What is the Story of Stuff?

[hilly7]

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

[itmakesmewonder]

Thanks Hilly7. That was great, I will send it as my xmas message.:)

[itmakesmewonder]

Thanks Hilly7. That was great, I will send it as my xmas message.:)

[standvast]

thnks for the linkage Hilly :cool:

[byrd]

someone else just showed me this a cpl days ago. neat little video, good one to pass on.

[mexika]

http://www.storyofstuff.com/

Story of Stuff, Full Version; How Things Work, About Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYX...re=recentf

[FastTadpole]

Here's a critical rebuttal. The truth lies in between IMO.

Quote:Debunking "The Story of Stuff" with the truth



Apparently the apocalyptic, doom-and-gloom, sky-is-falling liberal left is at it again with one of their anti-capital, America-hating indoctrination videos again, just like Al Gore and his "An Inconvenient Truth". "The Story of Stuff" is a huge Internet sensation and is now being shown around the country in our tax-funded public schools with the intent of scaring the hell out of the minds of our children about capitalism and America.

Here is something that I hope becomes another Internet sensation. This video comes to us from the good folks at "How the World Works". It's the first part of their installment in order to totally debunk the lies of "The Story of Stuff" with the truth. If any of your kids are being forced to watch "The Story of Stuff" at the public school that they are attending, then perhaps you should show them this rebuttal video too.

Debunking "The Story of Stuff" with the truth ... pt. 2
Debunking "The Story of Stuff" with the truth ... pt. 3
Debunking "The Story of Stuff" with the truth ... pt. 4

http://storminsmorningjava.blogspot.com/...truth.html

[drummer]

The Story of Stuff is a Leftist Indoctrination Movie Being Shown in Schools All Over America.

[JazzRoc]

(07-09-2010 05:14 AM)FastTadpole Wrote:  Here's a critical rebuttal. The truth lies in between IMO.
Debunking "The Story of Stuff" with the TROOF
---crap vid---
Apparently the apocalyptic, doom-and-gloom, sky-is-falling liberal left is at it again with one of their anti-capital, America-hating indoctrination videos again, just like Al Gore and his "An Inconvenient Truth".
"The Story of Stuff" is a huge Internet sensation and is now being shown around the country in our tax-funded public schools with the intent of scaring the hell out of the minds of our children about capitalism and America. Here is something that I hope becomes another Internet sensation.
This video comes to us from the good folks at "How the World Works".
It's the first part of their installment in order to totally debunk the lies of "The Story of Stuff" with the truth. If any of your kids are being forced to watch "The Story of Stuff" at the public school that they are attending, then perhaps you should show them this rebuttal video too.

This is someone else's comment. Could have been mine:

"She is still right in the end - it's better to use less than it is to figure out better ways to bury more. Why are conservatives so hell-bent on ruining the planet?
You say "Fuck the environment !", but the environment is where you live, and you are part of it whether you want to believe it or not.
You're probably a creationist fucktard as well."

so I punctuated it...

Howtheworldworks has been notorious in the past for wreaking YT havoc using numerous "sock-puppets" (and being found out) so, let us say, er, this gentleman's a player.
He DOES have an agenda, and, as with others close to hand, selects only the info that fits it.
A juxtaposition he cannot handle or negotiate is highlighted here.
That the law of supply and demand works within ideal capitalism with exquisite and ineffable beauty is undeniable - the STONE of truth?
But WRAPPED in the PAPER of finite resources then the TRUE nature of capitalism will OUT and the POOR will die at a much greater rate than at the present.
The rich don't care because it isn't THEIR risk they're risking.
And this ugly little tout's along for the ride...

[FastTadpole]

Story of Stuff Season Two: The Story of Broke (aka I pay my taxes, you should too and the greedy corporations should pay more so we can give it back to them to give us solar and wind farms and save the planet)

Quote:The Story of Broke (2011)





The United States isn't broke; we're the richest country on the planet and a country in which the richest among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth is, our economy is broken, producing more pollution, greenhouse gasses and garbage than any other country. In these and so many other ways, it just isn't working. But rather than invest in something better, we continue to keep this 'dinosaur economy' on life support with hundreds of billions of dollars of our tax money. The Story of Broke calls for a shift in government spending toward investments in clean, green solutions—renewable energy, safer chemicals and materials, zero waste and more—that can deliver jobs AND a healthier environment. It's time to rebuild the American Dream; but this time, let's build it better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G49q6uPcwY8

[JazzRoc]

(11-19-2011 11:49 PM)FastTadpole Wrote:  Story of Stuff Season Two: The Story of Broke (aka I pay my taxes, you should too and the greedy corporations should pay more so we can give it back to them to give us solar and wind farms and save the planet)

Quote:The Story of Broke (2011)





The United States isn't broke; we're the richest country on the planet and a country in which the richest among us are doing exceptionally well. But the truth is, our economy is broken, producing more pollution, greenhouse gasses and garbage than any other country. In these and so many other ways, it just isn't working. But rather than invest in something better, we continue to keep this 'dinosaur economy' on life support with hundreds of billions of dollars of our tax money. The Story of Broke calls for a shift in government spending toward investments in clean, green solutions—renewable energy, safer chemicals and materials, zero waste and more—that can deliver jobs AND a healthier environment. It's time to rebuild the American Dream; but this time, let's build it better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G49q6uPcwY8

Applause...