We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip [11:00m video]

This is an excellent, animated video that covers all the essential issues regarding climate change. We are approaching or at the tipping point, and there are numerous positive feedback mechanisms that lie ahead which will accelerate climate change if we continue on this course. 

This video graphically illustrates a major part of the primary thesis of my blog--that capitalism is the engine which, if we allow it to continue, will drive us off the cliffs of climate change and resource exhaustion.



by Leo Murray from Vimeo. I recommend that you watch it on the full screen setting.

And here is the script. 

Also the video has been translated into many other languages--see this link.
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