I wrote this as a reply to this account who was sharing questionable info. But they deleted their comment which left this post hanging. So I decided to post it here so that can’t happen again. It starts off quoting something they said. But there is a lesson for all about where we take news from and how/why we spread it. Don’t take information from propaganda accounts, even if they are Muslim. Being Muslims doesn’t make them immune to propaganda. And my specific message to @04699063…74e4d092 is that it’s not too late to clarify to your readers your slip up. In fact, I’m sure they would appreciate your humbleness and willingness to correct your mistake. I’ll leave you to read my reply below. 👇 Please consider my words carefully. —Reply to anti-UAE propaganda— “Although I question who’s running that place” may be all the explanation you need in understanding one’s motivation for such an overblown bias post as opposed to just keeping to facts. I was contemplating on whether I should spend time replying, as my experience in life has taught me that some just have a predisposition to throw shade that goes beyond being rational. But I decided to give you the benefit of the doubt. So please don’t disappoint me and genuinely consider my words on this matter. To explain my position, I’ll give you a real life example. Over 10 years ago, this was the headlines across western media. This is an example of the type of lies dressed in “truth” I’m talking about. So was this girl from Qatif a rape victim? Yes. Did the courts issue punishment to her? Yes. Was it due to rules found in the sharee’ah? Yes. So where is the lie? Her punishment was due to her having an illegal sexual relationship with a man. Both her and her boyfriend were in the desert doing their sin and then some other guys found them and apparently raped her (and her boyfriend as the story goes). So those guys were punished for what they did, but she was also punished for what she did, which was unrelated to her being raped. Her being raped just uncovered something else in the process. So whats my point? My point is, the clear intent here is to suggest that she was punished for being a victim of rape, or that women in Islam, if they come forward to claim being a victim of rape, they will also be punished for the accusation or whatever. Thats the propaganda. Using true facts to pain a false picture. This is what western media does. Back to your post. You strung together a series of events to suggest something about a country that you ‘question how they run things’ in the first place. You lead with your own personal conclusion, or the conclusion you want people to make, and used random facts (and fictions, as there were lies also) to make someone take that position. This is not what a muslim should be doing, and is more something that the west does. Maybe you didn’t realise it, or maybe you’re just a victim of propaganda yourself rather than one who wants to push it, but the fact remains, you had a conclusion you wanted people to make, and threw things out there to make people have that conclusion. So let’s look objectively at your post. Be honest to yourself and put your bias against UAE aside. 1) DFM down 10%. True. But what is the volatility range for that market anyway? Ie whats the normal trading range to establish whether 10% is even significant? No. In the past 5 years, it’s been within a sidewards range, going up 65% and down 35% (ie the reverse of 65%…its how %’s work), and right now, we are coming up to the middle of that range (Chart attached). Nothing significant. If we had broken below that range by 3% (ie less than the 10% you mentioned) that would be more significant as it shows a change in trend. But right now, we are still within this sidewards channel. ie, nothing to see here. 2) DFM circuit breakers reduced. I don’t know if thats true, but what is true is that circuit breaker adjusting up or down don’t indicate anything besides an attempt to mitigate irrational behaviour, which can happen in markets. Like I said above, the only thing that matters is if the trend shifts, and we would only know that if any market structure has been broken. So far it hasn’t. 3) Emaar down 10%. True. But again…is it relevant? I’ve attached the log chart of Emaar, and it’s doing much better than the DFM market thats just going sideways. Emaar is on the uptrend, and shows no sign of changing that trend. Chart attached. So far, the first 3 points are all lies dressed in truth. Let’s continue. 4) Emirates NBD down 10%. True. But I’m sure you know the routine here…I’ll just attach the chart and let you judge for yourself. 5) $75-77% billion erased in 48 hours. Is it true? Maybe. But again, thats not significant if the total value of the market was in the trillions, or if it hasn’t broken any market structure…like I said above. So the first 5 points were all just one point, repeated with different words to make the reader think its more than it is. And its all lies as well. So not looking good so far. But let’s continue. 6) Jebel Ali port shut down. True. But it opened soon after…So nothing to see here either. 7) UAE supermarket shelves emptied. An absolute lie. Anyone who lives in the UAE knows this is the case. 8) UAE imports 80% of its food. So what? Most countries import a large % of their food. Malaysia is practically a fertile jungle but still imports the majority of its food. At this stage, it’s just stating a fact with the hope the reader will fill in the gaps with the worst case scenario. One of the richest most influential country (for its size) won’t let its inhabitants starve. Qatar had an entire GCC embargo placed on it a few years ago, and within months they were producing their own food to fill in the gap. People adapt and when you have suitcases filled with cash, you’re able to adapt faster. This is a moot point. 9) Panic buying, long cues. It’s possible on the first day some people rushed out to buy food and water. I mean, that would be normal, right? But 7 days in, or even the very next day, is that still the case? Again, more lies. In fact, the leader of the UAE decided to have coffee with the people in the mall. 10) posts about the crisis gets you punished. No, but spreading lies about it would. As well as posting sensitive information that could cause harm, like reporting on locations of defence units. This is the official message from the UAE police. “Responsibility begins with compliance Photographing or sharing security or critical sites, or reposting unreliable information, may result in legal action and compromise national security and stability. Compliance helps keep the community safe and stable. Your Security is Our Happiness” Why is this a bad thing? This is to project the defence units, protect the public and mitigate any external propaganda forces, which is a real thing by the way. We all know countries are destabilised with ‘false news’ operations. So don’t add to it. It makes sense. Why does that indicate anything negative or what does that even have to do with the title of the post, that “the UAE is collapsing”. 11) Unknown source footage = instant arrest risk. Yes. Because arrest doesn’t equal a conviction nor does it equal any formal sentence. Arresting someone who potentially can put peoples life at risk is literally the job of the police. Unlike places like the UK that allow people to get away with literal shop lifting without even getting involved. Finally, 12) Dubai influences warned to stay silent. Yes, and why not? Why should randos start running their mouths on affairs they have no knowledge on, spreading fear and uncertainty. The UAE is a Muslim country, believe it or not, and often a lot of what people complain about it, including the muslim diaspora, are in fact islamic in origin. Allaah literally said in the Qur’aan: ‎‫وَإِذَا جَاۤءَهُمۡ أَمۡرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡنِ أَوِ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ أَذَاعُوا۟ بِهِۦۖ وَلَوۡ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ وَإِلَىٰۤ أُو۟لِی ٱلۡأَمۡرِ مِنۡهُمۡ لَعَلِمَهُ ٱلَّذِینَ یَسۡتَنۢبِطُونَهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ وَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَٱتَّبَعۡتُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنَ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا﴿ ٨٣ ﴾‬ And when there comes to them something [i.e., information] about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few. An-Nisāʾ, Ayah 83 So it’s not for randos to go out to make public commentary on major affairs related to public safety. It’s for them to remain silent and/or refer to those in authority who it is their job to make people safe, and feel safe. It’s a part of mental colonisation to suggest otherwise. So I’ve spent my time to give a detailed breakdown of why your post was an absolute propaganda piece. It’s not necessarily your fault, because you just took it from this post on twitter (https://fixupx.com/antmillionsbot/status/2029615866711540116), but what that means is that you didn’t do your due diligence before copy pasting it on Nostr. I mean, you could of just read the comments to it to see how much it was just propaganda like this post https://fixupx.com/convequity/status/2029642405402791939 demonstrates, or even just ask Grok like this guy did https://fixupx.com/grok/status/2029656893421982139 and you would have seen it for what it is. But you didn’t. So my sincere advice to you would be to seriously ask yourself what type of ‘news outlet’ you want to be? Do you want to be a serious account that does serious work, verifying information, sources, giving the news as it is and not as you want it to be, or do you want to just be another propagandised BBC CNN clone, propagating Zionist agendas without even realising it. How you deal with this reply will say a lot, and I patiently await to see if there is any sincerity in your channel. I hope this advice can be seriously considered. Choose your next steps wisely. 📝 bb9b0433…