Comments on: Maybe Next Time, Glenn… http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30 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. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:08:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: the other Nathan http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13746 the other Nathan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:32:49 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13746 I am unrelated to the other Nathan posting here. I must say it's very heartening to see so many good Americans willing to defend him. Of course, he probably just considers this a free advertisement to be honest (chuckle). Glenn probably has to be the second most attacked American, the first being Sarah Palin. This isn't an attack, which I am glad for, but does work to shift focus off of beck's point. He wasn't objecting to the viewpoint on his show, though he probably would willingly at any time, but was more concerned with the fact this shown in schools and treated as fact. Anyone left or right, should agree to that as the economics in this video are generalized, sketchy, and incomplete. For example, one misleading fact is the statistic that we have very few of our original forests left in the USA. That's true, we do have less original forests, but the key word is original. This is misleading because we actually have more forests than ever, they just aren't ORIGINAL forests. It's technically true, but is meant to mislead. Want a real documentary, try "The Revolutionary Holocaust: Live free... Or Die". It was fact checked by politico and was found to be 100% accurate. It's historic documentaries that truly help us learn, as all knowledge today is based on mistakes of the past. Live free or die! I am unrelated to the other Nathan posting here. I must say it’s very heartening to see so many good Americans willing to defend him. Of course, he probably just considers this a free advertisement to be honest (chuckle). Glenn probably has to be the second most attacked American, the first being Sarah Palin. This isn’t an attack, which I am glad for, but does work to shift focus off of beck’s point. He wasn’t objecting to the viewpoint on his show, though he probably would willingly at any time, but was more concerned with the fact this shown in schools and treated as fact. Anyone left or right, should agree to that as the economics in this video are generalized, sketchy, and incomplete. For example, one misleading fact is the statistic that we have very few of our original forests left in the USA. That’s true, we do have less original forests, but the key word is original. This is misleading because we actually have more forests than ever, they just aren’t ORIGINAL forests. It’s technically true, but is meant to mislead.

Want a real documentary, try “The Revolutionary Holocaust: Live free… Or Die”. It was fact checked by politico and was found to be 100% accurate. It’s historic documentaries that truly help us learn, as all knowledge today is based on mistakes of the past.

Live free or die!

]]> By: Skloodzi http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13481 Skloodzi Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:38:29 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13481 please people, it doesnt matter if your democrat or republican or whatever...ive read alot of the comments and most of them have been whining saying Story of Stuff is pure garbage, that its false. Prove it. if done some research on man made global warming, and i think its absolutely bogus, but that doesnt mean we shouldnt recycle or try to preserve our natural resources. whats wrong with trying to convince people to be more green, and trying to teach kids how to be green? nothing. Now, she does throw in a bit of political (leftist) remarks here and there, but you're missing the main point of the vid. to be green. If you can say, "Being green is terrible, why should we ever do it?" than thats your wish. 99% of people want o be green, and thats what the overall point of the video is. So please stop saying that this is garbage, and shouldnt be shown to childre, because im sure that if you look past your political bias, or any other bias for that matter, you'll agree with the overall point of the vid. please people, it doesnt matter if your democrat or republican or whatever…ive read alot of the comments and most of them have been whining saying Story of Stuff is pure garbage, that its false. Prove it.
if done some research on man made global warming, and i think its absolutely bogus, but that doesnt mean we shouldnt recycle or try to preserve our natural resources. whats wrong with trying to convince people to be more green, and trying to teach kids how to be green? nothing. Now, she does throw in a bit of political (leftist) remarks here and there, but you’re missing the main point of the vid. to be green. If you can say, “Being green is terrible, why should we ever do it?” than thats your wish. 99% of people want o be green, and thats what the overall point of the video is. So please stop saying that this is garbage, and shouldnt be shown to childre, because im sure that if you look past your political bias, or any other bias for that matter, you’ll agree with the overall point of the vid.

]]> By: Renton de Alwis http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13334 Renton de Alwis Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:54:59 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13334 Renton de Alwis Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation. December 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm Ayubowan! from Sri Lanka By the way Ayubowan our greeting in Sri Lanka means ‘may all living beings on earth have longlife’;not just you or me… I am a Buddhist .. and the Bhuddist way of life has it that we be not driven by greed but work on shunning it. But the dominant western based culture that gave us the consumerist models, have it that ‘greed is good’ and having choice within the free price driven economy (market) is the ideal system. The majority of the world had beleived this for centuries and continues to beleive it. Climate change and global warming are the outcomes of this failed belief system. Cap and trade as I call it is the ‘Pin-Puw’ scheme meaning ‘Merit-Sin’. This is the latest gimmick of the ’sunshine industries’ and you have got it spot on in the movie ‘Cap & Trade’. What Cap and trade is to me is;’You do good and aquire merit, I buy that merit off you for money to sin with it’. What a satanic innovation by those who made the mess in the first place.. It is time that the west looked at Buddhist economics… Mahatma Gandhi’s saying ‘ there is enough on this earth to meet every one’s needs, but not everyones greed’. Thai king has articulated this Bhuddhist thinking as ‘Sufficiency Economics’ We need new thinking, innovative ways and most of all selfless and greedless schemes that are designed to save the world, not schemes that are designed to make money for those who claim to save the world. More strength to fresh approches and a new paradigm.. From the Indian Ocean island nation of Sri Lanka Renton de Alwis Renton de Alwis Says: Your comment is awaiting moderation.
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Ayubowan! from Sri Lanka

By the way Ayubowan our greeting in Sri Lanka means ‘may all living beings on earth have longlife’;not just you or me…

I am a Buddhist .. and the Bhuddist way of life has it that we be not driven by greed but work on shunning it. But the dominant western based culture that gave us the consumerist models, have it that ‘greed is good’ and having choice within the free price driven economy (market) is the ideal system. The majority of the world had beleived this for centuries and continues to beleive it. Climate change and global warming are the outcomes of this failed belief system.

Cap and trade as I call it is the ‘Pin-Puw’ scheme meaning ‘Merit-Sin’. This is the latest gimmick of the ’sunshine industries’ and you have got it spot on in the movie ‘Cap & Trade’. What Cap and trade is to me is;’You do good and aquire merit, I buy that merit off you for money to sin with it’. What a satanic innovation by those who made the mess in the first place..

It is time that the west looked at Buddhist economics… Mahatma Gandhi’s saying ‘ there is enough on this earth to meet every one’s needs, but not everyones greed’. Thai king has articulated this Bhuddhist thinking as ‘Sufficiency Economics’

We need new thinking, innovative ways and most of all selfless and greedless schemes that are designed to save the world, not schemes that are designed to make money for those who claim to save the world.

More strength to fresh approches and a new paradigm..

From the Indian Ocean island nation of Sri Lanka

Renton de Alwis

]]> By: credit unions http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13288 credit unions Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:59:48 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13288 I completely agree with the theme of the post.Its always better to do any dame thing rather arguing with idiots. I completely agree with the theme of the post.Its always better to do any dame thing rather arguing with idiots.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13216 Anonymous Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:56:33 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13216 I'd like to point out to Jon H. that most "thinking mistakes" are what led us to where we are today. Without the free will to go against "conventional wisdom" we wouldn't have many inventions, like electricity and teflon. I’d like to point out to Jon H. that most “thinking mistakes” are what led us to where we are today. Without the free will to go against “conventional wisdom” we wouldn’t have many inventions, like electricity and teflon.

]]> By: Cameron http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13205 Cameron Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:10:25 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13205 Socialism has never worked in any society you would have to be an imbecile to think that brainwashing children was going to change that. You should realize that your liberal views are what got us into the mess where in today. Socialism has never worked in any society you would have to be an imbecile to think that brainwashing children was going to change that. You should realize that your liberal views are what got us into the mess where in today.

]]> By: Jon H http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13193 Jon H Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:09:59 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13193 If I had kids, I would absolutely let my children watch this. You have successfully provided simple, clear examples of almost every form of manipulation, thinking mistake, propaganda, and bias that the media, politicians, and advertising industry use in a more sophisticated way daily. I hope that you succeed in getting wide distribution in the education system. What a great critical thinking primer this would be! You have created a video that even an 8 year could deconstruct. Perhaps then, there wouldn't be so many adults who are so easily misled. If I had kids, I would absolutely let my children watch this.

You have successfully provided simple, clear examples of almost every form of manipulation, thinking mistake, propaganda, and bias that the media, politicians, and advertising industry use in a more sophisticated way daily.

I hope that you succeed in getting wide distribution in the education system. What a great critical thinking primer this would be! You have created a video that even an 8 year could deconstruct.

Perhaps then, there wouldn’t be so many adults who are so easily misled.

]]> By: Franco http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13189 Franco Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:49:39 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13189 ¡Hola Annie! Que gran trabajo, te admiro sobremanera. Espero pronto lograr aportar algo a este gran cambio. Beso, F. ¡Hola Annie!

Que gran trabajo, te admiro sobremanera. Espero pronto lograr aportar algo a este gran cambio.

Beso,

F.

]]> By: Cole http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13188 Cole Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:09:35 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13188 this is ridiculous. I'm tired of all this liberal bull crap brainwashing the future generations of America. Some people deserve more stuff than others. Keep your socialist opinions to yourself you liberal imbeciles. this is ridiculous. I’m tired of all this liberal bull crap brainwashing the future generations of America. Some people deserve more stuff than others. Keep your socialist opinions to yourself you liberal imbeciles.

]]> By: tzeee http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30&cpage=4#comment-13183 tzeee Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:09:11 +0000 http://www.storyofstuff.com/blog/?p=30#comment-13183 Annie oh annie, how convinient it must be for you to ignore the real faqts of the world. You are evil, even though you haven't realized it yet. Annie oh annie, how convinient it must be for you to ignore the real faqts of the world.

You are evil, even though you haven’t realized it yet.

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