New Year's Attacks by Green Beret & Army Veteran: Does U.S. Militarism Abroad Fuel Violence at Home?

[@therealdonaldtrumpjr]

Them turning the Cybertruck explosion into an advertisement for the durability and build quality of the vehicle is more dystopian than I could ever imagine.

[@Xianne027]

It's revolting 🤮

[@DeeMorti]

And the world is flat.

[@Dsullivann]

​@@DeeMortiand I'm the queen of England

[@lindawilson795]

Maybe they won't be rented anymore. 😮

[@test-to-verify]

If the shoe fits.

[@terrytaylor9460]

It’s very rare to have a network guest who has the courage to talk openly and honestly about the truth of the matter. 👌🏽

[@Marinemomof3Oceanside]

Even more rare that after decades of our sons and daughters coming home in FLAG DRAPED COFFINS BY the THOUSANDS,, give a F! Never mind it was a sovereign country, or that the previous secretary of defense didn't know WMDs were destroyed in Iraq, Gulf war 1, or that a sitting VP received every no bid oil drilling contract, or that in November 2002, benji and the zionist AGAIN asked for "help", Gulf war 2...... USA USA USA! We're #1

[@rawlsrules]

And so effectively.

[@sohren94]

Agreed. As a veteran who's anti-war, it's encouraging to see someone talk about this crisis in a productive and truthful way. The military industrial complex is causing an unacceptable amount of harm to everyone involved.

[@terrytaylor9460]

@@rawlsrulesI agree. We need to cease in deluding ourselves.

[@patricialongo5870]

The violent Philosophy that empowers the West to rule the globe is not likely to just be discredited and abandoned with NATO in charge.

[@kevbrix9686]

so when its terrorism, its talked about, but if its domestic violence or when hundreds of vets die by suicide every day, it doesn't get addressed?

[@williamcervoni2659]

Or when it suits the purposes of the establishment to shift the focus away from them as having any culpability by defaming the soldier, even one who served his country with honor and distinction! I see no reason not to believe the man in Vegas died exactly as he lived...serving his nation with distinction...He did not attack or kill Americans...He attacked a Trump Tower...essentially an effigy of the leader of "Project 2025" which is unabashed in its desire to subvert the Constitution for their own ends!

[@judymawhorter7301]

It is shameful. They have so much unheard pain. I know the darkness they must feel ,I wasn't in the service but my life circumstances brought to to a bad place but I can only imagine what these brave men has gone through for years. The military should be screaming about getting help for these ppl.

[@Winston-lf7sb]

i hate to burst your bubble but.... veterans are facing many if not exactly what everyone faces. the only difference is they are trained to and are more inclined to commit violent acts. also, volunteering to go fight illegal wars then having moral qualms after the fact is more like crocadile tears. you wanted to be this and now its not what you thought..... maybe you should accept you helped destroy our people and our country with your service to the ultra wealthy. and that they did it out of sheer ignorance, arrogance and for a few dollars. if no body volunteered for iraq and afgahnistan, we wouldnt have trump or project 2025 now.

[@loripapapetros4894]

Violence begets violence. What are we teaching our children, and all that see what we do.

[@billnye8143]

Sir this is a Starbucks.

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

@loripapapetros4894 You should quit paying your government to murder people.

[@nisahmed9121]

C eye A & Mssd flse flg to continue w^r on trr to stay in Syria and steel their oil!

[@nisahmed9121]

C eye A & Mssd flse flg to continue w^r on trr to stay in Syria and steel their oil!

[@reefk8876]

Children are not dumb they see for what it really is

[@bernie4268]

Mike Prysner - I commend your work on the mental health of US servicemen and the culture of mass violence in the USA.

[@EliGoree]

So glad she just let him talk that takes a very confident interviewer. He had a lot of pertinent information in a very short amount of time it was a wise decision.

[@markward3981]

Agreed 👍🏾 💯 Yes this is news 📰 rather than CNN and Fox propaganda as well as most other mainstream corporate funded stations .

[@NVRagain4any1]

💯 Hope they bring back for longer segments

[@TimothyMorigeau]

Amy is a great journalist.

[@jillwilczek833]

She's a true professional ❤

[@The-Wolf-with-no-name]

As Malcolm X once said...chickens coming home to roost.

[@AB-wf8ek]

For real. So many people not willing to look in the mirror that is the history of our government's foreign policies.

[@loverdeadly6128]

Didn't George Jackson write about it, too, in "Blood in My Eye?"

[@MaegoTargaryen]

And by God is the rest of the world here for it!

[@luisb465]

Years of brainwashing Americans into thinking we’re out there “fighting for freedom”. The last time we fought for freedom was WW2. Every war since then has been for “FreeDumb” (aka securing resources for our corporations at the expense of killing millions). You’re right, the chickens are coming home to roost.

[@TR4R]

Sad and dark times.

[@williambent9636]

It hurts to hear it, but Prysner is right. When our soldier are taught to kill and then sent into a murderous and unjust war zone to do it, that has to do a lot of psychological harm. We need to stop subjecting people to this, and give everyone returning from such a situation the attention they deserve. And it's killing not even in a war zone, years later. This is just too much sacrifice, for nothing, for our soldiers--like my dad in Vietnam!

[@ArohaStill]

Or.just don't go wherebyiu are not asked or needed

[@gustavoaragon4194]

Zionism is just or more dangerous than jihadism

[@artgrathartgrath3451]

People without morals

[@dummykeir1717]

Add salt to injury, these people got badly treated by the government after their service ended, heard from Veteran that served in Afghanistan 'war'

[@nts_slmc]

Your soldiers are war criminals

[@andrewcombe8907]

1/3 of all homeless are veterans. Let that sink in.

[@gregorygant4242]

Because they are sent to war and if they survive and then return home they are then discarded as trash by society and the govt. left to rot on the streets . Would that kind of upset them ya think ?

[@billy-joe4398]

1/3?? That sounds unbelievable, I'm not saying I don't believe you but it sounds like an extraordinary.

[@JamesPilkenton-se5cx]

People in uniform are trained to kill first. Service to the people is second. It's a little strange that all of these big news incidents involve military trained person. Are we missing something here ?

[@evileye302]

@@gregorygant4242 True to an extent. However, upon return, there is a sense of disconnection from the matrix of society. A separation from the straw man and the real self. Loss of purpose and place in this reality. The mundane 9-5 just doesn’t cut it.

[@pennymayphilip9646]

Tragic!

[@mollyandruby]

America really needs to get a handle on the most violent people out there....americans.

[@yourmother2739]

zionists

[@shehla1010]

Aptly put.

[@eliana5334]

American *men*. The fact they are men is just as relevant as the fact they are Americans.

[@ljeanabldr]

Its DOMESTIC terrorism.

[@DouradaBambina]

💯

[@valentinadivina2229]

Mike is 100 % right. US administration is to blame for not taking care of their veterans.

[@gogreen7794]

I'm pretty sure that Green Beret has been well taken care of, considering the military role he chose to pursue.

[@dayoft6helords]

That, and the military has some of the best benefits in this country.

[@marlenede-abel1336]

Well -it is obviously not working!!!

[@gregorygant4242]

@@gogreen7794 It shouldn't be just the Green Berets but all who have served and sacrificed .

[@travismiller89]

The framing and info Democracy Now gives is unmatched.

[@dansiwek3593]

Yeah unmatched in the lying department.

[@alro11]

thank god it’s the only thing left i listen to

[@alro11]

how so?

[@travismiller89]

Nowhere framed it as a radical, *who was born in Texas* as soon to be POS spoke on propaganda for his policy. Nowhere mentioned he dispatched himself seconds before the blast either. And they really focus on the vet aspect. It has been going viral.lately, by special ops vet content creators that you should not idolize or rever special ops, green berets or army vets as rope models. There are vids done recently in the 100k+ views 9f vets stating this, why do they say it? Because they are often sociopaths. Many of them. There are selected for the aspd spectrum qualities to become berets like the Trump tower culprit. The videos I'm referencing then take you through story of story of cases like this, that didn't make national news but where vets of spec ops, seals, berets are always doing egregious crimes and get convicted. You should check the videos. Their narrative is that it takes someone on the aspect spectrum to even go out and dispatch a couple dozen locals a night whrn they are deployed, and not lose sleep. Spec ops are psychos. Amy made that clear, at least to me who is fresh off the subject, in her tone. Americans, radicalized, conservatives etc. Hope they like the hostile and polarized climate they created. A bunch of their ilk looking to clip American wings.

[@ryanm7832]

The "framing," eh? I mean, that's what they specialize in, just like Fox and every other asinine, sensationalist media outlet; they twist facts and misrepresent statistical data to fit their agenda/line of BS.

[@txbulldogboxing1462]

Free America from AIPAC. If we as regular citizens can see who our politicians serve imagine how ex soldiers feel about our government.

[@Lynn-i2w]

Well said. Before we vote we should find out how the politicians get their $. AIPAC recipients need to be voted out.

[@dummykeir1717]

Man wish both candidate are not AIPAC money receiver, Kamala nor Trump. US citizen got cucked hard by Israel lobby playing the US government

[@WES-z5m]

Democracy Now only just now broadcasts anything at all about the terrorist attacks on to US cities. But now you have a safe narrative to feed your delicate hysteria prone audience, that old talking point that its not the fault of the actual criminals (especially not the brown one) even though they actually committed the crime It must be some theoretical abstraction that triggered the cause and effect. The fact DN spent this much time away from the Gaza. atrocity porn that they continually show will anger enough of these people to discourage any follow up

[@matthewingerson]

Free the working-class from the wealthy-class.

[@nancyhamer949]

Thank you for talking about these military connections regarding mental health issues and violent acts. These behaviors have also occurred by some veterans who join local police forces, and who use more than necessary force when apprehending suspects, seemingly as if in a battle situation, or with great anger toward certain groups.

[@nilslarson7532]

spot on

[@msKita43]

Yes, corrections officers and boarder patrol are other big ones. Meet a vet who went into boarder patrol and talked about firing off rounds towards the boarder in hopes of hitting ppl.

[@ljeanabldr]

Well they play Fox news 24/7 on all our bases around the world.

[@williambent9636]

You're right. A police officer I knew well told me their were too many damaged people attracted to being a cop. And their 'weapons" are often military surplus.

[@eccentricaste3232]

Most police shootings are from military vets.

[@chankane]

America has lost its moral compass., assuming we’ve ever had one.

[@donHooligan]

crazy train is off the rails.

[@patriayvida6850]

Lost? Did they ever really have one?

[@TimothyMorigeau]

We’ve never collectively had a moral compass. Maybe individually.

[@CarrieTucker]

You'd have to assume with all your benevolent heart, eh?

[@chankane]

We have had proper and good morals without doubt, but our forms of freedom and democracy and capitalism would corrupt these good morals.

[@ezrawilliam-h4l]

My biggest concern is how we are going to survive all these financial and political crises, especially the power struggle in the US. The government has really made things difficult for its citizens and we cannot just sit by and suffer the consequences of bad governance🙏...

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[@mesias-o4j]

+165

[@carolbelyeu-Alhaddad]

Thank you for speaking here Mike Prysner. Makes so much sense!

[@larryrobertsemarkphd3677]

Thank you for having Mike on your podcast!!!

[@dramonmaster222]

This is just sad 😢 Our veterans deserve much better and more psychological help.

[@markharmon4963]

You can not promote empire and then expect the soldiers (used as tools of empire) to just come out of that experience, okay. Just as you can not rape someone and expect to be forgiven afterward. It is crazy to expect any other outcome than what these events are showing. That war destroys soldiers, and Americans can not expect to be untouched by it indefinitely.

[@nilslarson7532]

they get plenty .thats the problem . need to grow up . sorry to say but lots have or are living too well . There are others who need a hand ..

[@ArohaStill]

People aroind the world need freedom from American terrorism

[@missk1942]

No

[@Flatop8286]

@ nilslarson7532 - You need help

[@Rippypoo]

Great segment. Thanks, Amy.

[@julieta203]

short answer, YES! and considering the amount of LEOs being ex-military it also fuels a totalitarian state just look at the amount of police brutality against citizens.

[@Logik1002]

As in zodiac LEO?

[@gregbolton1480]

So "Which LEO's in America are failed military personnel" ???

[@isthattrue1083]

​@@gregbolton1480who said that? Lol, you apparently.

[@anthonybaiocchi3028]

​@@Logik1002law enforcement officer

[@DeeMorti]

@@gregbolton1480 I don't believe anyone said anything about failed military personnel.

[@grzegorzgreg09]

Blame your foreign policy not open borders!!! Free Palestine now!✌

[@reeciebehere]

From the river to the sea Palestine shall be free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@HenriqueDeSousa]

You don't, but I also blame open borders. Especially in Europe

[@ashamed2Byt]

Absolute truth! The open borders and immigrants, that's been the right wing scapegoat for decades. Actually, xenophobia and racism has been the ugliest characteristic of the the USA, and it's colonial era since 1620. Sadly so few Americans actually know anything about US foreign policy. We've done horrible things around the world over the last 200 years both overseas as well as we expanded across the continent, not to mention our own domestic policies.

[@marthalorenamartinezlopez1127]

Cyber Truck + Trump Hotel = USA Oligarchs = Protest

[@nisahmed9121]

C eye A & Mssd flse flg to continue w^r on trr to stay in Syria and steel their oil!

[@nisahmed9121]

C eye A & Mssd flse flg to continue w^r on trr to stay in Syria and steel their oil!

[@majimbambira]

yes the math is so easy, and MSM is all "what's the motive" for days..

[@watchyoutube-j7d]

smart girl i didnt think of that,

[@andrewmueller23]

And the fact that it doesn't appear this was a bomb intended to cause mass casualties. It feels like a self sacrificial act of protest.

[@madfoxcityemnau6414]

My brother was a 2 time combat VFW. The man that came back is NOT my brother. He told me that (like Vietnam) he and many other service numbers were medicated COPIOUSLY. My other brother also was a vet. He committed suicide. The maintaining of fighting force come hell or highwater is just rest resulting in hell. If war is hell, have to admit, it's come home now. 😢❤God bless vets and families also in the trenches and trying to recover

[@Donna-tu6lp]

So very sorry to read what happened to your brothers. Your comment really illustrates the sad point, thank you

[@Marck-c9w]

America is starting to crack, American empire is collapsing.😢

[@PesoPablogaming]

It's called new world order.... Every empire goes through an up and a down... We are on a down... That doesn't mean the empire will seize to exist.. It just mean we won't be number one... And yes unfortunately this change most likely go through war cycle ww3 😢.

[@jsamc8420]

Not really. Thats what terrorism's goal is. Don't be duped. America is fractured but is as strong as ever.

[@HenriqueDeSousa]

Corrupted to the core

[@Breezeyogi]

None of you get it. These guys simply had lives that were going down the gutter so, they simply decided to check-out with some serious attention, with a "bang." They simply said to themselves "fuck it." It's nothing more than that. Yes, American social problems exacerbated their sense of angst and detachment. I spent 14 years in the military and deployed multiple times. Six years in the Marines and eight years in the Army. There are tons and tons and tons of marginal personalities and pure nutcase in the military

[@tablighibayans]

The American ‘dream’ was wounded in the jungles of Vietnam, dragged through the alley ways of Basra and executed in the mountains of Afghanistan. Welcome to the crumbling of an Empire! America has lost it’s moral compass, we have witnessed the beginning of the end.

[@PaytediousHakishu]

It’s silly almost even to ask this question. Thanks for clarifying that PTSD, traumatic brain injury, combat fatigue etc. make men more anxious and aggressive at home.

[@massiahgrom]

Ad the mom of a catastrophically injured vet , I'm heartbroken. Ptsd is horrifying. This is the result .

[@ebflegg]

​@@massiahgromso sad for you

[@luzdeluna7386]

My X husband was a marine who was deployed more often than he was at home and I can honestly say that he was a different man after 9/11 and everything that transpired after that day. Up to this day I still wish him the best.

[@voltage80x]

Vets wouldn't turn like this if they were treated humanely. Housing, healthcare, universal basic income.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

And we didn’t have a bunch of lying, hypocritical, pos, narcissists running the spit show.

[@Breezeyogi]

None of you get it. These guys simply had lives that were going down the gutter so, they simply decided to check-out with some serious attention, with a "bang." They simply said to themselves "fuck it." It's nothing more than that. Yes, American social problems exacerbated their sense of angst and detachment. I spent 14 years in the military and deployed multiple times. Six years in the Marines and eight years in the Army. There are tons and tons and tons of marginal personalities and pure nutcase in the military

[@shadowcolorado3668]

This guy is/was a whistle blower on illegal military actions.

[@ullebor]

I'm sure it has nothing to do with merc-ing civilians across the globe.

[@DonFonzarelli-uq9yx]

Well Trump and Elon working together seems like a dead giveaway. Guy obviously wanted to make a statement by using a cyber truck at a Trump hotel.

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

@@DonFonzarelli-uq9yx blame the corrupt family court and child support system.

[@Grady1ification]

That's exactly what I was thinking!!! I believe it was no accident that both the Trump hotel and Elon's Tesla Cyber truck were chosen for this act of terrorism. And that the culprit who done it was a MAGA SUPPORTER not some illegal alien or foreign terrorist!!

[@david4096]

Yep.

[@Wraithing]

Mike Prysner is such an excellent and well informed journalist. Thanks for having him on as a guest. Surprised, but extremely pleasantly. Good start for DN journalism in 2025.

[@SLOvespa]

When your critical thinking and problem solving skills lead you to believe that harming yourself and/or others is the solution to your problems, that's called mental illness. This illness is treatable with medication, but also requires something this nation is short of -- empathy. Mike Prysner, thank you for talking the truth. Portland in the house!!

[@avestuart]

I joined the Army in the 90s after college, I was selected for flight training flying helicopters. One thing which hit me very hard psychologically was the re-wiring which has to occur toward killing other humans. I thought I had been prepared for that, but it made me question the very foundation of my being.

[@VisionGod4Life]

Yes it does. The air force guy who flamed himself last yr was a warning. Nobody in the military listens because they have sticks up themselves and only worry about rank, money and retirement. Its not cohesion like it needs to be and once was.

[@therealdonaldtrumpjr]

Thank you for remembering him

[@VisionGod4Life]

@therealdonaldtrumpjr Yea its sucks on every level. People that can help are booted out like myself by devils of all shades, color, rank and religion. My first time in years ago. I literally shadowed a guy for 72 hrs ensuring he did not kill himself. I went to medic with him etc. I gave a damn and unfortunately this new system doesn't allow leaders to lead regardless of rank. Rank does not mean you are a true leader and thats one of the main issues of the military particularly Army problem

[@muddywaters538]

That’s right the military guy who made himself a torch in front of government building in DC. He was pro-Palestinian.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Well, that’s America for you not just the military.

[@shadowcolorado3668]

​@VisionGod4Life bs. Bushnell was a lunatic marxist with a messiah complex, who facied himself a martyr.. He flamed himself based on social/political ideology and fuzzy feelings. Vegas cyber truck guy is an actual whistle-blower trying to call attention to illegal military actions he was involved in. The two are NOTHING alike and their reasons are vastly different. In fact, the cyber truck guy may still be alive. Dude, you need to decide whether you want to walk around in a che guevara shirt and protest bs based on shallow and meaningless nonsense, or realize the big picture and fight for truth. This isn't about the gov keeping you from transing kids or having abortions at full term. Open your eyes.

[@TwinFalls88]

Made Trump look very stupid since both were U.S. citizens

[@Breezeyogi]

Yes

[@hydrashieldbasementservice8453]

Radicalized US citizens

[@Bluejacket4life2]

Not hard to do

[@greatBLT]

Besides 9/11, the worst terrorist attacks were committed by US citizens

[@nelsonth]

Please do a report about the widespread child sexual abuse at Fort Bragg.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Don’t think it’s just Fort Bragg. It’s throughout the military, law-enforcement, corporations, school systems and yes even your good little churches.

[@ullebor]

@@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity Except within the military SA rate is extremely high compared to civilians.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

@@ullebor yeah when the females of your unit asked the CO to be put with you because you don’t prey on them, we have a major problem in this country and have since 1607. Unfortunately, most men do not want to do anything about it.

[@DaveT383]

The glorification of violence in general, and militarism in particular, is an aspect of American society that I have always loathed and dreaded. America is a society in love with violence. It has been forever. I left there in 1970, and by 1983, in spite of my roots, I knew I would never return. America has been for a long time, as MLK put it, "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world," and as such is a bellicose, ignorant, lumbering juggernaut. I'm so glad I had the foresight to never return. These incidents will be repeated over and over again, as America, like all empires in history, declines, but the fall of this empire, unlike those of the past, endangers the entire existence of our species. These times are indeed perilous, and that is an understatement, the degree of which is woefully unfathomable.

[@annikasonjahavlicek5656]

well said!

[@Breezeyogi]

I wish I coukd leave.

[@ruthgallagher9584]

Large Numbers of Military Say No ..Remember, Veterans saying no to Vietnam.. God bless them

[@Jon-xw9om]

"Does US Violence abroad fuel violence at home", surely?

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Blame the corrupt family court and child support system.

[@HS-dw5ee]

Ironic????

[@MaryPearce-m2s]

Absolutely! And the wars including economic warfare, drive migration.

[@Davidpath9127]

“Lack of Insurance to Blame for Almost 45000 Deaths: Study” Physicians for a National Health Program“Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package” Reuters , September 26, 2024

[@HenriqueDeSousa]

Free America 🇺🇸

[@brehgankage6242]

Impressed by the clarity of words and by Mike Prysner. Very well explained.

[@frankiegoestothecircus]

If he knows about the DR Congo and the atrocities that are happening there... The US government is funding the Congo g-side and Tesla is complicit in that g-side. That's the explanation that comes to mind for me.

[@19x32]

Mike Prysner is pointing out The Absolute True, and nobody is listening

[@defianceforhumanity]

How could anyone live with themselves with the atrocities, crimes, lies committed while serving the worlds largest terror organization

[@coldwarveteran6211]

Bush successfly pushed to kill Millions over the NON-EXISTANT WMDs.

[@king77solomon30]

Ask the CIA that question. Especially black ops that do false flag operations that fake terrorism for political gains

[@shehla1010]

Then why do they do it? They unalive innocent civilians and call it collateral damage or whatever. Then very conveniently they have mental health issues. But what about their "collateral damage" victims? God alone knows what kind of mental health issues they are facing.

[@jk21nola91]

😢

[@bbirda1287]

This isn't about the US Health Insurance industry.

[@violin546]

Veterans For Peace: Vets can become members. Everyone can join. Thin their herd.

[@Fkku-r6d]

1st violins, LMAO, BC Rich girly , 2nd u send us overseas and watch uncle sam kill woman and children with immunity and think its different when it happens here, Lol, hey your politicians taught us well, unless your a racist who thinks woman and children from other countries are less then human, Odd im a conservative and dont think anyones life is more slpecial then anyone elses, thats a democrat move.

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

Do you mean peace? Or do you mean repression? Is it peace if the federal government is lying to, stealing from, and killing American citizens?

[@cascadianrangers728]

I will look into this organization and try to become a member. War is hell and must be prevented at all costs. I was so blood thirsty when I joined the Marine Corps, but first hand experience killing and fighting completely changed my attitude

[@nisahmed9121]

C eye A & Mssd flse flg to continue w^r on trr to stay in Syria and steel their oil!

[@nisahmed9121]

C eye A & Mssd flse flg to continue w^r on trr to stay in Syria and steel their oil!

[@madpatriot4608]

This is how our military service leaves or service members, angry and disgruntled 😢

[@LuciFeric137]

How convenient all his id was found. His body was "burned beyond recognition". Interesting

[@DeeMorti]

Nothing could ever possible be as it seems could it.

[@patriayvida6850]

It's a pattern of coincidences.

[@deloctober4369]

Not even dental records? Damn!

[@rhetorical1488]

same printer as the 911 passports 🤣🤣🤣

[@TopherPah-kd2if]

This is typical for IDs to remain legible after bodies being burned, wallets and bodies moisture protect them, look it up, education is your friend.

[@MarcW-w8g]

One word for military extremism... disillusionment

[@billcote5462]

I'm thinking the cyber truck at Trump hotel was a protest against Musk and Trump not a terrorist attack

[@Timlagor]

Pretty ineffectual for an attack from an experienced trained soldier

[@beckypalmer-scott329]

Whatever it was, it was pointless because he didn't make his message clear

[@ffotograffydd]

terrorism noun the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. In other words if this guy was using violence to make a political point, and putting civilians in harms way in the process, then yes it is terrorism.

[@frostfree7]

@@ffotograffydd He set a car on fire. How was that intimidating citizens?

[@monializa3512]

I think it's gonna be another argument for sth like Patriot Act 2.0. Iran is still a sovereign country...democracy now?

[@timalete]

Proud of Vetrans for Peace. Stood with them at Standing Rock. 23 year Navy officer.

[@ruthgallagher9584]

Remember, those who serve often do not come from wealthy homes....we are smart people and dont want our neighbors and family members to die for the genocide of Isteal

[@norrisrobinson2349]

Thank you Amy and democracy now for your uncensored journalism ❤️ I 👍💪👌🖖💯🙏🔥

[@NebjosaMeier]

Thank you! This needed to be said. Overthrowing democracies abroad is something we should never do again. We got too much practice at it and those chickens want to come home and roost too.

[@jsblastoff]

Military and Police have much higher rates of domestic violence in their families. Train people in aggression, anger and fear..well,.. you reap what you sow.

[@ryanm7832]

That is a childish perspective to have. It's not about how they're trained, or the stress of the job, that impacts these statistics, it's the lack of support and healthcare. In America, you exist to perform a job, and if you can't perform a job and contribute to society on your own, you're considered worthless to society and will be left to flounder and die. All the "laws" and "protections" that exist are just for appearance; they don't actually protect or help anyone they're supposed to help, they only exist to keep the rich rich.

[@ullebor]

@@ryanm7832 It's just a coincidence. SA rates within the military is out of control, that doesn't even include the SA of foreign civilians the US military interacts with. Men with extremely broken brains that shouldn't be walking in any society.

[@JessicaDainese]

Another thing. In Italy (and probably in every European country) being in the military means having a good salary, good pensions, and obviously getting mental health care for free. We never had one single mass shooting. Nobody becomes homeless after serving in the military. But then our army is seldom involved in wars. At the most they are doing "peace-keeping missions" in the name of ONU or Nato (yes I know it's not only "peace-keeping" they do, but still, it's not war). I have a few family members that joined the Air Forces/ the Army, they did it for money. Why are American vets treated so badly by their own country??

[@Kashmere-w9n]

Healing & speedy recovery for survivors from the NOLA attack & cyber truck explosion 🙏🏼♥️

[@0z0pk]

These poor men and women are sick of k ill ing innocent. Gaza has brought so much truth to light past 15 months, memories for the military are hurting them.

[@richardtknees]

There is dozens of conflicts going on and Gaza is like seventh on the list of horror. Let's talk about Sudan where 10 million people are at risk of starvation and women are being gang raped on an industrial scale and yet here you ae whining about a conflict that is tiny in comparison.

[@annikasonjahavlicek5656]

@@richardtknees whataboutism does not help. If you wanted to speak out about Sudan just post. No need to compare. What is happening in Gaza is absolutely horrifying, and the US are heavily involved. Free Sudan!! Free Congo!! Free Palestine! FK SSionism!!

[@JorgenGames]

⁠​⁠@@richardtkneesthe US isn’t providing offensive weapons to the combatants in Sudan. Ridiculous whataboutism

[@rhondapotter6989]

Thank you, Amy, for letting him finish his thoughts on this. It seems very important info for us to know ans understand.

[@TrumperStomper-v3w]

Lots of active duty terrorism lately. Interesting that our country isn’t calling to investigate and comb the military of extremism. Just absolute silence on responsibility.

[@Bea-Dubya]

When the “extremism” is addressed some people will call the military as WOKE. I can tell you that these people have been and will always be in the military. They enlist with these ideologies.

[@TrumperStomper-v3w]

@@Bea-Dubya Lmao exactly, woke is just used as a diversion, instead of addressing the real problem, which is our country is fueled on violence and war. Almost like there are right-wingers that have a vested interest in dividing us than actually solving problems.

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

If you’ve served in our military, then you know what a bunch of lying, hypocritical abusers we are at our 750 tear or wrist bases around the world. These are the consequences.

[@ashamed2Byt]

@@Bea-Dubya The extremism is the exact opposite of woke! Woke: to be awake, enlightened, aware of social and historical injustices. Unwoke: to be asleep, in the dark, unaware, ignorant of social and historical injustices........like racism, xenophobia, chauvinism and fascism.

[@sayresrudy2644]

brilliant guest, thank you

[@Jeeplee_rc]

FORT LIBERTY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX.

[@moraymac2922]

Liberty! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Negative, not happening in the USA. Too many narcissist and power that like it the way we are.

[@Breezeyogi]

Baloney. None of you get it. These guys simply had lives that were going down the gutter so, they simply decided to check-out with some serious attention, with a "bang." They simply said to themselves "fuck it." It's nothing more than that. Yes, American social problems exacerbated their sense of angst and detachment. I spent 14 years in the military and deployed multiple times. Six years in the Marines and eight years in the Army. There are tons and tons and tons of marginal personalities and pure nutcase in the military

[@ashamed2Byt]

As much as that should happen, it won't. Our government is owned and run by these people. It's like asking the Mafia to investigate itself.

[@adrianrivera9404]

Best program l have seen from Democracy Now, your guest brings a wealth of information, endless wars is doing this to America 😢. Why do we need 700-800 military bases around the world??,and endless deployments like Syria with a terrorist leader in a suit and tie and now he no longer a terrorist 😮😮.

[@markharmon4963]

And why is the US supporting Banderites in Ukraine?

[@nilslarson7532]

indeed

[@paulyeatman303]

The military industrial complex calls for endless war.

[@Bluejacket4life2]

Eisenhower warned americans about this

[@ryanm7832]

You people have never taken an International Relations/Affairs class, and it shows.

[@amybeaton9372]

Military service might disqualify people from Police work domestically.

[@muddywaters538]

On the contrary, many ex-military become police officers

[@Max-zv8hm]

have you fckin met the police? what a hair brained comment

[@patriayvida6850]

Naw, the police go out of their way to hire psychos. Normal people would never do what it takes to keep their own down & the elites safe.

[@ryanm7832]

@@muddywaters538 Yes, and they are generally MUCH better officers than their civilian counterparts; better training, more experience, better mental resilience (staying calm under pressure), more professional, etc. Thinking otherwise is completely asinine and only projects incompetence and ignorance (I've seen several people insinuate that former military cops are the source of the problems in LE).

[@ullebor]

@@ryanm7832 Sorry, military is trained to kill. They absolutely should be barred from ever being civilian law enforcement. It explains why so many cops thinks it's okay to shoot unarmed civilians because they did the same thing in their military service.

[@ruthgallagher9584]

We lost 24 homeless in Davenport...nine were veterans....God bless our veterans

[@MIMAFAITHFRIDA1]

My beautiful brother has chronic PTSD and Survivor's Guilt Disorder/Syndrome from serving in the military. He saw horrible things during the War Against Terrorism. After he came back, he tried to commit suicide several times. Donald Trump calls them loosers and cowards. Never forget what he said about Senator McCain. It is shameful how we treat our veterans, both women and men. The military trained and converted them into killing robots in order to preserve the World's peace? The protocols and treatments at any Veteran's Administration Hospital is to stuff them with all sorts of pills. No amount of pills will end nor cure their suffering, their pain, their guilt and or shame. We only tell them "Thank You For Your Service". Lets good care of them for they are our brothers and sisters. They deserve better than what they are getting. Let's not send them to the the criminal wars. Have we not learned our lesson from Vietnam, Cambodia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Operation Condor in Latin America and so many other wars. They need emotional support from their families and friends. They need better housing facilities because a lot of them have lost their limbs. They need professional counseling and therapy. They deserve all our help and so much more. Thank you all. From a sister's perspective, 😢💔

[@fuckbankers]

My council came back from Vietnam as a junkie.

[@MIMAFAITHFRIDA1]

@@fuckbankers I am so sorry for your loss. My uncle came back from Vietnam with cancer due to being exposed Agent Orange, one the many pesticides shamefully created for the United States Military to deforestate their land. For it is clear that Vietnam was their land. Tragically, some of Presidents were so paranoid regarding the "spread of communism" that they not cared for the many deaths, suicides or maimed veterans. Nixon and his advisor Henry Kissinger were among the worst.

[@annikasonjahavlicek5656]

Agreed , but first of all US must stop killing people all over the world!!!!!NOW!!

[@ebflegg]

Prysner is impressive. Good stuff

[@moraymac2922]

The Imperial Stormtroopers have had enough of the Empire and are attacking their own Death Star.

[@lars277]

Mike, so good to see you again brother. Best regards to Abby and you and your family. Peace brother. Mike Prysner is an American hero.

[@LiveByDesign]

How can you go overseas and commit evil and then turn it off back home? I don’t think that’s possible 🥺

[@USA-GreedyMenOfNoIntegrity]

Especially when you know, you’re committing evil on innocent people.

[@indiebaby]

This will only get worse as fascism and authoritarianism get worse. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't think I am. Maybe, when enough people lose enough of the people and things they care and hold dearest then and only then might they begin to wake up that billionaires are not your friend.

[@indiesindie1984]

Thank you for having Mr. Prysner on Democracy Now.

[@Davidpath9127]

IDF soldiers would get same protections as those serving in US National Guard or Reserves. "GOP reps want same benefits for Americans serving in Israel army" Responsible statecraft. “Lack of Insurance to Blame for Almost 45000 Deaths: Study” Physicians for a National Health Program “Israel says it has secured $8.7 billion U.S. aid package” Reuters , September 26, 2024

[@JessicaDainese]

I read some time ago that the American military is having problems with recruting...I wonder why...

[@nilslarson7532]

in any case compared to others Way too many benefits for service members and their families . A state inside a state.

[@krobbins8395]

Thanks for being honest about the toll of the Vets in this country. I had 5 uncle's in Vietnam they did not assimilate well back in society after their return from the war while they did not attack society they did have personal problems.

[@jk21nola91]

😢

[@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000]

Right-wing is as right-wing does. The global right-wing order can only be stopped by an international socialist movement. JOIN ME. Let's get it done.

[@denisberte778]

That's the last thing we need, it's the socialist movement that was killing this country, open your eyes man, NOW it's the World Islamic Jihad that's the major threat out there, and these last two attacks were trademark radical Islamic terrorism. Denis Berte' USMC

[@adamh2712]

You sick in the head?

[@ffotograffydd]

Both US parties are right-wing, one is just more extreme than the other. You don’t necessarily need socialism, just a more balanced approach to politics. For example, in the USA Bernie Sanders and AOC are considered to be quite far to the left, while in Europe they’re centre-left. Once you’ve got the Democrat leadership on board and persuaded them to be a centre-left instead of centre-right the rest of the world might take US ‘socialists’ more seriously. That or start a new party.

[@mac-n-steez999]

@@ffotograffyddhey we found a sane person

[@andrewmueller23]

Socialism is an anachronism. I do think something will replace capitalism, which appears to be in decline, but I don't think it will be in the fashion that Marx predicted. I could almost see more of an inching backward into a more statist social welfare model as the private sector becomes unable and unwilling to take care of the problems facing the populace. Think walmart putting millions of people on food stamps or calls for the government to be the party that funds 401k contributions instead of the corporations. Capital will transfer power to the state because it's cost saving for them, and also transfer political power away from themselves in that way inadvertently.

[@Ellimac865]

Yes I have POs against a family of veterans and ex state trooper who tried to attack me their landlord during their eviction

[@kerrymain2235]

As another shared 'Let's not forget that everyone's talking about this and no longer talking about Gabbard and Hegseth...'

[@soliniv1411]

Tulsiiiii

[@koraamis5568]

Wasn't tulsi hard on terrorism?

[@derrymullins-fp8pl]

This guy should be on tv

[@icraftcrafts8685]

1:35 its far more scarier that theres no link between the two

[@HM-ln9gq]

Both of these incidents, which unfortunately occurred, are highly questionable in every regard. And yes, Mr. Mike P is definitely on point on every level. If the American public truly listened to veterans and their firsthand perspectives on the entire system-veterans who speak from experience-they would begin to realize just how deeply rooted the real problem is. It does not come from the countries their politicians portray as threats; the actual danger comes from within their own system. And here’s a very important question to consider: Why didn’t World War II veterans experience the same level of mental health issues as we see in all the other wars America has been involved in? Could it be because WWII was a war against clear evil, while the others involved much more morally complex and questionable motivations?

[@houdiniwho]

And there were rules that troops abided by. When they loosened the rules, they forced our young men and women to kill civilians. Most people aren’t psychopaths, this is what causes the suicides, addiction and mass killings.

[@agnikollias6678]

Zonists everywhere MUST BE STOPPED ✋️

[@GuzmanTierno]

thank you!!! well said!

[@Flowerhead247]

I DON'T BELIEVE... that the Army Green Beret soldier took these actions to quote "make a scene." ...and how insensitive of this guy Mike to say that! This particular act that he took of committing suicide in front of a property owned by Donald Trump, means something!! The other fact, that he used (not just any car) a car made by a company owned by Elon Musk, means something as well! Anyone who thinks THAT is just a coincidence is just lying, frankly! +The fact that he was found to have made a statement, something to the effect of... the country that he considered "the best to exist," is going in a wrong direction... says to me that he had A BIG issue with these 2 men.... CLEARLY.

[@ashamed2Byt]

I don't think Mike is denying that. He is talking about the general mental health crises among military members who have spent time in war zones or have been sent to places for a "specific mission" involving violence.

[@ingridgrattidge5887]

Thank you.

[@Marinemomof3Oceanside]

What would we do without DEMOCRACY NOW? THANK YOU AMY 👍😉

[@ryanm7832]

Right?! What would we do without these yellow journalists...Think for ourselves? Do our own objective, scholarly research before spouting off idiocy online? Attempt to disprove a hypothesis instead of seeking out evidence to support a bias we hold?

[@Marinemomof3Oceanside]

@ryanm7832 makes your Lil fella feel all shriveled 🤭🤪😜

[@decoherence926]

America is rotting from within. I'm glad me and my family moved to Europe.

[@Kashmere-w9n]

Rip to the victims from the NOLA attack ♥️🙏

[@Lynn-i2w]

Well said Mike. Thank you for having Mike on your program.

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

The Cybertruck does not look like a tank. It looks like a grade school child's first drawing of a truck. You could make a copy just using sheets of plywood.

[@nilslarson7532]

perhaps a very childish one ..sort of mad max cartoon

[@jk21nola91]

Is it self drive?

[@edwing72]

@@jk21nola91I think they added a trained pigeon to the front of the hood, you have to get it replaced every 2yrs or so.

[@clonedbyferrets]

Why is the press so fixated on this incident? Why is this terrorism but that mass shooting the same day in New York city is not terrorism. There was also a mass shooting at a gas station in another state and they are not talking about that. What about the train bomb in Idaho that happened the same day? I could ho on and on about all the violence in America om New Years but none of that is called terrorism. But you get two military people committing crimes in two different states and they call it terrorism. Murders happen every day across America and they never call them terrorism. So, why is this incident so special? What about all the school shootings?

[@ryanm7832]

Because it's another tragic incident that they can spin to push some agenda; tightening rental car regulations, banning fireworks, requiring ID for even more ridiculous products (like getting ID'd at Walmart for slingshot ammo, OTC medicine, aerosol can products, vehicle fluids/additives, etc), further demonizing the military, inciting panic to push more laws that trade freedom for a false sense of security, etc. If there's any potential political connection, it will make national headlines. If it's just some poor people killed by another poor person, it's just another death and gets no coverage.

[@arthurwong6667]

It's easy to understand the media wants to weakening our military. That's also why the current administration put illegals immigrants above our veterans

[@ashamed2Byt]

@clonedbyferrets. Pretty sure the event in NOLA has been called a terrorist act. Luigi is also being called a "terrorist", which he clearly is not. That label Terrorist seems to be thrown around haphazardly based on the whims of the politician or media outlet using it.

[@XOguitargurlOX]

I wish our leaders would understand you can’t send people to kill other people, under false pretenses, without a mental fallout coming from those individuals. We need better resources to help this individuals cope with being lied to too become a pawn to their government. That’s a huge break of trust, no wonder some struggle. 😢 Thank you for your coverage, if enough people know then hopefully we can get people the help they need!

[@Bwahzehdezooner]

Prysner is a good man. I particularly remember when he called out Dubya as a war criminal during an appearance in Beverly Hills.

[@Ukraine_Rocks-OK]

US Army best and most respected... are giving their lives to say, Stop The Madness... And... stop making Islam the scapegoat here

[@picassofriend3289]

“If you hear plp doing strange things, acting peculiar” 4:24 Does this mean we should contact the authorities regarding you Gorka?!

[@SarahConteh-c4b]

Thank you AMY, mike's up date concerning the veterans was right and well. The veterans needs more help than ever.❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Kashmere-w9n]

Prayers for healing and blessings for all veterans struggling ♥️🙏

[@patriayvida6850]

Yeah... because religion is the answer.

[@hopwaffles]

Body burnt beyond recognition but his ID passport and credit card were completely identifiable

[@cascadianrangers728]

Best use of a cybertruck ever

[@edpeterson2293]

Typical liberal comment.

[@muddywaters538]

They do look like tanks, ugly cars, I see them all the time here in Vegas

[@edpeterson2293]

Good ol' censorship..... so much for "democracy now"🤓

[@rhetorical1488]

@@edpeterson2293 new here? 😅 welcome

[@ashamed2Byt]

@@edpeterson2293 This is the opposite of censorship. Go back to viewing fox spews. This is above your head.

[@Tailtiu3]

'Cannon fodder' the english had a term for it,how they used humans to fight their wars with absolutely no regard for life nevermind the total discard when the soldiers come back in pieces physically & mentally

[@windalfalatar333]

10:06 I don't like that they've renamed Ft. Bragg "Ft. Liberty." Partly because of historical veracity and mainly because it's better if the label says what's in the package, I would much prefer if these places were called Fort Bragg and Fort Hitler.

[@melissaverduin3693]

Thank you Mike for all you do for a better world! We need MORE of like minded people like YOU! YOU are a TRUE PATRIOT!🇺🇸

[@Barcode_Nation]

I'll go beyond what this fellow is saying, & I've been saying it for decades. It not only fuels current & former military people but our citizenry as a whole, from domestic violence to mass shootings, our militarism has taught our citizens that violence is the answer to our problems.. & it makes it even sadder that it hasn't actually solved our geopolitical issues but compounded them. Monkey see Monkey do..

[@joana.6736]

Mike Prysner is very helpful in his explanations 😮 thank you for bringing him in.