Came here because of JRE, thank you for so bravely and honestly telling your story Michael, I hope you know your strength will be an inspiration to others who need it 🙏
Blood Eagle223 this is only 2 years after release and you can hear it in his voice compared to the joe rogan podcast. his voice and temperament are so much more shaky comparatively
Being left with a loaded weapon in that situation..there's no way I wouldn't take it. Being captive like that, suicide would have already become a viable option for someone like me. Michael is smarter than I am.
mplsridah It was in the best interest of the pirates to take good care of him and not injure him because all they want is a 20M ransom. If they started to beat him up and feed him dog food his “price” would go down because he would’ve been half dead after a year.
People tell you that you should get off the internet or don’t know the situation, it was just a thought. I hope you’re doing well, two years ago I was also suicidal and it took me awhile to be stable again, hope 2021 will be a good year for you :)
This is the very first and only TED talk I've ever sat through in it's entirety 😳 I thoroughly enjoyed every moment and was a tad disappointed that it ended so abruptly 🤷 I can't say I sympathize or understand where he's coming from, however, I can identify with the difficulty of attempting to keep a sense of humor in the face of trauma, adversity, suffering and abuse at the hands of someone else 😮💨 I appreciate his sharing this experience 🙏✌️
The funny thing is that he managed to forgive and have at least have some understanding of their faith even after the horrible things they did to him, while poeple who have probably never met a Muslim were bashing them for his kidnapping.
It might say something that "thou shall not kill" in a war turns into "god bless the troops". With that kind of edict, you can't blame a bunch of pirates for picking what they believe.
In such scenario you have to empathize the pirates as of what karma they are giving upon themself. And you genuinely give concern to their well being. Once Tibetan monk prisoner were captured by chinese govt for years for standing againts human right only thing he worried in that time was not his life rather he feared that he will lose compassion to guard as they are torturing him too bad. Yes he escaped and he is more than happy person now.
Poor man. I feel sorry for him. As a Somali, I’m well aware Somali people can be cruel and use religion to justify wrongdoing. Must be hard to forgive. 😢Gosh. This sad 😞
Yes it's very sad to loose ones right, I do feel the pain deep inside but can you also imagine Africans American being taken their right and still in 21st century and holding them hostage and exploiting them until now, freedom is what man needs thank you for you speaking so deep inside
I am so ashamed to call myself a Somali 🇸🇴 when I hear stories like Michael it breaks my heart 😢 I'm Soooo, glad that you've came back in one piece. Thank God 💜
Hawaii Kawaii these people come to our land to still our resources so don't feel to bad. They come in knowing the dangers of Somalia especially as a white American never go. They know it so tough luck to them
Micheal with due respect, you conflating two different groups, Jihadists and Pirates, your kidnap wasn't motivated by Islam, but greed or sometimes by poverty. however, no religion justify your kidnap as long as you were innocent of a travel writer. I am sorry my fellow Somali abducted you. Your story, by the way, is amazing and very impartial at the least in the eyes of a victim like yourself. good speech, it really touched me!
I don't think he ever collated the pirates with the jihadists, in fact he did the opposite. He said the leaders were not religious, but the guards were muslim. Many european pirates were christian too. He never said his kidnapping was motivated by islam. He just said his guards were muslim. There were MANY people who have done bad things that identify as christian.
staying in captivity with these pirates for long would always teach you a thing or two. I spent a total of 1000days with them and i have quiet a story to tell. @hijackedfor1000days
I did not get his points! What made them pirates? That question he did not answered or even touched it. And he claim to be a writer. A man must remain honest in all conditions and speak the reasons why an acts happens.
They wanted money. They kidnapped him for random. Millions of dollars From the us. He was there to write and was kidnapped and taken hostage for years. The us doesn’t pay ransoms.
Nothing against this amazing man but whoever is responsible for sound of this show, JRE podcast, Shawn Ryan podcast etc. please get rid of you mics or at least make it to where I can’t hear his saliva in his mouth smack every time he talks!!! It takes away from the story. I get I’m the only person who hears it but omg it’s deafening.
There Micheal I do understand you anger but I most admit when you say irrational world yeah in somalia there is no rationality and please dont relate or try to relate islam to what somalis does that pirates he perfectly understood what he was doing was crime and it was against islam even an islamic court would have hanges him somalis come from tough and harsh invironment there are no sympathy or compation the somalis murder one another daily to shed blood in somalia is unquestionable the worst crime committed in face of God we are lawless country where people do whatever that please them without fearing any consequence and remember if a man doesnt respect worldly law he would not have the discipline to respect Godly law that is why it is a complicated situation in somalia.
Your father’s did the colonial things and the big host, sorry to you,but many somalis in Europe and elsewhere more then,2.5 years including my self in detention centers,”fine prison” sympathy to you,give yours to us
Came here because of JRE, thank you for so bravely and honestly telling your story Michael, I hope you know your strength will be an inspiration to others who need it 🙏
Came here from Joe Rogan Podcast. Thanks for telling your amazing story glad your safe--
A fellow American & German. :)
Blood Eagle223 this is only 2 years after release and you can hear it in his voice compared to the joe rogan podcast. his voice and temperament are so much more shaky comparatively
Being left with a loaded weapon in that situation..there's no way I wouldn't take it. Being captive like that, suicide would have already become a viable option for someone like me. Michael is smarter than I am.
tenacious645 you say that but you don’t know what you’d do if you were actually in that situation
mplsridah It was in the best interest of the pirates to take good care of him and not injure him because all they want is a 20M ransom. If they started to beat him up and feed him dog food his “price” would go down because he would’ve been half dead after a year.
Stop saying that kind of things. You dont know what you would do...your brain cant even simulate that situatiion...getoff the internet kiddo
People tell you that you should get off the internet or don’t know the situation, it was just a thought. I hope you’re doing well, two years ago I was also suicidal and it took me awhile to be stable again, hope 2021 will be a good year for you :)
when I heard that I immediately thought the same
what an extraordinary story. wow
This is the very first and only TED talk I've ever sat through in it's entirety 😳 I thoroughly enjoyed every moment and was a tad disappointed that it ended so abruptly 🤷 I can't say I sympathize or understand where he's coming from, however, I can identify with the difficulty of attempting to keep a sense of humor in the face of trauma, adversity, suffering and abuse at the hands of someone else 😮💨 I appreciate his sharing this experience 🙏✌️
This is why I sometimes try to see the god in people even in dark times. People see it as a weakness, but really, it could be your weapon too.
the point is to forgive, nothing else matters
The funny thing is that he managed to forgive and have at least have some understanding of their faith even after the horrible things they did to him, while poeple who have probably never met a Muslim were bashing them for his kidnapping.
i bet everyone searched "rats laughing" after the video ended
It might say something that "thou shall not kill" in a war turns into "god bless the troops". With that kind of edict, you can't blame a bunch of pirates for picking what they believe.
...and what if it wasn't even loaded? Thanks for sharing!
In such scenario you have to empathize the pirates as of what karma they are giving upon themself. And you genuinely give concern to their well being. Once Tibetan monk prisoner were captured by chinese govt for years for standing againts human right only thing he worried in that time was not his life rather he feared that he will lose compassion to guard as they are torturing him too bad. Yes he escaped and he is more than happy person now.
where do the pirates get their bullet from?
Buried treasure
Poor man. I feel sorry for him. As a Somali, I’m well aware Somali people can be cruel and use religion to justify wrongdoing. Must be hard to forgive. 😢Gosh. This sad 😞
Yes it's very sad to loose ones right, I do feel the pain deep inside but can you also imagine Africans American being taken their right and still in 21st century and holding them hostage and exploiting them until now, freedom is what man needs thank you for you speaking so deep inside
I am so ashamed to call myself a Somali 🇸🇴 when I hear stories like Michael it breaks my heart 😢 I'm Soooo, glad that you've came back in one piece. Thank God 💜
Hawaii Kawaii these people come to our land to still our resources so don't feel to bad. They come in knowing the dangers of Somalia especially as a white American never go. They know it so tough luck to them
Hawaii was a refugee from the day she was born.s
I would have picked up that gun and popped a couple of you criminals
Hey gt ashole we don't care wt u talking about .we are Somali nd we proud of it
Well said it's horrible to treat human being like that
I'm proud those one who look after our ocean we are most kinds people to world before you mess up with us we don't like anyone took our fish
We are Sorry man. We thought we had a big fish but it turns to be a tuna.
😂😂😂😂😂
Tuna can get pretty damn big. A perch would’ve been a better example
Micheal with due respect, you conflating two different groups, Jihadists and Pirates, your kidnap wasn't motivated by Islam, but greed or sometimes by poverty. however, no religion justify your kidnap as long as you were innocent of a travel writer. I am sorry my fellow Somali abducted you. Your story, by the way, is amazing and very impartial at the least in the eyes of a victim like yourself. good speech, it really touched me!
I don't think he ever collated the pirates with the jihadists, in fact he did the opposite. He said the leaders were not religious, but the guards were muslim. Many european pirates were christian too. He never said his kidnapping was motivated by islam. He just said his guards were muslim. There were MANY people who have done bad things that identify as christian.
Did you ever compare to happened to you and what americans have done around the world from somali to iraqa, Afghanistan and ......
I get asmr from this guy lol
The way he speaks makes me feel like I have anxiety
Well, imagine how painful it is for him to speak of this. Geez
Stealing the infidel isnt a theft smh!
wut
that plane aint look safe
Temujin
I find very hard to believe that pirates were religious people
What he is doing of course they are religious if you don't come our ocean
inashiine12 they are not religious, they are just teenagers who are trying to protect their waters.
religion doesnt exist... mind blown
@@caasholikeyou8434 I dont think that dude was sailing the waters of Somalia. He was a journalist.
somalia is one He is a journalist. You’re misinformed.
Can’t thank you enough for your story. Truly disturbing.
Thank you for your bravery.
staying in captivity with these pirates for long would always teach you a thing or two. I spent a total of 1000days with them and i have quiet a story to tell. @hijackedfor1000days
Tell us something
fake
Football not soccer 🙄
It’s fütbol
Mia san Mia
I did not get his points! What made them pirates? That question he did not answered or even touched it. And he claim to be a writer. A man must remain honest in all conditions and speak the reasons why an acts happens.
They wanted money. They kidnapped him for random. Millions of dollars From the us. He was there to write and was kidnapped and taken hostage for years. The us doesn’t pay ransoms.
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Nothing against this amazing man but whoever is responsible for sound of this show, JRE podcast, Shawn Ryan podcast etc. please get rid of you mics or at least make it to where I can’t hear his saliva in his mouth smack every time he talks!!! It takes away from the story. I get I’m the only person who hears it but omg it’s deafening.
There Micheal I do understand you anger but I most admit when you say irrational world yeah in somalia there is no rationality and please dont relate or try to relate islam to what somalis does that pirates he perfectly understood what he was doing was crime and it was against islam even an islamic court would have hanges him somalis come from tough and harsh invironment there are no sympathy or compation the somalis murder one another daily to shed blood in somalia is unquestionable the worst crime committed in face of God we are lawless country where people do whatever that please them without fearing any consequence and remember if a man doesnt respect worldly law he would not have the discipline to respect Godly law that is why it is a complicated situation in somalia.
@Thomas B I would take a wild guess and say none.
Just like there isn't any country that best represents Christianity.
If they dont have bread to Eat, Why they dont to Eat Cake,ahahahaha Queen (Elizabeth II)
That's actually Marie Antionette
Sorry moore
Your father’s did the colonial things and the big host, sorry to you,but many somalis in Europe and elsewhere more then,2.5 years including my self in detention centers,”fine prison” sympathy to you,give yours to us
What?
Just a nice CIA agent good story dow
Somali pirates are living the Islamic dream!!!
tf?
there not muslims
Thank god for Trump.
JR dont tell me fake stories we know your secret mate
Thank God for a lying, cheating, billionaire who managed to con millions of dimwitted working class Americans? Someone isn't using their brain.
God bless Trump !
What you thanks for
@@tenacious645 Buzzword buzzword say something with meaning
This guys so boring lol I came from the joe Rogan podcast and I feel like I’m in a college lecture
The Koran is very very wrong...
WTF does that have to do with anything ? LMAO
you spelled it wrong