I think I spend so much time focusing on the U.S. and what they do politically, economically and militarily because they are the country who’s actions have the most affect on the world as a whole. We are on the edge of some serious times on our globe. It’s like the U.S. is that kid in class who keeps pushing the teacher then we all get punished and have to stay in at reccess. This is a stirring documentary with a lot of interesting information in it. I suggest you watch it and follow the news, it will make it credible for you.
The ‘economy’ Category
that kid in class
Thursday, February 10th, 2011the story of stuff
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011Here is a great short video that brings to light the vital flaws of our economy and consumerist ways. It is quite an eye opener to realize how greed, selfishness and vanity plug themselves into a system like this and pretty well make the whole thing tick.
This video got me thinking about something that I proposed in a post a long time ago. That thought was that money is really just a mechinism used to keep us busy. While we work hard and spend and play and watch TV and sports and movies and going out to eat and traveling and buying clothes we are not thinking about the world we live and how it got to be this way or how we can be more responsible or selfless with what we have. What are your thoughts about the video?
If you put a library beside an amusement park you’ll end up with a lot of dusty books. Me