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- The full, true, and unadulterated story of the man behind the future of whistleblowers in Australia. Who is David McBride? And why is he going on trial? And why should all of Australia support the cause.
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Whistle-blowers such as yourself, Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden etc are the true heroes in our society. Self-sacrificing individuals, prepared to give up their lives to fight the tyranny of governments which seek to subvert their populations by controlling the narratives while carrying out atrocities in their names. You have all my respect.
It's not just governments. It's private corporations too. It's capitalism...
Well said
Thank you so much my friend. You have my respect equally. While everything you say is true, the tragedy is that you are in the minority in saying it. But I’m grateful to have you on my team, and I’m also on yours.
I hear you are friends with a solicitor who is under current for fraud a superannuation company?? That's a great association
It's amazing who some people male association with and turn a blind eye to there criminal activity
Everyone loves a whistleblower until it happens and then it's race to ass cover and obscure the truth. Thank you very much David for your moral courage and continuing service to Australia.
Being a whistle blower genuinely nearly killed me & has hurt/disadvantaged my kids horribly (ironically they're same age as yours), and your opponents are even scarier!! I have so much pride and admiration for your strength and resilience. Your kids should be incredibly proud. We need to celebrate moral courage not stamp it out.
You are a true Australian hero and we support you!
Thank you so much my friend. Your words give me such strength today and make me want to fight on whatever it takes. Hearing comments like that makes it more than worth it,
Yeah a bloke who thinks Assange is a hero an old fool who wears rose coloured glasses who put a convicted grub on a pedestal
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Thanks Dave. Best of luck, you deserve justice for doing the right thing. Too few heroes like yourself.
Thank you so much my friend!
A bloke that is Critical of the things he saw going on around him and called it out "a Case for Nomination for Australian of the Year" but No they put him on trial with No limit to the sentence
Thank you so much my friend. Your words have humbled me and made me a little emotional tonight. Thanks for giving a damn and taking the time to watch and comment. You make this country what it is. 👊🙏
Good luck, Dave. I'm glad this country has citizens like you.
Thank you for your service David . You have done your job well . My father who was also a Major in the NZ army , would proud of you and the courage you have displayed during this terrible ordeal . There are rules of war and your job to hold the army to account., has been admirable .
Thank you Dave,, my children and the next generation will see the fruits of your labor,,,,, your a beautiful man I wish there where a brigade of men and women like you
Oh that was nice to see you David, I’ve been aware of you for years, I loved the interview you did with Julian Assanges father. It repulses me that everything is corrupt in our world yet the sheeple call me a conspiracy theorist. I only wish you could call them out more, expose the vast chasm of depravity, explain how the system works, or rather doesn’t, to people. How can you be in trouble for doing the right thing? It’s hard to respect authority. How can we win?
Can relate to that, made the mistake of saying Queen Elizabeth was a marketing tool and in my mind had plenty of blood on her hands. Oh dear!
Wear the conspiracy theory tag like a badge, It is just a label to throw at someone when you don't have a counter argument or unable to think critically.
@@stuartcarroll3003 I'd probably call it a vaccine LoL.
There is no so called debate, the Murdoch morelocks rule planet Earth
Hey, Anna! Thank you, it’s a slow process, but reading your comment gives me strength. At least we now have an amazing opportunity to do something, in that I’m someone within the system who has no reason to lie, yet has been repulsed by what I have seen. Like Daniel Ellsberg before me, when people like me, I who are not ‘anti-war’ but ‘anti-lies’ speak up, eventually there is a chance we will get change. It may well take me being jailed, but it is a fight worth fighting, every bit as important as a world war, in fact it is probably ‘the world war’. Thank you for fighting alongside me 👊🙏🥊💪
Respect for your courage and integrity . You are a real Australian legend.
Integrity is so important to me. I respect you for yours.
We are with you, at every step. There is no way that what the government is doing to you is right.
To improve our country, to forever march forward and progress. We need to recognise the worst in ourselves, own our mistakes and wrongdoings and plan out how we stamp out those problems. We can't forget or ignore our problems after we have fixed them either. We should enshrine our mistakes with the why and the how we fixed them in our history, even though it might be painful to be reminded of them. This is how Australia gets better. ( same goes for every country really )
Wow, great comment, and 💯. We all make mistakes and could have done things better in hindsight. But to deny them is to show ourselves as worse than simply mistaken, and stops us from moving forward. 👊❤️🙏
@@DavidBirdMcbride Thank you. You have made this humble engineer's day.
Champion. Your courage is admirable Dave. Thank you for your ongoing service.
Regarding the suggestions "Don't start a fight you can not win", those people are probably missing the ambiguities of "winning" - particularly in this type of case. I do hope you win your day in court, but even if you don't, if in the long term you can increase awareness of the anomolies you are trying to address, and ideally in the long term you help to improve whistle blowing laws throughout Australia, then you have succeeded in at least aspects of what you have set out to do.
The fact that you are prepared to go to gaol for an indeterminate amount of time, for the sake of improving how our country operates, on several levels, shows not only an amazing amount of moral courage, but also true patriotism.
Best wishes for you and your loved ones as this goes forward.
I'm so glad I found your channel! Friendly Jordies brought me here.
You are an absolute hero. It takes so much strength to be so honest and speak up against what your heart knows is wrong no matter the consequences. I respect you so much, look up to your ethics and pray that everything goes well with your trial.
You mentioned you liked mythology, well you are a true modern day Hercules.
My family supports you and from the bottom of our hearts, we send all our love. Thank you for your service, David ❤️
In the light of the ongoing genocide & the way Governments refuse to stop it, your truth about military/government/media is so relevant for all people to know the truth, people who care for humanity, human rights. Thank you from Belgium.
Extraordinary moral courage. Thanks for your example, and good luck.
You are the hero we need, these monsters will be stopped do not worry. If not now, it will happen. Mark these words hero.
I just thought I’d say it was a lovely story you shared about the decision to come back to Au, your daughter wanting you here, the school dance story, it was heartfelt. I hope you and your family are doing well.
Hi David, as an Englishman I just want to say that your story is incredible and an inspiration. I don't think many people would have the strength of character and the bravery to do what you are trying to do. Wish you nothing but success in exposing what's rotten.
Thankyou, following your case, thinking of you, best wishes always
Thank you David for your enormous integrity and moral courage. You truly are a hero of our times. The political pantomime continues; our Defense system is broken, and governments have shown a lack of moral integrity to acknowledge the problem and fix it. We all hope for something much better; JUSTICE for instance; from the current government. Alas, thus far, it appears they simply want to continue the injustice, denial and their strategy of ‘shoot the messenger’.
May you be acquitted of all charges! May history show, in no uncertain terms, that you are morally and legally RIGHT and that your truth telling was, without doubt, in the public interest.
Firstly, thank you for your service Dave. Sorry for the way you've been treated by previous shit can guvmint.
Seeing the pic of your dad rang a bell, so i checked and yes, he was my mum's doctor back in the day, I believe he saw her at Hurstville rooms. I'm a 61 model. Anyways the absolute best to you Dave for your convictions, fight on brother.
Respect✊. Your story is amazing. Wishing you every success David.
Every Australian needs to support this cause. Best of luck David.
Good luck with the trial mate, behind you in spirit.
Thanks
Wow! Thank you so so much Francis! I’m so grateful for your kindness, and my family will be over the moon. It’s a nice way to start the weekend. Really very grateful to you. It means so much more to me than simply the money, namely knowing there are so many good people out there who are prepared to step up!
Best of luck Dave. I do hope for our future generations that you succeed in doing what is right for our country.
Thank you for this video. Many many people appriciate this. It won't be forgotten, not for someone doing the right thing
Good luck with your fight. I hope the change of government has helped a little bit. It's disgraceful how we treat whistleblowers in this country. Embedded corruption. You, Bernard Collaery and X, Assange...
Thank you Mr McBride for your service. It's abhorent the way you and others have been treated by our government on all sides of politics and in MSM and it needs to stop now. We will be watching what happens very closely David and I wish you well. Cheers Gary
Thank you!
Australia, no the world needs more men like you. Men of integrity. May you be successful in your fight. 💪🙏
Thank you Dave, I wish their were more people in the world just like you.
Thank you, Major McBride, for your service and your integrity and resilience. Your story is amazing and inspiring. Definitely a hero.
Thankyou for your service
And , for speaking the truth.
all the best with your journey as the judge cant try a fact and only the condition of thinking is on trial im sure you will shine Thanks Dave
You are 100% doing the right thing and as an Australian Citizen thank you for doing it for us.
Dear Major David McBride.
I want to say I hear you fighting for your identity, which is a man of integrity.
And the place you have chosen to express that identity has been in your role in the ADF.
Hearing that, I can totally understand you being willing to give your life to have your most valuable principal of who you are honoured. To live your principals. And to have to live without them, makes life not worth living, and therefore, the choice to face a lifetime in prison, is a no brainer.
That to live silent to what makes you alive and present and satisfied, is no life to live.
So, I applaud your commitment to yourself and to live that, shares with us what a principalled life looks like. It has become a rarity these days.
Noble, dignified honour.
The world needs your example desperately.
I want to listen to you talk of human dignity as my bedtime story, as a salve for the despair I feel about the erosion of honour in our leaders.
Your example feeds my hope for the human heart.
Thank you for your big heart of courage Major David McBride.
I am proud of you.
My fingers are crossed, I hope your Lawyer tares them criminal tyrant's a new one. Good luck in your fight for right & justice.
Best of luck David. I wish I could do something to help.
You help every time you share the story and why it matters, Dan. I’m Canadian. Look how weak and pointless my country has become under successive PR governments. We’re owned by billionaires and multinationals and can’t shit without permission from next door. If we’ve got to have armies to pretend we’re civilized, they’d bloody well better be competently run by people with backbones or we are a threat to honest people everywhere. Free speech is everything. Take away even a little and we lose it all.
Thankyou David , and best of luck. I personally can't see a jury convicting you unless the trial is a traversty of withheld evidence. i look forward to when you can write your story in full.
Thanks. I learned a lot, David. Excellent film. Keep up the awesome brave work mate.
David, you are the pride of my Australia. Standing up for what is right and the truth feels like a lonely road, but there are may people behind you. What you are fighting for is worth it. What else is there if we don’t have truth?
Heard about your fight from Michael West and Friendly Jordies.
The Brits may have let the Aussies down on those beaches of Gallipoli but that surely pales against the personal injury the Australian Generals have since inflicted on yourself and others who have bravely stood against injustice. Countless ADF members have become 'the enemy' for daring to speak the truth about in-service grievances. David raises a critical conversation that touches deeply on the integrity of our Governments and ADF Commanders. Too many ADF members have lost their lives and/or reputations for daring to uphold the values of our ANZACs. Keep fighting David... you have proved that honour and duty is worth the fight, albeit the greatest struggle.
And on those times when you feel the weight of injustice bearing down on you, as often you may, remember always and take inspiration from those famous words by Teddy Roosevelt: “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.” YOU are that man in the arena David! Be bold. Be Brave.
Teddy Roosevelt's Man In The Arena Speech
What a legend. Respect to you, sir. You've seen how whistle blowers are treated, and you still did it. You have my respect
Thank you so much my friend! That comment has made my day. Yes, it’s kind of an ironic journey, which I will deal with in my book, but, yes, I was like ‘I know what’s likely to happen, but..’ . That said support and comments from people like you make it all worthwhile:
@@DavidBirdMcbride And you made mine!!! you're an honest to God legend. To consider doing this AFTER you saw how Julian and Snowden were treated is honestly the bravest and most selfless act. Your actions will have ripples into the future that no one can predict.
Thank you!
I hope you and your family enjoy a peaceful and fruitful life; you have earned it tenfold.
Thanks!
You, Mark Davis, Nick Xenophon are Australian Heroes on the right side of history. Glory to you and those who fight the good fight. You have my respect and admiration.
I wish you well. 👍
The people everywhere need to stand together! It's not just Australia but here in the States as well. It's sad, it's scary and it's not right! It's like politicians at one point might have been good but then power corrupts them and they shit on the people they swore to protect! I truly hope you prevail 🙏
Wish you all the best. Admire your moral courage.
5k views is a travesty. Men like you are true heroes. Evil wins when good sits around and does nothing.
His recent video has blown up. That is how I, here in Scotland found out about his story.
A heartfelt thank you David , for your unwavering service and unwavering commitment to integrity. Your courageous act of exposing information that needed to be brought to light cannot be understated. As you prepare for your upcoming trial,I’ll stand by you , wishing you all the best. It is important to take a moment to appreciate individuals like you David who risk your own livelihood to protect and uphold the principles that our society holds dear. Your actions serve as a reminder that truth and justice should never be sacrificed, and that those who have the courage to speak out against wrongdoing deserve our gratitude and support.
As I reflect upon the untimely passing of my dear cousin Cal, who tragically lost his life while serving in the Army in 1979. However, the circumstances surrounding his death in Townsville after he discovered illegal activity within the ADF have been shrouded in secrecy. He was in the process of speaking out when he died at the age of 19 so his story has never been told.
Many thanks for everything, Sir.
Thank you for your courage and character David, i did not support Australias involvment in the wars in Iraq and Afganistan, iam glad there were people like you representing us.
Thank you so much Dennis!
Thank you for your service Sir.
Unfortunately the crucible of national crisis falls on individuals.
This is a momentous event and it is our good fortune that this man is bearing this burden for the good of the country and indeed the world.
Thank you Mr. McBride.
Well said Dave! Good luck...thinking of you.
You are an absolute Hero in the highest form. I wish you the very best of goodluck in your hardships and I'll try and spread awareness from The Netherlands the best to my ability.
The world thanks you for your sacrifices in your attempts to better it.
damn this was so interesting Dave - I think you should be proud man, like you said, you're doing what's necessary regardless of the consequences - seriously powerful stuff man, I've found this conclusion myself in complete isolation in the past few years - it's very inspiring to see someone with your education and experience reaching these conclusions as well as putting your principles into action in such tangible ways (for example using the legal processes to do this the right way) - thanks again man, I think you give a lot of people hope that things can really change - that's so powerful
Excellent summary of your case, bravo 👌👏👏👏 Shame you didn't mention the Bereton Report 💔
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I agree, court seems to be the necessary path forward, unfortunately. It’s a shame that if they had simply listened, there would be no need to escalate the matter. My son has also experienced the consequences of my dealings with the Australian Government, rogue/corrupt financial advisors and insurers (or is it regulators?), for the past nineteen years. He is now twenty five. You are fortunate to have support and the opportunity to have your voice heard. I need to learn more about the situation before I make further input. Your intentions appear to be admirable and sincere. Whistleblowing is a lonely road. I know first-hand with many people choosing to look the other way. Others intimidate, bureaucracy creates barriers, citizens can't or don't want to know or comprehend. It's a path that demands significant personal and professional sacrifices, but sometimes, doing what's right leaves no other choice. Stay strong to the values that matter to you. If it is something you would regret not pursuing.
Great piece of video.
Good luck to you, Sir. I hope you win gloriously. ✨🇦🇺
I came here from Friendly Jordies coverage on you and wanted to know more, it might be a good idea to create some subtitles because the Australian accent can be a bit hard to comprehend for non-native speakers. Hopefully we can get some more international eyes on this!
Heh, somehow as a native Finnish dude i comprehend this as well as American English. Hardest are some actual English dialects from UK ;)
Great video Dave, go well.
Becoming a commissioned officer, selection into the special forces and 3 law degrees! incredible achievements.
Mr McBride stands head and shoulders in moral stature above all those corrupt, insignificant and pathetic Australian and American politicians who are trying to destroy him.
I hope the trial is lengthy and becomes well publicised, so that the truths are widely spread.
Will be following from their point on ,
Thanks for standing up for what’s right
Being an informed kiwi I'm bemused to have never heard of you and was very curious what happened to the Australian War crimes in Afghanistan. It wasn't until I watched Richard Medhurst's piece on you.
Will be following very closely on the times for you and your family ahead and the pivotal court battle. The best of luck from across the ditch.
Truly a good man.
You are the pride of humanity
Thank you so much my friend. I’m about to make a speech in Melbourne and I felt a little tired. I stumbled on your comment looking for something else and you have given me strength I haven’t felt before. You my friend are the pride in the body today. Thank you.
It’s a shame the Australian government continues to exhibit poor decision making by perpetuating prosecution of your case. Ownership in leadership is a quality too few governments possess.
I don't agree to dying, we're not cannon fodder. I don't agree to jail; Assange. Tornadoes collect and destroy. Be a tornado; collect support and destroy lies! STAY ALIVE & FREE
Dave you are a true soldier and hero ❤
I doubt you will get the medal you so clearly deserve. Good luck, Dave McBride.
Good luck Major David McBride.
We don't fight to win, we fight because there's things worth fighting for.
I stand in solidarity with you, David. Whistleblowers are heroes not criminals. The criminals are the perpetrators who hide their activities.
what I find fascinating is in a business if you found an issue and were willing to fix it and provide a solution you would get promoted. But in a government institution you're a whistleblower. Same goes for the Clubs NSW guy. Just trying to fix the issues of these corrupt institution's. The only people being affected are the Australian pubic.
Thank you David. The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 🙏🏽 At the 2.30 minute mark, when you mentioned your father, I truly feel emotion for all of the limbs & lives he saved. My cousin is in his early 60s, a thalidomide baby. He was correct about the Debindox. Our youngest two adult children have Tourette's from Metoclopamide..
Your dad is correct.🗝 He always was🙏🏽
I appreciate you both caring greatly and deeply for people
I sincerely hope the Government voted in last year will finally do the right thing.
Onya dave, you inspire hope - its a massive thing. respect.
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I have a lot of respect for the turn around, and your decision. Personally I do not find the word whistleblowers the appropriate terminology. Wanting to defend the country and risking ones life in the process of giving the benefit of the doubt to people in charge. Then becoming conscious that the benefit of the doubt was betrayal of trust. The obligation is to have the right to speak and bring into the open. As I see it under any jurisdiction, it is the accuser and the court that is in trail. They have no right to presume otherwise. Unless they are willing to acknowledge that they are working as a criminal organization, that stands beyond justice and truth. What you are doing takes real courage, when I first came to Australia I met a good number of true blue Aussies. It is a pleasure to see that you are one, lately many are not even willing to stand for what is right.
I cannot give enough thumbs up ... Good onya dig, keep moving forward. Save some of that effort for your family and some relaxation after all the battles.
Thank you so much my friend. Messages like this absolutely make my day and give me strength to handle anything.
@@DavidBirdMcbride You are a representation of the best of humanity especially on behalf of Australia and its armed forces. (No pressure, right?) I'll be right here waiting to offer a helpful word and more when required. Stay safe and well, do your best! Thanks!
Thank you, David, for being brave enough to stand up and do the right thing. Isn't that what soldiering is all about, at the end of the day. I simply can't believe why the government is focusing on you, when there are those that truly deserve to see in the inside of a courtroom. We're all wish you well and hoping that someone in the justice system can see what makes sense. Australia can only move forward if we have people, like yourself, that are willing to stand up and speak out for change.
Servant, truely to all Australians, well done fella.
👍🙏💝Wow! R E S P E C T to you Sir.
I’m a citizen of the USA but I’m going to educate myself more about this matter. I get the general idea about what he’s talking about and it seems that he a very courageous man of great integrity and moral fortitude. Bless him. 🙏💝
Respect! Goodluck!
Thank you so much my friend!
What sort of country is Australia where the heros are punished for doing the right thing
You are a very brave man, have not seen any braver then yourself in while mate, my only disappointment is I cannot afford to donate to help you.
Someone with moral fibre, well done David. Shame on Australia for covering up!
Solidarity from Liverpool, England 😊
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What the government has done to you is absolutely shameful. And those politicians have the nerve to talk bs about other countries freedom of speech and human rights, disgusting.
Hold your ground mate. Your defending what others haven't sacrificed enough to understand. I'm sure that the naming of the ADF was intentional. We can thank Monash for it, and all of those who fought to bring that murderous scam to an end.
When the political powers of his day, attempted to remove him, it was his duty of care that saw them off. His contemporaries stood by him.
Absolutely my friend! The organisation he founded was based on a no bullshit version of the British army, not surprisingly he wasn’t a ‘full timer’. Now the ‘careerist political leaders’ have trashed the organisation he and people like Jacka made. Their ghosts are never far from my thoughts. With the support of people like you, I’ll hold that line. Thanks for making my night, brother
Hero.
Glad to be a suber. Wishing you the best for the coming battle against the corrupted juggernaut that is as Richard said at the end of his interview with you.... the collative western establishment.
Or be in your case the five eye's version.
Everyone wants the freedom, few want the responsibility.