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There is both support and pushback for this article. But I'll note that, so far as I've noticed, nobody has yet challenged any facts.

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Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

Finally. Stew Peters exposed. You make more sense than anyone out there right now. Your FTX post last week was a work of art. Thank you.

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Dec 2, 2022·edited Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

As I pointed out to several people about the producer of this "documentary", when I learned it was Stew Peters, I immediately dismissed its worth. Peters has a long sordid history, and to me everything about him immediately screamed snake oil salesman. The same with his rag Red Voice Media. The carelessness with which this film was produced makes me think the poison pills were deliberate and he's fulfilling his role as a chaos agent. Matthew mentions A Midwestern Doctor in this article; he and I had an exchange when he first mentioned the video in one of his articles, after which he credited me with his follow-up deeper dive into a critique of the film and its producer. Many thanks to Matthew for doing an even deeper dive into Peters' history. I always learn things from you.

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Dec 2, 2022·edited Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

Last week I was explaining to my wife how SP seems to operate as a disinformation agent who takes some truths and plants poison pills in them so that they can be easily criticized and discounted. I do not trust him at all. Your analysis is spot on and I'm going to share with my friends who are SP consumers.

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I suspect most people want war at this point. They don’t want to fix the world. They want heads to roll for the crimes against humanity.

That’s what Peters offers: a call to war. A war which we can’t win anyway because the perceived enemy has bigger and better weapons. A war, that even if won by the Medical Freedom Movement by way of punishing the criminals, will not fix the systems that created those criminals. A war which will be the catalyst for further enslavement.

This is our evolutionary test. Do we transcend this madness? Time will tell.

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Dec 2, 2022·edited Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

After watching "The Last Narc" on Amazon prime (I believe), I basically suspect most of these documentary makers are CIA.

If you haven't seen that 4-part documentary, it's definitely worth it, with perhaps one of the greatest real-life-story twists at the end that you'll ever see.

Died Suddenly was overdramatized from the start. They literally put a tag at the bottom that what was about to be seen was autopsy video that was unedited, and then proceeded to show a dimly lit laboratory on par with an episode of "X-Files" as some kind of dramatic entrance to an autopsy. It was disgusting and anyone who has ever been around a laboratory knows to call bullshit when they see that on camera. Then when they dove into all the clips of people stroking out on camera with no sources and no dates I started questioning everything I was seeing.

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Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

LOL. I have to laugh. Everyone freaking out that they have taken some liberties with this "documentary" have apparently forgotten all the "based on real events" movies and tv shows we have had forced down our throats. I work in tv and every darn part of entertainment stretches the truth for profit whether it's music or movies. We have been lied to for 3 years with stuff that is far harder to believe than what stew peters peddles. Let people watch this.. then question it and then realize that the majority of it is true. Then they will say.. wow, I have been lied to for 3 years.. maybe my whole life because big medicine is a fraud.

thanks for your hard work and can i invest with you for that 40,000% return?

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Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

GREAT analysis. But first: "Eerie psychedelic ambiance music segues into a barrage of conspiracy theory topics"...actually, this is PINK FLOYD! Animals, to be exact! So when Animals started playing, my first thought was, did they get permission or pay royalties for this music to be played in this inflammatory documentary? Why isn't Pink Floyd's record company all over their asses?

If the documentary makers DID get permission to use Pink Floyd...then...that actually makes me suspicious. So we are either dealing with hacks who have no clue that they can't just take music (especially from a major band like Pink Floyd) and put it in their documentary without permission...or...these clowns actually got a corporate stamp of approval on their music choice. Hm.

Beyond that...Stew Peters was a nobody prior to covid and then suddenly shot to fame with this slickly produced online TV show. Do I think he's "controlled opposition"? I think it's highly likely. Everything he puts out poisons the well. Either that, or he's a highly successful hack. Unfortunately, he is doing incredible damage to the credibility of the health freedom movement.

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Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

I was put off at the beginning by the spurious association with various strange theories.

I know people who are into the UFO/Bigfoot-style stories and they generally sweetly innocent, but not critical thinkers and are seemingly rather easily manipulated.

This effort was just another in a long line of “alien bases orbiting Jupiter” type of trash that used to fill rags like The National Enquirer.

In my view, it did not make a serious contribution to the Medical Freedom effort, and confirmed my view of Peters, whose breathless “What else could it be but aliens?” style of presentation is a tell that he’s a charlatan at best.

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Dec 2, 2022·edited Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

Thank you so much for reposting my article!

If this movement wants to succeed, it has to be able to put forward a credible and professional message and it has been fascinating for me to watch the schisms that have emerged between new people to this field who have that type of background and the traditional people in the alt-right field who are used to grabbing people's attention by making provocative claims (which somewhat worries me as I feel the more provocative members are scaring off the more professional and credible members who we need to represent this).

I know a lot of people in this movement either personally or through friends, and it has continually surprised me to see how people I know are good people who are sincerely committed to doing the right thing are accused of being controlled opposition or some other slander (which I take to be reflective of the fact no matter what you do you can't make everyone happy and I am grateful that I've been able to sidestep this issue by being completely anonymous [e.g. my friends who write on here have no idea I'm AMD]).

Because so many people I know have been unfairly slandered, I want to try and give everyone the benefit of the doubt if they are promoting messages that move this forward rather than banwagon them, especially since for our movement to succeed, we have to work together and not be broken apart with infighting.

Assuming I want to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I feel the common error I see being made over and over in the alternative media is that many of the people who are speaking on this topic have very poor medical knowledge, and as a result they are asserting claims that are nonsensical they would not consider if they had that knowledge.

For example, with watch the water, spike protein is expensive (e.g. I can afford to buy small amounts for a few cell studies but not much more). The idea that it would be possible to mass distribute enough of it in the water supply to poison people (especially given that much of it will breakdown in municipal water) is completely nonsenscial, but if you lack that background and assume it's like putting a highly potent and easy to produce chemical in the water, you could think that argument was justified.

I'm a bit torn on all of this because I recognize that for the movement to be successful, people need to make money off of promoting it in a broadcastable manner so those media personalities are motivated to bring it to the attention of the general public, but at the same time this type of content poisons the well. I specifically wrote that article because I saw the movie, thought it was persuasive, sent it to two of my relatives, prior to fact checking it and then felt a bit burned after I realized things I thought they would have vetted were not vetted and realized no one was aware of the fibrin misfolding issue.

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Dec 3, 2022·edited Dec 3, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

Great analysis, MC. Thank you.

Is he an actual counter agent? Or an accidental one acting from an unconscious shadow the good intentioned evil seeking to undermine his credibility, and with it the so-called counter narrative? I had enough previous exposure to most of what was presented to know that the overt intention was so-called good, and likely the overall arc of the show is a reasonably accurate account of what is happening. However: the melodramatic overtly religious histrionics were fatal beyond even the factual mistakes.

Saga Hana expresses in great passion the ambivalence about the Peters' show. (I thought it was going to be worse than it was!) And, like you, also commented on a reasonable list of others who could have made the film, and didn't.

Truly fascinating times! So glad your adding clarity and science based wisdom to this.... what? Ship of fools? Parade of naked emperors? Lizard people in disguise? OMG! So endless. How did old Willy boy put it: "All the world's a stage, and we mere players..."

Again, thank you.

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That was my exact and immediate question: for whom was this made. The “choir” doesn’t need it and the “normies” will reject it out of hand- not just for content, but also especially for its overall feel, which almost screams CONSPIRACY weirdness.

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The global propaganda masters scream at us to vaccinate, or die. I appreciate those who clearly state that the vaccines are killing millions. Lies that contradict malicious propaganda can save us.

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Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

We must have our discernment filters on high at all times. Father Chad Ripperger, psychologist and exorcist, refers to the mixture of lies into truth as ‘rat poison’. Rats gobble up the poison because it is 90% desirable, but die from the 10% lethal poison concealed within.

Thank you for putting in the time to provide this clarity. God provided us with discernment and skepticism for this purpose.

What Does the Bible Say About Leading People Astray?

Matthew 15:14 [14] Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the pit.  

In the case of sensational broadcasts, the blindness is caused by toxic narcissism and greed. Study the substance and consider the sources as well as their motivations.

There is no shortcut to individual study for validation of information. Those who try are blinded by laziness.

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Dec 2, 2022Liked by Mathew Crawford

Matthew, thank you. I want to read more comments before a longer response. Stew Peters is part P.T. Barnum, maybe DIA involved, sprinkles in bits of truth, follows the National Enquirer model, has “boob babes” for props (Jane Ruby), & if you watch Malone’s first interview with him, Malone knew Peters was full of baloney. Steve Kirsch’s participation was troubling. 🎯

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Well done Mathew. A grear breakdown of the issues.

Stew Peters strikes me like the pizza gate shooter guy or Dan Sirotkin. People who have been caught up in a serious crime and instead of getting their jail term end up performing an acting role for a specific purpose. That is, poisoning the well to lump people asking valid questions in with putative "crazies". It's an age old CIA tactic it appears. The bigger question is why the government thinks it's ok to use public funds to turn the people against each other. It's literally organised crime.

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