Heretic Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 This is really interesting and mind boggling how we have been brainwashed into thinking what we have to do as individuals to save the planet... "Forget Shorter Showers Jordan Brown 2015 11:22 Would any sane person think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler, or that composting would have ended slavery or brought about the eight-hour workday; or that chopping wood and carrying water would have gotten people out of Tsarist prisons; or that dancing around a fire would have helped put in place the Voting Rights Act of 1957 or the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Then why now, with all the world at stake, do so many people retreat into these entirely personal “solutions”? Why are these “solutions” not sufficient? But most importantly, what can be done instead to actually stop the murder of the planet?" Watch the following 11 and a half min video: http://thoughtmaybe.com/forget-shorter-showers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Had problems playing the video. Not that I didn't enjoy looking at the background of a man in the shower with a towel on, spraying water toward the ceiling with a ****-eating grin on his face. I thought to myself, this man has the look of someone who knows what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tortorella Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Worse synapsis ever. Dumpster diving is example of 1 mans individual effort to kill hitler. I dont even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That description does not make me remotely interested to watch the video. Dumpster diving/Hitler, composting/slavery, carrying water/Tsarist prisons all compared in the same sentence? Oh boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 That description does not make me remotely interested to watch the video. Dumpster diving/Hitler, composting/slavery, carrying water/Tsarist prisons all compared in the same sentence? Oh boy. Seriously...wtf lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aladeen Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Sweet now I am gonna buy myself 5,000 hectares of rain forest and have it slash and burned to build myself my dream home, since nothing I personally do could possibly harm or help the planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Would any sane person think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler, or that composting would have ended slavery or brought about the eight-hour workday; or that chopping wood and carrying water would have gotten people out of Tsarist prisons; or that dancing around a fire would have helped put in place the Voting Rights Act of 1957 or the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Then why now, with all the world at stake, do so many people retreat into these entirely personal solutions? Why are these solutions not sufficient? But most importantly, what can be done instead to actually stop the murder of the planet?" The commies stopped Hitler. The 8hr work day was a Karl Marx idea. The tsarist autocracy was dismantled by you know who. And voting rights? Civil rights? That's anti-establishment! Wait... Is this Red? Oh no! The reason that socialism has been branded so darkly by our owners isn't because the ideas were bad. It's because they weren't in-line with the goals of the establishment. It takes a movement to create change. A large one. These movements should be easier to come about with the internet and social media, but that's why the owners have taken control of both and have devised laws to fight dissent, downplay movements, infiltrate and spy on the civilianry. Also, there's a neverending battle against the unification of a movement. We're constantly and bitterly being divided on every issue under the sun, from social issues, to the environment, to the economy, etc. "Oh, the economy. We cannot possibly change status quo because of the economy." So say our owners. A prime example is the media's coverage of Bernie Sanders. Instead of being informed of real issues, Americans are being bombarded on a daily basis by the Donald Trump racist brigade. Establishment's way to divide Americans even further while maintaining the idea that the establishment is actually on their side. Still, people who actually care about the issues that affect them are out there, and they are massing. So I'm not sure what's better for the establishment. Fighting it all the way until it erupts into a large-scale revolution? Or taking little steps to appease the masses while maintaining their established order? PS. The establishment WILL profit huge on upcoming green movement. Of that I have no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Many of these "establishments" are merely the manifestation of our collective actions. Large corporations are franchised and publicly traded. We use our dollars to vote for which ones are successful. I'd agree that technological advancement will likely do more for the environment than all of the compost boxes combined. However, that doesn't mean that individuals aren't responsible for what their society does as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Also, there's a neverending battle against the unification of a movement. We're constantly and bitterly being divided on every issue under the sun, from social issues, to the environment, to the economy, etc. "Oh, the economy. We cannot possibly change status quo because of the economy." So say our owners. The grand script in full effect. The misdirection of everyone's thoughts and ideals to promote fear and consumption of what ever the government wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Many of these "establishments" are merely the manifestation of our collective actions. Large corporations are franchised and publicly traded. We use our dollars to vote for which ones are successful. I'd agree that technological advancement will likely do more for the environment than all of the compost boxes combined. However, that doesn't mean that individuals aren't responsible for what their society does as a whole.This is why corporate support for the coming green movement will come as no surprise to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offensive Threat Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 The environmental movement will be the next industrial revolution. We are gonna clean this planet up and stuff our pockets, not necessarily in that order. Invest in Nuclear, solar farms, wave power etc. Its all a money machine. Id like to own the entire power grid from here to South America, is that wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 There is an industrial economy? Perhaps in the third world, or even the developing world. Do we in the developed world have an industry based economy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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