worth to fail.

[@calichef1962]

I think you may have missed the point. Just because a government calls someone a terrorist doesn't mean they actually are a terrorist. In this case they called him a terrorist simply because he told the *truth.*

[@emiliachisholm8003]

It's important to expose hypocrisy in government... just this is sodding dangerous for abel. .. *fist bump* your a proud brave man

[@Floedekage]

I guess the title changed...

[@bluesap7318]

Hopefully this doesn’t get demonetized.

[@e2rqey]

That "this is rare earth" line at the end of every video is like the greatest mic drop. I'm so happy that dispite everything there are still people like Abel and KZbin channels like Rare Earth.

[@zooqpose9868]

The press is the voice of the people. Social media: am I a joke to you ?

[@NParniewicz]

Thats reddit

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo Outstanding vid on one of the many serious problems we face globally and here in the U.S. imo

[@davidjackson6152]

How are we, as Americans, experiencing anything like that? Im curious as to what you mean.

[@rickycoker5830]

@@davidjackson6152 Me too. This will never happen in the US without much violence.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

@@davidjackson6152 The silencing of journalists and those who disagree with whoever is in power is worse now than it's been in a very long time. It's a global issue, which includes the U.S. Trump vilifies the press regularly. imo

[@davidjackson6152]

@@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1 Calling out liars, and setting the story straight isnt silencing anyone is it? Which journalist has been jailed? Threatened with jail? Blacklisted? For over 2 years it was RUSSIA, COLLUSION IMPEACH!! Everyone of those socialist imbeciles knew that the Steele Dossier was bullshit and paid for by Clinton. Did these "journalists" report the facts or did they knowingly attempt to sway America with falsehoods? If the latter is true( and it is) they fucking need villified. We aint even close to what you "fear".

[@billyandrew]

@@davidjackson6152 It's called manipulation. If you aren't aware the tactic is being employed against you, then the likelihood of it being successful is more or less guaranteed. It's a tool all narcissists depend on. You have to understand what Trumpaedo's promotion to president of the corporation meant to the old, disloyal guard of the NWO.

[@peterpeter8325]

Besides not needing permission any more to Journal, you also should not need to be a Journalist to speak out. Down with all Journalist Certification Badges from so called clique Institutions that portray regulation of this so called profession. Greetings from Greece.

[@PeterAJB]

Free Tommy Robinson

[@Tsukiko.97]

My dad is an out spoken critic of Eritrea and Ethiopia well known in both of my local community here in Northen Califronia as well as in a few other corners of the globe. My father is blacklisted from Eritrea and because of that he has not seen many of his family in over 20 years. It's sad to know that my 60 year old father and a simple man like Abel are deemed threats because of their opposing ideas. Both Ethiopia and Eritrea could take notes from Rwanda.

[@quasarsavage]

Robin de Roos idiot, 25 years changes things

[@Zbyhonj]

@@robinderoos1166 I mean, when I hear "Rwanda," the genocide is my first association too, but come the fuck on, that was 25 years ago and we're talking about CURRENT events. Your remark is about as up-to-date as if you were blaming the current generation of germans for the shoah. Considering the demographic structure over there, over a half of the current Rwandan populace wasn't even born back then.

[@gameslayer404]

Well I think it's time to reastablish the abyssinia empire.

[@ima8533]

Game slayer404 never again

[@ima8533]

Game slayer404 ethiopia isn’t total free but is compared to the last 20 years And more compared to the commie regime and even that was better than the empire

[@ericperreault461]

crazy to see what extents politicians take to stay in power.

[@hailgiratinathetruegod7564]

Laughs in socialisim

[@LEFT4BASS]

Ultimately, being in power isn’t about doing what’s right or wrong, but what’s necessary to stay in power. Those who won’t sacrifice their conscience to keep power tend to lose power. The result is that most politicians are concerned primarily with what keeps them in power. When they do good things for the people, it’s because it holds a benefit for them. But if your life and their power come into conflict, they’ll gladly take your life.

[@notavailable8130]

welcome to earth.. politicians have been crushing truth since people could speak

[@Ryan-wx8of]

The scary part is when you realize that it's been happening in your own backyard. And you had no clue. Kind of makes you wonder what other things you've been missing.

[@billyandrew]

@@Ryan-wx8of Such a joy to see folk awakening to swell the ranks. Welcome! Lol.

[@millicentchuyin6763]

I wish to be as brave as Abel's left ear but the only thing that ear and me have in common is that we're not currently working.

[@jahan442]

Being humble is a good start.

[@Sol_Invictus_]

@@_PatrickO bravery has nothing to do with hating women you sodding tit

[@natemills6220]

Thank you so much for bringing this to light, Evan. I have one request; my credit card is declining this payment for the gofundme because of the word "terrorism" being mentioned in the name. Is there any way you know of to work around this?

[@RareEarthSeries]

Hahaha, are you serious? Oops, sorry! Ok, I'll change the name of the gofundme and see if that helps.

[@natemills6220]

@@RareEarthSeries I appreciate that so much! Again, I can't thank you enough for bringing topics like this to the public eye, and it is an honor to support you and your work, as well as Abel and his efforts.

[@natemills6220]

@@RareEarthSeries Awesome, they let it through haha. Thanks again!

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@natemills6220 I love that the credit card companies are imagining terrorists write "funding terrorism" in their money transfers, and put a stop to that, but have no problem with you immediately sending the exact same amount of money to the person five minutes later with "not funding terrorism" written.

[@hisexcellencypresidentofre4118]

@@RareEarthSeries 🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Yeah, that last comment, funny isn't it? Lol Nathan Mills, you're a really good person. Thank you for that. 🖒

[@hya2in8]

6 dislikes? I thought the Ethiopian government was bigger than that

[@heathergrimes4618]

Up to 19 now! 🤣

[@tomrobertson3236]

Must be trump supporters

[@hya2in8]

@@tomrobertson3236 true, especially considering that Trump has said things about the press like "... enemy of the people ..." & his supporters have shirts saying things like "Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED"

[@heathergrimes4618]

@@tomrobertson3236is a Trump supporter! Lemme me guess must be socialist supporter!?

[@tomrobertson3236]

@@heathergrimes4618 who else would give a thumbs down? Common right wing nut stratgy is to attack personally Just Like you just did The other one is "what about....." What about hillary? What about Obama? Never ever discuss current facts Trump told the "gang" if you dont line it go home Which is si racist that everyone but you says its racist. Then at the NC rally the mob took up the chant for 13 seconds He revelled in it. Next day he LIED and said he tried to stop it. Blatently lied because he knows you love it too.

[@thomaslee1982]

3:58 Abel is obviously used to keeping his head on a swivel. A man worthy of support for a noble cause.

[@thomaslee1982]

@@_PatrickO What proof do you have of this claim?

[@Davidtalksaboutstuff]

​@@_PatrickO Person 1 > Statement Person 2 > Oh ok where did you find the foundation of truth for this statement Person 1 > Do you know nothing? If you want to make shit up, you need to prove it. Fuck you for denying a fact. I don't think you understand how this works. The onus is on you to provide proof for your statement. What video? Give us a name, a website name, an article name, anything, it's not hard to show people proof. I went deep into google and found absolutely nothing related to Abel and the oppression of women. Nevertheless, that's a nice Anglo-saxon sounding name behind a pictureless profile on a completely fresh account. You should probably try a little harder if you're going to just throw baseless counters in KZbin comments, even children can see past you.

[@billyandrew]

@@_PatrickO Which video is this, Patrick? Like Thomas, I'd ask you to provide a link, without which we only have _your_ word and considering your vitriolic response to such a simple and reasonable request it brings into question your motive for responding as you did.

[@danaphanous]

@@Davidtalksaboutstuff He mentioned the video. The only thing I can think is he got this idea from 10:52. It briefly shows some women preparing food. But we don't even know if this is his house so it's a bit of a stretch, even if you buy the idea that women cooking = oppression of women. Some women just like to be hosts and prepare food...

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@Davidtalksaboutstuff I'm not sure, but I think he's trying to say "Abel disliked the dictatorship, and the dictatorship was replaced by an Oromo leader who in theory therefore supports Muslims over the Orthodoxy, and Muslims hate women, therefore Abel must hate women." Quite the character.

[@pr3ll351]

First time i have ever donated something on gofundme. I guess free speech and democracy was a good excuse to start

[@GuntherRommel]

Wow, Evan. That was frigging beautiful. I had chills the whole time. Abel Wabella is a good man.

[@scpatl4now]

I think this is the most important video that you have ever made

[@lexer_]

Don't give up on humanity, brotherhood and equality of mankind.

[@orion10x10]

Yeah just turn the other cheek, let them beat you until your deaf or dead! but at the end be the bigger person and still believe in "mankind". The horribly unsustainable and disastrous mankind! We're not all bad. :D amirite guys?

[@samdumaquis2033]

Here in France, the country of "Liberté Égalité Fraternité" the police shot journalists and Human rights watch volonteers with Flash-ball, gased them, beat them up, took them into custody during the Yellow jacket demonstrations, the government's anti-terroriste unit interrogated journalists that had published on Macron's hit man that had dressed up as a policeman and had beaten up demonstrators... he is Benala, he is still free (1,5years ago). Freedom of demonstration and press is dead. I was personally tortured by the French police with bavaclavas on (hiding their faces) while my hands were tied behind my back... then taken into custody for more than 3 days... if you wear a yellow jacket, have a yellow balloon or a red lobster(to make people think about the rich dinners the French ministers ate with lobbyists, you are fined 135€ and taken into custody.

[@Haplo-san]

Sounds better than Turkey. In 2016, 839 journalists appeared in court simply for reporting the news, according to a report released by the Journalists Association of Turkey (TGC). Stockholm Center For Freedom show that 191 journalists and media workers were in jail as of May 3, 2019. Of those in prison, 95 are under arrest pending trial and 96 have been convicted and are serving their time. Detention warrants are outstanding for 167 journalists who are living in exile or remain at large in Turkey.

[@billyandrew]

Erdogan is a strange little man.

[@mohamedade3449]

@@billyandrew he is very tall tho...

[@samdumaquis2033]

Here in France, the country of "Liberté Égalité Fraternité" the police shot journalists and Human rights watch volonteers with Flash-ball, gased them, beat them up, took them into custody during the Yellow jacket demonstrations, the government's anti-terroriste unit interrogated journalists that had published on Macron's hit man that had dressed up as a policeman and had beaten up demonstrators... he is Benala, he is still free (1,5years ago). Freedom of demonstration and press is dead. I was personally tortured by the French police with bavaclavas on (hiding their faces) while my hands were tied behind my back... then taken into custody for more than 3 days... if you wear a yellow jacket, have a yellow balloon or a red lobster(to make people think about the rich dinners the French ministers ate with lobbyists, you are fined 135€ and taken into custody.

[@Neillan]

Freedom, Liberty and Equality... For those who can afford it.

[@billyandrew]

No such things in what is known as _America_ It's a deliberately fostered illusion.

[@Chuck59ish]

Abel Wabella is right, the State of Ethiopia is wrong, but that's nothing new. In a small way it's happening in Canada too, no one has been imprisoned and tortured, but in New Brunswick, the Irving family controls all the daily newspapers, has for years and no government has been able to stop them. Sure some former Irving employees have tried to start independent newspapers, but with the Irvings controlling the province, they soon died from lack of advertisers, so only the CBC is the voice of the province since the Irvings also own stock in the CTV network through their stocks in Bell Media and their stocks in the Global TV network too. It's all common knowledge down here, and like a lot of people say, the only thing an Irving newspaper is good for is lining the bottom of the bird cage when you don't see your name in obits.

[@rangergxi]

State media can't be the voice of the people.

[@ecrusch]

By far, one of your most powerful stories yet. Besides the fact that Kata hit a home-run on the editing, and Evan's story was spectacular. Kudo's to Abel for not letting the man hold him down. I have shared this video with several friends and I suspect your Patreon count is going to go up because of it.

[@samuelmason8370]

Should've approached Nord vpn for a juicy royalty-filled sponsor. Lol thank you for not... But if there ever was a video to promote online anonymity.

[@kkgt6591]

Authorities can very easily find that you are using VPN. It has a characteristic traffic.

[@oiman5733]

You missed an opportunity. In the end credits he should've been Abel "Working Class Badass" Wabella.

[@juststeve5542]

Being from the "civilised" West, I'd never heard of him. I have now. Thank you. Dear world leaders: Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are for all views, not just the ones you approve of.

[@silverdeathgamer2907]

I mean look what happens with whistleblowers like Snowden in the "civilised" West who should be treated like heroes for exposing abuses but are instead persecuted. It is all a facade, in the US especially.

[@ShortTube]

The American pedophile pimp just got hushed in maximum security prison, so "civilized"

[@samdumaquis2033]

Here in France, the country of "Liberté Égalité Fraternité" the police shot journalists and Human rights watch volonteers with Flash-ball, gased them, beat them up, took them into custody during the Yellow jacket demonstrations, the government's anti-terroriste unit interrogated journalists that had published on Macron's hit man that had dressed up as a policeman and had beaten up demonstrators... he is Benala, he is still free (1,5years ago). Freedom of demonstration and press is dead. I was personally tortured by the French police with bavaclavas on (hiding their faces) while my hands were tied behind my back... then taken into custody for more than 3 days... if you wear a yellow jacket, have a yellow balloon or a red lobster(to make people think about the rich dinners the French ministers ate with lobbyists, you are fined 135€ and taken into custody.

[@rhijulbec1]

My heart rate went up. My breathing was shallow. I was tense. I was worried, brought to tears, heartbroken, uplifted, amazed (a word used FAR too often but this time, deserved) and all because of your coverage of this very extraordinary person. There are so many like him, striving to make a situation better. To bring light to the dark corners of our inhumanity to those who only speak the truth. Evan~this was truly one of your best efforts. And Abel Wabella was truly worthy of that effort. I'm donating now. Thank you for your truth to power videos. Jenn 💖 in Canada 🍁 ☺

[@Imasuky]

Stories like this are a big part of why I'm glad I found this channel. I had never heard his story before and likely never would have otherwise.

[@CSMartin]

There is something special watching a video from Evan Hadfield on this 20th day of July, 2019 fifty years after the Apollo 11 moon landing. Pass my thanks along to your father for me.

[@miguelangelo6363]

In the Philippines, where I'm from, there is fear that what had happened in Ethiopia might fully erupt. With an anti-terrorism bill at our President's desk, there is a higher chance that journalists and truth seekers can be wrongfully accused as terrorists and arrested for criticizing the government. The problem is not only in corporate media, like Rappler and ABS-CBN but also in smaller independent outlets. They face libel charges, discrimination from the President himself, and even false claims of overthrowing the government. What's worse, some of the 80 journalists killed you mentioned in this video are Filipino Abel's story is a cautionary tale and a reminder that authoritarians will do anything to keep themselves in power. I express my solidarity from my country to his and to yours as well. This struggle for freedom is all interlinked. I hope that we can overcome it together.

[@simplyintricate4160]

Thank you for the amazing content about things you just don't hear about anywhere else. Your father has been a 'personal hero' of mine for a good many years, and it's clear he passed along the views/ways that I admire. Love the videos, keep up the good work :)

[@dr.zoidberg8666]

So the ruling regime would call this guy "The enemy of the people,"?

[@mealien0808]

Like trump call his opposition the enemy of the states. Regimes are all same every corner in this world.

[@shadowblade145]

@JR In Trump's case, it essentially means the same thing either way. "Enemy of the People" is just to get people to believe the media is the enemy of the state, too.

[@shadowblade145]

@JR Could you elaborate? If your point is that their journalistic standards have fallen to maintain revenue streams from viewers, then I think that could be perfectly defensible. However, if your opinion rests solely on "CNN is fake news", then I worry that perhaps Donald Trump's "enemy of the people" rhetoric is working horrifically well. Not only that, but CNN was mentioned no where in this thread. Trump did not specify "CNN" is the enemy of the people, he said (in a Tweet, might I add): "The press is doing everything within their power to fight the magnificence of the phrase, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! They can’t stand the fact that this Administration has done more than virtually any other Administration in its first 2yrs. They are truly the ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!"

[@Sedgewise47]

A Sinclair Not familiar with the “Straw Man” fallacy, are you?

[@billyandrew]

@JR A play on words. A ploy used by psychopaths to engender support for an indefensible stance.

[@BothHands1]

Absolutely amazing episode! This war against the media and objective reality, is going to tear us apart.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

A normal innocent man called a terrorist by the gov....wow. What a story

[@SirBlackjack010]

Isn't it tragic that you consider this normal? It shouldn't be, it mustn't be, so take a stance against it.

[@malahammer]

You don't want to hear from this normal innocent man? You haven't really much of a clue do you!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Paul Furey I did, I watched it and that’s what I meant by what a story. It’s fascinating to hear what he had to say

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

L Monk I’m pretty sure they have, nobody’s perfect

[@nedi1150]

@@lmonk9517 It's good to laugh sir :)

[@jakemarchbank]

What a powerful message

[@obsoleteoptics]

@@michaelswayze9701 How so? Is America on a different planet all of a sudden?

[@billyandrew]

@@michaelswayze9701 You need to research more thoroughly. _America_ as you imagine it, doesn't exist. The Globalists legally *own* the place. Look behind the *Smoke and Mirrors Show* at the truth you are being distracted from examining.

[@vnlbrand]

another great video. I swear this stuff gets more compelling than a full documentary. Keep up the good work!!!

[@PASTRAMIKick]

They need to revive Jah Haile Selassie he'll solely fix Abyssinia

[@LK-xk4nh]

More like Minilik the second. He's really the one that forced Ethiopia to get its shit together

[@Raychristofer]

One of your best episodes. Not too much overly verbose monologue lol. Thanks for exposing me to this man

[@poeticider]

This episode was touching, horrifying and beautiful all at the same time. Very moving.

[@fransny1]

God bless you brother Abel! Spread the word and pray for your life! You are a better man than I have ever been.

[@harubiii]

As a Saudi from the province with the highest political prisoners per capita (Al Qassim), Jamal’s murder has created a trust vacuum between the government and the people that you can literally feel in people’s words. MBS’s charming halo was shut off in one sad day in Istanbul. It just tells how vulnerable dictators are, how fragile is the collective image about them in people’s imagination and really, there’s no one holding power, it’s just a massive illusion that we live in that can be changed with ideas. Btw Evan, beautiful content my brother. Keep it up 🙌🏽

[@verdeice53]

i found these videos randomly while watching junk. Most of them leave me in tears. These atrocities. I wish I wasnt useless. I wish there was something that could be done. I got up right now too and show my family these videos of things I never knew about so we could all about it. Its 5am. No one is awake. I am uninformed. More people need to be informed I think. These videos need millions of views.

[@michaelmassajr.9996]

I'll take "Things Big Media companies won't ever report on cause they don't have the chutzpa" for 1000

[@carlost856]

He talked at the end about the Washington Post journalist who was hacked to pieces by the Saudis. You can't get much more "Big Media Companies" that the WaPo.

[@obsoleteoptics]

@@carlost856 Thanks to Jeff Bezos

[@verward]

@@carlost856 that had nothing to do with this story tho.

[@billyandrew]

@@verward The big media have press representatives in foreign countries. Why did they never covered his story? Could it, perchance, have something to do with the owners and where their sympathies lie, rather than their lack of testicles? Tbe overall story is about covering up the truth. Govts do that and so do the media in complicity.

[@andrewhawkins6754]

@@billyandrew Perhaps the lack of coverage lies in the fact that there are hundreds of such incidents around the globe and the audience (Americans, in this context) would likely not take an interest in a single person being arrested in a far-off country? They would be more likely to do an aggregate story on how there are more journalists being suppressed than in years passed than to do hundreds of individual stories unless that individual is somehow related to something more close to home (i.e.Khashoggi and Trump's response to it). To put it simply, there are thousands of news stories that truly demand our attention daily, but only a handful of them we'll actually read about because there isn't enough time in the day to see everything.

[@fyfef]

Considering one of the newspapers at the end is a recent-ish edition of the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung", does that mean we can expect a Swiss series soon?

[@LeCheckmate]

What would you want to see covered about Switzerland? Something about the Red Cross, the Verdingkinder, international Geneva, Bern's part in the moon landing?

[@billyandrew]

@@LeCheckmate Swiss army wives. Lol.

[@lloydgush]

Freedom of press and freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, all matter, everywhere!

[@froggyy]

You wouldn't do a video on Kashmir torture genocide climate change why because both India and Pakistan buy weapons from West 👏👏👏👏

[@DarkHarlequin]

He didn't do a Season in Kashmir or India or Pakistan yet... how could he do a video on those topics then? Feels like you were just looking for a place to throw your comment...

[@froggyy]

@@DarkHarlequin what 😓

[@videogamebomer]

It almost like he only cover places hes currently in. By you hammer and sickle already show your lack of understanding of the world

[@Cypekeh]

Another video of yours that gave me goosebumps. You notice interesting things and direct videos perfectly.

[@Kumanosuke]

This is probably one of my favorite videos you've ever done. Awesome video on an important topic!

[@ReaperUnreal]

What an incredible person. He's now one of my heroes too. Thank you for helping tell his story.

[@raphlvlogs271]

They are far from perfect so as we - Important message.

[@curiousworld7912]

What an incredibly brave man. And how little we often value journalists and a free press.

[@billyandrew]

Probably because we in the West imagine our press to be free, rather than the fact it is owned in it's entirety by five or six individuals.

[@curiousworld7912]

@@billyandrew Yes, and even local papers are either dying off or being bought up. That's why we should value and demand that the press be free of influence.

[@eustacia03]

He could have said anything at the end and he started with "don't give up on humanity". What an incredible person.

[@gabemempin]

Came here from Reddit

[@IRosamelia]

The topics being discussed in this channel are so incredibly interesting. It's like the real news I can't see on tv. Kudos! 💝

[@82abhilash]

Not so fast, what exactly did Abel Wabella say? Was it truth or slander? Did he misrepresent facts? Did he mislead? Did he lie? Is he lying in this video? We don't know anything about him. Why should we worship him, just because you do? These days anyone can call himself a journalist. That is easy. The question is, is he credible? And if he isn't credible, if he uses his platform to lie, cheat and mislead a complicit audience, is he not an enemy of the people he is calming to serve? Politicians are held accountable by the vote. Who holds journalists accountable?

[@TheBauwssss]

I feel compelled to donate; but just before I realize I was automatically looking though the comments for a reason not to donate; I cheer, because I have found one. Many thanks.

[@82abhilash]

@@TheBauwssss that is not what I what I was hoping for. More scrutiny, is what I was after.

[@RareEarthSeries]

It was too long to explain in the video, as he's said many things. But essentially, it boils down to Ethiopia being an ethnic federation, and he suggested that they unite behind the ideal of progressing Ethiopia as a whole rather than continue the internal civil war that has left 1/50 people in internal refugee camps.

[@82abhilash]

@@RareEarthSeries but you are asking people to put their money behind it. Too long to explain is too short a reason.

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@82abhilash If you're truly curious where your money goes, you'll always research for yourself. Abels work is online. No matter what I say in the video you're taking it from me anyway. So I focused on the story, as I always do.

[@SCA440]

There's a fine line between journalists and activists. Journalists report on what has happened, activists make themselves part of the story, part of the push for change. Don't get the 2 confused.

[@RareEarthSeries]

They're both keeping a journal, and are both journalists. You're talking about a reporter.

[@SCA440]

@@RareEarthSeries You understand what Im saying. Im not saying that your friend was an activist, I dont know that. But I'm saying that activists should not expect the same freedoms as journalists. They are not the same thing. If you want to be an activist, go right ahead. Just be ready when the powers that be come and get you. Dont cry "Im a journalist" when you're out making the change you want. You dont get to have it both ways. As an aside, I enjoy your series very much. Thanks for what you do...

[@irkendragon]

@@SCA440 They're both about free speech. It's easy for someone to look at anything a journalist writes or reports and call it activism if you disagree with it or want to cast doubt on what's being reported. To protect journalists requires protecting free speech in general, whether or not you agree with what's being said.

[@SCA440]

@@irkendragon I am a full proponent of free speech. But speech, free or not, has consequences. People looking to change the world shouldn't become journalists. They should become leaders and activists. Journalists should have the right to say what they will, but they cannot hide from the eventual consequence of their speech by crying "But Im a Journalist!!!" Journalists record and report what has happened. They by their very nature should not be part of the story. If they are, they are now activists in their own domain. Be one or the other. Cant be both.

[@RareEarthSeries]

@@SCA440 Very few journalists fit the bill you're describing. It is a misrepresentation of both terms and the reality of being human. You're speaking about reporters as if that's all journalism is. But that's not true. A journalist can say whatever is on their mind and still be a journalist. By definition, at that.

[@johncarter7264]

Shed a tear for mr. Khashoggi. Poor bastard.

[@edwardleas4792]

Draw muhammad on the arc of the covenant

[@toolkit71]

Amazing to the end as usual. Your name more likely will be on every watch list soon if not already which is a shame because it might be true.

[@thesuccessfulone]

Demonetized for having TERRORIST in the title. Because it's a black listed word.

[@mehranfreeman6192]

He looks a very kind and lovely man 😀

[@Tardisntimbits]

..if only we WOULD raise our voices and unite with the purpose of overthrowing the idiots we've put into power... I hate seeing, and knowing people suffer, whether they are my friends and family, or some person I'll probably never meet. When did compassion and empathy die in favour of selfishness? I'm feeling more and more like I'm in the minority, like I'm some kind of freak for being upset and caring for people I don't know, or people I'm not supposed to be like. It pisses me off that people can't see that skin colour means fuck all, that we're all made of the same damned stuff. We're all humans, we're all kin, so why can't we treat each other like family? This level of selfishness and pure blindness goes beyond our survival programming. This is the kind of stuff that will end us as a species if we don't wise up. We're all being played here, by ourselves, and we let it happen, because the system "works" for a certain percentage of us. And for those it doesn't work? Fuck 'em. It's not my problem, they should employ . I'm beyond being heartbroken at the state of humanity lately. I'm just angry.

[@richarddeese1991]

It is possible to create a kind of martyr, even if you don't kill the martyr in question. Just ask Nelson Mandela. The real problem lies in the type people who crave the sort of power to risk doing that. Too many of them are simply incapable of learning such a lesson. Too many of them merely think that, with even *_more_* power & control, their rule (and therefore - at least in their minds - the 'order' necessary to maintain society) would be absolute. And - of course - it would be they who brought it about & oversaw it. But those are just the power-hungry "idealists." Even more dangerous are those who just want that power for power's sake. The kind of people who enjoy overseeing torture & killing personally, because - like the lesser serial killers of which they are the truly big fish - they get off on it. Speaking more generally, history is doomed to repeat itself for 2 main reasons. First, we simply don't properly educate ourselves about that very history. We tell lies for complex psychological (& wholly unacceptable) reasons, that invariably glorify ourselves while vilifying the "enemy." And second, humans keep producing monsters; we simply haven't gotten that out of our genetic system. I find it disturbingly ironic that the sorts of people who belong in prisons are exactly the sorts that delight in gaining enough political control of a place to put virtually everyone else in lockdown. But, such is humanity. In the past, it was often a single leader who perpetrated such horrors own his/her own citizens. But as time has gone on - and the mindless evils of bureaucracy have progressed so marvelously - we have learned how to make the 'state' itself into an incredibly efficient killer. Yay for us, I guess. Earlier today, I was watching another KZbin channel called SciShow, and they remarked how 99+% of all species that ever existed have gone extinct, & that we may very well do so, too. I believe you've made some remark in that general direction in a previous video yourself. Well & good. *_BUT_***... While I fully acknowledge that homo sapiens sapiens is not forever, there are other ways for us to continue. Evolution springs to mind. I know many think human evolution has stopped entirely (though it has done no such thing.) I also know that the one thing that truly, meaningfully sets us apart from all other creatures is this: we are aware [well, many of us are, anyway!] of the evolutionary process that has resulted in our existence. ***_And_***, we can change it. We are already doing so. Now, I'm certainly not raising this point to suggest that we "breed" ourselves to be mild-mannered & believe in freedom of the press! But the promise of this ability (as well as its potential for abuse!) is literally unlimited. Or perhaps, it's limited only by time; the time it takes to both get good at it, & to work out the ethics (ethics simply being the polite term for socialized morals, of course), and by whatever time we may have left to be as we are before we - or something - destroys us. And there is yet another road: up. Up there, in the heavens, off this Earth. A Moon colony, or some Martian humans may start over with some new tools - including tools that shape us, even down to our very makeup. I know we haven't been able to get it right so far, though for the most part we've survived, of course (often just barely.) But I do have hope. That hope is in both humans learning: to educate ourselves & our children; to not trust some guy who promises he'll 'restore glory' or somesuch; to understand that, in evolutionary terms, different is bad - different clothes, skin color, eyes, hair, speech, food, gods, tools, history, traditions, etc., etc. - but that we ***_absolutely CAN_* raise our conscious awareness above that, and behave other than how our instincts tell us; and in humans spreading out, only this time, *_really, really OUT._* As in OUTer space! If even one human colony off planet survives - with enough DNA - then humans have survived. Sorry for running my mouth! ;) Thanks. tavi.

[@squttnbear]

This episode gave me chills. This will now be the one I share to introduce people to Rare Earth.

[@bonniecurrie4906]

The woman at 10:53 is beautiful! I love her hair!

[@jesuslikedpie]

I think it is kind of funny you try to ally yourself with a washington post journalist who was killed when those big media corporations spit on KZbin journalists. I think it is a bit more complicated with that journalist than you put it, by the way. We are tied to Saudi Arabia more than people know, and to outright denounce them may be bad for us. What is the saying, "keep your friends close, and your enemies closer?" Not saying Trump is some Genius, but maybe do your next documentary on the petrol dollar. (That said, murder is not alright. There is a special place in hell for all people that think they can decide who lives and dies)

[@ernestbywater411]

I believe in a free and INDEPENDENT press. However, today there are way too many people who claim to be press but are really only political propagandist, and it's getting harder to identify which is which. The result of this is supposed journalists promoting more and more extremism to widen the gap between differing views instead of encouraging dialogue to find ways to work together. Today, the bigger the network a media person works with, the more likely it is they're no longer a real journalist as they're there to promote a political agenda slant on events instead of just reporting the news events in a factual manner.

[@grannykiminalaska]

Brave guy! Good luck to him and his cause

[@TimothyWhiteheadzm]

"The common man cannot be kept down for long". Unfortunately that is not true. Many governments past and present have successfully kept the common man down for very long periods of time. How long did the Atlantic slaver trade last? How long did serfdom in Europe last? Some governments change due to revolutions by 'the common man' but that is actually quite rare more often than not other circumstances are the cause of change, and more than half of all revolutions instigated by 'the common' man result merely in a change of dictator sometimes for the worse.

[@cuzz467]

The problem with the people talking back. Individuals who have an audience, can say whatever they want even if it's totally fake. As is evident with social media, large followings for complety false and even deadly trends.

[@noahnavarro1008]

you should probably use quotation marks around terrorism, it would be terrible to see youtube suppress this video because its about "terrorism" though it'll probably happen anyways which sucks

[@SirBlackjack010]

KZbin will surpress it either way, the algorithm doesn't care about quotations or the actual content, it's a mindless sorting machine to the letter.

[@noahnavarro1008]

SirBlackjack010 more hoping that the quotes could help get a manual review

[@Jack93885]

Freedom of the Press is important but to my mind, it comes under Freedom of Speech. That should be our ultimate goal. It shouldn't be seen as a partisan issue. Once it was the right-wing evangelists, now its someone else. One thing is clear, there is always someone ready to censor that which they don't like and it's up to everyone else to push back.

[@vanhasydan4754]

We are ALL flawed, imperfect. We all make mistakes along the way. But those politicians label enemies you should distrust them and take a critical eye to find what really is.

[@AmikYoungDon]

Aye man, I'm proud of you. This is my most favorite episode. This is so beautiful. Really!! Full respect from Indonesia 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@briantucker7133]

"He is the common man" Abel Wabella may believe that but all evidence is to the contrary; if his courage and tenacity were truly common among his fellow human beings then individual liberty would be the rule on this planet, not the exception. Abel Wabella is more heroic than any character we have seen on the movie screen this summer and clearly our need for such humans is almost unlimited. Hopefully his example will move others to refuse to bend to that which they believe is wrong.

[@charsfm5203]

This episode would be great for a vpn ad

[@ismaelbouach5457]

Me, watching a video called “My friend, the terrorist” The FBI: 👀

[@MultiTX1000]

I highly recommend you to visit Kashmir it's part of India , the way you describe it we really need your attention, we are in desperate need of some serious help otherwise the forces there will destroy us , please it's a request to visit Kashmir , I'll arrange your stay and everything for free . Please .

[@scottmactavish9716]

Pretty sure you're gonna get a few letters from the Crown Prince's attorneys. Also, have someone ELSE start your car for a few months...

[@ssocar96]

The press is the people, the media is obsolete. Jingos try selling their subscriptions, though the people now have the power of the press. Media may not be the voice of the people, but have no fear as that the people have found their voice and shall never again lay down.

[@etherdog]

Why, Evan, did you leave the most important part to the post credits? Don't bury the lede!

[@Mabitesurtaglotte]

I fucking love you, man

[@RasKay09]

You are king of journalists...You are a Ras .Give thanx for shedding light on what's hidden from the lay man. Respect!

[@ZoglerGames]

A large issue with media today is that the trust it has built with people has lead to people the everything they read, hear or see is truth. There are lots of different angles to stories and each media outlet be that personal or corporate will have a slant on it. To get a truer depiction of whats happening multiple points of view need to be heard.

[@Davidtalksaboutstuff]

Rare Earth is busting out the coolest stories with the best narration. Fucking love this channel.

[@AntoniusTyas]

Honestly, I can see Indonesia heading towards this direction. I am worried.

[@TheKingGandy]

This amazing man reminds me of the Charlie Chaplin speech from the dictator. I hope this is a start of a fair world for him and his people

[@mnoi6788]

Haha this is unexpectedly funny that title and that smiling thumpnail i thought this guy must be a masochist

[@Cinepobrefilmfestival]

big difference between "the press" and "journalism"

[@lanahanbrian0]

Should do a video on Taiwan too if he hasn’t already.

[@W4iteFlame]

Very relatable to current events (especially the scene after the credits)

[@LK-xk4nh]

My country's turned into a ghost of its former self....

[@arminiusfilms4963]

Jamal Khashoggi was certainly murdered by the Saudi Government, but I can't find any evidence that he was actually still conscious during the dismemberment process as is implied by your comment at 10:09.

[@RareEarthSeries]

www.inquisitr.com/5119410/jamal-khashoggi-dismembered-alive-saudi/

[@irreversiblyhuman]

I want to know the opinion of people who didn't like the clip. What is it about freedom of speech and assembly that you find distasteful? Honestly, I'm perplexed. Please elaborate

[@das8.kapitel260]

Read the newest commens.

[@ayo2064]

Rare Earth is the only channel I have notifications on for and you guys never disappoint

[@landon3137]

Oh

[@redthered585]

God bless Abel hes a real OG fighter for human rights

[@MrShawnstretch]

I agree with freedom of the press, although I would prefer a press that was free of bias, a press that tells both sides of a story and not just the popular one. A neutral press that speaks the truth without preamble or altered language to follow a particular line of thought. I hate what happened to Abel Wabella and his fellows and hope first world countries don't fall down the same hole, but even my country of Canada has started down it with restrictions on free speech.

[@RareEarthSeries]

If you produce media, you quickly realize that there is no neutral language and there are no ways of actually removing bias. It's more complicated than that. Canada has always had restrictions on free speech. Anti hate speech laws have been a part of our country since before you were born, and have in no way changed recently.

[@monroetruss4737]

When you were a kid wasn't that long ago.

[@re_i_gn]

How to get yourself tortured in Ethiopia